The Detroit times., 1909-05-07

Read IL. There's a lesson for every.
one In the city Of Detroit In this story
New York has done more for It's
babies than any city In the country.
IL 10 saving $4,000 children a year to
grow up to be good, useful American
citizens.
In the story Of Baby pobbs--and Il
10 true story, one Of thousands-you
will read what New York 10 doing for
its little ones. II will show you az
we'll that Detroit can do for its babies.
BY w. s. SHEPHERD.
NEW YORK. May baby Dobbs
wHs- born In one OF those dingy. dirty,
crowded, airlees tenemsnts 30 fire.
Quently seen In the nations metropolis
The first thing he wanted was milk
Poor. emaciated Mrs. Dobbs couldn't
Eurse the baby. II was so weak and
tiny that strong cows milk would kill
IL. Besides Mrs. Dobbs didn't have
the money TO buy the cows milk.
Here was urgent need. And at once
the baby lovers rushed 70 the firing
line.
There are 20 milk stations in New
York. Mrs. Dobos had no money, SO
she was not asked TO pay. The store
milk, flled as the doctors say. with
germs. would have cost Mrs. Dobbs
four cents a quart. The kind of milk
that was given her at the station
costs eight cents a quart. because it
comes from herds that are kept ex-
pensively clean. More than that, Ii
i3 pasteurized. with heat and cold. so
that it Is germ-clean, and II is weak
ened with sugar and water to suit
Baby Dobbs' weak stomach.
This good milk Mrs. DoObs got for
nothing.
Then a nurse dropped in TO see Mrs.
Dobbs. There are about 200 OF these
nurses In New York. They each get
$3.50 a year.
Even with the clean milk there was
danger OF Mrs. Dobbs letting 1t be-
come dirty. The nurses told Mrs.
Dobbs lots of things; not to feed the
baby twice out of the same bottle
yes, II the baby doesn't drink II all,
throw II away; there's plenty more
where II came from; to keep the baby
clean not TO feed IL just because 1t
cries; not to give 1t anything but milk.
In the old days Baby DoDbs would
have died. Instead he gained a pound
a week under this fight for his life.
After awhile the nurse comes again.
New York city Is jealous II its babies.
you see, and the nurses eye Is the
kindly watchful eye of the great city.
She looks at the baby. II is stronger;
it can take stronger milk. She writes
a prescription and the next milk for
Baby Dobbs is a little more like a big
baby's food.
One night Baby Dobbs had the collie
In the old days he would have died,
right there. But Mrs. Dobbs sends for
the doctor. There are so doctors, who
get $1,000 a year just to take care OF
the Baby Dobbses. He acts like doc
tor, too: he is working for patron
who is TO be respected
Baby Dobbs gets well again.
Summer comes, with Its terrible
heat. Now death stands very close TO
Baby Dobbs Hand TO hand, now. tho
great force on the firing line for the
babies Is fighting for this baby's life.
The city has IL great piers for the
children, whore cool breezes blow.
There Is Sea Breeze, and Sea
Breeze, Jr There are the steam
boats that are operated almost every
day by some church, such as ST.
Johns chapel. These gave fresh air
10 nearly $4,000 babies and children
last year. Hundreds of thousands OF
babies and children are rushed to the
open air at the seaside.
But Baby Dobbs. handicapped by
heredity. shows signs Of weakness. His
mother doesn't have to take him back
ia the tenement. Baby Dobbs Is vel
come to stay at Sea Breeze. the out.
ing place OF the great Association for
the Improvement of the Condition OF
the Poor as long as he Is weak. Or
the great association called the United
Hebrew Charities. may send him into
the country. Anything to save his life!
No care is too great; no expense too
heavy!
The money is there TO save lives
with. It's the ammunition OF folk on