The Harrison times., 1914-08-22
BETTER BABIES CONTEST.
At the Boone County Fair Next
Month.
OBJECT OF CONTEST.

insure better babies and better
race. 1t consists Of entering, exam.
ining and awarding prizes to child.
rem of FIVE years or less on exactly
the same basic principles that are
applied to live stock shows. Mere
beauty does not count Physical
and mental development only are
considered. I he Better Babies Con
test insures a better race OF Amerl-
cans, because it teaches parents how
to improve the physical condition of
children already born and TO protect
those yet unborn. 1t arouses inter
est in the conservation OF child life
and health and in all forms OF child
welfare. 1t torgeS a connecting link
between parents and teachers, be-
tween the home and the scientific
study Of child life, It promotes civic
interest in the children Of the COM
munity,
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The Table of Standards on the
Better Babies Standard Score Card
provides for the examination Of ba-
bes from 70 60 months, but ply
sicians iurge that babies under -
months should not be brought to
fairs, The most popular age limit
for fair contests is from II months
to rs months.
Children II months or less and
40 months or more not eligible for
entry,
Highest scoring child, u months
to rs months $50
Second highest scoring child, u
months to As months S. 90
Third highest scoring child, Il
months to rs months $3.50
A handsome silver prize cup, fur.
nished by the Imperial Granum
Food Co., will also be given 60 the
First Prize Baby.
SPECIAL BETTER BABIBS AWARDS
CONTRIBUTED by WoMAN's
HOME CONFUSION,
County-To highest scoring boy,
Better Babies Medal in Bronze To
To highest scoring girl, Better Bo.
bies' Medal in bronze.
Local, TO the highest scoring
boy or girl, Better Babies Medal in
bronze To each first prize winner,
Better Babies Diploma, To each
child examined in the contest, Bet.
ter Babies Certificate of ES0mina.
tion.
Contest open 20 all babies Of
Boone county between twelve
months and rs months.
All entries close on September 10
at 6p, m,
Entry blanks mailed on request
Appointments for examination will
be made in the order in which oppli-
cations are received
Notice of date and hour of ap.
pointment for examination will be
mailed in ample time before the fair
opens,
All questions on blanks submitted
to parents must be answered,
No child suffering from any acute,
constitutional or contagious disease
may be entered, To prevent danger
from contagion all children will be
examined by a physician or n train.
ed nurse before being admitted to
the reception room,
Examinations will begin ut ~
n, m, on September 18th, ct Fair
Grounds,
To FARMERS AND THEIR WIVES
YOU study scientific farming and
domestic science 60 raise bigger and
better crops, TO improve your live
stock, 60 produce richer milk, to
bake better bread, TO have more
money in the bank,
Why not study Better Babies lily.
giene-tO make your baby bigger
and stronger, 60 raise the standard
of health in your family 60 reduce
the e'doetor's bills, 60 have happier
children in your homei
70 MOTHERS IN GENERAL
DO you want healthy happy bo.
bies
Would you like to see your baby
well nouriShed, firm Of flesh, smooth
OF skin=a prize baby
Then come to the Better Babies
contest Have your baby tested by
physicas who know what 100
per cent baby ought TO be,
II your baby II up to the standard
he will win a prize,
If he is not, you will be told how
to make him a prize winner next
year,
There will also be a Better Babies
Health Exhibit Of interest 60 you,
All the latest ideas for making good
- Il IL