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ur.. t THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORT LAND, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1920. Baby Speech : .The finest language lacking words. The world hu ever had ! ' t Norman Gale, mm 4frtittvv Devoted to Babies Z X S JT U I U lU And Their Welfare Man, a dunce, uncouth, Errs' in see and youth ; ' Babies know the truth, j ; Swinburne. Infant Clothing Should Not Irritate Warmth, Comfort and Cleanliness Are Far More Important Than Fine Laces. LOTHINO should never irritate the baby. It should be loose, smooth. soft, clean and dry. 'The first band, of unhemmed lannel. 6 or 8 inches wide, and IS inches long, should be only com fortably snu and fastened with stitches or tape, not pinned. All-wool shrinks more and crows harsher than mixtures of silk and wool, linen and wool or cot ton and wool. Especially in steam heat ed apartments, babies often thrive bet ter with no wool at, all next to the skin, except the band. Extra warmth may be grained by outer garments as neces sary. However, young Infants must be kept warm all the time. Feel the body oc caslonally. If the skin is moist, baby is too warm and too much warmth in time makes the Infant weak, languid and susceptible to prickly heat. If hands and feet are cold and the mouth blue, baby needs warmer clothing. Warmth, especially the wearing of wool stockings day and night, may be all that is required to overcome habitual colic. At three months the, snug band should be changed to the knitted woolen band with comfortable shoulder straps. This should be worn till the baby p through teething, as the warmth over the bow els helps prevent diarrhoea. On hot summer days dress the baby In the woolen band, the diaper and a thin slip nothing more. Cleanliness and comfort are more 1m portant than fine laces to the baby. Soft White crepe Is pretty for slips and petticoats, is easily washed and requires no ironing. No starch nhould be used fat any garment. Starched bonnet (rings or stiff lace at neck or wrists irritate the baby and may start eczema, Bonnets tied too tight Interfere with circulation, and may cause frost-bitten checks or nones. Improperly washed diapers may cause skin dinease. Soiled diapers should be well rinsed immediately, ttien left In clear water till they can be washed and boiled. Use good soap, rinse in two or three waters without 'bluing and, If possible, dry In the sun and fold without ironing. Diapers should be changed as soon as wet dur Ing daytime, and when baby is nurticd atnlght. j A ABOVE Bruce Elwood Rogers, age one year, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Rogers of Anchorage, Alaska, 992 per cent; Edward H. Wakefield, age 2 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wakefield, 994 per cent- Below Ellen Viola Farlow, age eight months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Farlow, 100 per cent; Robert G. Beqde, age 10 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Beede, 99 per cent. U 1 -fe Mothers' Forum Of The Journal Is Praised Miss Stearns Says New Effort One of Best Things Paper Has Ever Initiated. MISS LUTIE E. STEARNS of Mil waukee, who is touring the country in the interests of child welfare, with special reference to the proper nourish ment of children and Is spending a month in Portland, says of The Jour nal's new department for mothers and babies : "The inauguration of the Mothers' forum is one of the best things ever done by The Journal for the protection of the best interests of Portland, and that is saying a good deal too, for I understand The Journal has pioneered in many fine, progressive movements. "I have been disgusted over the al most lack of interest on the part of the people of Portland in the result of the survey made by Dr. Mack and Superin tendent Grout, which showed that 5800 of the 28.000 children In Portland's graded schools are undernourished at the present time. This state of affairs should be the chief concern of every person in Portland. The reasons for it Hhould be carefully investigated. If it is due to poverty, milk luncheons should be established in the schools on the same basis that they are now being suc cessfully worked out in Seattle. Along with thowe should go the education of the mothers of Portland, both rich and poor, in the proper diet of children, and it is in this education that the Mothers' forum should be of great assistance. "The city of Portland surely does not wish to have a generation of weaklings and women's club and civic organiza tions should drop for the time being their other Interests and take up the matter of the undernourishment of children with heart and soul if Portland is to continue to- be the most American city of the country, as one eminent write has characterized it." , Leave Cream on . Milk Fed to Children Little Ones Need Fat Soluble; Large Per Cent Have No Milk at All. SuburbanHomes Are Best for . Youngsters House Should Be Sunny, Well Ventilated and Dry; Apart ments Not Favored. Prize winners in better babies con tests are healthy, happy babies. ' They are well nourished, firm of flesh, smooth of skin, clean nd smiling. "It is a shame, but it is true, that most families pour the cream all off the milk for father and mother for the coffee and give the children the skim milk," said Miss Edna Groves, su pervisor of home economics, who was a speaker at a luncheon of the Oregon Dairy council at the Imperial hotel. Miss Groves stated that the little ones need this growth substance, the fat sol uble A of butterfat. She said, too, that it was the home economics teachers who inaugurated the slogan "A Quart of Milk a Day for Each Child." At the business session later the board voted its ap preciation of what the teachers of Ore gon are doing to further child welfare. Miss Lutle Stearns spoke of the milk survey made by the council and said that mothers are only too glad to know what food to give their children. "They j are eager to hear the message and I hope , a state-wide campaign can be put on to tell them how necessary it is to have! good pure milk and plenty of It." Miss Vella Winner was an honor guest and was invited to speak. She told how the press ,1s helping and how greatly inter ested the mothers are in The Journal's new department for mothers and babies Of this kind. Professor P. M. Brandt presided. Edith Knight Hill reported re turns from the milk survey showing that 37 per cent of the children in the rural districts of Oregon are getting no milk in the diet, and that in Portland a year ago 25 per cent of the children got no milk and last summer 20 per cent were without milk in their diet, the number in many districts has been greatly re duced by scores of families ordering greater amounts as the food value was brought to their attention. Dr. D. W. Mack announced that the exhibits shown by the council in -the library and at expositions bad attracted wide Interest. Guests of the council were Miss Win ner, Miss Stearns, Miss Groves, Mrs. P. O. Powell of Monmouth, and Senator C L. "Hawley of McCoy. Or. rrHE house which is to be the home a. of children should be sunny, well ventilated and dry. The choice is usu ally limited by the size of the family Income, but there is, neverfhelesa, with in this limit some, range of selection. Among houses of th? same rental, one may be in better repair than another, or the houses on one side of the street may, .be sunnier than those on the other, or one house may have .more space about it than another, or -the plumbing, drainage or other conveniences in one may be in a more sanitary condition than in another. Flats and apartments do not usually afford enough freedom for growing children, although a baby may do' very well in such a place until he is two or three years' old. when . he ; need more room. both, indoors at out. Tene ments with dark room lr -not fit homes for children. Suburban hornet or those in the outskirts of cities or close to public parks give) the city chil dren of the average family the best chance for "proper growth; and develop ment .... j, In" selecting a .city house It is wise to consider what possibilities it ha for future Improvement! a4 for example, whether the roof can be utilised for play space, whether there is room for a porch or bay window eii any tide, and whether the back "yard can be made into a pleasant out-of-door living reom for the family. . ; ' Those who live in smaller cities, townfe or rural communities will find It easier to provide their children with light, an- and out-of-dobr space. In every case the house and Its surround ings should be carefully "Inspected. The cellar or basement shouk) be clean and dry. If there is a well it should be lo cated so as to prevent the water from being poisoned by the foul drainage from stable or outhouse. Pools of stangnant water, manure! piles, piles of garbage,' refuse or rubbish of any sort, or open privies are all . dangerous to health and furnish breeding places for disease-carrying Insects, ; such as flies and naosqoitos. Baby Notes If your baby is only a good baby this year, It can be a better baby next year. How? Through hygienic; living and In telligent care. How you feed the baby Is as impor tant as what you feed him. If babies were well born and well eared for their mortality would be negligible. Children Diseases Often Caused by ' Bacteria in Milk People used to think sore throat and scarlet fever were diseases inflicted , by Providence to punish mankind : now we know that they often are caused by bacteria in milk. VV .' That sore throat bacteria looks like a chain of beads, that every epldemlo of ecarlet fever and sore throat which has been traced to Its source was found to have been caused by germs In the milk, that bacteria are too small o be filtered from milk, and that only bac terial testa by a simple laboratory method can prove the presence of germs, re statements made by Dr. Charles J3. North. In his late work. "Farmer's Clean Milk Book." Thts work shows why some milk contains millions of bacteria, how they get into it and how easy it Is to keep them out ' It Is very clearly and concisely written, and describes the simplicity of the process for testing milk. This book, with many others on the dairy and its products, may be found at the public library. Pilgrimage Planned Canadian women wives, mothers, sis ters will make a pilgrimage In the spring to the graves of soldlere who Be in Flanders' fields and arrangements are being made In London to provide for their comfort during the break In the journey from Canada to France. The Canadian Red Cross society has taken , a two years' lease on a large house tn Kensington which will be converted into a woman's hotel. If possible, have a separate room for the baby or little ones to sleep in at night and to play In by day. If T-, JJ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 sime, cnoose a sunny, corner room, wun plenty of lights and air. Babies, like plants, thrive In sunshine. i ft. BRING YOUR " BABY You Will Like Our Shop is truly a r 107 MORRISON ST. e IT. 10TH an 11TH. 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