I have an article here about a 23 year old man who, in late September of 1921, had polio -- only the third in Watertown during that year. The article remarked about September being rather late to have a new polio case. He was taken to an area hospital called Bide-A-Wee. Does anyone know where this hospital was located? I noted with interest the last two paragraphs of the article: "We know that the disease can be transmitted from persons to monkeys by means of excretions from the noses of those who have the disease. Whether there is any other mode of transmission we do not know. Using the information we now have, the best we can do is to refrain from spitting on the sidewalks and coughing and sneezing without using a handkerchief to cover the nose and mouth. "There is an anti-spitting law in this city but it can not be enforced until the public appreciates its importance. Those who have been arrested in the past for the violation of this ordinance have gotten off by demanding a jury trial." Do you remember how terrified we were of this disease in the mid-to-late 40's? I suppose it was the same in the 30's. My parents (farmers) held the theory that it had something to do with the beaches and water -- consequently, we never got to enjoy the beach. Shirley Diaries, old letters, poems, autographs, etc. - more coming See our webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000/