New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1917, Page 6

ew Britain. Herald. ? mERArD PuniisTiNG COMPANT Proprietors. ed datly (SunBRy excepted) at 4:15 p. B at Herald Bullding, 67 Chorch St. at the Post Office at New Britain ®s Sgconid Class Mail Matter. » | only profitable advertisng medlum :n the city: Circulation hooks Bnd, press M room always open to advertisers. vered by carrfer to anv part of the eity for 15 cents a week, 65c a month. criptions for paper to be sent by mail payatle In advance. 60 gents a raonth, 00 a year. Herald will be found on sale at Hota- llag's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broa L §wap, Now York City; Board Walk, Al lantie Cit/, 4and Hartford Depot. TE jRaess Omc forial Rooms EPHONE CALLS. NEW BRITAIN FII the first Federal statistics of Ihs ever published by the United les Bureau of Census, the figures n out yesterday that New ain is first among those wing the highest birth Tate. The F are Detrdit, Mich.; Chicopee, 8, show cities Niagara Falls, N. Y.; and Chel- {Jass. . New Britain's great foreign population has added greatly to h hirth rate, statistics preponderance of births among ho come from other entire Si of Connetticut, o approximately thirty per cent. population is foreign born, the n born of foreign parents com- “3d 63 per cent, of the total in 1910; J",u‘according to the figures pub- %d yesterday, the the 1 rate the farcidn Dborn ! the native born amounts to 300 sent. in this state. Whild the re- cover the newly outlined ”\fflh\lu(lon af ‘the TUnited ‘h- includes only the six d states, New York, Penn- ania, Mifhigan, Minnesota, and_the rict of fColumbia, the population in this area, 31,150,000, er cent.f the nation’s total popu- n, and sufficiently large enough to a satistacfory estimate. Tt is seen i a compgrison of the figures that rery state in the registration 4 there s afi\e.\‘('css of births over 'hs, and that'the birth rate ex- ed the death rate by 78 per cent. statisticd’ compared with foreign s show that the birth rate of the led Statch is sreater than that of tzerland, Sweden, Bel- nce. It is lower, how- {than the birth rate of Germany, L 8 . & Italy, Spain and Japan. } as the shores. te excess of among AN ATTENDANT. &\\ Britain is legally death that may of N for' any imilar to those attend- mise of Charles Seaberg {{time this liability vestigation ¢ and the committee here is at present was removed. of Seaberg’s Informed that ficient hélp at the home to care those ically in- ble of attending own fis. This being the case, no time }d be lost in supplying the neces- § orderlies ot attendants. scems tifat the numvber of tha Town farm dependent help of others for their attention is so great as to he services of at- inmates phy: to their other in- u the cal md t. fies ight suffer a fate somewhat r to that visited upon Seabers. s arc any number of ways in a2 they might be catapulted into raln of Jdeath. Should de- ble accidents take be held in might he to defr iy for more. lose the in this way, and t8 tusure the proper care of the the Town should he safeguarded such male these a Otherwise, left alone, such courts sufficiently of” Rather e the imposed all e expenses an a y or money tes, farm rly jents. ose in charge of the farm profess ive enough to do as it is. There | ugh help to go 'round. of this dearth of attendants the 5 scheme of caring for the unfor- upon fwo members against In- might be improved by tion of one or Aff, and this ata comparative- sost. Tt is to the interest of all that this want be supplied an submit to a long drawn hattle and its possible ad- ending, the afford to ate sum for es city can f an attendant PLED UNDER FOOT. is RA! 3 political party de- atie polls in Connecticut, it Mdent isito be established, it might he state a1 goodly sum of money to send its elected legisla- It fusing Hartf l o ra. is only a waste and tim The minority i all It is minus even r-fare in the legislature this year name implies ince fo represent the people of tate Who placed it on the roster e staté law-making body. rator OSullivan has tried persist- | to secuye appointments for the emocratfe Senators on -the im- nt Semate committees, but to no | bustering,” place and the | Shat thongh' thell o, wnsn represent 100,000 voters inithe Nut- log' state? What though they come from some of the most important plages in the commonwealth? What fi-nugh their constituency, represepted by,all Who liye in their districts, is as great- as one-quarter of the entire state’s population? , What of these things? Should they be placed < here they m¥ght be of service? No! And why? B T. King and J. Kenry Ro they cannot be given plac And when- these two great so decide, unto those *avail, use Johr raback say men wo who fall under the decision. in the state The s roller has been over the course and the prostrate forms of ten Demo- cratic Senators are mingled witiv the dust. To all intents and purposes, these men might just as well not have been elected. There is nothing ‘ for them to do but sit stil} and watch the 01 Guard operate. Ahd, should they learn the lesson well, and fake it back, into the ranks of their own party what a wonderful thing it would be for true democrac; the spirit of America. IFor then, should the party to which they belong win out at the polls at any future date, these men would apply,— and would be justified in doing So,— the doctrine, “Do unto others as they have done unto Fortunately, the representatives of the minority party are not filled and thrilled with the spirit of avarice. So that when thelr party wins conclusively throughout the state, as it will, as 1t must, after what is now taking place, these men will exercise a bigger and broader prineiple than that lald down Roraback, King and Co. So the minority party of Connecticut js doomed. Leam- sent for you.” by “GAG RULE.” If anything, the American people are already burdened with too much legislation.: Any attempt, then, to cut off debate in the United States Sen- ate will not be received graciously by the nation. The resolution which Senator Walsh of Montana has intro- duced: for the purpose of instituting cloture will be received with con- tempt if it is to revive again the old fight that sought to place “gag rule’” in this august chamber. From ttme immemorable the Senate has stood as the barrier against the hasty actions of the House of Representatives. If cloture is to be set up in the Senate the nation will be bound about witf so many and such foolish laws that life in this part of the American con- tinent will immediately become un- bearable. Almost anybody, or anything with sufficient political or other influence, can have a bill introduced into the House of Representatives. There are numerous instances where insipid measures were brought before the House, and passed. The action there to the extent the members wanted to shirk sponsibilit} and pass it up to the Senate. was deliberate only that o In the Senate where unlimi- debate diffi- “railroad” any measure. In this function, the Senate stands as a safety-valve, premature ted is in order it is a cult thing to as a check, against le ation. Once a clot- introduced and maintained Senate it will take on the com- plexion of a lower House. And when that day comes, woe unto the nation. Unlimited debate is a prerogative of the Senate since its birth. This is no time to overthrow all tradition. It is true that some Senators have abused the privileges of unlimited de- bate, and, by what is known as “fili- have talked to death cer- tain measures that were for the very hest interest of the nation. Any member of the Senate who undertakes this sort of thing, man ure is in the however, before the people, is totally in the wrong, his crime is easily traced. But “filibus- tering” works both ways. It can be used to kill a measure that is detri- is @ marked and if he mental to the welfare of the country, “pork” bills that threatening a raid on the national treasury. This one virtue alone should insure unlimited debate in the Scnate. There is no place there Rule.” s in the numerous have been ever The Right to Oriticise. (Bristol Press) The entire south comes in frequent- for emphatic denunclation because of the lynching habit in that section, and the papers are filled with com- ments on the erimes, which are admit- brutal. The statistics show that : the past year there were fifty- four lynchings in that section. The record is not a pleasant one. But af- ter all is it much more wicked than the grewsome record of automobile killings in Connecticut for the same time, Connecticut having 2 to the entire south’s 547 One is no more justifiable than the other. And of the two there is far less excuse for the machine murders. Our state is in no position to criticise our neighbors to the south. 3% Inaugurgtion Music. Times). Californi: is to be one of the chief selections played by the Marine Band in the inaugural pa- rade. (Louisville “I Love You, Shoes are advancing in prlce '1*‘ had to quit using paper in ‘the solj —Waco Times-Herald.* A genuinc leper hgg bgen. msco& ered in Indiana. He was not -in st clety or politics. —Lomsvme Couriofy faf aoum.u -y woy The kaiser ‘says Gad s on"hls sid:’ ‘Abraham Lincoln hoped that he was on the side of God. Record. “King of the Hejaz" is the Arabian title of monarchy; bhut, then, we sup- pose he'll be King of the’ Shejaz, too.—Manchester Union. When baseball has been unionized will the next step he a treat to tie up the world's series if cirigress ddes not establish eight inning games? The continent can now be crossed without stepping out of .a dry state, but up to now nobody has voluntgered to try the stunt.—Cleveland” Plain Dealer. Carrigan is probably the only play- er in baseball who would turn down an offer of $30,000 to manage a ball team and he may live to regret it.—— Portsmouth Times. THE FRICTION MATCH. (By James Shepard.) “How happy did our grandmas feel To lay aside the flint and steel, And simply take a friction match To start the fire with just a scratch.” The lines above a friend fired at - “What would our fathers thought of that And said, of marvels new and old A matchless story I had told, That brings me now up to the scratch For writing of the frictfon match. How happy did the Indian feel ‘When we gave him the flint and stee]? The Indian’s friction match, I'm sure, No white man ever could endure. 'To keep a fire, 'tis very true, Was cheaper once than starting new. ‘When fiint and steel are struck aright A fleeting spark is brought to light, In ages past, a means was found To catch that spark as it came down. Tinder 2 common name became For substances to catch a flame. ‘When flint and steel were struck near ‘A box of tinder soft and dry, That fleeting spark, though quiqk to 80, ‘Would set the tinder all a glow. Tinder was made from fungi soft, Or rotten wood, or linen cloth. Sometimes they used the thistle down, ‘While other substitutes were found. Some called them touchweod, others punk, Or amidon, black match or spunk. The first known wood and sulphur match Could not be lighted with & scratch Yet on that stick, with a dip’d end, Our present matches do depend. In sixteen eighty, it was born; Tinder and match, in hybrid form, Phosphorus placed on paper brown ‘Which folded o'er and well rubbed down Was found on trial to ignite Sufficiently that match to light. Next came a stick with improved tip, And acid bath in it to dip, When instantly, it would ignite For starting fire or candle light. This chemist's match was deemed so nice It sold for an enormous price, But for a hundred years or more They used the tinder as before, And not till eighteen twenty-nine Was a match fired on its scratch line, And from that time. within our Jand, We've had a friction match at hand With flame that brings a larger one As morning star precedes the sun, Hence ‘‘Lucifer” became the name For this new light of English fame, “Son of the Morning,” welcome light That put the flint and steel to flight Isaiah's symbol of a King A curious mistake did bring, His “Lucifer” was thought by some A reference to the evil one. That “Prince of Darkness” claim That matches ever bore his name. cannot In eighteen thirty-four there came For matches still another name, Then “Lucifer” retired in part A Loco-foco match to start, This was a made-up name, I ween, “Self lighting” it was thought to mean, Tts application went so far There was a self lighting clgar. In thirty-five, old Tammany Hall Was shaken by a party hrawl The weaker faction 'rose enmasse, Retired and then turned off the gas. The Radicals who did remain Set candle light from Loco’s flame. And thus that “Loco-foco name To Democrats from matches cime, The Loco-focos are no more But we scratch matches as hefore, Tink’d with invention, like a chain One match from its inventor’s name Was called Congrene. Amnother kind Was cglled first Vester we find, And Venus too, Versuvius: And with the Scotch. but not with us The memory of tinder punk Clings to the match which - spunk. they call Sometimes, 1t may be true of course, That friction matches bring divorce, But still PIl praise the friction match With its dipped end and flaming scrateh. fact tis but a little thing what does greater comfort bring Alike to all, both rich and poor, At ev'ry hearth, at ev'ry door? What eh&- is there, one dares to say More people use from day to day? "Tis claimed that one may figure out How many matches here about Are used each day, in any town, First write itsy population down And then the daily use to fix, Just multiply that sum by six. As mortal man may think to call A thing is elther great or small, While trifics might some greatness win for In But But our littleness within. P hilgdel phia ’ »MILK STATION @d BROAD’EN"ITS SCO -First Anfiual Meehng Pro"@ Interestmg in Medlca\Work - ASSO PLANS« ‘Among Infants—Officers Chosen — 4 ¥ * s A Annu&l‘reporl‘z .were read, officers were ‘eletted ard/plans made for the (_omlng year at tha first annual meet- [ ing Q;f the New RBritain Milk Sumu_\ association, held at the home of Miss Mary§. Whittlesey yesterday after- noon at 3 o'clock, While the Milk Statlon, ‘as a statlon only aund con- trolled’ by comitted! has existed* for several years this was'the first year in which a definite organization ar asso- clation has had” uhfl,rge of the work. The nieeting yuterday Dro'ved hy the attendance that a great deal o! terest is being taken in this . worthy charity and that the perpetua- tlon of a systematic plan for the'care of the infant is assured to the city. Qriginally start'ng under the direc- tion of several society matrans of broad ideals, the milk station was placed in & room in the -Burritt schoo! buiMing, being open during the summer months only. Here minor medical attention was given ailing children, mothers were advised as to the proper care of their offspring and pure milk was furnished at a mini- mum price to all. The idea was soon seen to be an excellent one and the contributions of the committee in charge were augmented by the sub- scription of funds by many people, The demand for attention grew and the. quarters were transferred to the building now oawned by the Boys’ club in order that the station might be kept open the year round. Last March it was decided to change the committee into an organization and add other names to those in charge and the New Britain Milk Station association was formed, to lead mothers aright in the raising of infants, procure medical advice for them and keep a supply of pure milk 6n hand. At the first annual meeting of the association, after nearl¥ a year of existence plans were made, which have not yet been realized, to form a clinic for the study of infants' ailments and for a demonstration of the best methods of combating them. Mothers in all walks of life will be given the best possible advice for taking care of their children and every assistance in carrying out the advice. Another scheme which will probably be carried out is the establishment of a “day-cot” service to accammodate children during the day. Officers and Directors. The list of officers and directors chosen yesterday is as follows: President—Mrs. Ira E. Hicks. Vice President—Mrs. Herbert Pease. Secretary—Mrs. J. E. Martin, Treasurer—Miss Mary 8. Whittlesey. Auditor—Miss Annle S. Copley Finance Committee—Mrs, Buel B. Bassett, chairman; Mrs. Herbert L. Mills, Mrs. James B. Thompson, Miss Letty H. Learned, Mrs. George S, Tal- cott, Mrs, Tsaac D. Russell. Publicity Committee—Mrs. Kather- ine Joy, chairman; M Raymond Catlin, Mrs, Marcus White, Mrs. W. E. Schultz, Miss Elsie Osborn, Miss Ella Tallon. Supply H. Committee—Mrs. Charles S. Bradley chairman; Mrs. Walter H. Hart, Mrs. Howard L. Platt, Mrs. lawrence Monat, Jr., Mrs. Frank O’Brien, Miss Agnes Middlemass, President’s Report. Mrs. Ira E. Hicks who has been interested in the work of the milk sta- tion since its inception and is now president of the organization, gave the first report as follows: The Milk Station became an asso- clation, on March 16, 1916. tution and by-laws were drawn up, officers and directors appointed and a medical director chosen and the name The Milk Station Association of New Britain given. Before this, the Milk Station had been affiliated with the Visiting Nurse Assocaition. Previous to the opening of the sta- tion, a letter was sent to every physi- cian in the city stating the aims and purposes and asking for their hearty co-operation. The station opened June 26, 1916, at the Burritt achool, to continue open during the entire year, with Mis:s Mabel E, Odell head nurse and Miss Kiniry as assistant for the months of July and August. The work has been conducted on a different basis this vear than in the past, the idea heing more educa- tional and the mothers being instruct- ed as to the preparation of the milk for their bables. In previous vears, with the exception of a few cases, all formulas were prepared by the nurse at the statlon. This year the mother is first instructed at the station, under the supervision of the nurse, how to prepare here formula and shown the utensils required for doing it. The following day, the nurse goes to the home, to see that she prepares properly. There have heen exceptions to this in the case of a very sick child, where the formula has had to be changed every few days, or where an especial food has bheen pre- scribed by the physician in attend- ance. Miss Odell has prepared for- mulas at the statign, where the moth- er is compelled to work out and has no one at home to prepare the milk for her. The hables their care, sick by nurses had very many through the sumrier and untiring efforts and . watchful saved them, Many little ones were given treatments at the station, and In bringing them there, they were taken out into the air where'in some cases they had not been out in weeks. Thursday *Weighing Day Thursday is weighing day babies are brought in and and the weighed, mosL 1 Consti- it} : Reports Read, each mother given a small book, in which to keep a record of her baby's weight from*week to week. i Our commluoe feels, that the work the ||nhl’ six months has shown more conclugively: than ‘ever the necessity of the: Milk. Station to the, “lty for during the summer months, *we car- iried on an average of 40 right through and some and at present ‘we have 2 and of coursetits a work. that' ¥fluctuates. Every day we see results, that prove the station is growing tg.mean more to the mothers and the help they will | derive from fit. i The first day we opened a wom came In and we recognized her and | sald: “Didn’t you have a haby five years ago?” She said, “Yes, this is the ene, strong and well, but if it had | not been for the Milk Station I would not have him today and now I have this little .one and she is not very well, but if T bring her here, T know she will confe along all right.” An- other case, where the mother has ap- preciated the station is one that lives on Orange street, and all summer and up to a few weeks ago, she has walked to the station with her baby on her arm and then had to carry her milk back home besides. These are but two Instances and there are many more we could enumerate. During the summer we had three sub-stations in Curran’s Drug store on Broad street, Sterling on Arch street and Miss Smith's on North street and at present the one on Broad street and the other on North street. This has meant a great deal to those living in the districts as the miflk has been left there for them and so saved them the long walk to the station. At this time we wish to thank these parties for having co-operated so willingly in this respect, for it has helped so greatly. | ‘What Is It For. The Milk Station embraces infant welfare work, and we should have bables: from at least ten days to two vears under our care. There 1s a field for a great work of this kind in our city, and in order that it should grow we must have the co-operation of the health board, physicians, and all organizations that have babies who are brought to their attention. ~We are living in’ the age of construction and preventive work and to do it correctly, we must -begin at the foun- dation, which is the baby, for its most essential he should have proper care and nourishment, in order to have a strong healthy body and so be better able to stand the ailments that come late. The Milk Statlon is not merely for the distribution ‘of milk, but includes parental work, nor are all bables bottle fed, for moth- ers are urged and encouraged to nurse their babies where possible, and the welfare nurse is ever ready to give advice to all mothers and will glve treatments in the homes when the mother 1s unable to hring the baby to the station. The question has been asked by many, as to the necessity of carrying on the work during the win- ter, but in order to obtain results and proper statistics it should continue through the year. So far this win- ter we have had many very sick ba- bies with pneumonia and many have been saved from it as the nurse has advised the mother to take the baby to a physiclan when she has found them with colds. We feel much encouraged this year, for there has been few now pay cases, so it shows better conditions. If parents can not pay the entire charge for milk, we have found If they pay a little, they feel more inde- pendent, and we encourage it as far as possible, for it s necessary to impress the importance of responsi- bility on thelr part, and it also glves them the wrong impression, to think the station is merely a charitable or- ganization as it is a philanthropy. The station has been located in the basement of the Boys' club, corner of East Main and Center streets since the middle of September. From the last of October wé have been rather upset and hampered in our work, on wccount of changes In the rooms, but we considered it best to remain where we were, so the mothers would not lose the location of the station. Miss Odell has kept in touch with the ba- bieg by her calls and the mothers have been to the station for advice. When our quarters are all complete we feel that it will be a model outfit, as we will have a diet kitchen, babies’ welghing room and office. Lectures Planned. We are planning this year to have lectures given by the physicians on subjects helpful to the mothers as to the care and feeding of their children { and by this means the physicians will ] be in close touch with the work, without their c babies es more, for -operation we can do very little. 'We are also planning a day camp for the summer months where sick babies can be brought to the station during the day for treat- ments and so be under the care of the nurse. : At this time our committee wishes to thank all societies, clubs and indi- viduals for their financial support for this most worthy cause, for we feel it is through each and every one that has contributed and assisted in any way, that the station has been the success it has. To the members of the school board we feel most grateful for the rooms they peimitted us to use and now to the Boys" club ‘for our present quar- ters we feel most appreciative and we hope the public and all interest- ed ‘will visit the station when the PE] | ings, are compieted ud see, what §§re endsavoying bo’iccompllah .Respectively nitted, *- MRS, I QL. HICKS. 3 Report of Sécretary. " rs. aMrgaret J. Martin, secretarys e’ several ‘recommeéndations and §4ve many Interesting facts in her" ort which was a8 follaws he close of year 1916 ‘marks the completion five years tof or- ganized infant welfare work in this city. Ohe of .the most’ important achievermpents of = the milk station committee of the Visiting Nurses as- sociation, which for four years suc-'? cesfully garried on thig work was the | part it -gllayed in creating the 'New | Britain ilk ‘Station association’ which - became an organization . in 1916 eand s now completing the ‘first \year OF its existence.’ ¥ The formeal organization took place t' a meeting on March 10, 1916, | .fihen by-laws were adopted and offi- rs elected. Twenty women formed the ,active membership. " Féur-meetings &ave been held Hir- ing the year and‘all were well at- tended. The Weork of the milk statfon is of such a nature that a great deal may be accomplishgd in a few meet- It is & question, however, whetér .regular meetings at stated timeé would prove of any value in stimulating interest and -providing in- spiration’ and encouragement to those directly responsible for the work. It is with much regret that we re- cord the resignations of three of our members, “Mrs. Hartnell Taylor, Mrs. Theodore Brom and-Mrs. Arthur Har- rop, all of whom have removed from the city All of these ladies were greatly interested - in thd work and will be greatly missed. History of Station. The milk station opened for the summer on June 26, 1916 in the us- ual greatness at the Burritt school The assoclation wgs particularly for- tunate in its cholce of riurses. Both Miss Kiniry and Miss O'Dell worked untiringly and unselfishly and accom- plished a wonderful amount of work the results of which will be given, you in the nurses repott. Seventeen nationalities are repre- sented in the registration at the sta- tion as follows: Polish, 45; Jewish, 24; American, 22; Italian, 19; Lith- uanian, 8; Irish, 4; Armenian, 4; Greek, French, 2; Swedish, 3; Slav, 1; Dane, 1; Russian, 1; Aus- trian, 1; German, 1; Persian, 1. Registration at the station has been by means of recommiendation by the doctors of the city by the board of health, the Charity organization and private individuals. -The great need of cordial co-operation with every other social agency may be clearly seen In connection with registration. | It is only by eo-operation that. all agencies can be utilized to their full- | est extent in order to promote the | welfare of the -agencies, assure = proper division of cases and thereby. | serve the community more efficiently. The physiclans who have referred cases to the station are as follows: Strosser, Bunnell, Dunn, Mouradian, Hupert, Bray. Hodley, Dalton, Martin, Anderson, Grace, Dray Marsh, Coo- ley, Volkenheim, Maloney. O’Connell, Flannagan. Fox tis, Kelly, Taulkner, Fromen | station | desperately 11l and every energy m tensity and in efficlency. Respectfully ‘submitted, MARGARET J. ‘\dAnTIN. Seoretary. Tressurer’s Rnport e * The ‘treasurer’s repoyt from Mareh 16, 1916 to Jan. 191%, is as followe: Ee(‘el[ns leunuo on hand - March _16, 1918, oo B From lnflh'duada From orgarfiauons > 14 [ From sale milk at’ milk station, ..., Er formulas and 4" m¥nts From Mayor Quigley fob ice. From Miss Johnson for, stoye From- Miss Johnson for coal. Lreat‘ DAburscments e Hill Farm Co., for milk ss Odell for six months Miss Odell traveting expenses Miss Kiniry for two months. D. McMtllan G. Fox & Co. . % N."B. Ice corpop\tlnn . Dickinson Drug Co. .. Southern N. E. Te! N. B. Gas Light Co .. Unifed Electric Ligh ater Co. ‘N. . Lumber & Coal Co. I. “Porter Co. Herald Publishing- Co. Alling Rubber Co. Mrs. Thomas Bennett Stove . B. C. Porter Sons George Rapelye % H. H. Corbin & Son ... Fox's theater, Better Bables films . E. Floo needy babias = Miss Odell for incidentals ... Woman for cleaning .. Mrs. Ira E. Hicks for e, and extra woman “Postage Postals for finance . J. I. Doyle for printing by- laws .. J. L. Doyle printing postals, circulars and cards for .C. Deposit in Savings Bank of New Britain, Sept. 14 600.® $1,870.28% Balance on hand Jan. 1917 .§ 216, Respectfully submitted, MARY S. WHITTLESEY, Treasuref§ Nurse's Report. While infant welfare work is, su posed to be mainly preventive th is small chance for this during summer monthd when practically the babies brought to ouf notice af st be turned toward nursing them bagk. to_health. The history of every cgsé recorded at once and the doctol’s d rections explained to the moth { ‘should she be a foreigner we use | sign language or a small child acts interpreter. T the interest the chil fying milk and instructions given | the care of the baby is any indicatia celve scientific treatment. The milk useq at the station has heen from the Vine Hill dairy. This 1 is the best and purest milk that can be obtained and was selected for use at the station after consultation with the board of health i Given Best Milk. L=l In many cases the nurse has been | called upon to recommend milk for | a baby living in a district too far | away from the station to allow of milk being procured there. In such cases she has consulted with health department and has mended the best the | recom- . milk to be had in | that district. There is no disposition | to recommend or advertise the milk of any particular milkman, but only to insure to the babies the best pos- | sible milk supply. | One nurse has been impressed by the fact that in visiting among the | homes she .finds very little dirt but | very many flies. As flies are a pro- | lific source of trouble for babies it would seem advisable for 'the milk station to do more educational work in regard to this danger. Along the lne of little work it is interesting to note that many children act as interpreters and go-between for nurses and par- { ents. Many children have been taught | to prepare the babies milk at home and it is not unusual to find nine year olds caring for the babies while the mothers are at work. The pre-natal work which has been | included in our aotivities this year | has progressed satisfactorily. One | physician recommended a prospective | mother for advice and 10 wo! were | igh-cn pre-natal advice upon seeking A ; A noted authority has said that motherhood properly instructed respected there {s a potentiality health and well-being for future gen- | erations beyond the %fime of the | most enthusiastic safigarian.” Miss | sentiment well expresses a fundamen- tal principle of infant welfare work | and with more effort and proper operation we hope to do a work along this line next year. The record carfls in use at the sta- tion are not satisfactory. ' The date is not properly tabulated and much time s lost both In writing the his- | tory of a case and in finding a de- | sired fac We would recommend that the association supply a new : card. mothers’ | little | in | and | of | | co- | sreater ‘ Work Interfered With. ! The chaotic conditlons of the milk | station quarters since the removal | from the Burritt school to the Boys' | club building have undoubtedly inter- ferred to some extent with the work. It is greatly to the credit of the nurse | in charge that the work has not suf- fered more. ller patience and her | devotion to her work are most com- mendable. Our eircle of friends and contribu- tors has increased this yvear and we have many direct evidences of the growth of public interest in this work. The coming yvear is full of promise. With permanent and well-equipped ‘quarters, with a weekly chime added ! to our activities and with the added experience of another year, the milk | in many | the | were made in the homes | eight { these to give treatments, ! diea Tt is advisable to weigh the ~bal every week, then if the food does ng afree the loss in weight is immediats | ly noted and the doctor can advise t | necessary changes in dictary. Twent; six mothers have had “their babies weighed very regularly since the stdf tlon opened. 3 Very often people wait too long 1 fore summoning medical aid for thelsy babies and then grow impatient whe the child does not recover in a feu days. It is indeed a pity that the day of the family physiclan is going by fol cases the doctor sees baby once or twice, prescribes and has no opportunity to note the effect of treatment. The best results aro obtained where the parents consult n, competent physician and faithfully follow directions, keeping him in formed as to condition in the menr while. Case Disposed Of. Thirty-three mothers consulte doctors about their sick babies at quft suggestion. Five cases of whooping cough wa: referred to the doctors. . During the summer oight moth visiting here from New York put thet babies under the care of the infan welfare nurses and two were referped to us frqan New Haven. From June to September, ¢ the two nurses from the station. Varlous treatments were given both in the homes and at the station. By encours aging the mothers to bring the bables to the station, so vital to both, Complicated prepaved at the station babies and seventy motherg were taught the simple milk modifica tions, In September the school nurse re- sumed her regular work and the st tion was moved to the Boys' club, Formulas were preparcd every niorn- ing for sixteen habies until late in November when the remodeling of the station rendered it impossible. From September to January 17, 29§ calls have been made. elghty-three of making the of calls from June 26 6990, food formulas - were entire number to January 17, Since June 140 have heen under our care, thirty of these weré breast-fed: four babies were referred 1o the hospital: two died and two rce turned improved: seven habies have ! three the day following onr no- tification of their iliness. The sick bables whom the doctors have put under our care were suffe ing from the following complaint cholera infantum, colitis, enter supponating ear, sore eves, enl'\vu\d glands. supporating giands, maras- mus, eczema. chronic constipation, mal-nutrition. muscnlar insufcienc: intussuception, bronchitis and pneus mon Mes WHEN YOUR CHILD CRIES At nixht and tosses restlessiy. ix conatiphted - o has symptoms of worms. vou feel worried, Mother Grax's Swoel Powders for Chfldrer is a tried and trusted re They auently Break up Colds in 24 hours. Rel Feverishneas, Constipation, Teething Diseft orders. move and rogulate the bowels an destroy _worms. U'sed by mothers for years. Sold by all Drugeists, 25c. Sampla mailed FREE. Address. Mother Gray { Le Roy, N. ¥ T work will gro¥ steadily tn { { dren evinced*dn. the method of mod .‘ 1} Avitable, | surely the babies of the future will ré 11 Andzula- | # the's 401 calls | they got the fresh aig t | | for twentys. B =