The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20

Hardly had she recovered from this
operation when whooping cough grip
ped her and she had another fight for
life But she weathered the attack.
In October. 1912. she had pneumonia
and while convalescent mastoiditis
again appeared. This necessitated
another operation. BY marvel Gus
display of vitality Margaret recov-
cred. This subnormal child" says
the nurses report. has been carried
through this cycle OF dangerous dis
eases and today. ending her second
year. is healthy. vigorous child"
Mrs X furnished neat problem
for another nurse. This woman had
a child thirteen months old and was
expecting soon to he the mother oi
another when she came under the
care of the nurse. The living child
needed considerable attention. but the
| phlegmatic, irresponsible and appa-
rently unappreciative = mother neg
lected It. With the sdvent and de-
| velopment of the second Child the
mother underwent a Transformation o1
character. She became receptive 10
/ the teaching of the nurse and eager
/ for and attentive to advice that makes
/ for good mothers and normal chill
. dren.
/ The Petrolucci family had a sad ex-
perience according to another nurse,
who writes Mrs, Petroluccts hus-
! band was n laborer, a good father and
"A good husband. He worked hard and
earned $40 a week When the family
came under the care of the station
there were three children, and Mrs
PetroluCci expected soon to he the
mother of n fourth. On the birth OF
the fourth child little sum of money
H. t.Z 80 II
advent was soon exhausted. Three
weeks after the birth of the child
/ PetrolucCi contracted a cold and In
eleven days died of pneumonia. Mrs
/ Petrolucci was left destitute. Her case
was reported to a charitable institu
| ton. which furnished her free gro
ceries and milk. From the diet
, kitchen station she received old
clothing and shoes. She. kept her
/ four-room fiat, rented out two rooms
Ito boarders and thus paid her rent.
/ One day a rash broke out on the body
! of her oldest child The health de-
partment doctor declared it WAS the
measles Two of the other children
contracted the disease and the board
ers left without paying their rent. In
ten days the children recovered. Soon
after this the oldest child again de-
tveloped rash. which proved to be
scarlet fever She was taken to a
hospital. where she lowered between
life and death for eleven days. But
she recovered and returned home.
Then the baby developed bronchial
pneumonia She was taken to a hos
pital, where under careful treatment
abe recovered. Now Mrs. Petrolucci
has four other boarders, who pay their
rent. and with the assistance she re-
ceives IN the form of free groceries,
milk and old clothing manages to
keep her family together"
| Mrs. Erasmus, a nsgress with four
children, presented another interest
ling case. Her husband, an elevator
man. earned $40 a week. of which he
gave her half for the support of her
self and her children. He did not
live with her. On visiting her home
the nurse found the windows shut
the air foul, the place dirty and the
children half starved and clad in rags
The nurse reported the case to a relief
charity which furnished Mrs. Eras-
mus free groceries and milk. After
three months care Mrs. Erasmus
baby now weighs eleven pounds and
looks happier. On admission TO the
station the infant weighed only eight
pounds, although 1t was six months
old Gloria, the next child In age
ms n DAu tftSt VI itChflS, htI bi ibs
ere deformed and her spine is curved
She is under treatment at dIspen-
sary. jeremiah, the four-year SON
helps his mother to sweep the floor
and gives the baby the bottle. Els
meralda. the eldest child, has beer
/ placed in a public school Mrs Eras-
mus now smiles a broad smile OF
happiness,
4 The New York Diet Kitchen asso-
citation was established in 1873. II
now maintains eight stations at care
fully selected points throughout the
city where pure milk Is sold at grocery
store prices TO those who can pay OF
is dispensed on requisition from CO.
operating agencies, Last year 1855
$50 quarts Of milk were dispensed
from these stations. In addition &c
the milk work the stations have be
come educational Centers where con-
ferences for mothers and babies are
held throughout the year and tC
which many problems Of family life
are brought for help and solution
The officers OF the association are:
President Mrs Henry Willard: vice