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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
WORK OF INSPECTION

Tho day nurseries OF which there ninety-tyro.
we're regularly Inspected by o:
child hygiene Tho work they do is unlike
accomplished ln many other cities they we're
ported IN cNcelcni conGition.
In addition TO all these branches Of activity
is Tremendous work q municipality 81 O
Greater Sow YORK. AS resui, OF the cxarnina,o in
tho schools -s5ls5 visits made inspectors
nurses 30 the homes children. with result, that
pr Baker was able to report that SO per all
tho defects discovered had been treated
OF total OF the s5.l5o children received
icnilon. oay e7lsi attended tspensares and hosri-
tails, the remainder being private physi-
clans. Free clinics. however arc always a, the dis
posnl n such children need them.
Tho total OF the children examined 2ao.24a. o
whom lss5ss found with defects though OF
these latter only 1857 had than az me
ieeih. Physical examinations held, wen. on
bors VINO desired take part athletics IN order
That those with weak hearts should he
engage IN sports which might permanently nlure
them
In this connection /, is Interesting to noto that
Doctor Baker does favor compulsory treatment
school children
In the place she says The Responsibilities
for deciding the welfare Of their offspring should
never be taken away from parents long
IS free country. 10 not believe it would be
cordauoe With our form OF government
such inquistorial MOWERS Again believe that
medical science has yet reached point whore
competent To sentence child an operation When
treated voluntarily. what expect?
,sinS there is reason. so FAR I can see for
resorting To measures By means let the
parents decide. because only through
operation or tho parents that hope reduce
the ms OF childhood"
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orally in favor OF the husband. one or
IS disconnected. all he she to across
the nall and lay the matter before Judge His
decision is nna Even then it does take
than an hour for the e settled. and
is never more than sl2o. often
In Morocco, marriages lightly made and lightly
oToken II is not unusual for the people talk OF all
tho husbands and wives they before they
were 20 years old But then young folks have
opportunity to get acquainted before their
so II Is more or less natural that f,er novelty OF
the hFst few months has many marital
result, Besides. the Moroccans take great delight
courage atrimony. However. the who marries a
divorce must curtail these ceremonies, which is q
hard blow
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cate children We're under supervision Of the
physicians. and case record Of each was kept at
the headquarters OF the division
For the extension OF the work Doctor Baker has
planned campaign Of educational publicity for the
general public as well for Individual mothers
Next she aims more completely. to eliminate
deaths from congenital causes. = third NOR
tally the above table shows. due almost entirely
to prenatal Influences which have
by the preventive measures already taken Women
VINO thus need special she would have place
selves under the supervision Of physicians month
before ana month after tho birth OF their children
thus saving considerable portion of
entire deaths which within the nrst few
weeks of infant life
In the article before quoted Doctor Baker specino-
ally states her plans follows:
tal Proper educauou control OF rnidvlvos vino
III ms cijs, lnpre
COZ CLASSES inr ana supervision
nsf- ION
and the applying
GO fofr on which VIII provide a
etyasn io %ofnen o' period Of at least month
~ necessity for nhfseai labor .leir part during this
,dl The Operation phtnnthropic forces relief
eS"nfiNs and social provide hy
genie surroundings he
mother during The prenatal period child's
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his wife in favor Of another. And then tho first ono
cannot remarry. unless She him the money
mat he paid when he bought her. Ii sne loses her
good looks or is untidy in her dress il he
ured OF her for some reason another all he
TO do Is to say. Woman. get thee hence, take thy
goods and go And go she must Divorce courts or
fees do not have to he oontcndcd with
In and about Tunis it is different story
there one Will find divorce court where men
their wives for the grand total s,in, Of
sL2o- And the women seldom have any say
matter 1t being estimated that nine divorces of
every ten applied for granted.
There is wonderful scene in THIS majestic hall of
justice In Tuns presenting picture which
DAY win a prize for energetic and ambitious
artist. In this hall, principal furnishings of which
are beautiful eastern rugs and draperics there
striking contrast the appearances by the
gray bearded judges in robes end gold
the husbands also in turbans the lawyers tar
booshes. and the wives closely yelled hooded
hefded IKE so many sheep behind iron grill
latter take part the proceedings leaving their
interests in the hands of a advocate
After the Judge gives his decision. which is gen
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drop Of blood flows, it is all off Back TO mother
goes the wife. taking with her good share of the
marriage offerings, and becomes divorcee with
out any more ado
Nor are these African women the only ones
who don't have to bic themselves to Reno when
they merely want to yet rid of their husbands
Yet everywhere ono rule holds pretty good in the
divorce records its the Young women who are
willing to take another chance The middle aged
ones are usually satisfied with the meal tickets
they have and glad enough when they can hold
on TO them Particularly is this so in Tunis
where any with $l.2o can get his freedom any
time he wants it,
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HN VIRTUE q her position, which her tAe
* guardian q ,he health OF all children OF no
~ greatest ciy = the country involves the
responsibility for The expenditure OF more than
nsf million dollars yearly Doctor easily takes
nIsi place ~ the WORK human reclamation The nrs
OF her sex 90 BE trusted position Of sueh rnpor
lance she has cone much prove the feminine
fana mas long bean needed IN this civic work
|=na j notable hat he- success York has been
Followed o' me Organization % similar department bv
me national gorefnmen with JaNa c. lathrop az
sh- mead &c
In Doctor Bakers case promotion came as the re-
WARD % efheiency demonsira.d while medical tnspec
'ol W ne department 81 health. still quite young
woman she Is taororsfls feminine hrh, and eye
aha soti % voice J-dslns from ner personality one
might say that much BIER success has come rom
broad and deep sympathy Nith those she has aided
Perhaps he most stirling measure Doctor Baker
aeopiea was the supervision hy ompoteu nurses and
rot likely TO receive efficient care e'e
we .lshnot nope % cover citv.r .aid
~ 'o "ei Leoei' 80 we naturally concentraje
Eteatest ~ ne contested districts ~ me ooroug as
Long Island principally. IGN" oi
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WORKS FROM BIRTH REPORTS

The birth reports arc consulted ever, sa, sra
sjtiii, Is 20 any hone In which there Is a pos.
from May 10 september TO- ttere we're ie ass hsfrr
under the supervision 90 these dlstrie 1ti,s,.
tns ret1t tnst mere were only zs7 deaths or NOR
Eetgraly as this system proved SO emnen,ly
increase from l5 % 2s2 in nc nursing staf IN 6rde
mat d greater amount Of work may So dore +'i
Even this, however. scarcely moro i6n9 ,
Rnrary measure In general plan ~ campaign yhirh
i ..r IN "fq"r 10 attain tho
oes, eesEl,S ~ SAYS ~ rs necessary TO 60 sil
{uflher oacH W. must rrepare women for niother
hood. %e must edueaie them to the observance Of
"a II 70 could secure cisaniiness ventilation in
All homes. the necessity for the greater
work would be obvsied Contasiols disesses ~, ~ 9lr
stance starr 70 Increase ~ The when people 49,
during the coolest nonths When fresh ar n
sprlng w f, The winfows begin 70 open there Is
so''esp'n''hE oe7feaSe and durine the summer
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0E-9 HE Arabs and the Moors probably hold the
divorce record sudan there are Arab men
who have boon married forty nifty times
within ten years The female of tho species
of such record The best they usually
able to do is twenty matches in a decade This Is
because the customs and convenuonalics decree that
divorcco email wait three whole months before
becoming blushing bride again. while her former
husband remarry tho day he is freed II ne so
desires n would indeed great scandal for his
discarded wife socety by being so
previous But after her period OF grass widowhood
fear OF critlcism
In tho Rarbary ytatcs wife get divorce II
she nnds that hubby had another sweetheart hefore
he woocd her THAT IS her only salvation il she tires
Of hor better hHf unless prove that he has
beaten her without sgniccnt provocaton. or that ne
had not given her proper food clothing or shelter
And this rs pretty hard hor to do for the Judge
might agree with tho husband that she deserved the
heating and tho and clothing that he gave
her good enough for her
on the other hand, It is the easiest thing in tho
world for Arab Of tho region to cast aside
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ma,rs TIE sofi liz ygi @ 'ss, ;hs wA9e
ssSniisr ,oo,i6 S,r,, ekisnt agree With BIN suea
child '1' "a ''- '''s '''''A'e
The problem Of tho mdwives indicated above.
is in Doctor Bakers opinion the creates, wi;h
which she has to contend Proper supervision. such
as is now praoticed VIII, she believes do much But
nothing will take tho place Of efficient educa,ion such
as is now insisted upon.
In August OF last year the nrs rnunic!ral school
for midwives established In New York by Or
John Winters Brannan. president Of Bellevue and
Allied Hospitals 81 New York. this much
expected Eight receiving instruction In
courses Of six months. during which all pupils
i've In the building which has been devoted to tho
Of their calling but are instructed ln general nursing.
the preparation OF meals, ana the like
while tho rnidvyff. ts i,dcaa ,rot,a,, =, g..
reckoned with" says Doctor Baker, "she may he
agency for good as well for evn place.
81" not ons docs a physicians work.
lends to the household we'll Furthermore. her ad-
vice on The Observance Of the rules ~ VIII
he followed when doctors will Usually speaks
the language OF the women attends she looked
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The Hygiene Cam
paign Conducted in
New York by DR.. S.
Josephine Baker, Who
HasReduced theMor-
tality Rolls by 1900 a
Year

DROADLY speaking, baby mnst be
~ saved before il is born if infant NOR
H. iahfy is to be reduced 10 a minimum.
Upon this principle euomn has been cork
ing in Nce0 York for Sevral years, scith the
yesidt that, from Jan"ary / TO November !,
1911, there stsrc 1921 fcgpcr deaths OF
babies undcr one year than there had been for
4he same period Of 1910.
This yea,, BY the geay, The record is 500
ander fhe morality of I0II, for the first six
months
pregeutiue measures syiH therefore,
haze saved somesuhcrc around 5000 little
likes ii fero years if The present ratio is main
tanned
an this has been accomplished through
the ORGANISATION Of disi5ion Of child n.y.
gene Of The department Of health, at the
head Of Ephich is Dr. s. Josephine Baker, soho
has engaged in a campaign Of life sa1'ing scith
as much precision, as great regard for
thoronghne5s and efficiency Of organisation,
as sponld be exhibiied BY a general III the feld
The bureau Of svhich she is at the head
Is the first established mder municipal con-
troll TO deal 5tHh The supervision Of The health
Of children from birh to the lcgal 9eorking
age, and the system she has devcioped is
entirely her o1,m. II begins with the cduca-
ton Of the mother, and, once a child is born,
Il AIMS 10 0ecrt disease, rather than 10
6Rre H.
Il is, perhaps, in accordance ulM the
rcud Of the times thai, as men heretofore
h@v> taken fhe lead il desvoying life. a
.''oa- sho1lA nos0 take the lead III savi, 2 II.
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iete 81 thnfen nder Year for the Xear
iooo M" lUl"' WIN Rates 1000 Infants Twin.
that cr
To'at an causes s.725 80 i5-ai5 I5so =,

rras Mhe , redn1ion Of more than so per cent is
80 iN 'ne ieath rate. the above table Shove n
,ngs4ts nrst t;at the problem OF chiid sa vins Is tn
way OF solution, and secondly. it calls IN the
~ cost winch is always % great weight vim
Isiiclallties when any Humanitarian project is
per ron5 psohoidve amounting to about so oontH
hnf be69 ~aS asssned to every Two ,hrce nurses
we're visited least once in ten davs ana tbo.n ,,o
'eoee attention were oltcncr he iii and deli.
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months when windows, almost universally. are open.
the number OF diseases is extremely snan
In order that women generally shall be brought
to appreciate how necessary to nurse their chill
dren themselves to obey simple hycienio laws
We greatly elaborated educational work last year
by holding conferences with mothers on recreation
piers in Fairgrounds. vacation centers and at the
ohces Of CHARITY organiza tion societies physician
and trained nurse gave lectures and
and this work has been continued. also. during the
winter. with gratifying success
Along the lines but going sim further hack
IN preparation Of women for motherhood W have
begun to form Little Mothers Leagues with 2ss or
CARNATIONS and enrolment 1880. Lectures on
me care Of babies have been given in the public
to girls over ~ and they have to stimulate in
terest in the leagues
Il have great faith In what NAV he ACCOMPLISHED
through these leagues because We can never reduce
infant mortality to minimum until all mothers are
thoroughly educated and prepared their duties"
SO far there have been given just few Of the dis
tnctive lines which Doctor Baker and her sew
of doctors nurses and other ASSISTANTS
have been working. But. as She herself has pointed
out In a recent paper. line enGeavor viii
oovate the evils Of complex situation. In stating
what believe TO be tho principles involved III The
reduction Of infant mortality" she wrote shall go
back Of the more concrete forms mention rather
those broad forces which be studied applied
to the fullest extent before definitely and
permanently lower the death ratio.
First and foremost. need public opinion the
awakening Of civic conscIousness 10 view clearly the
paradoxical situation increasing our population by
Immigration while allowing native born die
stimulation Of the people demand tina, al civic
babies may allowed to live instead of forced into
illness and doomed death"
The specific principles upon which Doctor Baker
has been working given In the article. are
d foliows:
r,T The STUDY of the problem Of 'he institution baby
Lflins ms year
Eta,As oi nahics under ! n borough
fufnishrg tho greater proportion
- SUPPLY u milk saf, or Infant feodn.
reaiN. i1s rsAG9 ~ The majority o our people The
sn seerns an open question Iunacauon cannot
sae purity seefns beyond our reach price
Ihs eroaden!nF Of courses pcdairics in our ncdi
ep-ts"s' mat they
'1at lt Velr dn" physician "a thor
onsn ktowlfdEc u infant hseien. and "a
inc lriffesi ana attention sor md
ToGEeef' a9d o Iniiannropieis ~ ucetlns indl5dla
- INJUNCTION u each mother the necessity
nc proper slbeutufc tscdng. ami nov may faks
a.
q infant ''''"t' causes
A these u.ine!pls nave been applied IN part with
i.ssls nAi are worthy fhirtv. ,ea
ltion ESQ 1910 changes infant dr,fn
table '''' 's j" 'H' accompanying
Death. q ChIIdren rnaer l.nr of Ars 1az .ns W..
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DOLLAR DIVORCES
AND SONECHEApER

4 y OLLAR divorces Reno papers please copy.
b Cut-rate separations, marked down
- severanccs Of matrimony, bargain sales of
single bliss what wonderful lot OF in
ducements might be offered mismatcd tourists if
Nevada could appropriate some of the African
statutcs For instance, the women of the Ingalwa
tribe who tired Of their husbands have the
Reno backed Of the map. They do not
have to worry for six months, year or two years,
held in an onerous marital leash until Judge
condcsconds to sign decree Instead, they simply
nag and nag their husbands until they induce the
iratc gentlemen to give them good beating Once
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS
FEEDING the Horse.

The horse, most especially of all
stock, should have careful attention in
feeding. The hurried feeding, not pre-
pairing the grain properly. often causes
bad results if not death The ear corn
before being put in the feed trough
should have the smutty, worm eaten
grains removed. Then if the ear is
struck against something solid it will
be found that there will fall from it
a great amount Of worm dust. That
is not good for the horses. When
shelled corn or corn chops are being
fed they should first be put in water
and the dust and chaff floated out. IL
Is surprising the amount Of rotten
grains there is among the shelled, sack
ed corn. The heated and nodded hay
should not be fed to the horse. 1t
will cause bloat, a poisonous gas in
the stomach. most especially the work
horse that has but little chance of
getting green stuff, and. besides, there
is but little food value in such hay
Farm and Ranch.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
THE UBIQUITOUS SEA LION.
He Strayed a Long Way From Home
Before He Was Killed.

The following story is taken from
the America Magazine:
SUNDAY : a dull day, and the city
editors han 4 habit of detailing men to
go to thr geological gardens and get
animal stories for Monday morning
The reporters got together one Sunday
morning and persuaded the head ami
nal keeper to let them publish a fake
story. 1t was rather commonplace.
concerning the alleged escape Of a non
existent sea lion from the pool to open
water.
Fake said the managing editor as
he read the story. Lets make it a
good one
'ThereupOn he sent kilograms to ev-
cry country correspondent on that wa
ter or its tributaries. merely inquiring
if anything had been seen of the es-
capped sea lion. The response was ap-
palllng. The correspondents needed
only the hint. That day the sea lion
was seen by at least twenty CORE
spondent~ and Berohanl printed al'
the reports one after another Thus
spurred, the correspondents went to it
in earnest. The following day the sra
lion was reported at every point With
in 200 miles. The story spread Hike
ripples on water. In five days the li.r
was sighted over half the world. auH
an enthusiast at southampton cabled
that he was heading toward the north
sea. Then a cruel correspondent mp ou
Lake Superior killed him and vired
that he was sending the skin as proof
I always suspected that the managing
editor did It himself"
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
CHARCOAL FOR
POULTRY HEALTH
Keeps Fouls IN Good GGaaj-
tiOn and Prevents Disease.

The larger per cent OF our largest
poultry raiSerS who have the CyCJyC~.
success with their fowls, both old ana
young. keep q constant supply Of char
coal before their birds from the time
they are Matched until they are Cts
posed Of In my long experience IT,
the poultry business / have found 1bas
charcoal is one of the greatest dish
fectants l know OF, writes \. L. Vnu
devort in American Cultivator.
l keep it before the fowls all the tame
and feed IT in their mash mixture
and very seldom have an ailing foW
or chicken OF course il is not uh
common for ell poultry raisers to hav,
fowls become suddenly i'll and die
without any apparent cause whatever
it always being a profound mystery g
the owner. But, so far as permittiGg
contagious diseases, the use Of Char
coal will absolutely prevent any caras
trophe of this kind.
OF course it is expected that fOV.>
are kept comfortable andin clean quar-
tiers. 1t could not be expected THAI
charcoal will perform miracles BuC
where fowls have intelligent manaee
ment charcoal will be an auxiliary
that can be relied upon as a health
producer. There is nothing that can
take its place when ii comes to puttin-
the hens in good laying condition
Where charcoal is used | have nevo~
had bowel trouble in my chickens, 81
will help prevent little chicken cholel
If fed freely to the breeders durin2
the winter months, and if the powder
ed charcoal is used in the mash mix
ture for the growing chicks they wis
develop very rapidly.
The coarse ground charcoal. abcRE
the size of the average grain Of CORR
is the best grade TO get for the oIdes.
fowls.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
He Knew-Ie Had Fed Cattle.

The old trustee turned to the visitor
and asked. We'll, what do you think
of our new consolidated SCHOOL,"
beautiful! Cost n lot of none
didn't itT'
Yep. an ii costs like smoke to run
it with teachers for all the differenr
grades. But all of us are for it now 90
Were you against consolidation
yep. was against it strong You
see, got the three Rs I'm SIM
room schOolhOuse." He paused. looked
ut the splendid brick building and con
tinued: Il oughter known better too
Anybody that had fed cattle for thirty
years ouShter know a consolidated
school was better than a one room
school,"
"Why should you have known? Cat
tie and children. are not the same"
Look here-iust stop an think for
a minute. will you? I've known for
thirty years that you can't put weanlin
calves. two year an four year o.
calves, two year an four year OF steers
IN the same feed lot an get fust class
results. In our OF time one room
school we had 'em all sizes an ages
IN the same lot an feedin' out of the
same trough. 1t won't work any bet
ter with children than it does with
cattle
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
A Fine Sense Of EeaIinn-

One of two darkies who run boot
black ''par.or' in partnership was brag
ging Of his we'll developed sense Of
touch, particularly in the matter Of
money. He boosted that he could tel
the denomination of any United States
coin merely by feeling it. His partner
wearied Of these boasts and came back
with this:
your sense o feelin' amt nOthin' to
my friend Marcus. Him and me use.
TO work On the Pullman down through
Kansas. Marcus had been on this route
for about ten years. One night when
we was both a-sleepin'. long around
midnight, I wakes up and I shakes Mar
Gus and says, Marcus. where are We
And Marcus jest rolls over and sticks
his hand out the window and he says.
We're goin' through Oswego' "-Ev-
erybody's
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
The Small Sheen Flock.

Sheep raising on a small scale is al
most universally profitable on almost
every farm. but when more than Il
small flock is kept quite a different
proposition is involved, says Progress
sive Farmer With a small flock no
special pastures are required, and
they can be housed in buildings used
for the other stock without crOwdinc
and require little feed and practicaI}y
no special attention. When a lar"or
flock is kept two or more pastures
should be maintained, ample houses
for Keeping dry without crovdinc
provided and an abundance of suitable
feed supplied. We advise the beginner
in this line Of stock raising to procure
the best native ewes obtainable in his
locality and then buy pure bred ram
and with this small flock learn the
business thoroughly before attemptiu-
to raise sheep in large numbers.