| Show Better r I Babies hie a Week Wk I I is Is Opened Today With Nation tir w Interest in Care of Infants Given in Six 00 Stores ores Nurses Aid Educational Work Societies Socie Socie- I ties Add to Impetus of Movement I. I I Today oday ma marks ks' ks the opening pening I of the Better Better Baby ca campaign eK throughout the United States The campaign was instituted the National Child Welfare league and has been aided by the ti lal Federation of Women's Clubs and everywhere th the week 1 We be devoted to educational programs programs-on the care of babies t t six leading department stores in the city daily demon- demon ns on the proper care of babies and nd approved methods of thing tiling children will win be given Nurses of the city health depart depart- conducting this Ibis work IThe The relief societies throughout the state will d devote vote Tuesday child welfare work Chief among the propaganda Is a demon- demon tin of the superiority of the breast fed baby aver the child fed fUTe bottle mUel G. G Pa Paul l city health com com- has taken steps to educate of Salt Lake on ort the great ortance of t. t registration of births This This Is fast growing to be a gr great at atty ty In our lives he says sas It ItS S something which grows in lort e ijas as time passes tu u most important is s the health of las baby y and educational literature r ng this line will be distributed dur- dur the week l i n this subject Dr Paul says sas The winter diseases of if babies babIes- pneumonia colds and the theare theare theare are are llla like the summer diarrhoea large extent preventable by the Diligent care of the baby and proper ng nsF conditions These consist Inter in iter ter and the first spring month as asI aslE I lE s summer of suitable food In right amounts and at atthe the right I e es L cleanliness sufficient sleep nty of fr fresh sh clean air to breathe from exposure to in- in diseases Lack of the two lat- lat requirements caus causes s the winter ilise IU- IU se ses among babies Ordinarily it is not the cold of win- win but th the stale overheated air In- In Jour our ur houses and an public buildings e and thus o passing r germs erms from one to another that s sek s illness Babi Babis s. s especially are arel arele l le to In this way since suspend spend so much time time- Indoors And ause moth mothers rs are likely to think tto 0 keep the baby warm arm the r loma om be kept tightly shut 10 mother should try to protect her from taking colds col colds s being due I I easily 1 1 ferm and very contagious sed from one person to another by byj g ing or sneezing I mother with a col cold lida lid tid a thin cloth or veil veU over the mouth month t ase while nursing th the baby and I uld be careful not to e sneeze se e or I In his face or to kiss him on the uth She should not use nse her hand- hand chief for the baby or sleep with Am Im disease lasts It is la well wen too keep the baby from visitors who colds and who may be likely to sJ im The reason for taking such cautions is that a cold Is often theer the er runner of pneumonia and brontis bron- bron diseases which cause the death th thousands of babies every year Fresh Fesh air is la the most effective for fighting the disease se of the atory tract This does not lly IlY mean cold air for cold air may stale tale and warm air may be pure ventilation of most American Americanises is faulty fault since In order to Keep r warm enough to suit us w we shut nis tightly as to make nake the alt air lt unfit reathe after rl A lew ew hours To coun this tendency mothers should see I that all the occupied rooms of house ouse are arc thoroughly aired at least day In the cold coldest st weather should 15 in moderate weather there t. t supply of fresh constant a is nearly the house night and andas throughout as aa can be managed When the outside is very ver low the Sr should be taken into IntoN a warm t nursery is benig beniA aired while his m bed should be shield shielded d t n night his a direct draught If If there is a room the window In be opened If there Is oom may mav of chilling the air of his sleep- sleep If the cold is excessive or h Here rc Is a raw damp wind blowing the baby should rain ain in or snow falling failing giyen yen his daily airing In a room with r windows open or on a protected 2 cb he being dressed warmly |
