The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-16
LET BABIES WORK
FOR THEIR FOOD;
I H'SGOODFOR EN-
- William Henry Haskin
. Says the Bottle Kills
Countless Infants.

"a -
- DFooer oare Of the f,urnsn baby
- 0uo5ese which receives increased
0uon daily. The tremendous toll Of
- usUrtahty-it 10 said that from
Soe9uartsr to one-flfth Of the children
- In America die before reaching
- 80 Of nve-has At last aroused q
ooe3on-wide interest. There may be ar.
ccMs opinions on the subject Of race
sseesds; snere can be only one juds.
~ ~ 70 what has been termed race
1sdT'-ths unnecessary destruction OF
0susAnds Of small lives through II.
n1sones - careisssnsss.
~ ealy WY Of stopping This whole
- sedsenos = widespread knowiedES
- ~ 20 care for human life. Thu
DWIed6e shc,id b based not On fsds.
- O scientific facts. o. especial value,
01sfore. ace stAtements erom such man
e d. william Henry Haskin Of thao'
80 vel known specialist IN diseases
0Sbs throat and nose.
y. Hasokin recently sddrs.,ed thu
An0soaa LAryneolosfcai eouisty At the
C0ogs ct Physicians and Surgeons IN
S1seoslpoA. Even from the garbisd
sDsses Of h. speech. one gathsred that
- bsSsvsd many babies mover have q
- chance physically from the Aay of
0sa1P b1reh.
oeT1N THE FAULT OR M,sFoR.
TUNE o. MoThERs.
Woet = az ohist Ain,ouityf asksa
- dsoser.
n ~ too many ooses IT, noo<nse
80 not anvs her own ohihd," hs said.
- SUWs0 an not stating . dasoovsry
g ny own. The fa0s hes been wen
oDwn to The nsaioAl proSsssioo for
s1o t1ms. u b . PITY that ths pubseu
N not - oouv1ncsd Of 4.
"0ve1y mother ought 70 nurse her
s~ n.y. u11sr5 tAat = pAvsdologa-
oo0y 6Doeugbas. n aAo = u1ahis
- ssMsfy n eouvasesey aAs sAouia
0axDo - - many times = ne O.,
- s.ay sasuasAsne ~ bssy's
nosuPA2 1esA V1tA ~ boteaa.
There n no e,ap Alstinet,ou n the
veoopssaA sveadanos ~ mothsss Of
S0ang Asir ohldFsn. M oottls-fsd
be0v = Gu,as - muuh u Sv,dsncs among
- psss snA ~ Fsas n1e@s ciass -
ansn6 - waD-te-aA
Ofs0 . = oot ~ 0ushr who = %
10Hns 1oF ~ aag1sss a ~ OBVIOUS
ovty. - dpss not ssatf,s IL impor.
oancs and hsf eaznAay pn5sacAan does
Asthin6 b snow hsr ~ ssver me 10
na1nng. Ghs naturally 0stIkss ths
0ooo eonAnAmsat ssau1VA q ne noeo-
~ mother anA asks the doctor 4 hs
can't ssoonnsod some Systan Of feed
NJ .5Vst - Soed.' Instead - tslMng her
nat ell ast1nodal feeding y . makeshift
he sueCOts some patent food. and the
baby 10 ehs su&srr.
M0TNERo ALL OVER THE coUN-
rRv oHoU10 Dc tEcrUREo
"Thsrs ought to Be MEDICAL isct1rsn
all ovss re country" declared DR.. Has
kin. ITO instruct people n preventive
hygiene. This Is being done TO some
extent, but the work ought 30 b vssy
much extended.
We doctors have enlisted - eu1s
disease. Tue Ideal stats would -
net - have any disease. Whsn most
people ooms TO ~ they are % III
mat We have 10 devote our attention
20 consequences instead q causes.
Dat there ought 70 - some wv q
teaching people how - ute care Of
ufs!~
"Even when bottle feeding 10 neces-
sary you think II 10 often improperly
Gene, do you not?''
'-rhat u certainly tho CASE" he
agreed. when ARTIFICIAL feeding 10
necessary the conditions ahould Do -
close to the natural a. possible. The
haoy has to work for his dinner whom
he 10 nursed At his mothers breast.
Why give him q bottle with tho nipple
60 large that the milk pous out OF u In
. stream?
"The child learns to gobble his food.
and what are the results? One Of them
Il an overloaded stomach, with collie
ana indigestion following. Adenoids. en-
Arged tonsils, colds and many other
diseases of nose and throat are directly
tfeceable TO intestinal indigestion.
BABIES OUGHT TO WORK FOR
THEIR FOOD.
-Aho the chald who receives his food
too easily has no proper chance TO exer-
ctso the faoial muscles II they are to
develop they must be exercised. like the
musolos IN the arm or In any other part
OF the body. In the case Of the baby the
natural method of obtaining such ezer-
ctos 10 TO give him his food through AN
aperture % small that he will have to
struggle as long and a. hard a. he
would at the breast
"A baby ought TO be kept In the fresh
AFR as much as possible. He should be
LETT on the porch in his carriage for
hours at q time. lie should sleep with
an the fresh air possible. The prejudice
against night air Is foolish supersti-
uen. How did the aborigines sleep?"
And then DR.. Haskin added a preg-
Aant concluding sentence.
IF the child is properly cared for
from birth" he said. and grows up
With sound. strong digestion, lungs and
throat. he stands an infinitely better
chance against the great American
Ouonrge, consumption"