The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-04
HOME NURSING
ANEMIA

7#IE M.
 A little baby with ]. the slightest tinge of blue about his lips lay back ip his carriage and watched the sunny street disinterestedly. Its carriage was painted French gray and lined with silken cushions. The mother gazed every now and again at her child as if she expected a remorseless wind to snatch it away from her.
 On the park bench not far away an other woman divided her attention be- tween a pink checked baby in shabby carriage, book and boy of four who played with deg.
 The baby in the prosperous looking carriage blinked at the sunlight ;on the gravel path as it's mother entered the park.
 The pink checked baby in the shab- by carriage gurgling eontentedly.
 It was after few guarded glances and a casual smile or two that the mothers fell into conversation-about their babies, of course.
 Your baby is the picture of health and mine is so delicate. I just tremble for fear something will happen. to him;'' said the woman clad in soft corn flower blue tweed. 7
 The mother in a drab raincoat and an old battered hat, looked sympathetic and reached gentle finger toward the pensive little baby in the expensive carriage. He blinked but made no ef- fort to take her finger in his pale little hand.
 !. How old is he?" she asked. Eighteen months" the other mother said. You'd never know it to look at him."
 '.f- think he is anemie," said the mother of the pink checked baby, thoughtfully. "Why don't you ask your doctor about him?'a
 We've had the doctor so much that I hate to call him until there is some definite need of him." admitted the other woman. Tt looks as if I couldn't take care of my own baby"
 ''Anemia is really quite common in little babies" continued the shabby woman. "AIy baby had it when he was small. You wouldn't believe it to look at him now. We were living in . beastly place, with little air and sun light It was poisoning both my babies. That started the anemia, I believe. Then we moved out here and spend as much time as possible in the park. You can see what the change has done for the children.
 I'm so terrified of anemia or any thing I don't understand" the anxious mother said, Just what is anemia 2, Its a. condition both in coloring matter and red blood cells. Children who are anemic are pale and their circulation is poor. They tire easily, sleep poorly, are generally below weight and often suffer from indiges- ton. If babies are kept on milk diet too ieng they sometimes become anemic. Artificially fed infants are more liable to be anemic than breast fed babies. sr \ My doctor says that oatmeal we'll cooked and strained, green vegetables, well cooked and strained through a sieve, orange juice and tomato juice canned tomatoes strained, l mean-will quickly help to improve the condition of anemic children. Lots of fresh air is very essential and so is sunlight. Children are like plants. They thrive in sunlight and air.
 ''I'm going straight. to see my doe tor about changing baby's foOd,' said the nervous mother. If he hasn't pink cheeks soon it won't be because l am not trying to profit by your experi- - ence.," she promised AS she started home, eager to change her, baby's diet from straight milk to diet varied with other food clements. ,,