o t J " Of all the joys that brighten iilf forfnff earth, what joy la welcomed Ilka a new-born child? Mrs. Norton. Moth So Devoted to Babies I II III . rrn '. A" And Iheir Welfare W Si Wheradid you com from,' baby dear? Out of the everywhere into here. 1 George. McDonald. Proper Care of Babies ' in Brief For Mother's Information The Journal is Inaugurating today a weekly department for the mothers of bebles. Jt la hoped to offer in these columns matter that will interest and inatrupt mother in the care of their most precious and treasured posses-jj Ions. A numDPr or Daoy specialists, physicians, nurses, dentists and dieti tians will contribute directly and Indi rectly toward making this department one of scientific yet practical value. EVEUV baby has the right to proper car, both before it is born and ft-rward ; yet, how few mothers ac tually know and observe the A B C of the baoy's health, the elementals that shculd be known and observed in the humblest home. See that the bowels move every day. Never let a day pass without a good movement. Give 'the baby plenty of warm boiled water to drink. Give the baby pure air day and night. Avoid dust, drafts, overheated rooms, crowds and unnecessary contact with colds and other germ diseases. The belief that children should have measles, whooping-cough, etc., "early and get done with them" Is wrong. The after effects of these diseases often keep chil dren weak for many years. .Bathe the baby dally, and keep it In clean, dry clothing. Let everything that goes into Its mouth be absolutely clean. Keep the baby's hands and feet warm, and its bowels warmly pTCtected with wool. Try relieving pain with a hot water bottle and a few swallows of warm water. No mother would quiet her child with a blow on the head, nor should she stun her baby with the opium and morphine of soothing. syrups. Many babies have been killed by medicine given to stop a fretful cry. Any medicine that prom . ines to quiet a baby or put It to sleep ahould be shunned like poison. Castor oil and. milk of magnesia, intelligently used, are valuable home medicines. Give nothing else without consulting your doctor. All young Infants are extremely nerv . ous, so avoid exciting them, playing with them, or handling them' too much. Do not trot. shak or bounce the baby. Do not start the bad habit of walking the floor. ' Baby's bones are soft for a long time, and even holding the baby - habitually, may cause spinal curvature. A little handling and petting rests the haby, but most of the time your In fants should He quietly in bed till strong enough to sit alone and play. Keefl regularly by the clock, not by Impulse. Healthy mothers should en deavor to nurse their babies, because good breast milk Is the best and safest . food. If artificial food Is required, let It be fresh cow's milk properly modified. - Love is the sunshine of the baby'a mind, and If Is the mother's loving talk . which guides the little one In its mar velous, mental unfolding. Discord, im patience and needless corrections shock and stunt the baby's intellect. Talk to the baby, but don't talk baby-talk. Re peat the same words happily, musically,, correctly, day after day .and give those , words you want it specially to learn a little tune or Inflection, for babies learn Intonation before they learn syl lables. Never hurry the baby mentally. ' Never set It Intellectual tasks. Never perplex it too "much with entertainment, too many toys. Keep its mental life serene, but satisfied, and Its body - healthy. Intelligence and mother-love are equally needed for this double task- There were born -in Portland last year 48l!i babies, of whom 1460 were boys and 2389 were girls, boys being In the ma jority by ftl. The faults of children are often In a large measure due to their physical con- dttlon. LOOKING INTO THINGS MOTHKR I,OVK Lord, give the mothers of our state More love to do their part; The love that reaches not alone The children made by birth their own But every childish heart Make in their souls true niother- hood Which aims at universal good. " W fit' ' ' fr . (' ' i f:'"s ? "V ; v 1 1 t I Child Welfare Paramount Interest T CANNOT too strongly express my X approval of The Journal's clan to institute a department for mothers and ' infant welfare." said Mrs. C. W. Hay- j hurst, president of the Oregon Parent1! Teacher association. J "The thing for which there is a real : need rarely faijs and so I feel that this new department is going to be a sue- ( cess from the beginning, for our mothers need to know many, many things. There j Is no greater believer In the power of ' the press than I and when I think of i the thousands of mothers that will be ; reached by ' the messages in this depart- ment I feel that infant welfare work i in Oregon is going to take on new life. ' The mortality rate Is shockingly high 1 In Oregon and while our association . through its hundreds of branches and j our child welfare bureau do what they can, our scope is necessarily limited. The public press will reach hundreds of mothers that we would never reach. "I predict also that the department will be widely read by mothers, for there Is nothing In the world so interesting and so precious to them as their babies and while many of them do not know how to care ror them, they are really actually anxious to learn and so I feel that the department's field of usefulness is almost limitless." ity in sleeping hours is as important as regularity in feeding. Library Holds Interest for Mothers THE care and attention of infants is receiving the marked attention of Central library where books in unlimited quantities are available tor prospective mothers, and on the proper care of the baby after its arrival. Books have been selected upon the recommendations of prominent physl- ciana and it is the aim of the library to never fall short of the demand, but to always have a book upon the shelf for whoever may inquire- The Prospective Mother." by J. Mor--i. cLmnni' "Before the Baby Comes." by Marlanna Wheeler; the Century books for mothers, and "The Mother and Her Child," by Sadler, are among the books most in demand, i nere are also government pamphlets on "Prenatal Care." issued by the United States de partment of labor. - Any of the books may be borrowed for two weeks. Each morning members or tne UDrary taff check un on the birth notices and to each mother is mailed a card telling her of the library's interest m ner Daoy and offering to loan good books about hnhiea that have helped other Portland mothers to keep . the baby happy and well. Among the books at the -library on the early care of the infant are: "The Baby." by Brown ; "Care of the Child," by Chance : "Healthy Baby," by Dennet ; "Care and Feeding of Children," by Holt; "Hygiene for Mother and Child," by McCarthy, nad "Mother's Guide," by Tweddell. Several copies of Abdt's "Care and Feeding of Children" have ust been re ceived and. are ready for checking out. This book, together with Ramsey's "Care and Feeding of ' Children," which has not yet arrived, were' ordered upon the recommendation of a local physician. That more mothers read baby books loaned by the library than they do if they purchase the books themselves is the experience met by the library. For the mother who buys a book puts it upon a shelf and there It stays, explains one of the librarians, while if she gets it from the library, knowing it must be returned within two weeks, she reads it. For the older babies, there are books on the care and training of children and on the Montesorri methods of education until they reach the school age. Infant Welfare Society Is Formed HAVING for its purpose the promo tion of the health, happiness and general, welfare of the babies of Oregon, the Cooperative Infant Welfare society of Oregon was organised Thursday by a group of representatives of several educational, medical and welfare bodies. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie ' acting as tem porary ohairman. The purpose of the organisation as laid down in the constitution and by laws, which- were adopted at thlB meet ing, is to promote the distinctive mod em form of health service for well in fants and to secure between this service and the other lines of infant welfare work an effective, mutually helpful co operation. Representatives of the following bodies constitute the society: University of Oregon Medical school, three delegates; University of Oregon extension depart ment, two delegates ; Oregon Parent Teacher association, two delegates ; Vis iting Nurse association, two delegates People's Institute, two delegates; Ore gon Tuberculosis association, one dele gate ; Oregon state board of health, one delegate ; city board" of health, one dele gate. Delegates present at the first meeting were: Dr. George Rebec, Mrs. George T. Gerllnger, Mrs, Robert G. Dleck, Miss Valentine Prichard, Mrs. Saidle Orr Dunbar, A. L. Mills, Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst, Dr. U. C. Moore and Dr. Mackenzie. In addition to the delegate representation. Individuals, who , by training and interest are eligible, may also become members. A meeting for tha election of officers will be held Thursday, February 5. The immediate object of the society will be a demonstration of Intensive work in some one district of the city! where Infant mortality is greatest. The Visiting Nurse association will finance the services of a public health nurse who will make a survey of the district, visiting both the sick and well babies, making suggestions as to the proper care and feeding of infants and hygienic living conditions and instructing the mothers in these things. Once or twice a week a clinic will be conducted in the neighborhood, the physician to be fur nished by the medical school of the Uni- ' verslty of Oregon, and there diseases ' and defects will be attended to ; this j work will be under the direction of Dr. i Moore, a child specialist, who Bpent 16 months in Infant welfare work in France and Italy during the war. ; The specialists fee,! sure that this serv- Baby Photograph Special This Week Unty TWO 6x10 PHOTOS (OHve! Ripple) ' (Regular $13 Size) Only $1.00 it mm -m m m m ma jt BRING YOUR BABY 407 Morrison St. Bet. 10th and 11th Phone Bdvvy.2837 ice will lessen the lrrfant mortality very greatly asd If their conviction is real ized neighborhood Infant welfare nurses and clinics will nro-bly become gen eral throughout the city. The - baby sleeps sounder, better out of doors try it. longer . and Five babies are born every minute in the United States, but it is not the babies that are born but the babies that live that count; one out of each of the five die during the first year. A new born baby will sleep most of the time, but as he grows older he will sleep less and less, until . when he is about a year old he will usually sleep about two-thirds of the time. Regular- JENNING'S Washington Street at Fifth Furniture for the Baby Visit our third floor baby department for home furnish ings for the baby. These are some of the dainty things we show at very attractive prices : Cribs Bassinets Orioles Chairs High Chairs .Rockers Go-Carts We show a large collection of the newest styles in Baby Carriages Fdr the little folk we have many interesting things. uch as: Doll Buggies, Doll Beds, Chairs, Rockers You Will Like Our Shop is truly a ' Portland's only exclusive Baby Shopthe only one of its kind in all the Northwest Everything for tiny babies to girls of 1 years designed, stamped and cut ready for you to finish or already made. Complete Layettes Planned $38.50 to $500 388 Morrison Below Tenth "As the Twig Is Bent" MUSIC A Phonograph or Player Piano The incomparable means for education, entertainment, en joyment for the little ones. BEST VALUES BEST PRICES BEST TERMS 287 iSHmCttn 2111 inll11 11111111 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiii: . MOTHERS who appreciate the neces sity of having their children properly, shod will be interested in our special ized Shoes. They'll permit the bones to grow as nature intended. We spe cialize in Babies' First Step. Business Hors 9 to 6, including Saturday KNIGHT SHOE CO 342 MORRISON 3T NEAR BROADWAY - Tj. . ? 4 TWO YOUNG FELLOWS 1 1 . FROM WREN, ORE. Who Found That Dennos Food Makes H Babies Thrive V 1 MOTHERS, give Dennos a trial and be convinced that it will ' -S . . make your baby Healthy, happy and stronu: Ask your . S doctor. Yoar drugst sells Dennos. S ,. Aak for Sample : . " ' M DENNOS FOOD COMPANY M - ; . , , PORTLAND, ORE; : ' ; g m An Oregon Product, Sold Throughout the U. S. A. iiillliip'iiii'iiiriiiiiiinii 4ltUlllllllllhllllhlllliilllillillilIilhllilUUillMtHUUttililU Vour TbsJli'V needs indore UumC' )) w irir m f 5 W W ill ' i30 There is no lime in Portland water and lime is ESSENTIAL to the BUILDING of BONE and TEETH. Sound teeth for your baby depend upon the lime they get from other foods. MILK contains just the right amount and no other food can fill its place. A auart a ddv will keeh your child away from the dentist in later years. T2 Straight little legs depend upon the lime in MILK for bone food. Give that future athlete MILK there is no substitute. 7 - 1 . , .! i 1 nnimiiiiiiimifiiiiiHHiimuiim ' .