The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

Since 1916 the department of the Seine has been assisting poor mothers until their children reach the age of years; and since April. 1918, it has granted premium of 200 francs per annum to such women as nurse their own babies. In order to get this a doctor must certify that the mother breastfeeds the infant.
 Big Money for Big Families
 Private parties and industrial com panies are doing much to increase the baby supply. A notable instance is that of Monsieur and Madame Cog mac, who some time ago gave an amount which at the present rate of exchange would equal more than S225.000 to establish 90 awards of S2.500 each for every large family among the poor which has had at least nine children either alive or who had died for their country, and all from one marriage. This man and his wife have given this year another s100,000 to make 100 awards of s1.0o0 each, the requirement being that each family receiving them should have at least five children and that the parents should be un- der 50 years of age.
 There is a landlord here in Paris who accepts only married couples with children as tenants and gives every mother who has a baby born in his house the sum of s2, chicken and supply of coal for the winter. There is another patriot in the de partment of Haute- -Saone who re- gently called the married men of his town together, promising each 20 francs for every child he had over four. The mother had 10 bring out the children, and show that all were her own. I am told that more than 100 mothers came forward to claim the reward, and that they had SIS children.
 There are number of industrial associations which are contributing to increase the birth rate One has a fund that gives every married man among it's employees an average of 2 francs day for each child. An asso- citation of linen manufacturers is paying a supplementary wage of 240 francs per annum, or about $2 month, to families having one child under 13 years of age, and s5 a month to families having two children. The
  it reaches a maximum of s420 a year, where there are seven children or more.
 Getting Wives Through Newspapers
 Since I came to France I have oc- easienally bought some of the news papers devoted to the increase of the baby crop. One of these entitled Marriage lies before me. It is is sued twice month. Of the shape of the ordinary American magazine, it has 40 pages of which more than 20 are taken up by advertisements sent in by the subscribers. Those who subscribe have the right to ad- vertise for wives or husbands to the extent of l 5 words in each issue while their subscription lasts. If they wish to use more space they pay , cents for each additional word. The ad- vertfsements are numbered and all correspondence goes on through number and not by names, the maga- zine being the mail box. The adver- tisements of the current issue run from 32.000 to 91. 900, from which I judge some business is done. To show what the advertisements are like I shall translate several chosen at random:
 "Coloners widow. without children, 50. young in spirit. earning 25.0te francs year, will have 100000 Would marry an honorable man of position and fortune"
 professor. 2s. has three adopted children. Would like to correspond
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