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Show CIRCULAR AIMS TO SAVE BABIES' LIVES Dr. T . ft. Beatt y, secretary f t he atate board of health, has Issued a circular cir-cular letter containing rules for the care of babies In summer. It will bo circulated among mothers of the state In antiel- j Satlon of preventing many Infant deaths urlng the hot weather months. According to lr. Baatty's compilation, tfcorw than 1000 babies under the age of 1 year die annually In Utah. Dr. Bcatty believes this death rate is due largely to the use of artificial milk and general Ignorance Ig-norance of the principles of rearing babies. The circular of the atate health department depart-ment Is Issued with a view to teaching new mothers the importance of proper feeding of Infants and other facta nut generally well understood. |