New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-02

b1 me FOOrN-h4SS E4b-h-
SON IS POPULAR
On board the new floating hospital. the Helen c.
Ju.llard Yesterday one of che trained nurses, IN
spotess white cap and apron, spent bad half
hour searching for two Ale girls who had made
several trips with q baby brother. AS rule, chill
d-en IN good health who over six years old are
not received but exceptions made for these who
accompany patients. Presently the nurse came IN
view Of the pair and as soon as they saw her they
surreptitiously thrust something into bag.
What you giving tire BABY" asked the
vigilant ngrse.
There was no answer. The question repeated
with a Armness that impressed the culprits with
The conviction that they must own up. 'lt's-ts-
oucumbers and lobster" came in a faint voice.
"Cucurnbers and lobster! Don't you know that is
enough to kill the child? Don't YOU know you have
been forbidden 10 give him anything except what
the doctor allows? Why did you do it?"
There ominous shifting and then the
pIanation from the younger one. punctured
with sobs. "Oh, please. miss, we've was havin'
such a nice time-and-and doctor-he said-baby
was well enough not 10 come on any more-and-
and so we give it 10 him-sos we could come ag'in
tomorrow"
But II I had not come in time to stop you he
might have died. How would you have felt them"
oh no. miss; we knowd ne wouldn't die. Deed
we did. miss All OF family is so strong on
the nsides Why. Billy, he ate heap Of sauer-
kraut an watermelon. an pie. and then milk on
top OF that the doctor Sdld ne nad the oebeSHu1
Of a goat an the baby's just like Billy"
Mix for mothers and children is served every
morning and afternoon. and there is regular
dinner at midday. For the babies. sterilized milk.
barley water etc. are distributed every two hours
Ye, constant watchfulness is required 10 prevent
the administering Of unsuitable food Sometimes
flask Of whskey is discovered, and the mother con-
fesses that she meant TO put some IN the babys
bottle 10 make the little one sleep very often
green or overripe and decaying fruit and pickles
are conhscated. But through these mistakes the
result Of lack Of knowledge rather than any IN
1entional wrong mothers instructed how 10
care for the health Of their children. The nurses
refrain from ocous interference; their part is to
give necessary assistance and suggestion. leaving
the women 10 take care their own babies, except
those who are very sick in the wards
Some OF the ailments with which the children are
s-,nuosed 70 be afflicted new IN name 10 nurses
and doctors MY baby be very bad with summer
rickes" said a foreign woman. The eruption was
prickly heat
Another perplexed foreigner said she could see
no rash on her child, though she had been told at
the dispensary that it had my rash mess" Inc
roo- wasted thing was suffering from marasmus.
swelled face, caused by an liberated tootn'
was attributed by very frightened Ittle girl 10 the
bite Of kissing bug The sensational paragraphs
CT the subject have apparently ADDED ne" terroTs
10 life and one mother expressed thankfuIness
that her family would be safe at least Tor the day.
on board from the venom OF that mysterious IN
sect o..
sor,e ~ the little ones Ill indeed. Two, with
-i,obAd nauid faces appeared 10 be near DEATH
~, he change in a few hours was marvellous
IT, er,aciated for rs seemed TO I'LL out, and the look
NJ consciousness returned TO the CLASSY eyes In
- "a - determination OF the brain there was a
r~srks5 imnroVeuent from the day Al sea ne
IrTonsratIIre was reduced and the doctor was ape
10 lei the mother that there was gooo nope OF
y bv chance a child with any CONTAGIOUS disease
comes on hoard II Is placed al once N the lsoidlIoH
40 N the IDper deck. This isolation ward Is d
pleasant place but naturally soAldIS nIoO44eI ~
S5IrCe 10 = cbud with measles or whooping cough
longs FOR he more lively society OF the uech oeoN
the bathroom with It's shower paths LoF nloIHeis
erf children and marble tubs for the oaples' Is
lyev Mace The small boys appear 10 De Iat more
ese-yr tfor me hath than the girls are. one wee
raTisnt aged eighteen months, says aIinost lHIaII-
soIy as soon as ne aWakes from ms n0IIHhS tt4aP!
'B6ar WASH" No baths are gwen untlI lhe Dodt
has passed the Statue OF Llberty Al
The baths near the city front are contaminated ny
The work OF Miss Pierson, who is an experiencea
educator and student OF sociology IS d ne"
OF ms Years trips Miss Person spends alternate
GAYS with the boats that start rom nc 49, M
North rivers She is known 70 the young P eoRdd 80
"the one that plays with Us children a sUou uea.
O. nstruction is gwen under the gulse OF pid! to
roofbers = Vel as children. A mother VINO showed
rnuch Interest In watching her chdreh al an suI
cational game remarked: - meyer 5aE cors
doing anything Ike that before Ily ~ ~ scbool
home and tell me about things t4ey 90 a. 49,
and wish / could them 30 you "a, an i,dee5
the answer The teachers are very siou 49, -
when mothers visit the schools IhS Vas Tb.,
IDENTIFY news 10 the mothers " SoriS he welcomed
had never understood that they "oula .t oe I'd ~
and that their Interest would be dPpiee.q3, "a ~
The mistake OF undertaking me IsSoo 70
these hardworking women. salo '"iss