Evening journal., 1918-05-29
WHERE THEY ARE SAVING 100000 BABIES FOR THE
NATION 0y TOMORROW.

ID ERHAPs you thought Uncle Sam was busy making
war;
Well he is But he finds time on the side to run a
nursery that makes the Old Woman whe Lived in a
! Shoe look like mere beginner
Probably you wondering where this baby farm
IS It's oil over the country, the entire United States
in every home In Delaware and elsewhere where
baby spreading happiness And Uncle Sam is running
It from the Chdren's Bureau at Washington with many
kindly word Of advice that the hundred thousand
babies viii up TO health and happiness who other
wise might nnd the world too much for them.
DO you know that the Chdren's Bureau has discov-
cred that II Is three times dangerous TO be baby
II ls to be soldier on the firing liner There only
four deaths per year in the Allied armies OF every
hundred engaged. But in the United States twelve
babies out Of every hundred die in that year.
No wonder the Government has made up It's mind to
this big part OF the nation of tomorrow" Let's
how they go about It,
OF course the most important thing Of all Is the
babys feeding. Babies intended TO llvs-no TO die
and II they get chance. they grow up and bloom
naturally healthy flower So Uncle Sam Issues
bulletin telling mothers how TO feed babies and the
mothers follow his instructions doing their big
part for the nation.
You know that babies must have milk in some FORM
but ordinary milk II 10 the door is not always
safe. often It contains dangerous germs. Even II is
clean, It is hard for the baby to digest
The MIX Bulletin says that milk in powdered form
curds broken up in the process OF manufacture. II
you take milk powdered form and add TO II cereal
and In just the right proportions you have what
is almost ideal food for babies and this is the form
taken by Of the best prepared baby foods sold
every drug store in the country.
Uncle Sam wants mothers to understand the differ
between the prepared baby food which is made
OF milk in its powdered FORM and the other kind
which milk must be added
II Is asserted that II you have to add milk 10 your
baby food, you running all the dangers Of milk Itself
and going TO unnecessary expense.
The Big Baby Farm that stretches all the United
States has its capable helpers FIRST the doctors second
the retail druggists who give much valuable advice
to worried mothers, and third. the mothers themselves
An three working for better healthier babies As
result down will go the infant mortay-fewer babies
will dleand hundred thousand homes will be made
happy which would otherwise be desoste.
The advance in scientific knowledge which Will save
these hundred thousand babies one OF the blessedest
things in the whole world. Think what II means 10
mother TO be able TO go into drug store and get not
only and sensible advice how to feed her baby
but also the food ITSELF exactly adapted to her bsbys
needs as II II were made up by the greatest baby
specialists in the world.
Do your part in helping Uncle Sam with his baby
farm. Pass the word along that the right food
Of the most essential things for bsbys health.
II you have baby. or II you know Of a baby who is
growing and gaining weight he should probably
his food is at fault Find out from your druggist what
baby food is complete In itself. made out Of mk-ee
the Government Bulletin the Care and Feeding OF
Children.
The nation is wide awake 10 saving IT'S babies They
sreethe United States OF tomorrow