Vocab
Rummage
to search
Age
14
Who is Eliza?
she is a free black, she was bought out of slavery by her husband
You cannot get the Fever more than 1 time
True
What is Bush Hill
a hospital for fever victims
Miasma
bad smell
Where
Philadelphia
Polly
works at the coffee shop, but didn’t come to work- she died from the fever
Cause
Spread by mosquitoes
Where do Mattie and Grandpa go?
to the country
Recoil
jump back
Family Buisness
Coffee Shop
Future Dreams: Mattie
Mattie wants to expand the coffeehouse into a restaurant
Treatment
Bloodletting- cutting the arm to get the sickness out
Who are the Ogilvie's?
are rich and snobby, the girls are not nice to Mattie. Mattie’s mom wants her to marry one of the Ogilvie boys
Instill
to teach
Dad
Fell off ladder and died
Future Dreams: Grandpa
grandfather wants to open a store
How to stop
The cold weather, no mosquitoes
What do the Bells stand for?
ring for the age of the person who died- 5 bells, 5 years old
Swoon
pass out
Mom
Thinks she is immature and not responsible
Future Dreams: Mother
mom wants to save money
Symptoms (4)
Fever, chills, vomiting blood and yellow eyes
What happened at the Coffee Shop?
Mattie and Grandpa return to the coffee shop to find it was robbed. BUT they did not find the hidden money box