The evening world., 1913-09-18

| The whole family went to warren
Goddard House, No. 2H East Thirty
fourth street. yesterday afternoon, to
learn how to take care OF the baby.
In the Better Baby Contest conducted
by this settlement and The Evening
World. 10 sturdy youngsters. Ill under
the age OF two. have been entered.
Nearly every nationality on the con-
tinent Of Europe 10 represented. And
every baby's mother and father and
grandmother and brothers and sisters
are eager to know just the necessary
drill and training for the development Of
one-hundred per cent prise winners.
That's why they crowded into the big
assembly room at Warren Goddard
House to hear Or. Phoebe NJ. van
voas,. Dr. Van voast 10 q blue-eyed.
earnest young woman who for three
years has concentrated on work for
babies and small children. She 10 at
tached to the Presbyterian Hospital. and
she pays weekly visits to the Board OF
Health MILK station at East Eishty-
sixth street and Avenue A.
PRAISES THE BABIES TO WIN
THE PARENTS.
She captured the attention and tho
appreciation Of her audience at the very
start by remarNing smilinsly that she
was sure all the babies present were
one hundred percenters, and that the
only question was how to keep them DO.
The mothers and grandmOthers nodded
and the scattering Of proud and Al
fectionste fathers sat up several Inches
straighter.
"rskine care q the Sasy Ss6aAs
when you Aret know you ere going
70 have Q bahy." she continues.
''You must take special eese OF Ses.'
self fron that time On. voa nan
~ careful for Swe rssse.s. 1ne
SsSy has . slgAt 70 ~ boz. heaasas
ana stroaS. AnA yea sheu1A ~ n
q couAitaou - lHsss the baby essss
ia NH. Pour ont Of five OF me
SaSass not aurosA ~ the nosAee
Ais.
As 4 hrst precaution you shouid
try to have your food ~ nouriahing ~
possible A good way to ma out what
food IL most nourishinS Is to determine
the food that satisfies you for the
, LONGEST period. Some Of you who are
listening to mo may b specially fond
| Of potatoes and may eat . great many
Of them But though q few potatoes
are all right, q steady diet of them Will
not help you to nurse your baby. You
should eat Q certain amount OF good
meat and vegetables and you should
drink a. much good milk - you can
afford to buy.
"Your blood must DO kept In good
condition. Hut II you have certain Sc
rious diseases you will md II impoasi-
BILE TO nurse your baby. Have you tu-
bercuiosis? Have you heart troubie7
Have you serious kidney trouole'
) As soon as you know you will have
10 child you should 20 to your DOC
, tor for Q physical examination. Then
II you are afflicted with any organic
weakness you can be treated for It,
Now lot us assume that you are able
D to nurse your baby. II 10 . busy world
and some friend 10 sure to say to you
y Why do you feed your baby yourself'
C Why do you not give II the bottieT
e But the bottle 10 not = good thing n
' you can do without It.
u "xlviAS In Few Yosh, you know
The Doarl Of 1saltA rules for xaalk.
] You know that u mast oens frsA
o healthy aAimals, that II mast ~
. clean, that II must ~ Of certain
tsmpssaturs. Dut IL u hssa 20 set
e this good milk n ha6 cAty, pastiou-
e larry II yen have very little money
y 70 spend. Many . New York mother
'e gives her baby MIX that 70 not