THE SUXDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913.
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CROONING OF 68 BABIES WELCOMES VISITOR AT BABY HOME
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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.
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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