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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1913)
THE SUXDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913. 12 CROONING OF 68 BABIES WELCOMES VISITOR AT BABY HOME 7 i V. tba JiT EDITJJ KN'IGHT HOLMES. sanitation, says that he considers the means of keeping the babies In their nuts or home-made biscuits, but there will be one of the most Interesting fea- SIXTY healthy, happy babies are Baby Home's cow. barn the best in the excellent state of health. were no such wares in her basket. Lift- tures. They will have a ward and de- xooing ancl gurgling and enjoying state. It is admitted . by authorities who ing the lid, she disclosed a tiny new- partmenf showing how they care for lite, at the SSaby Home, while there Precautions are taken to do awav know that 50 per cent of the bottle born babe her daughter's child, that their babies and it will be a great ed- Is gladriess in the hearts of the man- w"h one of the great pests usu- babies of America die, while only 7 per had made its appearance into the world ucational feature. I consider the physl- t , aiiy found in the vicinity of barns The cent ot tne naturally nursed babies die. a few hours before and had immediate- clans and nurses at the home, by their agement, of the purses, physicians and whQ attends to the milklnK ls If this be the case, is not the record ly been stowed in the basket and taken splendid system of milk formula and attendant, for ip 16 months there has artBBe& jn a ciean white suit. The milk of the home remarkable, when - one on a Journey of three score miles, over charts and general attention to the not been & single :ieath in that splendid js placed In a sterilized pail and taken considers that all of the babies there a rough road. All this didn't tend to children, have in a large measure institution. And, think of it, the mem- into the cooler Immediately. After the are bottle fed? improve the baby's looks or general solved the infant mortality problem, bers of this wonderful family are all various formula are mixed It is put The youngsters who are big enough welfare. The poor little thing surely Their methods are' equal to or better "bottle babies"- many of them came Into the bottles, each one of which Is to toddle about are anxious to be no- got a bad start in life. Born of a than those of any of the first-class into the world wi th a heritage of frail- la001ed witn a Uny celluloid tag bear- tlced, anl lr one is spoKen to tne oin young moiner wnose lamiij woiuu mi uihuluudm hi uio uiuim onus. tv misfortune arjd neglect. The fact ln tne name oi tne cniKL lor whom it era must come in for tneir snare or ai- Keep tne cnna oecause oi wno.v that these mites of humanity should be received, cared for 8o thoroughly and- " . ,J1IJW . ;-1 be given a chance, to begin life right ls In itself interesting. There is, back of all the success in keeping the babies in. this excellent state of health, v a marvelous system that governs the preparation of the foods and the care of ie children from the day they enter; there are officers and directors who give untiringly of their time and efforts ior the benefit of the Home and a staff cf nurses who are devoted to their work. Above all in importance must be mentioned the phy sician who has instituted the system and the superintendent who carries out the plans. i BaMes Kcptrtn Open. Entering the big building at East .Thirty-seventh and EClsworth streets on a bright sunny day oue finds clean, at tractive rooms, but, as the sign over the door says. "Baby ."Home," one nat urally looks for the babies. They aren't indoors. Dear, me, no! They are all out in the open air rooms, get ting the sunshine and fresh air and keeping healthy and growing Just as babies should. The wee mites are in their miniature white cribs, all in a row In the fresh air room. Those who are big enough to roll about a little are put in a big bed with a white fence all round the edge, so tliat they can't pos sibly fall, and them they play with their rattles and smile at the visitors and have the most glorious time. There Is one baby now In the recelv-infe'-roora claiming special, interest, for she is the least of the big family, hav ing been born Just a few days ago. She will remain in this apartment where there Is a cosy fireplace for about a month or maybe a little longer, and then she will graduate into another room and probably make room for an other like herself, for there always seems to be a supply of babies in the world. All day long the dormitories where the little ones sleep, are deserted and the windows are opened to let in all the sunshine and air possible. The in fants get their bottles out in their beds in the fresh air. The toddlers sit p at a table' for their dinner, which consists of bread and milk, bread and milk pud ding and mashed potatoes, varied at times with other simple and nutritious foods. BIpBaMn Enjoy Suits. The children who are between 3and 8 years old are allowed to play In a little yard In which is a sand box and a "hlg safely constructed swing. It is a won derfully interesting sight to see these children at Play. The older ones look after those who are a few months their Juniors. They build mountains in the sand, roll in the grass and play hap pily In the lazy swing. They are well fed. well-kept kiddies out on the lap of Mother Nature, "having a good time as only little people can. If these chil dren were the sons and daughters of millionaires they could not get a better chance to grow and be healthy. Round the outside of the playground's fence there grows a .border of brlght hued asters: huge trees shade the ad jacent lawn and the whole scene Is one of rare attraction. :si w - 'rl " - ' Vf fe.))i.iiiiiliiiTiiiWfli'iiiiiA ntfirt-ri"f-" - ' Nil Ik , i ' -i ' f r 1 hi VX?! M r;;;-v-r i - ff 1 .;'- f A pin r r - ''-4l - - - w . . 7 r 'Pwt ; u , L H - J ' c JWPP 1 j4ff wSt ': " is intended, and then after corking tention. Nellie, ased about IS months, world would say, this babe, like many Upstairs there are more dormitories with absorbent cotton, the bottles are ls an exceptionally attractive mite. She others of its kind, found in the Baby all fitted up with rows of tiny white put jnt0 the refrigerator ready for has pink-tan hair, lovely eyes and skin Home a refuge where it will be cared beds, all light, airy ' and absolutely use, of course, a slight warming is and a radiant smile that takes a hold clean. Fire hose and other protective necessary as a final preparation. of the heartstrings as firmly as the appliances are ready In case of fire pom the day the baoies enter the little lady herself grips the- visitors' and there is a sun porch that is BomB their record ls kept showing how fingers. Dudley ls fully 2 years old screened over the windows and can be they pr0KreBS with regard to weight and he Ba's "goodby" like a little gen used in the Winter as an Ideal play- lnd general condition. Each little on tleman. Phyllis wants to be loved, and room and nursery. has a chart that is faithfully marked before you know it if you go to see her Khinr Svrnna Not Caed. every day and by this the attendants fihe will climb into your lap and will Each attendant ls in charge of eight kn"' wnen how to regulate the followed by half a dozen others, and best modern thought can devi -1 haMM ' f.ert and care for. and Infant', food. Each child is studied you will have to love the whole moth- the work Is so well done that every little Individually, for a formula that agrees "less bunch and let them ...i v. . w- u- i . rinor And hpar vour watch ... i. -in nnd sweet and. actually. """ l"B " lu'"6 r " .: these babies rarely cry. Imagine tak- OT another. The system was intro . nf r.mllv of nine, all nrac- daced r. Joseph Bilderback three tically the same size! The thought years ago when he returned from Ger- for and given three years of mother ing, scientific feeding and careful training. There ls a history connected with every babe in the institution. These little ones are not responsible for their are being cared for at the Baby Home, existence; some one must care for them A3 the institution grows, as there are Miss Georgia Morse, superintendent of the home, is a remarkable young woman, with a fund of gentleness, firmness, patience, ability and good sense. She is a graduate of Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, and has been with the Baby Home for several years. She always seems to know how to meet a difficulty and her fund of ideas seems never to diminish. Addition Is deeded. "We get along beautifully, but we do' need an addition terribly," said Miss Morse. "If we only had a little more room and a few more fireplaces well, someday they will come, when someone realizes bow . much they are needed." Miss Helen Robertson, one ot the nurses has had the advantage of train ing with some of the specialists of England. She was connected with Dr. Barnardo's hospital in London. Mlas Ella. Cahill, the night nurse, has been with the home for five years and. la on efllclent helper. Not to be forgotten In the. list Is Ahr Kem, the presiding elder g the laundry and garden, Ha takes great jjride in his patches pf vegetables and fruit and in. the place where all the vashlna la cpabjy done Ahr Kem has been with the home more than 30 years and is afc all times faithful in ils trusts, Ttvo Hundred Babies tlaep4, Puring the Jive years of Mrs, D, d Burns' presidency 200 babies have been placed. The splendid co-operation oi all the. officers and employes, to gether with the good work done ly the physicians, has made the duties of the presiding officer a pleasure. In the last IS months 188 babies have been handled. There have been re cently at the Institution 27 under four weeks old entered and 12 who were under 24 hours. Four of these have been premature infants, weighing as low as four pounds each. The board of directors of the Baby Home includes: President, Mrs. D. C. .Burns; vice-president, Mrs. Harry Meyer; secretary, F. S. Akin; treasurer, A. L. Keenan; corresponding secretary, Mrs. G. B. Cellars; Mrs. Herman Hep ner, Jacob Kanzler. C. H. Dodd. Mr. Keenau ls also chairman of the board of trustees and has given unstintingly of his best thought and efforts for the sake of the home and its little inmates. The board of physicians, to whom credit is given, is, besides Dr. Bilder back, Drs. Frederick Kiehle, Ralph Davis and J. C. Elliott King. Strenuous ls Task. It is no easy task to be president of a charitable institution of any kind, and it's especially strenuous to be head of a baby home. If things go well, there is little comment and no thanks, but in case of the least trouble or friction, the president is blamed Im mediately. In all her years of service, Mrs. Burns has gone about her work steadfastly endeavoring to make the Baby Home a model institution. She has been assisted by the best of board members, by nurses and doctors of high standing. If the home has accom plished, as Mr. Callaway says, solution of the problem of baby feeding and care, it has done a great service to the community. . Last year there were 3,243. 95S babies of the civilized world who died, and it is admitted that nearly all of these were bottle babies and the cause was that "the food didn't suit." This state ment is heard so often. Mothers every where are yearning for formula for their bottle babies. The modified milk used In this Portland institution surely must come very near to the Ideal, when it has been so excellent a food for tho little waifs of humanity who ;"' v i.- A t 3 i c? . C ' 3. ' p. Xbts J and at the home they certainly get the se. ... VOUr nume nm fixuiuii iuixjfc. tick,' and City Chemist Callaway, in speaking when you get up at last to go they will of the milk provided for the little in- "bye- other day a country woman carrying a covered market basket. She looked ould bring dismay to most women. many' where he did a great amount of But then we must consider the things nu cuiucu rr. m iae i m- that makes the task possible. System. Children's Hospital in Berlin. t rin milk. Dr- Bilderback s attention and devo- fresh air and eunshine and loads of tlon have. been in a large measure the as though she might be selling dough that uncommon attribute, common sense these are the secrets or It all. No "dope," no paregoric no' soothing syrups are used in They aren't needed. The preparation of the babies' food Is a feature that claims special men tion. The cows first of all are of fine stock, well fed and cared for. Before milking time they are thoroughly : washed and are then taken into the barn, which is as clean as a marble table. The barn is absolutely sanitary, fin- isnea wiiam in smuuLu l-cuiohi wu j tall divisions made of metal and ev- t.f ery precaution ukcn w insure b6.d the carrying of germs. .Dr. u. w. fcjr Mack. City Dairy Inspector and expert jWS!i'S,:'3 wave their baby hands and say bye. approaching milk show, said Baby Bronght 60 Miles. bacterial count of the milk at To the Baby Home there came the the home is low, less than 10,000 to the more babies to be housed, there is felt the great need for an endowment fund. The money to carry on the work has been raised in the past at tag days and various affairs, and the public has responded generously, but to give a feeling of stability the officers realize mates of the Baby Home and of the that the endowment is the only thing. They are not going to give a tag day this year and are now beginning to devise some way of raising money to cubic centimeter. It is as clean as the best certified milk on the market. The exhibit of the home at the milk show meet the every-dav demands. The home gets state aid, but aside from this has no income. Pathetic Stories Told. Hundreds of pathetic stories come to the superintendent and officers of a baby home. It ls difficult often to know Just what to do to be helpful. There are so many of the girl-mothers who have been led from the path that they knew was the only right way, and until the whole order of things shall be changed there always will be these poor uniortunate. little mothers, and, in spite of all the talk and all the efforts of philanthropists, civto and reform clubs, there will be some little babies whom nobody wants or of whom everyone is ashamed and these bits of humanity must be aided. If they get their start in a good, well regulated home, if their bodies are nourished and their manners so di rected that they are Inspired to good behavior, surely the work done by the institution is worth while. this baby home. -- -. X s s.T . -""W ks'-s 4t t 4 '1 T?5-f&..- i m little babies whom nobody wants ili.'J - E -0 rL -K- c imWMmx-A I . i 2 i J Z. 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