Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-24
A MOTHER" WRITES
VIEWS OF BAbYS
CARE IN BELD|NG
COMMENDS THE BANNER ON A
FORMER ARTICLE PRINTED
IN ISSUE OF MAY 10

Last week Wednesday the Banner
received a very nice letter from
mother commencing the article print
ed in our issue of May 10 regarding
mothers. The communication was so
good that we are glad to print it for
the benefit of our readers. We heart
lily endorse what the mother said and
invite further discussion. The Ban
ner is always glad to get special ar
ticles from subscribers, voicing some
worthy cause or pointing out some un-
wholesome condition.
Here is what "a Mother" wrote us:
Editors of the Banner:
Dear Sirs: II am very grateful for
the article in the Banner, "Were These
Mothers to Blame for the Existence
of a Moribund Baby?" | wish we
might have an article in every issue
concerning Motherhood and Baby
hood" There are so many homes
where the Banner goes but where a
mothers magazine is never read. 1t
has been sorrow to me to see how
little thought and care is given to our
babies. Nearly any evening one can
see number of babies and little chill
dren bumped up in go-carts or sulk-
les with their heads tipped over, be-
ing drawn along by parents who
think only of their own pleasure and
nothing of their baby's health let
alone comfort. We can only think
of that young mother on the Green
vile fair grounds with a little red
faced baby wailing in her arms
When questioned by an older woman,
she said her baby was two weeks old.
but she could not think of staying at
home and missing good time Poor
young woman, certainly no mother
had taught her the danger to herself
though common sense should have
told her the danger to her baby.
"The majority of our babies at birth
are strong and healthy appearing if
the parents are healthy, but in few
months while some remain fat and
healthy, many are rather poor and
have an unwholesome look. | can but
think this is caused by either their
care or their mothers care of herself.
Many mothers are afraid to get out
and exercise and to them are born
weak, timid children. Many mothers
do not wish to nurse their babies and
their children suffer with Indigestion.
Other mothers are afraid of fresh
air; their babies sleep in closed bed
rooms and are taken out in their car
riages very seldom. When you look
at a fat healthy, well-developcd baby
you may know that baby's mother
takes him out every day and perhaps
puts him in the carriage on the porch
to sleep. being careful to have him
protected from flies.
ut has been a sorrow to me also
on cool days to see babies legs and
arms bare or nearly so, when they
should have been covered by woo!ens.
Then our little children are turned
loose with practically no care. Many
Of the PARENTS are at work in our
mills but other mothers are i'm the
nCmes plio would be cut to the hea. t
if they could see their children while
out of their sight. While / regret
there is not LIVING WAGE paid
the fathers who labor in our factories
that the mothers may be able to stay
in the home and care for the children,
and regret widowed mothers do not re-
ceive larger pension, | do wish we
had day nursery for the benefit of
those mothers who were really oblig-
ed to work"
"a Mother"