CHOCKED BY A „DUMMY".

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2189, 30 June 1914, Page 2

CHOCKED BY A „DUMMY".

IP VGIC. DEATH OF AM INFANT-

The eirniiv.sliii'.Bes at'ending tho ■ death of babv «ho . died on Saturday last ware imjuired iuto by_ the Bisinet Co.roiier (Jlr. \V, (j. R3.dd.eil, S.M.), ypsft-r(!a.v. Kvi(ienr;c- was jjii-cn. Ivy the mother to ; tko eiiocfc that the child was tail pii . March 25, 1914, ' alwl. siibseqUtJislv J aduptoti b,7 (jixn'KC and Olive Wnici.t. j Ojlvo Vlifeet stated that sbe resided with iior iniifiaiid at No. I2i Aastifi ; Stfcet, aful tiiaf she adopted the. child 'on May 29. 'l iio, child -.vas, !i';.''!ihy autl ' ivas {setting o;i, very ivdi unril a i!ay ■or two tef'ovfl.. jlfiatJl,, syiiw ■'■slits atoe-u 1 " O'J ts. i>i> ieetliiii„'. ..lY'itftess fed iier rsrl.iiitiaily, an..d ;;ave )i,.-r a "duniniY" wiien she ivas .a liiii.e erass-. TlwM'e «as ik> riiij4 isii the "duiinuy," hut '.hi re ivas a sinaii jiieco of wire' at the oiid 01 ii to wiiieii a siriiiji eouid lie atiarhrd. Oh Saturday slw put the . "dmr.ni>'' in ib< child's iroutn whilsi slio lirficeedcd to She had ; •jno'Vjnnsl.v reM.ovi'd. a diirty pisras m tafio from tho t-nd of the "ihinimy." Tiifl cliild, was clif-sseri aiul IyijjfC .to ;!«; i perambulator, all ready ift gfl cut. 0« . . returning ia i-lie child, slie found that tte "di.jitini.v" had gone a sood U'a.y :!»!) the 1:001 pi tite aioutii ami appeared lo imvo cot jummt'd ;,vi.tl» tiio e'liiW's teiigue,. Witness tndeavoirrod ijj Kei- il;6 ' v aiviife liort finder, but as iv went further back she called to her . husband, who iti,so mndo '."aa siiisueces.iifi.tl owieavaHr- to remove it She then went for a doctor. !)r. . ■"6ilshs;^nlfi/?d. about ten ii:inutts afte.V tho eliild had S'.yallawfd tile "dtiwniy." ; Witness had bto.ir married for fourteen J hionths atid. slto had had wo aliildirqii of lifir owiii' She had iiot had any previous experience wit): chiidren. Dr. 11011 rv lidMar'i! Gibbs 'stated that whe'i he 4£r.ri.i'ed he lotuul the "duiiiniv" firiftly SjttsJ at tiro and «s----p.'i'iejisi.'d ear.siderabh; difficulty ill ienio> i:iK it. Tii-! oli.iid was then cka<J■Artifieia.l i-fispiratian: was triiid fritluiitt : sure{ ss. The cause <;!" teth vV.fts duo to tiuffocaf.io.il liroiiglst; abouu by th<"uumniy 1 ' beecmi.ir.ti: lodjied in thl: throat-. Tiw "ctuafiiiy" \va3 one o[ fiiany types (tad sva.s safe to bo used had ,it had a' ;sttin^;'attaeiied, but Was dans. Koreas ' without . a strina VfietttUSe :it ! was so sninil. The. nccidv.ns couic! not; •have been caused iiv the larger kind of ■: . .''dummy," which is tl'suafe.about- ; ts». : lieiic-s long-. All that, could P'ssibh : havo ljße.il doi!e."!!ad been.' cloae,. but it would have--been bettor had the child been taken bv the feet and held do'wn, and that- the fingers had not been vised at all. The ehflrl appeared ta fo vrei! noudshed r.nd to have been wcil cared lor. / 'The Coranor returned-a- v«-rftiet ilfft deccasod dietl from suffocaiion, caused by thr> ■accidental sWalloiVinp 0! a "dummy." The Coroner added that tho foster parents had (tote o.Ji they cottM for the driii under tho distressiiig circumstances.

A yo.ttttg mother, svho. had' just returned frotii Ihd-'a, Mfr.ased a, new wirr-e fof her baby,, The canui to her 7 eompl,lining: "T dou't know v.'haiis the matter, madam, %ut the ;!itl!c one crrcs .and r.rics. t can dp ■ lipWii j? ,! to ' iiiie.t it." The rnoUier thought n, theii, btinhlenfng .up. she said,-; ■"1 SpW. Baby's last nurs's was a black one. You will, find the rfnve nolish oil the third 'sto'if ia the kitohea : t>

Ilair, like seeds, can never grow unless the soil he suited ti) »t. Diseased scal'pehave been proved to. be associated alwuya with the growtti and. -development of mi* oroliso lu'c., and they are easily avoidable by prompt Has of the latest scientific preparations. as sold ■■■by Mies Mi-l-som- All advice given free .sin hair and skin. Each case diagnosed, and clients taught tiu-ir own home treatment. Dandruff posi* lively cured. Miss Mikom, 9.1. Wiliis Street {opposite Shor.t's Picture Theatre). Telephtrno BUS ■