Evening journal., 1914-09-08
babies
FOR HEALTH points
Children'S Prattle at Fair
Exhibit Is Music to
Many Visitors
KIDDIES LINE
UP FOR TESTS

Goo Goo Da-da-da' Wow-ow-ow
The Better Babies Contest is on
Il opened this morning at it's exhi-
bltion tent at the State Fair grounds.
and, judging from the number Of ba-
bies that had arrived, and kept arriv-
ing all mornings, the examining doc
tors will be kept busy all day.
There are altogether 25l entries.
which include babies from twelve
months to three years. and il Is desired
70 have IL understood that each baby
will be judged from a health stand
point only, as il is the aim and object
of those interested to promote the well
fare and better health OF babies gem
orally
There will be classes each day last
ing from ten to five o'clock today;
ten to four o'clock on Wednesday and
Thursday. and until three o'clock on
Friday TOday's and tomOrrOw's class
es viii include as bouncing young
sters, while between 3S and 40 will be
examined each day thereafter.
While the tent I'm which the babies
are to be measured. weighed and thor
oughly examined. will not be open to
the general public the outside exhibit
| tion tent. In which Miss Martha Cor
bitt, a graduate nurse. will give daily
/ demonstrations to mothers as to prop
er methods TO employ with her baby
60 get the best health results. will well
( come all mothers who desire to know
more OF these vital things concerning
their babies. Miss Corbitt. who is at
/ present connected with the Children's
Hospital. in New York City, is well
known as a health expert on children.
For the purpose of properly demon
strating to mothers how TO care best
for her child, articles Of baby furni-
ture, clothing and feeding arrange
ments have been placed within the
view Of all aud Miss Corbit will
gladly answer any question put 10 her
pertaining to the health of a child
When seen this morning by re.
porter for THE EVENING JOUR.
NAL. Miss Corbitt. an attractive. vi.
vacious little woman, appeared mos
enthusiastic about her work and gave
some splendid advice and criticism
pertaining to babys health.
"Of course there rs q vast differenc.
In babies" she said. but with proper
care and by employing diligently the
beet methods for promoting TN
health Of her baby. any mother ough
TO be able TO get wonderful results
Homemade furniture she added
proudly exhibiting to her interviewer
a large, ordinary box and a plain
everyday clothes basket. each 81
fixed up as TO be almost unrecogniz
: able, and both of which were utilize
. very nicely for babys bed Il hav
found 10 be really the most practics
I and economical. You see, this box,
she continued. rs simply lined wit
sheeting and filled I'm with a large pil
4 low. A tiny pillow completes the out
fit and there you are. What nicer
: cleaner or more comfortable a be-
] could any baby wish?"
! further tour of the exhibition
I tent revealed splendid ice box whlcl
E is very simple and easily made. /
contained a large can for ice ant
, within this can another and smalle
one was placed in which the babies
: bottle and milk are kept No cloth
} ing on a baby should be tight, thicl
+ 0f mussy, she said. The palmer the,
, they are the better and several sam
pies of just what should constitute
I the baby's wardrobe were forewitl
! shown. Tiny little outdoor sleeping
| garments made of lightweight fanne
; and little "nighties" made with tn
hem TO button up over little feet wer
displayed.
II is all very interest and a demon
stration that should prove a grea
help TO mothers I'm general.
Different physicians will eXamin
the children each day Those VIII
win conduct the contest today IN
cmde Drs. Bennum, Fischer, AdaiI
D Bullock, Bastian, Briggs, FOulkg
r. Chipman, France, Dougherty. BirC
e Pyle. Speor, Springer, Seward, Krae
ID mer and Milliken. Miss Sarah Mes
e serOle of Trenton. New Jersey vii
e conduct the mental test.
S Mrs. Lily s. Kennedy will be in ac
S tual charge OF the tent an week.
! Among some oi the babies cntert.
are; John NJ. b. Adair. son of Alfred j
Adair, of No. 24Ol Lancaster avenue
Jennie l.. Beggs. daughter of Leslie "
Beggs. No. 500 Shearman street Etht
L. Brady, daughter of Winfield |
| Brady. No. 1913 Church street; Williar
|, j.. Banning, son of William T. Banning
No. 1856 West Twenty-ninth street
Walter c. Dill, son of Walter G. Dill
, Of Milford, Deli John Leedom. son @
Clyde Leedom, of Belleport Florenc
l. NJ. McElroy. daughter of Wilmer "
IL 90 a
4 Milton Miller son Of Charles Miller, n,
n 1912 Washington street: William {
Ryan, son of Charles \. Ryan, No. 20
, Van Buren street, and Boyd NJ. Ter
relli, son OF Nicholas Torrelli, of Rich
ardson Park.