[Lydia Maria Child] ALS to [Louisa Loring], December 10, 1857

Wayland, Dec 10th, 1857.

My precious friend, I am glad to hear
that your fever has subsided, and that
your appetite is good. Now, with care and
patience you will do well enough. I hope
you will be able to be removed before long;
partly because the weather is usually crack-
ing cold as we near Christmas, and partly
because all the doctors and nurses say that
change of air is essential in whooping
cough. I well remember what whoops
I used to hear over in Hoboken, on Sundays,
the only day when poor laboring women
could carry their children abroad for fresh
air. For the first time in my life, I am
siezed with a mania for change of air
and scenery. If I could afford it, I would