New Britain herald., 1920-12-16
DR. TRAVIS TELLS
 OF PITIFUL CASE
Funeral of Starved Baby Presided
 Over by Her

Dr. Catherine A. Travis. formerly
 of this city writes to local friend re-
 garding conditions in Kweitah. Homan
 as follows:
 "A close-packed group of Chinese blocked our way as we attempted d
 few days ago to pass through one of
 the gateways leading to the city i wall. On pushing to the center of the | group we saw the pitiable object Of their interest. Wrapped in q dirty red quilt lay tiny starving babe. Flies | clustered about il, but were famed i off by the crowd. We learned that the child had been there for three days. having been abandoned by it's hungry i mother. ft had been fed after q fashion, and carried home at night to different houses to save it from hungry dogs One woman said she had suckled 1t once or twice. If was with little hope that we picked up the
 wretchcd bundle to carry back to our house, short distance off. It was
 fortunately a warm day. and we laid
 our filthy little bundle down in our
 courtyard. On examination the child
 little girl. looked to be about q
 month old. ernaciated to a degree. and
 having over the sacrum q large bed
 sore.
 The child eagerly swallowed a little
 diluted goats milk. then Miss Peters
 washed the filthy little body. cleansed
 tho eyes and nostrils. already infested
 by fy's eggs and clad the baby in
 fresh garments. The little one was
 carefully tended through the night.
 On the morrow as I returned to the
 room, after having left our sewing
 woman to give the babe her milk. I
 found her hopeful. The babe opens wide eyes" she called, "she will live" The wide eyes did not mean returning strength. rather on-coming death. and at noon the little one passed quietly away. We had n carpenter make a rough little coffin. Our servants were unwilling to carry the coffin through the street, so a shock headed lad was hired. He set forth carrying the little load, and Miss Peters and I followed. We passed out Of the city by the West gute. attended by an ever-growing crowd. chiefly little boys. Tn a corner q grave had been dug by our gate man. and the coffin having been placed within. n word was said by one of us. committing the little ones soul into Gods hands, and earth was henped up.
 We rarely venture to walk outside tho city-wall, for fear of grisiy sights, a rinad shallow graves, with lean dogs sinking off at our approach, and the last oHd is the impenetrabIe skull. I've counted n half dozen at one view.
 The outlook for the winter here is ominous. True. the drought prevail Ing SO widely in all north China this year wns broken for us in the spring, and there was fair wheat crop The sumner crops of beans and miIIet are poor. The last three days we've had n moderate rainfall, not, however, sufficient as yet to allow of winter crop planting. and there are signs of Food is almost double its usual price. and that means near for many. Yet we are favor ed above our fellows in the north and west There the situation is desperate; there are millions starving. The local authorities. as we'll as the central are starting relief measures, the foreigners are assisting: but adequate relief is not everywhere in sight. We read reports of the tre- mendous extravaganza in dress pre- vailing in America and England. It hurts. the thought that the lives of half a dozen whole families. who will probably othsrw perish. might be sustained through this winter by the cost one womans sumner fursi''
 Evap milk. 4 cans 50 cents. Russell