South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-23
BABY EXHIBITS ARE
OPENED TO PUBLIC
Proper Food and Clothes For
All Season Are InCIud-
ed in Display.

with the arrival Of the Baby Wei
fare exhibit from the state board OF
health Monday the Baby Week com
mittee was enabled TO open its ex-
hibit at 1903 w washington av. The
conference rooms next door have
also been put ia readiness for the
physical and mental tests I'm the baby
contest which viii open Wednesday.
The exhibit comprising hat sent
from Indianapolis and a ,, re food
exhibit prepared by mittee
working under Miss Flo enc, Weld
Of the household arts de! artment Of
the public schools is one of great in
terest and value 10 mothers and
fathers. According 20 one of the
bulletins entitled Indians MOnu-
ment 10 Her Children under five
years Of age-A monument to iguor-
ance. Indiana sacrificed i'm 1914
three babies 10 small poN; 40 10
measles; AZ 20 typhoid fever; 81 TO
scarlet fever; 243 10 whooping
cough; pa TO diphtheria; 307 TO tn
berculOsis: 1.094 90 pneumonia; and
1879 10 diarrhea-all preventable
diseases. In the entire country, eight
white babies are born every min
utes. one in every five Of these babies
dies before it is one year old. A
series of charts carries this com
paris0n Of deaths from preyentable
disease over a period OF 10 years
Numerous other charts and bull
etins emphasize the part which raw
milk plays in the wholesale muir
der Of infants; the Importance of
breast feeding. Of fresh air, proper
clothing and proper feeding after
the child is weaned. Much stress is
laid upon the Importance Of birth
registration not merely from the
health but from the legal point of
view. Parents should insist. accord
ing TO the state board OF health. that
their physicians see that the baby
IS duly registered in the board of
health Office so as TO insure its
proper status in the community and
secure its right TO marry. 20 inherit.
10 go TO school. TO vote.
Clothing Exhibit
Another display Of interest is one
Of the proper summer and winter
clothing for the baby, most OF the
articles of apparel having been pur-
chased for 10 or 25 cents. The pure
food exhibit comprises four tables.
one showing the bottle feelings for
"a hours for a baby up TO one year
old. the second showing the food
that makes the baby eealthful and
the third showing those which make
him i'll and fretful.
one of the windows of the exhibit
room contains pretty crib made
from a laundry basket placed on a
frame and painted white. The crib
was built by one of the city iremen
at a total cost Of less than 50. other
articles such as nursing bottle ap-
proved by the state board of health,
an inexpensive bath tub and Their
mometer. a sterilizer. a homemade
refrigerator and other articles TO be
used 10 promote the health and COM
tort OF the baby are also on display.
In the room just west Of the eN-
hibit room preparations have been
completed for the baby conferences.
A long narrow passageway has been
partitioned off down one side of the
room where the physicians Will make
their physical tests under the eyes of
the mothers Another portion of the
room has been screened off for the
mental tests while the wallis are COW
cred with a most attractive series of
placards prepared by the Children's
dispensary- The tests I'm the baby
contest which viii be open 10 an
children between the ages of three
months and tvo years, viii begin
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
They viii continue for three DAYS.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
between the hours of 10 o'clock and
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