Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-07
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Docs il seem strange that vr should
set aside seven days ~ hc observed iH H
National Baby Campaign. and thai N.
should ask every body that loves even uU.
little baby ur all little babies. tO drNot.
this time ~ \ special study M thc gruv tl
and proper developments NJ tue mind
aud bodies NJ children? On thr contra
n. does il not seem even strange th,r
have - lately begun \ careful study ui
children?
Ages ago men began pccping into ani
holes and bee hives and birds nests ANA
learning the habits ~ fowls Jnd insects
Years ago MASSES information had hrtu
collected about plant life. only Within
the last twenty five years has careful. ar
curaic, scientific study been given Nv tht
mysterious and wonderful child liir
that life on which The prrpctuItiuu ui
our institutions and government dy
ponds. that life 90 whlrh th" future uf
the human race hangs. Children -iid W
Sagc are our human Immortality lui
vet how little NJ know ~ children.
Child study IL IN nn means \ ~illt
fad or the outcome NJ II passing iAucN Y
II l. 4 sane well directed etIurt mot only
a. save the lives ~ bIbie. but tu aiII,
bows and girls on the right paths uuari
perfect manhood and w~umuuhuud. N
know that thousand III babies iIr every
year i'll the United States before lhrN
are 4 year old. Ia fact, the estimate ui
the census barcan shows that our irtuil
loss III 81. was about 3uOuUU iahir,
under one wear old. W. know that th-ru
are numbers If DETECTIVES thai miaut
have been normal men aud women: WH
know that i'll our Texas blind asylum
there are hundreds NJ children tlIi
might have had perfect vision. When yul
Src about You the MANNED and thc help.
less. yes, the v%icious, and dcpratod dN
YOU ash. Who did Sin that this thing
came ~ paSs?"
Depend upon III. some one WAS quilts
uf one IF two sins, ignorance ur careless
rr~> M thc needs XXI \ little child "
no language but n cry
Because vc have been convinced h'
actual demonstration thHt wc rnu t,r
the lives Of hundreds ui babies Nt
wear ana N, proper care iH flrir ruIri wv
Keep aII their ~rn~r- IHi itrfi .- M
normal condition. vr have hr-u Ny
NATIONAL BABY SAVING rAM
rNTGN. Such campaigns base already
resulted WV much glud in Nrw york.
Chicago. Pitt~hnrg aud several "fh"f
large %rlarr~ This mut rlucHt WH- begun
hcrlu~r figures show thai nHi 0f rNn
fhru~aHd babies horn. rWe hundred rnN
fvrrt, fitr hie before thrt arr 0Wn 'r NJ
,iI. MI iliu~c that li,r u|nrrHrioi uNIH.
hers go through Iifr with impaired rt.
%hrtrncr. INV Muntclair. View Jersey thr
death rate aumng babies under unr wear
~ age Was. fnr several wears. eighty
four ont nf every thousand In 1913 t
dropped wv sixty 'nrr in every Thousand.
How do Vow suppose infaai mnrta iiF
was decreased in Mnrtrlair? VIII thn
town was aroused tn W sense nf duty.
mothers were taught how and when lHl
what ~ feel their babies. how tn battle
and handle them. Above all. proper
ventilation was insisted npnH. In short
steady baby campaign wark was carried
III. lust ~ the people would conduct r
money saving campaign. Just as vc
worked last wear ~ make Texas Feed
herself Was the city ~ Mnntrlair ~
ing rood humane christian work when
IL undertook ~ save itS hahif- Wa
II pursuing n wise economical motley
Was III CHEAPER ~ keep The little one
veil ~ wise precautions against ilf
rreS IT ~ nurse the sh-k and bury tha
aeaa9 These are some NJ the questions
We would bring home to you by obser-