Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-24

rooms, dressing room, measurement
and examination rooms Each baby
goes Through the following routine;
Dental examination before undress-
ing: mental examination; eye, ear,
nose, and throat: and then is disrobed
TO have its measurements taken and
the general physical examination
made. Each baby perhaps will re-
quire only about 20 minutes.
Eight Principal Booths.
Upstairs the entire gymnasium has
been turned into an exhibition room.
There are eight principal booths, as
follows: Play, Dairy, Eye and Ear,
Dental, Anti-Tuberculosis, Feeding and
Cleaning. Clothing, and Homemade
Furniture
The play booth contains many draw
ings, picture mats, toys and toy store
made by children of rhe Free Kinder
garten classes In drawing, cutting,
pasting and constructive work.
In the dairy section displays are
made TO show improper. unclean dairy
and milk conditions, land in direct,
forceful contrast, what has been done
In improving dairy conditions and in
surfing pure milk supply, at all times
most important IL not the chief prob
lem OF the whole baty welfare pro-
gram. The largest number of graphic
charts ere to be seen in the Eye and
Ear booth. These illustrate many of
the diseases of these two important
sense organs. The lettering and illus
trating Of these pleasing and instruct
i've charts was done by the pupils of
the Normal School under the direction
OF Mrs. Marshall.
How 20 Save Eyes.
The Maternity Home has chart in
which Il states that OF 1873 babies born
there during one year, every one was
treated at birth with a solution of ar
gyrol or nitrate OF silver for the eyes,
and not one of the babies so treated
suffered with any soreness of the eyes.
The Children's Hospital chart an
nounces that its service TO babies is
free, and that no child is ever refused
admittance
There are two attractive little sick
beds, natural size, with large dolls for
occupants, showing all the proper fix
ings, and loaned to the committee by
the Misses Mu-iel. Margery and Ethel
Wakefield of Pacific Heights. A pref
" baby screen loaned by the Japan
ese Bazaar is shown in this booth.
Dental 6ooth.
In the dental booth is large pic
ture of a school class receiving in
sfruetion in the proper method OF us
ing q tooth brush. Also there are 3
OF charts reminding everyone
on the Importance of caring for the
baby's teeth. Parents are advised to
clean the mouth OF the baby with boil
ed water or a boric acid solution ey-
cry day; to begin to use soft tooth
brush at the age of two years; and
that n first teeth are properly cared |
fof the second teeth will be good teeth. |
Pictures are the strongest in the
exhibit. which seeks
to portray the common conditions un-
der which tuberculosis Is permitted |
10 thrive, contrasted with pictures |
Df similar surroundings intelligently
improved SO as to prevent tuberculo-
IFS, which Is now known as prevent |
able disease.
A miniature sleeping room over q :
grocery store and near stable is q |
demonstration. as is one or
Two reproductions Of dark. dirty tene-
ment bedrooms.
A model quarters suitable for con-
sumptipe Is also shown in miniature
10 teach its lesson as graphically as
possible.
The Feeding and Cleaning Booth
,0ntains among other things a cabi-
net with two large sections, one dis
playing things that are bad for the
baby. and the other. good for baby.
The articles included are such as bot
lies. nipples. etc. The appliances are
loaned by Dimond & Co.
There is chart in this booth
which points the hour of the clock to
a. m, 8 a. m, noon, 3 to $3.50 p. M,
and 6 p. m. as the times to feed the
baby. Feed regularly" Is frequent
admonition around baby headquarters,
md mothers and nurses are strongly
urged to stick to the hours scheduled.
There Is a miniature kitchen to
iemonsfrate the proper preparation of
food and six girls from Kawaiahao
seminary viii be on duty Tuesday at
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first aid with their dolls as subjects,
the motions for the proper
Of the baby. dressing 1t and
attending to its eyes, ears, nose and
throat. and other ailments Of minor
nature
l4oms-Made Furniture.
One Of the most striking exhibits
h that showing box furniture made
from small packing cases or boxes
easily obtainable from any grocer's.
This booth Is IN entire charge of Mrs.
Malcolm MacIntyre. Most of the sam
pies Of this simple homemade furni-
ture she made with her own hands,
how easy Il is 70 do. In the
making Of the childss bed from such
material, Mrs. MaeIntyre was assisted
By Clifton Tracy.
There is, besides the bed. q child's
wash stand. cupboard. clothes box,
able with baby and toy furniture,
Iireless cooker. ice box On the walls
ran be seen simple drawings, designs,
and directions for the
of these and other pieces
put of this crude material Mrs. Mac