Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1913 — CAMPAIGN TO SAVE BABIES [ARTICLE]

CAMPAIGN TO SAVE BABIES

Before All Things, the Need of Pure Milk Comee First, According to All Authorities. It is estimated that a baby nursed by its mother has approximately ten times the chances to live that a bottlefed baby has. All welfare workers, therefore, are advised to encourage mothers to make every effort to carry out this most important maternal duty. A clean milk supply Is a fundamental need. Tbe Ideal Is: Nothing short of clean milk for everybody. But the need for the prompt remedy of bad milk conditions Is more urgent In its relation to tbe welfare of babies than 11 to that of adults, 6ince dirty milk Is largely responsible for the occurrence of dlarrhoe and enteritis, the most frequet causes of death among Infants. The remedy lies in the Intelligent and effective inspection of farms, the means of transportation, and the shops where milk is sold, and in ordinances governing the sale of “dipped” or “loose" milk. a