The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-06

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be formed.
New York philanthropy led the world
In the establishing of milk depots where
modified or pasteurized milk could be
furnished the babies of the poor. DR.
Henry Koplik reported in 1890 that
he had opened laboratory at Eastern
Dispensary, New York City, some time
before, and later he continued this at
the Good Samaritan Dispensary. Ham,
burg opened milk dispensaries in 1889,
and Paris in 1892. In 1898 Nathan
Straus began a commendable charity by
establishing free milk dispensaries in
New York City, a movement that was
recommended as worldwide policy
at the second International Pure Milk
Congress at Brussels last fall, fifteen
years after the first experiment had
been made. Now from Mr.. Straus
laboratories or depots about 10000
bottles and 1,225,OOO glasses of milk are
distributed every season.
Only three municipalities are on rec.
ord as bearing the expense of their milk
depots. Rochester, New York, started
the work in 1897, and now supports
five through July and August, keeping
trained nurse on the farm and one
at each dispensary. Cincinnati, estab-
lished two last year to run in summer
months, and Jersey City opened five
last year to run all through the year
Cambridge, Massachusetts, has five sum
mer depots that are now two years old
ton of private philanthrophy and pub
lie appropriation. Philadelphia, Cleve
land, Chicago, Baltimore, Columbus,
Toledo and Boston all have depots that
are open the year around, in addition to
a greater number in most of these that
are open in summer. Chicago leads in
the number of depots, having twenty
eight in all, and keeping twenty-five
open all the year round. Yonkers,
Pittsburg, st. Louis, Cambridge, Provi-
dence, Kansas City and New Bedford
keep summer stations.
The support that is not municipal
comes from various sources. Individ-
uals contribute literally, children s hos
pital societies make this an integral
part of their work Babies Milk Funds
are clubs that are not fads, but repre-,
sent wide and commendable philan,
thropy Medical associations, nurses
clubs and pure milk commissions are
leading contributors. Every depot has
either trained nurse or physician
in charge and milk, modified to suit
the needs of each special infant, may
be prescribed and medical advice given
when needed. ST. Louis distributed each
season 100000 bottles of two, four, five,
seven and eight-ounce sizes; Toledo
1000 quarts a season; Kansas City 1900
quarts month; Yonkers sixty quarts
daily; Rochester 5000 to 1000 quarts
each summer in nursing bottles; Chi
eago 334, 126 bottles every nine months;
over 100000 bottles every
nine months, and Baltimore over
bottles daily.
The plan inaugurated in various cities
% educate the mothers of small babies
s comprehensive and in most instances
s already having telling results. In
as soon as a birth is re-
ported, the district board of health
sends to the mother a simply-worded
pamphlet telling how an infant should |
,e cared for, and offering simple rules |
hat any one can follow. Rochester |
Keeps a card for each baby and nurses |
Encourage the mothers to refer to this |
ard. In Chicago, where from one-ffth |
% onethird of all babies die before |
eaehing the second year of their life, |
he board of health has, for the past |
welve years, distributed pamphlets on
Infant Feeding printed in English |
Bohemian, German, Yiddish, Italian |
we're these Chicago pamphlets that the
indianapolis board of health bought a |
rreat number for free distribution. One |
that must go with all direc-
ions sent to the slums, is that mothers |
must not feed solid food to their babies
"a general practise among the ignor-
mt
Philadelphia health authorities issue
circulars directing the care, diet and |
lothing of babies in the summer. and |
'rivate philanthropies distribute free
ce TO sick babies. A plan favored by
many cities is that of gathering every
week into convenient church. settle
nent house or school building about
twenty-five mothers and have volunteer
nurses and physicians lecture to them
N the proper feeding and dressing of
heir babies. 1t is suggested that the
'abies be brought to these conferences