The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-07
MORE PROTECTION
FOR THE INFANTS
Is the Cry that Has Been TAX
en- Up, Extending Over
the Civilized World.
CHILD A NATIONAL ASSET
Tina WEEK THERE WILL Dc Big
CONVENTION At BALTIMORE TO
STUDY PREVENTION OF ~
FAINT MORTALITY.
tAmsricsn News Service,

(Amsricsn News service)
Baltimore. Nd. Nov. THE death
OF children Of tender years has long
been q subject Of study BY Americas
foremost scientists. Countless char.
itsbly inclined people have set aside
sums Of money for the care Of little
sufferers from malignant infant dis
eases. The whole country has arisen
to protest against the scourge Of in.
FAINT mortality and demand hygenic
regulation Of the newly born.
In every part Of this country-in
fact. through the civilised world-the
baby 10 recognised 10 one Of the most
valuable national assets. A sense Of
Obligation to the child. 10 the citizen
Of the future. II awakening. In re.
Spouse Ia II, preventive undertakings
are sprinsing up on every hand. that
aim not only 70 keep the baby alive.
but to improve his chance to grow mp
healthy TO maturity. Realizing that
the problem II too complex Ia be solv.
cd By one Get Of workers or students.
physicians and social workers have
Joined In . concerted effort to put the
gospel Of prevention into practical.
every day use.
70 Fight Death Rate.
During November ., 10 and II the
American association for the study
and prevention Of infant mortality
will meet In this city to discuss. de-
wise and urge ways and means to re-
ducs the heavy death rate Of the little
ones.
Addresses win be read by men emil
nent among their fellow physicians as
specialists In children's diseases and
every subject pertaining to the care Of
children viii b carefully considered.
An exhibition will be held In con.
nsction With tho meeting. the first Of
IN annual series which will be more
comprehensive than any yet held In
this country.
The chairman OF the committee II
Dr.. Marshall L. Price. secretary Of
the Maryland state board Of health.
and the medical ofacer in charge 10
DR.. J. W. echereschewsky Of the Un-
tied States public health and marine
hospital service.
object % Exhibition.
The object Of the exhibition viii bs
to show In concrete form all the
known factors which cause . high in
FAINT death rate. with simple and logi.
cal means Of prevention. To this end
the exhibition will be divided into the
following sections:
A. Feeding and lieteics.
b. Intestinal disorders Of infancy.
c. Other diseases Of infancy and
childhood.
D. Educational prphylaxis. clothing.
bathing, exercise and ventilation.
q. Preventable diseases and con.
genital disorders Of the hrst seven
days Of NfA
r. Economic and eugenics.
O. Institutional caro- Of infants and
the placing out system."
H. Antenatal causes Of infant NOR.
tally.
!. Birth registration.
J. photography.
X. Moving pictures.
Il will be seen from the program
that theexhibition 10 wide in its scope
that the exhibition 10 wide in it's scope
In the study Of infant mortality and
ito prevention.
70 impress Public.
A~> - a. ~AS>>x> I'm - A. A.
press the general public with the i'm
portance Of maternal nursing in the
reduction Of infant deaths. and that
any form Of artificial feeding can only
b regarded - Q substitute for breast
feeding. AZ. however. . certain pro
portion Of children must be artihcially
fed, considerable part Of the exhibit.
ton viii b devoted to the milk work
OF departments Of health. city. state
and national medical milk commits.
sions: influence OF feeding on infant
mortality: and the contagious dis.
eases conveyed By milk. The specific
causes Of infant mortality. particular
" cholera infAntum. will be shown In
- effective and convincing . manner
% possible.
With respect 20 the needs and care
% the infant, itself. exhibits viii be
shown Of suitable clothing. feeding
methods win b demonstrated: sea,
sonal care Of Infants viii be explain
"a. - well - the early recognition Of
conditions which may lead to serious
after results.
It 10 hoped to conduct mothers
classes In connection with the exhib
Il. Arrangements have been made tol
the exhibition Of moving pictures both
with respect to nies and milk. The
Aims which have been prepared In
this connection are very interesting
and should prove efncient Instrument
IN imprsssing the public - to the
dangers lurking In the presence oi
Aies and In impure milk ~ an article
a food.
/. Especial care viii b taken By the
committee 70 have the material In that
simple and direct form which exper
ioooo has shown to be most efacieut
n influencing popular education. and
- poooeee scientific value ~ ven. II
70 believed that the occurrence Of this
eghthltioa win ultimately b regarded
- N event Of national II not inter
rational signi0cance. ~ Il 10 hoped
b. the association that Il win b the
Inception Of Q movement destined
eventually to extend throughout the