Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-17
WOMAN AND HONE.
LIFE OF THE TENEMENT HOUSE
eABY DURING THE HOT SEASON.

i,uIes for the Young housewife" o"ie"
In rtter.tpre-The Voice of Children
Marrince-Crime's Beginnings--A Dfi"A
for Baby-Odds and Ends.
Tint how fares it with the baby OF the tene-
nenti
The tenement baby, like its aristocra'ic
onipeer, awakes early in the morning, 700
it. is awake at dawn and then dozes OH INTO
fretfnl slesD ucain. 1t awakened at short i'll
tervals during all the first part of the nlgnt
and reused its tired, impatient mother WIN
its peeyish wailing. Its lips are parched ana
its thin hands hot; its eyelids but half closed
IL rolls its head now and then in feeble way
1t seems consumed with heat, but when us
mother puts q spoonful of water between us
lips tho weakened stomach refuses to take tue
liquid.
The father. worn with his days toll, IS
angered Mt tho suffering innocent disturbing
his sleep Harshly, perhaps, he chides his
wife for not hushing the child. She gives 10
il an empty breast from which it turns with
renewed wailiug. Then she tries another ex-
pedient She hastily prepares some milk and
water and feeds tho baby few spoonfuls
She knows il Is good milk. Did she not buy
il herself of ia ,ob. who keeps four cows i'll
rear shed, and sells the tactical tluid they
supply 50 much cheaper than she can get iG
of q nllman? To be sure tho poor kline
stand day after day, from weeks END 10
weeks end, from one month TO ahother, IN
the same stalls almost knee high in offal
But she i, certain it is good milk, real cows
milk, for did she not see Jacob milk the
cows9
So she gives it to her baby, trottng i6 up
md down on her knees the while. 1t is
teetting, and the summer heat makes it ILL
She is SO worn that scarcely can she keep her
weary eyes open till she has finished feeding
her off spring Then she takes it back into
tho bed occupied by herself and the father.
He turns over as she lies down, and testify
"hopes the young 'un will keep still, now it's
got its stomach full"
Scarcely has the mother fallen asleep before
another cry arouses her The milk and water
put down the little ones throat has been re-
jected by its stomach Again she rises and
turns up tho wick of the smoking kerosene
lamp. She handles the child up and down,
for she knows not what to do TO quiet it.
lis waiting disturbs other inmates of the
t.nemcnt Out of window a neighbor
woman puts her head and calls to her:
"Rcach out your hand" she says; ''Fve
got bit of medicine that will quiet the
baby"
She gives her q bottle and bids her admin
lister half tcaspoonful. 1t is brown liquid,
and has Il strange smell. She gives it to her
infant unhesitatingly Then it falls into
heavy sleep that lasts till dawn. When it
awakcs it frcts, but il does not always fret.
Its eyes aro heavy aud have glazed look.
9Th childrcn's eyes always do look bad
when they're teethin'r says an old dame who
comes in to borrow half cup of sugar
Tho tenement baby's bands and face are
not sponged when it awakes. Its mother is
very busy getting breakfast Instead of fresh
breczc5 tho oder of Sizing salt pork comes
to tho nostrils of tho sicl, infant The father
o. an older child, feeds it crackers and water
ito keep it quiet until the morning meal is
on the table. Tho mother sits down with it
in her lap. 1t GETS now and then "bite of
potato" or "sip of Coffee" for it is a hand
fed baby.
Tho flies buzz around il, covering its soi1ed
robo and lighting on it's fcverish mouth.
Some time during the day its mother will
wash the hand fed, tenement baby and
change its clothing if she has the garments
Sho will tel her neighbors that she cannot
keep it clean, for sits victuals will not stay
down"
Thus tho tenement baby frets and frets
through tho summer days. If by chance al
unusual allowance of constitution carries ii
through, it is with diseased digestive organs
which may effect its life.
Tho tenement house, hand fed baby may
be q worthless drunkard or criminal, Le
cause during the first three years it lived
was half starved for food and fresh air.
Tho tenement house, hand fed baby ma
DO q corpse before half the summer is rur
because it vcs quite starved for proper foou
and tho blessing of heaven, which should bt
free and easy to get-fresh nir.-ChicagC
News.