SAVING THE BABIES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7056, 18 February 1910, Page 7

SAVING THE BABIES

THE "WOKE. ATKAKITANB HOME. - Dunng„lier visit to Dunedm ,Mis.s lalbot, (the general secretary 'of the Victoria, League, paid A visit to" the Babies' Homo-at KWitane. Iri<an in torview with 'ra Press reporter Miss JUlbat expressed the admiration sho (the aplendtid \tork whroh. was being oarriod on 'there "and In the homes of < the. people by the "Flunket nurses. ."X felt diTOdtly I 'got into the Kanta-ne .Homo -that it was a' very happy rcentro," said Miss Talbot. "Inttc'ad of 'being like sa mafny A ,placos, whore you,ieel.,tho,aadnoss of Jifo, ei erything" was in a hopoful state, and the <jhildron ivOro obviously lmpiovfn'g every Jiour. The whole joy ot the ,plaoo seemod ty> „mo in ia way to be to resouo those poor infaiiits' hvos Jrom. the very start. *;3}ho wholo thing seemod;.to me (to put into practice the ■proverb, 'Prevention js .better than oufre.'"

Z\X'i9s Talbot had -the' pleasure of meeting ,Dr Truhy .King, and hearing a. greiat deal about the scientific and of this children, .and the .educational work v, hioh -was being done among > the parents " ' ' • ' "In the work Dr Trrfby "King"is dome," dhe sand, "in the -work of the KJaritano JHJamc,'nnd'J;he .work' of the Plurtket nurses, you iare getting educational effort that _ is .having , faricaching 'effects It is nut the start of kfe that so mudh .can bo done " 2Miss Talbot said that she know of no similar movement in England, .though her knowledge cf what was boing done was'not oxTiausftiT-c She was, howovdr, aware that something ,was being done in Hiiddersfield, where a. .bonus was giveh to'every mother who could prove that she fed a child «, year old. This wais done in tflie nature of a reward to _the mothers for having successfully reared a cWld. She added that she bad been 90 muoh encouraged by having seen the work among lnfhmts bomjr a> splendidly carried out in Xow Zealand tbUt bho felt very mdeh inclined when she went Homo to find out if anything wag being .done on similar lines.,and if not to endeavour to get it initiated. She 'wins certain that iff the work were properly taken up a, great deal of monev now spent on. 'hospvtlals, mental hospi+als, and other sanatoriums might be saved. , " ,

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