The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-19


the Matron's records. She compared
them closely and believed the record
was correct, as every material fact cor
responded in the two books concerning
births, entries, etc.
The question of mortality being dis
cussed, in relation to the number adj
mitted to the institution, DR.. Wag-
goner said the point made by the Board
of Health was that the mortality was
great among the young infants and the
number of orphans admitted from out
side should not be counted in making
up the average The charges being
read, DR.. Ruggles decided that it must
be confined to that class.
HUNTING UP RECORDS.
A recess was taken till l 80 p M, and
when the investigation was resumed
Miss Bonnie Waggoner said that when
she took charge of the books the rec
ords were in very bad shape. She put
them in order as best she could by going
round to the houses of members of the
board and collecting items as to the
admission and discharge of children. In
many cases she had to take the guesses
OF members as to the dates of such oc-
currences. The records put down by
her We're correct as far as she knew
from the information she received and
her roll was allowed by the State Board
OF Examiners after about a month of
work. She did not know whether the
Matron ever kept any record or not
THE COOK TESTIFIES.
Mrs. Wilson, the cook, testified that
the children have plenty of food.
There are number who will not use
the milk. There is plenty of meat and
vegetables given to them at dinner and
supper and plenty of soup Her own
child is better than before he went into
rlea sac-4 rah1 Itch I
She considered the food ample in GUAM
tity and quality. She did not tell Dr.
Waggoner that she thought the chill
dren would like milk at noon, but that
they could not get it, or that she would
not treat a child of her own that way
Her boy got along well with only bread
and butter at noon. The milk supply
has been largely increased within the
past two months.
The children had fruit occasionally at
noon. She could not say whether it was
Oftener than once month or not.
HOW THEY WE'RE FED.
Mrs. Phillips, who is nurse of the big
children, said they had mush and milk
and bread or hot cakes for breakfast
bread and butter ami sometimes cold
meat at noon, and at supper they had
bread, meat and potatoes. She took
the food up in large pan and fed those
who could not feed themselves, from a
plate using one spoon for them all. She
did not mix up the food, as had been
charged, but put it out on plate.
WHAT THE BILLS WE'RE.
Mrs. Clark, one of the directors, said
that she bought the supplies and paid
the bills. Last December she took the
COW belonging to the home and turned
her out to pasture. After the calf was
born, the COW gave about two and half
gallons at a milking. For a time the
board continued to take milk from out
side, as it was rich and good for the
babies. and they did not wish to make a
change. They paid out $47 for milk up
to July, and when the COW began to fall
of in her milk they again took milk
from outside She had never limited
the amount of milk to be used, and they
had paid SO a month for milk through
the fall.
The grocery bills would amount to
about SO a month. The grocery bills
did not include the vegetables, but con-
sisted mainly of flour, meal and other
food materials of the best quality. The
home had received from the State in
January and July 81, T45 for the year.
Something is received in donations, and
800 was received from friends and pa
rents of the children, and SO month
from the Supervisors. The meat Dill IS
about $50 a month. The average num-
Der of children is about forty, as they
come and go. Two regular nurses and
night nurse are employed, beside the
cook and two attendants. The total
expenses for the past six months mas
been an average of $500 month.
GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS.
Mrs. Shaw was recalled and said that
she was told by Mrs. BOwles about the
incident she witnessed in the bushes
near W street The oldest boy was l.
years old and the girl 10. She claimed
that the boys had tripped her with a
rome and hurt her leg and they had a
fight. Witness was afterwards told that
it was more serious matter. She could
not believe that the statement that had
been made was true.
The boys and girls would compare ia
vorably with any other children and
she had never seen any instances of i'm
morality. nor had any of the women
enploved there. The girls ward had
| been down stairs ever since the occur
renee in the bushes had been brought
! TO her notice, and she had taken all
precautions TO keep matters straight.
/ Both the girl and the boys denied that
ANYTHING wrong had occurred and said
il was simply a quarrel. She had locked
| the children up apart long before MIS-.
Bowles came to the home, in order to
be on the safe side.
THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG.
Mrs. Phillips was recalled and said
she never saw anything wrong. When
| the girls room was up stars the matfoh
used to lock them in.
Mrs. Wilson never knew Of any i'm
morality. The girls room has been
locked nearly every night ever since
| she had been there.
| Mrs. DR.. Webster had treated the
/ babies homeopathically, but had never
paid much attention to the sanitary
| condition of the home. She thought
| Mrs. Bowles had done very well, as she
! had so many children TO take care of.
| The baby that had been so much talked
! of was plump and healthy, but in a
! few DAYS il commenced to have sore
mouth. and afterwards had sores on
! it's body. If il was syphilitic trouble,
| She thought it was the tertiary stage.
| NOT a HIGH AVERAGE.
/ Mrs. Lord presented the statistics of
/ mortality as follows: Number admit
/ ted from January l, 1871, TO December
! 1898. 1T3: number admitted under .
! months of age. IS Of which IL died,
! being 521b per cent; number admitted
! of I month or under, to, of which
! thirtv--three or 004 per cent, died;
! ,t5r,,ber admitted of / day or under, II,
| oe which twenty-five, or Z3i2 per cent.
! died. number over 6 months. 80. of
which none have died. There has never
been a death of a child over % months
| old.
! DIR. Ruggles said it was unnecessary
for Mr.. Lord to read the statistics of
/ other homes. The average loss IN this
one is less than the average in such in
/ situations generally. He knew TINS
] frou1 the results Of his own knowledge
! and experience.
MRS. HOLL
! Testified that she had been a director
| for some time and had visited the home
almost daily being interested in the
smaller infants. She saw the baby dis
!