The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-27
BABIES VALUED AT 500.
WORTH S62 A POUND IL NORMAL
AND OF AVERAGE SIZE TWEEN
TY YEARS LATER.

In an interesting manner, Miss M.
A. Winters, Red Cross nurse, today
told of babies, and of the object of
Baby week, which will be held here
during the six days, commencing
March A.. She said:
Some of the big problems cor
fronting us today are educational, So
cial, industrial, political. Others have
to do with health, charities and so on.
| will specify in part: Every COM
munity is a social organism, an in
jury or weakness of any member is
the common concern of the entire or
ganism. There are people in every
community that require the help of
others in one way or another. To
discuss the health needs of the com
munity and to provide the remedy is
the business of the Red Cross Seal
commission of South Dakota, which
was organized at Armour, by Mrs. +.
+. WanZer, of that city, without n
penny of financial aid. The commits
sion is supported entirely by the sale
of Red Cross seals at Christmas, and
the object of this commission is TO
raise the health standard of the peo-
pie of the state.
THAT the work is successful is
proven in the doubling of the work
each year since its organization. To
accomplish it's purpose Red Cross
public health nurses are sen into
counties where a certain number of
seals are sold. Public health nursing
means investigation and instruction,
with a view to prevention. The work
has been well received throughout
the state, but some counties are, Of
course, more enthusiastic than 9th
ers. For instance, National Health
week was admirably celebrated in
WATERFOWL, C%odington county, in
both an educational and interesting
manner In Madison will be cele-
brated for the first time, National
Baby week on March 4 to II.
THE object of this movement is
educational. Baby week mean a
campaign for baby welfare. Too
many babies die, too many are sickly,
with a corresponding expectation of
impaired future usefulness as citi-
zens, if they manage TO grow up.
Ignorance and neglect are the
chief causes. A new born infant is
reckoned to have a value Tin eco
monte sense) of only $50. largely
because of its prospects of survival
being so slim. The value to the state
of an able bodied ia is about $40
900. Manifestly, then, babies are q
crop worth raising.
National Baby week will be cela-
brated in Lake county with the fol
lowing objects in view;
Il. To ,eacn parents how to care
for babies.
.. To make Known to each local
community the Importance of its
babies as an asset.
%. To show the need of perma-
nent mot merely sporadic or casual1
work for babies welfare.
"A. To make everybody. old and
young, think about the best things to
do for babies and learn more about
what to do to keep them well.
National Baby week will com
mence Sunday, March 5. when min
listers will make baby the subject of
their discourses.
March 8 will be Baby day. There
will be a baby show in the afternoon,
in which all babies in the county are
invited to enroll. There will be milk
demonstrations and food and hygiene
exhibits, and prizes will be given. In
the evening Red Cross public health
nursing will be demonstrated by
moving pictures.
March 10 will be Brothers and
Sisters day. In the evening there
will be a health playlet. folk dane
ing, music, reading of prize essays.
For next Wednesday night in the
Commercial club rooms there will be
held a general meeting of all women's
clubs.
Much interest is being taken in
the work, and the prospects for a
successful baby week in Madison and
Lake county are very encouraging.
1t will be a community affair, in
which all are invited TO share"