The Dickinson press., 1888-03-03
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW SOCIETY MOTHERS ARE sup
PILED WITH WET NURSES.
Dinner Giving" as Il Professionalism
in the Dishcloth-Isoxing Chiliren's
Ears-fiow Women Rest-Saucc for Bat

Dlnner GIVING as u PrOfcSsiOn-Dcath
in the Dishcloth-Boxing Chil,lren's
Ears-fiow Women Rest-Saucc for Bat
tcrcakes-liints for the Household.
On West Forty-Second street is IL modest
little establishment kept by Il Swiss and his
wife. The man is about 81 Years old of gen
.lemanly dcmcanor and always plainly but
neatly dressed. His wife, who appears to he
About six years younger than hc is pre-
possessing woman of full figure and bland
manners. The business conducted bv these
people is peculiar, aud their establishment is
probably the only one of the kind in New
York, ii not i'll the United States At least a
reporter failed TO find its counterpart hero,
after considerable search. aud the proprietor
Sld lie dld not know of any rival in the CITY
The business is done in two rooms. The
main or front room is furnished something
Ike sitting room and is the reception room
Tor visito s. The second aud rcai room is
is2t for examinations. The business con-
H. isd !ivr' is the supplying nj wet nurses.
Tie supplying of wet nurses on foster
nlu.!er' for infants in New York S:,i.l the
proprietor. will now become II big industry
heretofore parents had considerable trouble
m finding good wet nurses and were ln,!c to
10 imposed upon 10y advcnturcss,s Nou
know that it has always been IA w;mlar
superstition, and even an adigr, that like
father like son. and over half the world lac
Iieves III liciciitv. Tnev also believe that
faults and trMicr az received by the child
l9.n Tie mother who uii's,'s it, Accepting
hi>ro!nmon belief a' ha.-;:lg much of truth,
no" Important 1t Is then to he careful in the
"'. ''!". "i t. h'ir'H "ho Is t" nurture the
oaoe. MS Is hot the only cause for the exis-
-t"rr rl bureau where nurses can he sup
'iiet. lhc NailitN"i women, tile demands of
'o''e'f' n'''i several "'i''r reasons n'te>S'fnte
U. 's"ri"'N w"ht'' n"wmlaNS. ana in fact
''"'!HN' "'.,e "''Je'le' l" ,lie duties of ma
,''i''ts' MANY "i 'hem dislike to raise chill
,ie'' on ''''' o"e'le' ana children often have
stiohS '.a uLco'V''ertbe obJertlon to 1t
.ne'ilse.Ne' lhere are thousand kinds of
infant i"oa' ii great many OF them cheap and
wen dangerous hostrums, and the ills of
oaoeS are frequently attributable to poor
'o'i -''" We Nv oi' al uililc'iItleS ana sup
l'iy women morally and physically healthy
- ''"' "er' "h" "oJect TO nursing their own
'h'aa'S-
10" u" you get them"
VIC nave agents who visit fhe villages
INV '"f''S near lhe city and the hospitals.
we '"he none '''it t'e healti'ies' women and
7'af'''i'"" 'h"If ''iaia'i"f. y hl'ni"i' of the
NOS r'ia'''!c l'hf>icians III the city have
''l'"fSc'' o'it WORK iietr, yoli see, are some
ii INC endorsements.
i' S''"'' ',e I'!"ft'f several r"r'ihrate'
H%htt ny wen k'""h physlcI"nN recon-
n4''idi'S w" INSTITUTION us needed innova-
tioil.
no" many OF these women do you ordi-
harilS fi,Veoh hahd
Ssa:'N a'"''t d"1en. Ao'l nave no Idea
,' 'i'" We ifiN" increased thr v"l'lm" OF our
Business since we started here, II little over
year ago i''' we us''hllv y ila'sa dozen and
so'i'ii''h| more a'ni we don't Keep tlria un
ha'". i"ii% rh'!Sf. Applrations are coming
III an the tilne, an" we have recently in
creased "'lr force "i agents.
no" 90 'nr people proceed VINO want
'Hch lt't''hal hrlpf
Wen. II 'ii" h'oilier o an infant is unable
to n'irse H. "f ir''s"H t" do so for fear of dis
l9ut'hS nor l"fih or missing social entertain
il'''ts. sac ;F.'s iirr hiiN'i'hd I" ihpk around
l"r II substitute vi course tilc bottle is Used
!Sf%''' d,i'i hil babies won always take the
iH'l!", "A strong heai'hS human substitute
l. 'h' ''*' Instead "f advertising through
III" newspapers AM getting woman whose
'"i'ih'''l l"h'' ille ami ahtcr"ncht' are bad,
ft:ii c''daiiSerins the moral character of the
end he comes 10 lis VINO are responsible for
the i!'i!#es we supply. de Is accompanied by
tie la'nIlN physician. lhe nurses are brought
out' ana after looking Them over the father
or the doctor selects one. She Is then taken
INTO the "tnef room ana thoroughly exam
mcl hF the doctor as to licr health and gen
aral physical condition, ana samples OF her
mix are taken To bc analysed. III everything