The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-28
JOINT MEETING
HELD ON FRIDAY
By TIE HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE
AND HOME ECONOMICS De
PhRTMENT WAS LARGE
Or. J. w. Gilmore Gave Beneficial
Talk on Care Of Babies Many
Others or Program.

The Joint meeting OF the House
wives League and the Home Econo-
mics Department Of the Woman's
club Friday afternoon was well at
tended. Mrs. Guy II. e. Allen pre-
sided and the meeting was opened
with ar address by DIR. J. W. Gil
more on the care OF babies and their
mother. DIR. Gilmore spoke OF the ap
paling infant mortality and a proven
ton OF same. In New York. one m
OF three babies die young and the
average here II not nearly so great.
He read notes OF interest to encour
q prevention OF diseases and death.
Some OF them are. 100 carefully
10 the babies home before II Is
brought into II so there Is cleanli-
ness. dry cellars. good water and
plenty OF sunlight: keep every uten-
sill clean: never put anything dirty
IN cellar or yard: keep toilet clean
and covered: keep cats and dogs
from babies as their hair collects bac-
terra: keep dishes clean and keep
out flies: don't let people handle or
caress babies. put baby in another
room when sweeping. don't take II
to funeral or sick room or TO stuffy
picture shows: II babe Is born with
sore eyes have doctor use nitrate OF
silver: battle baby once "A day. pre-
ferably in morning: use three inche
OF warm water tested by touch OF
elbow: use cheese cloth for wash
cloth: use boracic acid to wash eyes
and mouth In case OF measles, put
colored glasses on instead OF Keeping
out sunshine; exercise sunlight
are as essential to the baby's welfare
as pure food: in feeding first four
weeks feed every two hours: after
this every three hours.
DIR. Gilmore spoke OF the care OF
mother before baby arrives. She
should be careful OF her health in
every way as the baby's health de-
ponds on II. In nursing babies the
mother requires plenty sleep. plenty
fruit. FIVE glasses OF water daily,
quart OF pure milk daily and no in
toXicants OF any kind. DR.. Gilmore
told OF contagious diseases and said
the medical skill hoped to eliminate
any such disease in time. He told
OF anti-toxins. their use and origin.
His talk was interesting.
Efficiency In Home.
Mrs. Charles Beekman read a fine
paper on Efficiency in the Home
and said women of America are be
ginning TO understand the proper
spending Of the income. bringing up
OF children, etc. necessary TO good
home keeping which the foreign wo-
men have known for some time. Wo-
men today expect in servants, ef.
q Nv ~ ahf AAoN e.
a good moral for good housekeeping
Is "a place for everything and every
thing in its place and IL eliminates
much hard work. We have convent
ences and II our work is slavery Il is
our own fault. Home with its in.
fuence M training is the greatest
united force and is dear TO all and
efficiency in the home is doing our
work TO the best OF our ability: more
homes are broken up by mismanag.
ment than by drink; a home efficient
~ managed I'm all its branches is
worth while.
Miss Agnes Wilson who attended
the National Federation OF House
wives Leagues in New York gave a
short talk on Dirt found in Flour"
She learned much at the pure food
demonstration. that flour Is shipped
in same cars as fertilizer and other
articles and the dust goes into the
-four sacks n nothing takes up
dirt more easily than -four and sugar.
That which is shipped In the cloth
sacks should not be purchased az
more sanitary sacks are used now in
dust proof paper bags. Little purely
clean ugar is nov used. The domi.
noe sugar graduated Is advised.
Crystal Market.
Miss Cecilia Speyer. who just re.
turned from New York and other
eastern cities. gave a talk. She
spoke OF the scenes in Crystal Palace
and the condition of New York mar
ket aud their poor and %unsanitary
conditions. She heard Mrs. Frede
rick talk on Household and Efhcien
cy.' Miss Speycr visited Mrs. Heath
at her home and was present az q
meeting Of the Executive Board and
visited the office Of the Housewives
League Magazine which should be In
the home OF every housewife. II {,
q dollar a year which entities one
20 be a member OF the League aut
hear all lectures. All advertisement.
In this magazine are tested so the,
may be relied upon. She spoke q.
the Federated club meeting OF New
York where 1000 women we're pres
ont. She heard talks on Prison Re
form and heard Mrs. Allen talk or
Patent Medicines and Headache
Cures
Mrs. W. H Smith read n paper or
'Negetariauism' and pointed OUT IN,
good qualities az vegetable as food.
according to two authorities. Rohcr.
Hutchinson. ~ London. and A1frc,
NcCarn. White bread wps unknown
until 100 years ago. polished or hull
I'D grains lose nutrition. teeth reuuir,
bone foods. Mrs. Smiths paper wa,
excellent.