The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-28
SAVE THE BABIES
State Health Board Begins Cam
paign OF Education
CIRCULAR ISSUED AND WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED IN ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.


son the death rate Of infants begins
Ito increase. until in midsummer there
are more deaths among those under
one year of age than among all those
over the age OF fifteen. At a season
of the year when the adult sick ex-
perienee relief, when the prevalence
of disease among those Of maturer
age is greatly decreased the harvest
OF death ameng infants reaches its
highest point. Statistics have demon
strated, that from one-fourth TO one
third OF all babies born fail TO live to
the beginning Of the second year Of
life. 1t is not the heat alone which is
responsible for this high mortality. BY
far the greatest number are from i'm
proper food, improper feding or in
ability to digest and assimilate the
food given.
For several weeks past, DR.. ]. A.
Egan. secretary of the state board Of
( health, has been outlining cam.
paign OF education with the aim OF
lnssracting the mothers of the state
as to the best methods of infant feed
Ing and infant care, OF bringing into
/ the house simple and explicit instruc,
; lions which will guido parents and
p nurses through the perlcus summer
months
RI A twelve-pago circular on Infant
) Feeding and the Care Of the Mother
and Infant, written not for the phys:
-, -. F,.~ ~, ,,,,s1,.oao s,f 1911 1..-
! Is now in press and viii be ready for
: general distribution within few
4 days. This circular deals first with
! the dangers Of artificial feeding, es
/ pecially during the summer months,
i and advises in plain and rational
|. way as TO how these dangers may be
4 minimized The selection of the
/ proper food Is dwell upon at length.
!, While urg ng the use OF pure cows
I Imilk in infant feeding, 1t is held that
o while the milk of the COW is Per
= lfectly adapted to the digestion Of the
III calf, 1t is net suited to the infant,
Al unless It be first properly diluted and
4 modified The methods of modifica-
4 ton, usually made complicated and
/ technical, are described with such
y simple directions that they may be
II successfully carried cue in any homo
without the use Of expensive appara
M tus.. .&$a
d,l ASIDE from the directions for the
ii preparation Of the food. the circular
/. Ills filled with sound advice on the care
oI the nursing mother, her diet, her
exercise and her methods Of life
y while special attention Is directed ID
1.-THE care of the infant, the danger sig
4nals Of the first year and the necessity
LET cleanliness, It is better for the
\ Infant to have clean food in nth,
surroundings than dirty food in idea
" surroundings, Is enc OF the epigram
matte truths with which the circular
aboundG
While tho dangers to the infant dur
ling the summer and the means of It'd
ms it through the heated seasons ar,
r. the chief themes Of the circular, it i
pointed ont that in the first year W
must build for the future and not onl
for the day. THE problem is No
3 simply to save the child's life durin
the perilous first year but to ador
those means which shall tend to moi
NAL and healthy growth in subsequer
years. The question whether a chill
shall be strong and robust or q veal
Hing Is often decided by its food du
ing the first three months"
The circular does not confine itse
Ini- to general principles Such minor q
elf tsils as the selection OF the nursir
bottles, food materials, nipples al
other articles used in the feeding
the child are gone into fully and tn
section Is illustrated with drawings
not only what to use but what not
Let use The illustration Of Its circular
SO that the teachings may be ma
clearer and palmer. Is a feature n
- undertaken up to this time by 9th
y Il Estate boards Of hfalth than that of
\ linois. In all M5 the publications
HI smallpox. consumption and lother co
I \ fmunicablc diseases pictures ha
, been an important part, making this
z Manifestations not only more instruct
/ but attracting the attention of ma
Y who need the teachings most but "
= would pay no attention to the ste
otyped forms OF official circulars.
Immediately upon publication t
~ circular will tic sent to all Of the p
n sic ans Of tho tate, who will
~ asked TO call upon the board for
/ many copies as they desire for dis
button in their localities Copies !,
'ue' also be sent to all mothers who ap
TO the secretary free Of charge
Aside from this work Of educate
fresh tIe state board Of health win in
one tnte ..niher means Of protect ng
Will lnfanta Of the state frcm impure n
yH and will adopt other plans for REF
.lsH Ing the mortality among child
- The laboratory at Springfield. wi
~ now prepared for greatly iucrea
work. will probably take an ac
part in this work
Know Thyseif.