The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-25

a most vital one, demanding the thoughtfu
study of those caring for babes. Ii the child
we'll cared for and nourshed it will regularl
gain in strength and weight, the normal gai
being four ounces per week. In case tn
mother is physically unable to nurse.her child
or there exists any reason for her not doing sc
it is necessary to give artificial nourishmen1
This should approach as nearly as possible tn
mothers milk in its normal constituents an,
in normal proportions. This is best attaine
by cows milk properly diluted and heate
sufficiently to destroy the contained germs an.
yet in the least possible degree interfere will
its nutritive qualities.
critical time in the infants life is tn
period of weaving, which should be gradual.
accomplished, from 9 to II months, followed
by a simple diet of light grains, milk AMI
broth until dentition is completed. Regularit.
and simplicity in the selection OF food shoult
be maintained after weaving has been inaugu
rated. The life of the infant is constantly en-
dangered by the epidemics OF children's dis
eases that periodically sweep through the com
munity.
The common belief that infant mortality ii
this country has largely diminished of late
| years is not sustained by statistics. The deatE
rate might be much REDUCED under fayor1ne
conditions, but these conditions will not be
reached while the control of Health Boards re-
mains in the hands OF mere politicians-a radi
cal change must be made in this respect.
| large proportion of the deaths in institutions
! for children are preventable and the mortality
may be lessened by giving the control of all
medical and sanitary matters into the hands
OF reliable and responsible physicians.
Liz pTeSIueHb IGSlS ueu Tue CHdII W MIS-
Ada Van Pelt to say few words on the
paper.
II want to say first" said Mrs. Cooper,
''that during the past two years L have
been in fifty-eight cities of this Nation.
want to say, and l don't want any one to
try and contradict it, that l have not seen
such healthy, sturdy children as we have
| here in San Francisco. And | think the
reason is because they can be in the open
air all the wear round. ~
Mrs. Cooper then told of q conversation
she had heard in the streetcar coming
down during the morning. a hard work
ing washerwoman was telling her friend
that since she had attended the evening
meetings of the Woman's Congress she
felt more like doing her work and life
seemed brighter for her children.
Miss Susan B. Anthony stated that there
had been under consideration in the con-
gress the matter of holding a session for
workingwomen. 1t had finally been de-
cided, however, that the congress was not
one of classes, but for all women, and the
idea of a session exclusively for working
women had been abandoned.
what we want to do" concluded Miss
Anthony, lis to encourage all these work.
ingwomen and all women to come to the
meetings as arranged"
Mrs. Moore, speaking of the paper of DIR.
Saltonstall, stated that the only thing
that stands in the way of making San
Francisco the healthiest city is the leth-
argy among the women. If they will only
show determination to have men ap-
pointed on the new Board of Health soon
to be named by the Governor who thor
oughly understand the subject of santa
ton, who are as well up on the subject as
they should be, there would then be good
health inspectors. We can have women
on that board.
The Rev. Eliza Topper Wilkes stated
that Oakland had woman on its Board of
Health in the person of DR.. Sarah |. Shuey.
Mrs. Helen Guthrie Miller stated that
| she had found that in Oakland the mar
kets were very much better than anywhere
else on the coast-possibly because they
have woman on the Board of Health.
81 have been worker in the cause of
humanity" said Mrs. Foley of Stockton,
sin the metaphysical line. Persons who
are in that line are accounted cranks.
am crank and my mission here is to
| grind out all the truth the congress ex-
presses on the other line. Grinding is
hard work and is tough on cranks."
| Mrs. Foley's interesting remarks on
cranks were cut short by Mrs. Van Pelt S
memorable skill, but she promised to favor
the congress with her views later on.
| THANK you, thank you," said Mrs.
Cooper, and Mrs. Foley took her seat in an
upheaval of applause.
Mrs. Van Pelt arose at this point and
stated that it was unfortunate that some
| provision could not be made for the publ
| cation and distribution of such valuable
| papers as they had heard during the
morning. She moved a fund be started
for the publication and distribute of
these papers in quarters where they would
do the most good. The motion was Sec
| onded and carried unanimously.
Miss Anthony suggested that if all the
men and women who had voted ave would
pay in their dollar apiece for membership
| in the congress association, there would be
nearly enough money to publish and dis
tribute the papers.
1t was decided, however, that the special
fund should be devoted to publication pur-
poses, and the Rev. Eliza Upper Wilkes
was appointed chairman of the collecting
committee.
Mrs. Marion Thrasher read the last paper
of the morning, Ventilation" The first
and most important thing to look after in
planning house, she began, is to see that
it is ventilated. AS it is, she continued.
the skill of the architect seems to be exer-
cised to keep air out. Many people thought
the house could be ventilated through the
top of the window or through the keyhole.
''Ventilation," Mrs. Thrasher continued,
lis not ventilation, unless the air which
get into the house is as pure and clean as
the air outside. The fear of drafts pre-
vents better ventilation, but drafts are in
hnltely better than poisonous air.
The popular prejudice is against night
air. But night air goes on the same round
of mercy as does day air. The birds live
in it and thrive. If the prejudice of the
public could be turned in favor of night air
in bedrooms it would lead to the evolution
OF the race. We spend the third of our time
in sleep. We shut out robbers and
draughts and shut in hotbeds for the culti-
walton of bacilli. 1t is impure bedroom
air which kills most of the children born.
before they. are years of age. Impure
bedroom air causes so many deaths at
night, it causes women to be sick and
headachy.
"The air of our churches is bad. and
that OF our courtrooms is more deadly
| than the sentences of our Judges"
Man, said Mrs. Thrasher, should have
just as healthy lungs as a wild animal
and then she went on to show how man
could stagger along in life loaded with
liquor, carrying sixty grains of morphine
In his one-lunged body.
Zone OF the greatest achievements of
modern science" concluded Mrs Thrasher.
lis the true woman. She will open her
eyes to science and see what nature wants
her to do. Woman has had too much
home life"
Mrs. Wells said she was glad there 1pss