Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-13
Your Baby and Mine


For the benefit of new readers who
are eager to make Use of my depart
ment but do not know exactly how to
do so, like to pause at least once a
year and explain our mutual response
bilitieS toward getting the best results
with your baby and mine.
Let me explain, first, that this Is not
medical department. 1t offers no
advice on medicines, on the treatment
OF adult ailments, or any problems
which rightfully belong to your family
doctor. The mother only retards the
progress of her child toward health
when she waits for an answer from
the department on medical question.
beg her not to do this.
However, want to be Of help in the
hundred and one problems that arise
daily in any household where there are
children. I have been keeping in step
with the latest and best methods of
feeding children, with all the new adj
vances in the knowledge of behavior
problems and parental attitudes toward
them. In fact, for IL years, almost IL,
have been doing nothing else except
studying and dealing with problems of
infancy and childhood.
So If the baby's diet needs adjust
ment, If you don't know how and i'll
what amounts to feed cereals, orange
juice, cod liver oil, ETC., If baby isn't
gaining as he should, If he refuses a
bottle or q cup at the time proper for
these steps, If sonny is getting sassy
and stubborn, If daughter has told her
first lie, If you are preparing layet
for baby-ask me about 1t. You can
| see the vast field to be covered and the
numerous problems which have nothing
to do with illness, but are just the feed
ing and care of normal babies and chill
dren and the parental attitudes toward
behavior problems of normal children
which every mother should know. OF
course we must have rules which help
us both.
have published hundreds Of leaflets
covering almost every common problem
and outlining diets for children from
the age of six weeks up 10 adolescence.
| If you will state your problem carefully,
telling the age and weight of the child,
and the weight at birth, state the prob
lem and tell me how he Is being fed and
something of his home surroundings
and, If you remember to inclose
with your letter a fully self addressed
| stamped envelope, we will send you
either q leaflet that covers your prob
lem, or a personal answer. The one
and only necessity is that important
stamped envelope, with your name and
full address on 1t.
I can send as many as three leaflets
in one ordinary size envelope, but nc
more. Please do not ask for "all Of the
leaflets" as it is impossible to send
them. Likewise, we do not send out
large orders Of leaflets to be distributed
to clubs or organizations of any kind
The department is furnished to serve
the readers of this newspaper, and, OF
course, their relatives and friends in sc
far as possible.
If the question is of general interest
and you have not asked for a personal
reply, it may be answered in the paper
In that case keep in mind that the
answer may not appear for some time
So to write, 81 want to see this on Satur.
day, as I'm leaving town on Sunday,
} is an impossible request to grant. You
must be patient and wait your turn
If you do your part, we try to be al
! helpful as 1t is humanity possible fol
any one to be. D