South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-15
STARTS SAVE THE
BABY" CAMPAIGN
Health Board Issues List of
"Dont'S" For Mothers Dur
ing Summer.

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With the approach of the hottest
month Of the year. August. the South
Bend board OF health following a Gus
tom Of years has offered South Bend
mothers its advice in h care and
feeding Of the baby through this peri
Cd OF danger and Illness.
II is impossible 20 give too much
attention to the baby's feeding. gen
eral care and exercise through the
summer. The wise mother takes ev-
cry precautiOn so that her baby shall
have proper dieting, beneficial and
not too violent exercise, cool dresses
n plenty Of fresh air.
\ few OF the "don'ts" offered by
the board OF health are as follows:
DO not put too much clothing on
the baby.
Never use tight waist bands.
Don't cover the baby's face with
a veil or shawl.
Never put the baby to sleep in a
closed up room.
Don't give the baby Soothing sy-
rups."
Don't give medicine until you have
consulted q physician.
Don't kiss the baby too Often-bet-
ter not at all.
Keep his food away from the flies.
Find the coolest spot in the house
and let him sleep there.
Use as few pins as possible and
safety-pins always.
Fresh Air Important.
Fresh air is as important a factor
in the baby's life as its food. Keep
him out Of the kitchen because too
much heat indoors is as dangerous as
being overheated outdoors. He shOuld
have his own little cot through the
night which should be in a room
where windows may be left open.
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keep the baby in shady spots where
the air Is fresh.
When il is very hot the mother or
nurse should give the baby a sponge
bath every day. A quick %spOnging
just before he is fed will produce
GOODNESS and drowsiness. Wait an
hour after he has been fed before
placing him in his tub which should
be filled with water a trife warmer
than his body.
one Of the greatest problems in the
summer care OF the infant is the cor
rect preparation Tor its feeding. No
general instructions upon this point
are possible since the mixture upon
which some other baby may thrive
VIII prove injurious 70 your baby. The
best advice along this line may be
obtained from the family physician.
He will probably tell you that bottle
feeding is wrong altogether n that
h infant mortality rate shows that
nine bottle fed babies die TO every one
who is fed in the natural way.
A study of the infant mortality ate
in South Bend discloses several inter-
esting features. out of the 50 babies
under one year of age who have died
in his city since Jan. L. some % We're.
members Of families who have lived
in the congested and southwest por-
lions OF the city. There is no way
TO ascertain the diseases that causes
most OF the deaths, since there is
a variety, one Of which claims as
many as the other.
No Excuse for Death Rate.
While IL is true that there are more
children in these sections of the city
than in the rest combined. that is
no excuse for the death rate there, &C
cordnig TO DR.. Charles ROsenbury.
secretary of the local board of public
health. Insanitary conditions In the
home, improper medical attention.
lack OF maternal care and insanitary
feeding causes more deaths among in
fants than any other reasons.
According 20 DIR. R~Osenbury, the
only way 90 combat these illnesses is
to procure the advice of reliable ply
sicians. When a child is taken sick
the mother often mistakes its symr-
toms and gives IT, medicines designed
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baby's constitution viii not bear up
under the unnatural strain and il dies.
A physician would have saved its life.
Most OF the trouble occurs during
hot weather, August and September
being the months in which the NOR
tally rate is the largest.
Excessive heat, long endured. pro-
fOundly affects the nerves. Fretful-
ness n nervousness always precede
the most serious summer complaints.
cholera infantun. Digestion is de-
pressed by nervousness. and then If
the child is allowed TO overeat or is
fed with unwholesome food. il quick
ly develops the dread disease.
In the Office OF the board OF health
in this city there is a map Of the
city with a blaCkheaded pin marking
the home where a baby has died
since Jan. J.. over n map in large
black letters Is the placard.
SAVE THE BABTES,"
nHAN nEnnI r AR