Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
PRAISES THE CHILD
SAYING INSTITUTE
Or, Hart Of the Rockefeller Founda.
ton Says Omaha Plant One
of the Best.
DEATH RATE HERE is Low


Or. Hastings W. Hart for thirty
three years connected with ehildren's
welfare work in Minnesota and Chi
oago and for the last nine years with
the Rockefeller Foundation backed
by 100000 for various philan-
thropic purposes, was in Omaha Fri
day, visiting the Child Saving insti-
tute. He found conditions there SUI
perior to those in all but half dozen
or so places in the country
I'm some institutions of the Sort
he said, the mortality is 49, 50 or
perhaps 90 per cent while out Of 100
babies taken TO the Omaha institu-
ton last year only two died besides
two Others that were in a dying con
dition when they went there. There
are thirty-two children in the home
One reason for the low mortality is
the fact that there are plenty OF
nurses, about one for every four ba-
bics Another is the fact that there
is close connection with a hospital,
so that when a healthy baby is born
Il is not starved or neglected for ten
days, as is the case especially in New
York, where children arc taken to
such an institution as this entirely
too late 10 save the child.
Everything at the Omaha insttu.
ton Is clean and sanitary. Especial
care Is taken in regard to the food OF
the children. The milk for the Older
babies is pasteurized and that for the
younger ones is certified Then, too,
there is no lack of ventilation. There
is plenty Of fresh air, summer and
winter. When | went in windows
were open at both ends of the room.
Old-fashioned people would think the
air would kill the child"
children's Welfare.
DR.. Hart talked also about chill
dren's welfare work in general. He
came west to attend a national con-
ference OF charities in Indianapolis
and then went to ST. Louis, where he
visited several institutions for chill
dren, He noted with satisfaction
that other states are following the
lead OF Massachusetts, in eoding the
care Of the children. Formerly what
was done for the child was largely a
matter OF chance. Some rich man or
woman would give a hospital or pro-
vide other charity, but the plan pro-
posed now is to codify the care of
children, just as crime and other de-
partments are taken care of. The
same authorities are to look out for
the defective, crippled and dependent
Some States Spend Money.
The doctor praised the work OF the
home for crippled children in this
state and continued. Missouri
Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and other
states are taking the matter up. In
Michigan, indeed, the fraternal orr
CARNATIONS agreed TO spend 100000
for three years in tearing how TO care
for children. The way the system.
works in Massachusetts, in twenty
six counties OF New York and twelve
or fifteen counties OF Pennsylvania,
for instance, is that when the agent
in any small town finds a difficult
case she reports Immediately to
headquarters and soon the best adj
vice to be had is provided.
I'VE find out about the feeble
the epileptic and the way the
various mothers pension laws are
One of the most efficient
leaders in this work, is c. {. Carstens
of Boston.
To Care for Own Child.
1--WE are trying to make the parents
take care of the child instead OF MAX
ing the infant a public burden on this
or that community. The way laws
operate now there is nothing in the
way of woman coming to this city
and really making you give her
$1,000 Such tolerance is immoral
She comes here from country town
and goes TO lying-in-hospital Later
she wants to so home. But she
leaves the child behind to be taken
care OF by the city. And it costs at
least $1,000 to raise boy or girl to
the age OF ID years"