The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-26

else in their favor than The share
ot vitality, be itmuch or little, with
which they are Individually EN-"
dOwed. In ali our towns every day
sees children born into. The lap OF
! luxury, and Others ushered alas
/ into existence amidst misery and
] want. This Is a view of the-case
which has not escaped the survey
of our yessayist in the Hospital. who
speaks of the many who are born
'sonIy to find that for good many
hours in the day they must rub
along as best they can in charge OF
nurse only little bigger than
themselves while mother is out
washing . while others find them
selves in circumstances "such as
that of The, baby Grand Duke MI
chael AIeXandrovitch, who before
he was many weeks old is reported
10 have had he sum Of t3369 de-
voted 10 his first years mainten-
ance; and some fifteen people en-
tirely set apart for his personalser-
vice. But even with the best in
tentions, the newcomers, accord
ing to the country to wEicn they
belong, are subjected to the most
diverse experiences. They may be
sheltered from the slightest touch
of cold and nestled In cosy aud
warm places, as is the rule amongst
Caucasian peoples or they may be
immersed in cold water and we'll
rubbed with snow, after the man
ner of certain Mongolian tribes.
In some lands, as III our own, the
daily bath is insisted upon on the
ground of health, and is very soon
enjoyed by the infant but away
up within The Arctic circle dirt is
supposed to be part of the heritage
of life, and the cleansing process
is altogether unknown. And the
lower orderaf Egyptians are even
worse than the EsquimauX in this
matter; for although the former
enjoy milder climate and closer
touch with civilization, they leave
their infants mot only undressed
, and unwashed, but they blacken
their loreheads with SCOT or bedaub
them with clay, or keep them wrap
. ped MP in black veil" This ap,
pears to be done with the object Of
:, depreciating ihe little ones IN the
ewes of strangers. A passport tc
. favor in the houses in certain parts
. of Egypt is not obtained, as IN oul
English homes, by a good word fol
, the infant. There, in order to be
considerate and polite, "a visitor
who looks at the baby must say
J. Dear me What a fright !! or What
an ugly little thing!n And fright
it must be with lis poor little un
dressed body, suggestive of The
!. earth earthly, and. in a very literal
a sense, and it's eyes irritated and IN
0 famed by flybites. tits just pos
f sible, however, that this studied
: neglect and denunciatlon of the ha
\ bies in the land of the Phar0hs may
!. have been intended originally as 9
n sort OF domestic defense against
S kidnapping for purposes of slavery
As at present practiced it does moi
8 arise from any lack of affection fol
/ the children, aud enlightenment
4 should IN time overcome so mucl
: of it as is due 10 ignorance aud su
/ perslitinn.
r But, after all, it is better that ar
i unclad child should be left to the
e natural discoIoralion it is sure tC
acquire, with the CHARGE OF an oc-
i. caslonal wash down in a shower
s | than that its skin should be sub
Q iected TO artificial adornmeht
Much better, for instance, TO be I
!, baby in lower Egypt than in Kalf
\ raria, where the little ones are
/ smartened up from time to lime, as
/. occasion may require with coats o.
!. brilliant red paint. But probably
n the Kaffir babies, had they voic
e in the matter, would prefer thu
o freedom of their limbs with The
' scarlet stains, to being rolled up a'
!. a mummy and stuck in a case gltel
/ the manner Oi the genuine lnian
;. tile redskins in North America, o
/. even 10 the rolls which the countr!
?. babies of Sweden and Germany
V and some other parts OF Euop'
e are.made up. Our essayist, by ;h'
e wav. tells us that Swedish moth
t. ers, having thus packed up thei
d infants, take the animated bundle
n 10 church with them, and in win e
d will leave them at the door, "safel.
Is slowed away beneath e. covering 0
o snow, with just-a little air-hole TO
" breathing purposes and there tn
e. immovable cherub will lie perfect
III Iy safe and warm till service i
d over. 1t may be surmised that Their
m will be wild rush dOOrwatd
10 should there be indications OF
r. sudden addition 20 .he- baby's blan
N ket. In sScandinavis the Rahe
D. have abundance OF warn cl0thh9S
se but there are colder regions wiie1
a they are allowed 10 gnnaked; <hi
ir is the case in Fuegia, "a country j
which even in the sumrler- -seaso
re people have been known ~ die &
ne cold If they have ventured up.
pa very little above the level OF th
re seaf The -esicased babies, by tll
or way. give yerp liltlsSrauble so Ion
A. | as they are well fed. They may t
so hung up on trees Orsiung ffom
US saddle bow, or suspended IRON
he nail like an orHan ent in a roon
,ss and are psTfeetaelels Of behave
.ir beiraviHr no sign Of life except %