The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-13
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN,
Times Washington Bureau, No. 40
Metropolitan BGnb Budding.

Times Washington Bureau, No. 7N4
Metropolitan BGnb Budding.
WASHINGTON, July l3.-Uncle
sam is just about to publish his first
book on the great
Uncle Sans American Dapy'
Baby Book. The big presses at
the government
printing Office are now running al
their highest speed on the iirst baby
book ever issued by the government
and tho second 20 be published by the
United States children's bureau IN
its care-ofchildren series The first
bulletin In this series was state.
ment on the prenatal care for mother
and child. and the new publication
on the baby viii be devoted 10 the
care of the child from birth until the
age OF two years other bulletins
| viii follow on the care OF older chil-
dren.
The coming publication on the
/ baby. which Is expected TO be ready
4 FOR free distribution by the children
bureau OF the department. OF labor
on or about Aug. l, 10 expected TO go
/ farther than any other work OF the
kind toward presenting information
! on practical methods OF caring lot
the individual child so that II may
grow up In health and so that more
rapid progress may be made In cut.
ting down the abnormally high infant
mortality rates In the Unued states.
II Is estimated that more than 100000
babies under one year OF age die each
wear. and that more than one-halt OF
this number die OF easily prvyentable
diseases
The governments new American
baby book is expected 10 rival IN pop
ularity the famous horse book,
which has passed through scores OF
editions since il was first printed by
the department of agriculture some
years ago, and which is the piece of
literature most sought for by con
gressmen TO send 70 their constitu.
ents before the time for a close cleo
ton rolls around Although the book
on the care OF the American baby
I promises TO be the governments best
seller. the first edition will be lin.
| tied TO 10000 copies. and many re-
prints will be necessary if the publ.
cation Is 10 exceed the record of the
old horse books and II IL Is TO prove
as popular as mothers, nurses physi
Icians and public health men who have
gone over the original manuscript eX
pect II 10 be More than $4,000
Icopies OF the bulletin on prenatal care
We're printed by the children,s bu
. reau in response 10 requests for the
publication which came from every
part of every state and from prac
tically all foreign countries The
childrens bureau was surprised by
the particularly heavy demand for
this bulletin from countries in the
far east. where American mission
aries are working 20 spread the Cos
pei Of good health as well as religion
Mrs. Max West. who was the all
thor of the prenatal care bulletin. is
also the author OF the new publica
ton on the care OF the baby She
has written the booklet from The
standpoint OF a woman who not only
has had university training and eX
perience in government research
work, but as one who herself is q
mother OF a family OF young children
The booklet has been written after
much preparation and study Of the
hest literature OF ali nations on the
subject and the manuscript had Oee-
read and criticised by a large number
OF physicians and nurses before Il
! was sent to the printer
! The bulletin treats of every detail
/ connected with the care OF youni
! child in language which IS simple anC
nOD.taChniCal Tho aim Eoe hoop =,
make the bulletin simple and thor
oughly interesting as we'll as accur
ate and scientific. n is written fol
the average mother and will be mail
ed free to all persons who send in 4
the United States childrens bureau
letter or post card request for th'