El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-30
Bailey and the Babies
By Ebert HUBBARD.

/! deal Of free advise from the Congress
| sic,.al Record that y e neve~ use
The governm mt looks after tie wei
fare of horses, cattle, swine, poultry,
The government even issues a special
brochure on he subject OF The guinea
hen as a songbird, and its economic
va me for food aEc millinery purposes.
But there is one crop hat the gov
eminent persIxtently overlooks, end
that is the baty crop.
1 hope some limo t1a-e will be a
chi.dren's bureau at aFashingtor, de-
vo. ed to every L hs that pertains 70
the health, happiness AMI welfare cf
ciGfTtn
The government certainly would
make no mistake in accepting this gift
from Mr.. Straus. who has devoted the
best efforts of a long and useful life,
and a fortune as well, to the scienti-
fic investigation of the milk question.
The object OF Mr.. Straus in present
ing this scientific milk depot TO the
city Of Washington is in the hope that
1t will serve as q pattern to various
other cities.
Thomas Jefferson's efforts to found
a public school system were met by
exactly the same arguments that are
now presented by senator Bailey.
Yet TO feed babies is quite as neces-
sary as to educate them. And. in rrurn
Mr.. Straus is a teacher of mothers at
the same time that ne is a feeder of
babies.
This pasteurizing depot-in Washing
ton would De a school for mothers.
where they ould be taught the right
feeding Of their children.
Milk. being q partially predigested
food. is especially sensitive to contain
ination-dust from the streets ana
from human hands. flies. mosquitoes,
hugs. may easily contaminate cans of
milk. Scarlet fever, diphtheria, tuber-
culosis, typhoid fever and tonsillitis
germs are often transmitted through
milk.
The second year of the child is the
dangerous period. He is especially
sensitive at this time. and impure milk
can easily visit upon him disease that
quickly snuffs out his life. or sends
him through the world crippled and
inefficient
To save the children is a great and
splendid privilege that we should not
be slow to seize. As it is now, indif-
ference and inertia have society by the
foot Especially are our negro friends
in Washington ignorant of the neces-
sity of a pure milk supply for their
children
The pasteurized milk depot that has
been maintained for over a year in
Washington at the private expense Of
Mr. Straus has saved hundreds prob
ably thousands. OF children. Many Of
these were negroes; and 1 am sure that
the negroes of Washington appre-
ciate this great work that has been
done for them. which they could not
have done for themselves.
1t is too much to ask Mr.. Straus to
! continue this v ork in Washington. He
is establishing other depots all over
the world, and what he wants to do
his to arouse enough interest in COM
munity so this community will go ahead
| and continue the good work that has
been begun.
In blocking t9,s acceptance by the
/ government o. the very liberal offer of
| Mr.. Straus. Mr.. Bailey has made mis-
! take. He is standing directly in the
| way of the best interests Of the people.
In few days I think Bailey Will
reach sanity on this milk proposition,
and devote some of that exuberant en-
| ergy that he used in blocking this pure
food meeting to pushing. it forv ard.
The babies need Bailey. No politi-
cal outlet and bubble should here pre-
vail against a great human need
Herod heard not the cry of the inno-
cent, nor the moan of the mothers.
| And Herod lives in history principally
for this fact.
Another there wcs who said, Suffer
little children to come unto me and
! forbid them not. for Of such is the king
dom of heaven"