OUR BABIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1926, 8 December 1913, Page 9

OUR BABIES.

[BY EYGEU.I

3?iibiish-ed under tlio auspices of (lis Society for tko Hcu.lt.il of Women and Children. "Il is wiser to put iip n feneo ivt the t<rl of a, prcciDieo than to ruaiiitiun. »u u-miju-tanoc a& lltii bottom." KO'ns.-'filo Society etmnply dtsopof the iiee of <irtilieia : l fofltte as a substitute for roothors' ot hu. momscii mill;. ].' n i] (tirc-ct-ixMis for "i®. prosarotlon of tlie latter are contained in th,s Uociol.y'B jMimpllk't . entitled "What Balis- Kwds." LONDON, October 13. liu> liiiildiiiji of Sound Troth and the ot Decay, Adenoids, Etc.— '.liiis question in all its hearings was di.'cussed exhaustively by the distinguished dental surgeons iioih all countries who attended tho International Medical Congress, and \vf> only regrettod Ui2.tr it was iMipcsHsiijlo to du<? attention to (retain of the important papers in other sections without, miss* some of the special dental, contriImtions. It is not easy to grasp tin?magnitude and significants of a. Medieal Congress with u;i enrolment of some. SIMM) nseinhers, meeting siinidtaneoi.isly ill L'.S entirely separate sections in various pin cos, spread over this great, city of London—by tar tho largest Medical CVvngress that has ever talien place. iUiweVer, knowing that sonncL well* developed month, jaws, U'ctli, and airways of the iioso and throat are matter; oi the very first importance lor tho rising generation, and holding that decayed teeth, adenoids, etc..-are really the gravest diseases* oi' the present day in their lar-reacliiiig consequences, wo decided to miss ui'-tliing psEcntin'l in thesf,' iniitters, wlietlier they came «ji for consideration in the dental or any other soetion. _ in one sense, so jar as tlie rearing -of "ifsnts is cosireriied, there is little to sdd to wiiat is set forth in the Society s uook, "Feeding and Care if liaoy," and littlo beyond what Or. I'lvrkorilk Pi'oiesso;' <ii .Dentistry at Otago University, has been impressing on the pubiic of Ni;\v Zealand for tlio last tow years, THii CUJjSR OF JDIiEXESS. Ihs eurse ol "pap-foeding,'' tlio need of timely exercise i'o.r moiitj.i, toHguf?. jaws, teeth, siid salivary glands {achieved by giving babies from wonnrng-tiujo onwards morn ami 'more of iiard, dry, tough, _or fibrous foods), tim iiii]Mitance of' avoiding sweet, siiekv »uhntaucos which elms to tlie teeth, and the vako of raw trait such as apples, properly inasticjl-tdd—the.se were tho niain points dwelt c/ii at the congress in tiiis connection. TLIE REMEDY RESTS WITH THE JTJiUC. But- if for the most' part the dental authorities had 110 new- gospel to preach, it was because what their lead? ing men have been telltiif; us for yc.ui prttst practical}}* ombraces tlio wfioht tfiith. What tlho public in Kcncral, and parents in particular, iwiv liavo to dsi, if tlioy want to ensitro good, sound, efficient, long-lssiing chewing and breathing qnjaiis, is to see to it i-kit iw baby of the future lacks "AYlnit liverv Jiaby A T e«ds"—as Itiiof down in the | first two pages of tho Society's books—and especially that mouth, jaws, and teeth have plenty <ii' ttwl; to do l'rotn start,to linish—no spoiled "kittlefeds" or milksops, brought.,ttp. palo ( fat and flabby oil pßtent foods, pap, sweeties, etc." 1 shall probably refer Inter to several wry roterostinj; papers, tracing various ailments hack to hint tec-tli. Meantime tho following summary may b? jnroi'C'st' ing PAJ'KRS AND nRMOXSTRATIONS AT THE COXGUKSS. 1. Address by Dr;"Jnljan Zila (Hungary).—Dr. Zilx «tiew«d sc«retio»s of jaws and teeth to demonstrate that tubercle bacilli nasi other niiei-tihe.? establish colonies in. tlie cavities of decaying teeth, and are eapablo of spreading tlicnce and invadijtg tlio throat and (ither parts of ths> systeiu. A.?siuiiivip; this to be the case, decaying teeth intist be roganied as direct, sources of consumption. Of course, it has always berii recognised that bad teeth, indigestion, etc., undermine Stealth and resistivencs-s, and thus strongly predisptee, people to ratch tlio disnis:I—(jiiitC!1 —(jiiitC! apart from thd question as to whether bad teeth Actually harboar iind grow tulwrcular microbes.

2. l)i\ Mitchell of Edinburgh, showed a series of beautiful mim&copic specimens, dearly demonstrating- the presence of colonics of tubercle bacilli iii chmnicttllv-enlargcd swollen tonsils, etc., amply, confirming wlial' otlim liaa lor,lie! in the same tissues. 3. Numerous oases were cited by various members, as to the way in'which decay of tooth and "'dirtiness'' of the mouth had given rise to inflamed tonsils ami sore throat, followed by rheumatic fever and other grave maladies—tho tendency of attacks of tlic<S> disea»e:i beinp; removed by keeping the mouth clean, after proper stopping or complete extraction of all decayed teeth. Further, many eases were leferrcd to where, lite nervous initatmu associated vritli decayed teeth had given rise to gravo hpitohs and other distnrbaiices. (To be continued next week.) Tlio society strongly, disnpprow* of the tiso of artificial foods as a substitute for mother's orjrmimniml milk. Fall directions for the preparation of the- hitter is contained in the society's published pamphlet, entitled "Wha» Baby Needs." Glaxo Builds liomi;,- Uubi^.-Advt.

The plebiscite organised by J. and X Tuit for the John Jl'Cormaek farewell concerts in Sydney commenced last- Saturday night, revealed same interesting results. "Kathleen Mavonrncon" heads the, poll vritli Sl.i'lo votes, followed closely by tho "Poet's Song" from "Tho Sfastersmirers." Then "1 Hear You Cisllins Me," "Oft in tho Willy Night," "The ixirtl is my Light," "La Donna o Mobile," and tho finale from l/ooncnvnlio's "Uo'heme" were all close tip iii the voting. Some of tho papers received very indiscriminate treatment. One voter asked for no fewer than 3o items for the lirst concert! 110 clearly wanted' plenty for his money! Madame C'arreiio last month gave her final recital in London prior to an extended tour of the United States. London, even England, will not know this emiiient player for at least a twelvemonth, for though it has been anhomiced that her lour is lo extern! to Australasia, yet -Madame Carreitq is duo to play at the Norwich 1 ; osiival in October next year, and only after that may tho journey south he resumed . A largo audience. heard her playing of the Appassionato Sonata and groups of mora or less familiar works by Brahms, Chnpiu and Itubmslein. at this London recital, and clearly enjoyed the brilliant, musical, emotional performances. Lewis Waller is tho oiily actor ill England—possibly in the world—lo receive a salary of per week for an appearance of 7'i minute*. This was paid him. at the Pavilion in Olasgow.U) appear in tho love scene of "Henry V," wiiie'ii lakes It! minutes, and which Ws did for six nights. This works out at the rate of «Uo«t .£7 per minute! An American has iusi patented an inveniion which disinfect? hooks by opening (he leaves with current uf ail'. aiul utilishift the same current of air to deliver a dviinfei'linif substance to the leaves. l'layed hy Handel when be was an ojw i;anisi to (lie Duke uf Chaml-os from J7iS--1721, the oi-ffan of St. Lawrence, Whit* I'hiiri'li. t.illle Stomuoie, SlirtiHe.-ex, has been rebuilt sun! apiin used. The original oi'jpm ease earveil by Orinliiii* Oibbiws ill 1711, is si ill in position. "Woman," (troivb'i! ill" villain, "ilift crime is 11 yiiii;- own Iie;!!'l." '' is it slraiuhl:" anxiously demanded the villained