New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25

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sweat-wash him two times CUP 20 two fingers
three times 0hree tngersl. four times. in water
stand make babe comfortabe-feel cool and
WHAT HIS MOTHER EATS
Then the questions turn to the hygiene Of the
mother herself.
"Beer-you drink beer"
Sure" comes back the answer IN a surprised
The nars Towns IN g5 5a b saws
elthortauveIy skal1ns her head and looking very
. Drink tea
W. Wei no ,, GOOD . Bad e, for baby, MIX cocoa
N ne t. cut them on thad'-0ut no beer. no tea
directions in case her e one sFoud be Iaken
lar ssae ~ the B6Srd Of 9' H h4h5 e sona Gu
minute directions for the preparation OF food for
babies, the feeding OF infants. the location OF milk
Take babe out-no good here-keep him outdoors
all day" is the last piece of advice the nurse
leaves with the hollow eyed Jewess mother.
hal abreast Of two niikcanz one covered closely
and well packed in ice. the other standing In
Removing the cover entirely the Board ~ Health
applies a critical nose TO the contents Of the can.
~ colTse-on me turn-hot 10 SPEAK or the horror
o. leaving II uncovered in street Ike Alien
Here you u the proprietor who comes running
UP; you mustn't leave your milk Ike This Your
6a9y vii get sex and die Il you iced II on this
but this-no good"
VISITS FIFTEEN a DAY.
She mops her face OF with her pocket haudker-
chief. preparatory 10 beginning the inspection OF
the floors above. The daily stint OF a Board OF
Health is Afteen sick babies. The babies
have 10 be one year under TO count The nurse
must also call the attention Of the mothers q small
unsanitary conditions. and tell them how 10 care
FOR themselves and their babies. This is called
Il instructed seventy-four mothers yesterday
-oor
There are no small babies here. nor M the next
door. nor the next Feeling her way up the dim
staircase she Is met by little mother who IS
800 '9E4S 80 ne 1919 I'D m, rIl-ovrls i-.S
70 the possession % a fye-weehs-old baby. The
e,iS S -TIara1tI1, wealthy he nurse piyes
her usual instructions. leaves the circulars and
goes next door. where the grandmother. clad IN
iopy-necked short-seeved undervest short petit
coat without SHOES or stockings is keeping house
There is a baby here-a wizened mite Of thing.
Hes SIX months. the mother asserts, when she
comes in with armful Of hsh and a squawkng
live fowl. Asked when he was born. she can't tell.
time between election and Christmas. then. More
baby. which in more gentle homes marks a cOios-
sal epoch, IS such commonplace thing IN the
tenements that not even mental noe rs mace OF
- "a 40 ~ 70 sa, maj their child was born
true date may BE-
on the fourth story IN rear tenement-the
usual three room tenement Of the lower East
Side-the nurse unearths sick baby. II is lying
on some dirty comforters. It's mead poked Up nigh
on pillow in small. noisome room leading of
kitchen. lighted
the door. One can scarcely GET INTO me kllchen
at all, and the floor IS slippery with dropped
paIioF and and angaid eyes proclaim very sick
child and after rushing out 10 the nearest teIe-
doctor, the nurse puts on her apron and applies
dozen inqusitive children who are falling over
themselves 10 see what the strange woman Is DO
door is dispatched TO the nearest pharmacy for
castor oil and barley -four
BANANA AND TEA FOR BREAKFAST
This baby 1--WE months old. and this morning
her breakfast was half 4 banana and cup OF
strong tea groans the nurse. What show does
a baby get with a mother like that?'
The mother may be ignorant and careless in her
OF her children. but when asked If she would
not like 70 take them on excursion her face
falls.
..No-husband no let 60" is the answer. Later
she asks for milk and ice tickets.
do you mind going across roOrs?" Miss Heffern
through this trap door and walk over to the next
tenement and 90 down through that the way we
came up through this. | find II saves climbing.
and the stairs are terrible"
Taking the fats in their order down the visitors
in the house just visited The homes are not
e Sdren 30 SO squsd There aFe not So many Sa
skins and paper 9ag3 lying 20Sg er or aa5t
and shirtwaists This IS great relief Their
relief The higher standard Of feminine nodesty,
Of reserve IN the family life. coeTists with better
telIigence The nurses advice differs accordingly.
No. no. you mustn't keep your hsh out. she
admonishee one hausfrau. who complacently places
a dish Of porgies whore the one pencil Of sunlight
s.C'ear out that garbage is an order pleasantly
given and promptly obeyed- This woman has
stood A Tin wash hand basin OF scraps and chicken
entrails on the floor beside the sleeping baby.
Those pillows no good-oaby grow up IKE
thrusts out her head in an object lesson OF round
shoulderedness. The woman catches her meaning
instantly pulling away the pillow from the chiIds
head that he lies fat.
what do YOU give her TO eatr' brings out tho
renlv Everything" from another mother Then
follows \ little Informal lecture food for q
child n it's second yenr-soft boiled eggs. broths
farina oatmeal or hominy. stale bread toast
with butter milk etc. concluding with the X
hortation And be 70 boil all the milk"
Here directions how TO cleanse feeding bottle
given: there the necessity Of a monday nap
f. urged: further the temperature OF an ailnS