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Show INTEREST IN THE AMERICAN BABY. When Senator Borah of Idaho asked for an appropriation to be devoted to Improving the conditions surrounding child life, he provoked a laugh which was soon checked by the rebuking statement that, while this country1 had millions to spend to investigate the diseases of the American hog, there wns not one cent for the protection of American babies. Since then congress has been coming com-ing to a better understanding of the needs of the children and gradually there has developed a strong public sentiment in favor of employing our best experience in the conservation of human life by starting with the babies. ba-bies. Public Interest has grown until now we have "Baby Week," observed throughout the country, during which every avenue of publicity Is employed to put before mothers and fathers the pioper methods to be followed in rearing rear-ing the little ones. |