The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
FOR HAPPY, . I. ! '....
HEALTHY BABES
Most People Are Now Giving Their
Children Better Care Than
Their Livestock
CAMPAIGN ON TO SAVE 1000, 900
Mothers Told How to Care for the
Wants Of Their Children and
There is Also Work for Father

There is not much in being born
this year unless you want to be a bet
ter baby. Cleveland and Boston in
particular have found new ways of
being very firm about it. AS a part
of the follow up work Of the childrens
year campaign to save 100000 babies.
Cleveland has a big army of motor
trucks fitted up as baby saving spe-
cial. 1t has two side tents, which,
when in position, make of the affair
a three room clinic Here the chill
dren are weighed and measured, and
given thorough examination. II
they are found to be entirely healthy
over ore-third are reported not to
be-they are sent to keep well
health center If they are ailing, they
are Immediately ssent to the babies
dispensary and hospital, The big
truck is a health policeman with a
regular beat, and goes around from
one ward to another, driven by "a
member of the woman's motor corps,
and in charge of doctor and nurse.
Connecticut has a similar motor truck
baby special; in Michigan they are
using a regular interurban car.
Spare the brush and spoil the
teeth" is the way they are saying it
at the, children's house ON the Boston
common. About 1900 people a week
wend their way through the three
rooms of the cottage which are devot-
ed respectively to hygiene, food and
play. In the hygiene room a. trained
nurse shows the proper way to battle
the baby, whose bath, by the way,
takes place in home made tub. The
baby is then dried on the home made
bath towel, and put to sleep in the
model baby carriage. In the second
room there is an exhibit of the prop.
served in gay little bowls with nurs-
cry borders. The dietition in charge
here gives away recipes and will show
anyone how to prepare the recon-
mended foods. She, of course, works
in cooperation with the food admin
istration.
The third room eXpounds the rec
reation idea. Posters tell you that
Happy, healthful children are play
full children and typical playthings
for different ages are shown Leaf
lets contain suggestions for games;
there are some old favorites included
and some new ones.- All, however,
help to develop childs mental or
physical alertness. :. The house As
really more for the parents than the
Mothers are told how to
care efficiently for the wants of their
children and fathers are given direc-
tons for building the necessary ap-
paratus such as tubs and bath towels.
Indeed, in addition there are posters
which say Father, it's up to you to
provide good housing, clean streets
and parks"
These are but two of the outward
and visible signs of Americas deter
to save, as a war measure,
100000 of the 100000 small children
who die every year in this country.
"War fills the graves and empties the
cradles said Sir Bernard Mallet,
registrar general of England, and the
children's bureau of the U. S. depart
ment of labor, realizing this, is max
ing with the local child welfare COM
mittees of the council of national de-
tense, this special children's year eff