The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
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LET'S LISTEN TO sAsY's APPEAL

Why do we-every last one OF us
want TO kiss the baby? And why do
We invariably do il unless the mother
has courage enough to protest?
Perhaps it's because all OF us-even
the worst of us-have deep we'll OF
love in our hearts for that which the
baby mbodies-purity- our i'm
pulse is TO express our worship by a
kiss.
And we rock the baby until his lit
tie stomach rebels in nausea.
We dance him on our knees until
his little brain is added.
We pin him into tight bands and
then wonder why he cries.
We put nasty "pacifier" into his
sweet little mouth TO keep him still,
when he needs TO cry and expand his
lungs. Then he has collie, and aden-
ODDS later.
We raise him on cows milk or baby
foods, and fret because he's not so
strong as Biddys, fed as he was
meant to be fed on mothers milk.
And why do we do all these
things? Just because we're crazy
about baby, of course. But we really
want to do the best for baby, and we
are beginning to see things as they
ought to be seen
Women all over the world are
waking up to their own motherly
selfishness and the baby's real needs,
and we are going to have healthier.
happier babies in the future.
Great Britain's women's health as
ISOLATION has planned caravan
campaign" TO send doctor and
nurses through the country who will
teach mothers how to care for them
selves, their homes. and their chill
dren. Handbills on these subjects
are being prepared one of which. en-
titled, THE Cry of the Children of
the Mothers of Great Britain runs
as follows:
Please let me sleep in cot all to
myself and keep my nursery window
open.
Please nurse me yourself (as God
meant you to- till | am nine months
old
Please feed me regularly, let me
sleep all want, and don't stick pins
into my Clothes, and then | promise
not to cry.
Please scald or sterlliZe dairy milk
before giving it 20 me to drink, and
remember TO cleanse and scald my
bottle every time | use it.
Please don't give me artificial foods
unless ordered by the doctor, or
scraps of anything left over by
"grown-ups." or ! am afraid | shall
be ill.,
Plaese let me have loose clothes.
as | love to move my arms and KICK
with my legs quite lot.
please give me bath every day
and let me splash about as much as
like.
Please let me be out in the open
air all you can.
Please don't let lots OF stupid
grownups kiss and dandle me- n
makes me so cross.
This cry" from the land of Johnny
Rull brings 10 mind similar appeal
written by Tom Mason in Lippin-
colts some years ago. Here 1t IS
The Baby Speaks.
All newly born babies who desire
TO have acopy Of the following on
a card. to hang aronud their necks.
can obtain one free by applying TO
this office:
Don't handle me more than is nee
essary.
Don't put into my mouth, to stop
me from crying, an old piece of rub
Der to suck II is about the worst
habit can get into.
Don't let any relatives see me.
Don't take me mp. strain me TO
your breast. walk the floor with me.
dance before me like Wild Indian.
shaking a horrible rattle. or talk glib
berish TO me, when have crying
spell. There may be something
serious the matter with me, but this
isn't going to help.
When push away my bottle. don't
force me 10 feed know when II is
necessary for me TO eat anything.
Don't take me TO the circus, prayer
meeting. or TO spend the day at the