The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-26

a mattress Of finely woven wire for the
naoy 10 lie upon Underneath il is a
coil of small copper pipe. through which
a current OF not water is c1ntinualIy
running from a reservoir outside Thi:
reservoir holds about two gallons Of wa.
ter and is heated by gas or an ordinary
oil or alcohol lamp. Fresh. pure, filtered
air is introduced through similar tubes
from the outside and is carried off by a
pipe al the top which has valves and
gauges arranged in an ingenious man.
ner. 50 that the temperature may be
regulated automatically. \ the-mome-
ter and a barometer OF the most sensi-
tive description hang inside the case in
the upper corner, and ny curious con-
tflYance register the temperature and
the density OF the air On the Top Of the
cise il frame inclosing a chart or dia-
gram on which IS written the name e
the child, the date of its birth. its weight
as asceriained daily. and a complete and
minute history of its brief existence for
the information Of the nurses. the at
tending physicians and medical students.
The cosr of the apparatus needed for
treating a single child is between $40
ana $50. The expense Of is maintenance
is limited 10 the wages of the attendant
and the oil Or gas ,aat is used TO heat
the water. In the Paris establishment
there are now eleven babies. which were
brought there by physicians "a soon As
possible after their birth. All bat one
are charity patients. their parents being
unable to pay FOR the treatment. No. II
is the child OF slopkeeDer OF modera e
means, who was induced - take adj
vantage of the couveuse by the advice
OF physician. who informed him tina; il
was the only possible mears OF saving
Tie life Of his child. Several children OF
rich parents have been saved by the in
cuoators which Otherwise would have
died within few hours from lack OF
vitality. Most Of the patients are %
premature birth. Parents Who can af-
ford 10 pay are charged 50 francs
week. There are several incubators In
use in private houses for the treatment
OF infants whose mothers d. not Ike %
send them away from home.
Over in The corner Of the room is a
sort Of dollhouse made Ct glass and iron
which is called in Frenca The sale d'al-
laitemeni, ana in plain English Is the
babies dining room. L Is kept a. the
same temperature as the incubato0s and
* occupied by several hearty wet nurses.
who feed AMI care for the children a.
tervals OF two hours nigl, and day. The
food is mothers milk. ana When the liz
.le ones are 100 weak &c obey the in
stincts Of nature they ars fed drop by
drop through the nose. Some % them
are 80 trail that il i necessary % feed
them every hour or every haf-hour just
as a few drops % milk. when they are
pu: back in their incu5ltors . sleep and
grow and make themselves a. comfort
able as possible. I; IL usually necessary
70 continue Jlis method - nutrition for
several weeks before the child = strong
enough 10 obtain i;s food in ne ordinary
manner.
\ newly born infan: in full health
ough; . weigh not less :han six pounds
bu, " the eleven nov in thts esta bitsh-
ment not one weighed over three pounds
when II was brought here. one hundred
ana elgAty-ixo babies Weighing less man
three pounds have been received during
the las, three years. and a. bur thirty
seven have survived and have been re-
turned - their parents sf,er several
months Of treatment Weighing from Ten
T. twelve pounds. The first hospital. es-
gahlisAed az Nice. has been in operation
for IhEes years and dWiag ina; tine has !