The evening world., 1903-07-02


bts BY much the same method, employing d
corps Of nuses and physieians. The Euen-
ing World will nsperthslsss continue its SICK
Baby Fund along tho old lines and deusldp
work along nsv lines, details Of which will
b announced later. Tia JollosOing shous
kop the Health Department is workin0:
Plenty of Bambinos.
"Babies-Any babies herer Bambinos
Lttle bambinos?' The voice Is that OF
medical inspector from the Health De-
partment. and she stands perststently
In the doorway OF a crowded Italian
tenement endeavorins to locate the NUM-
ber OF babies dn the building under one
year old. which the corps Of summer
workers want to save from sickness and
perhaps death.
Yesterday an Evening World reporter
accompanied q medical inspector on her
Ife-savins tour. which lay in the heart
Of the tenement district at Five Points.
Eyes. one baby on the top foor." said
. black-eyed Italian girl at No. Franz
LIN street. No more babies here; not
one" ar-
It was Tony Bellini. who was the
sole infant OF the tenement house. and
he lay in a cradle in the corner while
his aged grandmother. clad in the typical
Neapolitan peasants garb, with the
lowered kerchief and big hooped ear
rings. rocked the cradle. and a black
eyed aunt was preparing founders for
the noon meal.
mo English" said the aunt mo
understand" With the help Of tho
fourteen-year-old Janitress 1t was
learned that Tony's mother was dead,
and he had been raised on the bottle
ever since he was ten days old.
you must be careful how you feed
him on the bottle" said the inspectress
to the interpreter. who in turn explained
TO the aunt. Get good bottled milk:
not the kind they sell In bulk at the
grocery store. Buy some barley -four
At the grocery store. boil 1t and drain of
the water. Then add enough boiling
water to I'LL a pint bottle, put It awov
to cool and mix 1t half and half with
milk to feed the baby. Feed him every
three hours. No oftener"
Then began kind and persuasive talk
Is to why the Health Department want,
to save the lives OF babies, and the
only way to do It Is to follow instruc-
tion."
Tony Bellini's aunt was quite ame,.
able and promised to do all she couId
TO look after her charge. The card Of
instructions which the Board OF Health
instructs Its inspectors to leave at every
house was pinned up on the wall. with
the proud information that Tony's father
could read English.
you ought to take Tony out on tn.
boat excursions; 1t would do him sood."
The aunt was beaming at the thought of
day at Coney Island.
'Go to Twenty-second and Fourth ave- |
nue. and you can make applications, and |
seaside"
Day ut Coney Island,
"A day at Coney Isiand1" Before IN.
Inspector had got inside of several OF |
the big dark tenements there was a |
crowd of anxious mothers and children
erowding around her begging in broken |
Italian for tickets. There are two |
words the people there seem to under
stand, and when the most glowering
looks OF suspicion are turned upon an
inspector the mention of Coney Isandi
brings a beaming smile and q care
fully-dusted chair. .-.--
Little Johnny Alessia. of No. 4 Frank
I'm street. Is only Ave days old. and he
Lives with his five brothers and sisters
IN three rooms on the top floor OF
crowded tenement. Tony's mother. of
i,,
room with all the windows closed the
sick woman was given instructions as to
how to care for her tiny boy 30 that he
would not fall a victim to the awful
ravages OF summer compl aints
On gaudily decorated pilIows. with
lace openwork over yellow. Mrs. Alessia
smiiingly listened to the inspector tell
Ing her not to feed the baby oftener
than every two hours. and not to let
him lie on her breast at night. The sick
woman and the crowd of cfsldrea who
swarmed around the door were all prom
dsed trips TO Coney Island. and the visit
of the inspector left JOY in the Alessla
household.
It was hard work making any one
understand at No. 10 Baxter street, but
finally an entrance was effected into the
home of Angelo Arata. where tho Ave
baby was being rocked by
an untidy looking father, Mrs. ;Arate.
spector with a look a tribe more agroe-
able than that OF her husband. who owl
IDENTITY thought harm was In store for
How often do you feed the baby?"
aaked the inspector OF the mother, who
eould speak = attle English. "oh. every
You must .ept do that, and you must
never feed him from n bottle when you