By constantly tormenting them <br />with reminders of the lice in <br />their children's hair, the <br />School Physician first <br />brought their hatred down on him. <br />But by this familiarity <br />they grew used to him, and so, <br />at last, <br />took him for their friend and adviser.<br /><br />William Carlos Williams<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-poor/