River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-15

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A writer in the PaH Mall Gaaeite.
speaking of an "ange-maker another
name for "blby-farmcr - says: You
must imagIne-that, although Rose Garou
took six children 90 rear, she yet devoted
all her time TO them; and you may pos.
sibly conjure upa warm but wcl.aired
room, in which six cots staaL ranged
along the walls, with six clean babies
sucking contentedly at feeding. bottles,
while Rose bustles about with sponge and
tepid water. or powder-puf and soft
towel, and Ellis up the intervals OF wash
mg and dressing by imparting to each of
her charges IN turn some OF nature own
nourlShment. The case really stood
thus Jean Garou, being a yintner, had
cottage with three rooms, one for him
sell, wife and two children, the other,
which was kitchen and general room,
where his mother slept, and tho third a
sort OF scullcry where tools and lumber
had been kept In 4 trestlc bed in this
room lay the six babies, three at one end
and three at the other; and the room be-
ing built on ground with no cellar be-
meath, rocked with damp at the least
ram, was an oven in summer and in win
ter an ice-house having neither stove nor
chimney. The babies had no feeding
bottles, for these luxurics cost three or
four francs apiece; but the manner of
nourishing them is in this wise Milk
(alIoady adultcratcd by the vendor.
ncghboring peasant was mixed with
water and boiled three times a day. At
odd moments, Rose mother. the cronc,
came with a mug and straw and gave
each of the babies pull, and after this
six rags would be stepped in the milk and
each Of the nnocents received one to
suck at his leisure II was also the crone
who was supposed to do tie washing in
snatched intervals from hewing wood and
drawing water; for Rose Garon had her
husband S dinner to cook, clothes 20
mend and her own two Youngsters TO
look after. so that she could do no more
than cast an eye into the nursery now
and then when some poor brat squealcd
louder than usual And they had reason
enough to squeal wretched little waits.
When one thinks Of the many hours Of
daily care which every baby requires il
he is 20 grow up in health, how wonder
/ that unwashed aud neglected Roses six
charges should soon have been covered
with frightfu lcething rashes' til,
euphemi,tlcal term for the sores produced
by uncleaBliness But was there not
man OF woman in Rose S village to lift az
voice against This unhallowcd state oi
things ! Well, no. The French peas.
antry look upon the inhabitants Of cities
as fair game, and there is frcemusonry
among them which prevents their de-
nounclng one another. As to the villa &c
Mayor, it was not his business, even if he
knew Of il, nor was it the cures, for were
there not inspecting doctors 20 SEE TO
these things ! Surely, and let as speak
of these inspecting doctors. Every now
and then some Mustered medical men.
paid to inspect six villages in a day,
would burst upon The hamlet. Rose, who
was thoroughly appraised OF his coming
beforehand that she might not bother
being out Of the way, would be standing
at her door with her own chubby baby,
rgged out in the quilted silk and laces of
che little perlumcr, and sucking at the
fine coral property Of the
iatAAls AANM tNAiA wv 'iN1tbA AAAi
that in little room beyond, which
he was never invited 10 in.
spect, the little perlumer and hH foster
brethren were sucking at rags and vail
ing IN voices which became fainter every
day ! The doctors never suspected, or
appeared not to suspect. They would
nod approval at young Garou, accept a
glass Of white wine and bcgone and
straightway Rose would sit down ard
write in her sprawly hand TO the parents
Of all her charges, declaring that young
this or that was "A little IN, and that the
doctor prescribed physic whereat the
poor sweep, lamp-lighter, weaver pieman,
gunsmith and periumcr would pinch out
Of their savings TO send money for medi-
cine, which money honest, simple Rose
Gorou would put into her pocket. Truly
liz is a fine business, this Of nursing and
when we lool, at an assembly Of French
men, and see heads bald and forehcads
wrinklcd at thirty, stuntcd growths,
scrorula, carly paralysis and chronic in
/ digestion. we need not bc surprised
These are the fruits Of the anglc.makor /.
damp novels and sucking rags"