OUR BABIES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2801, 23 October 1924, Page 4

OUR BABIES.

( By Ilygeia.) In tin* .July .1.2 number of' Home L'hiii then* is a short account of the M.othercralT Trainin'*' Society’s new premises in ('romwell House, ITigliojile, London. Our renders will be interested to read this account of the progress of the Society’s first English offshoot.

There is a link this year between the British Empire Exhibition and the Mot here fit ft Training Society, for the president of the Women’s section of Hie Exhibition is the Duchess of York, and the chairman of that section is Lady Galway, while each holds the same position in regard to the M’otherernft Training Society. Her Royal Highness, in accepting the presidency on the death of: Princess Christian, thus proves her keen and ardent desire to help, forward every movement for the care of the babies of the Empire, the future of which will depend on them during the next few years. Lady Galway, as chairwoman, is untiring in her efforts to interest others in this; splendid organisation. “1 am so pleased that our troubles are over with regard to finding another house on the expiration of the lease at Trebovir road, Earl’s Court,” she said. “We have been able to Imy a beautiful old-world mansion, but there are many alterations’and improvements to he made before we take possession. Wo must have a sun-balcony for the babies, so that they can be rolled out there in the cots to obtain all possible benefits from the sun during fine days. • Besides, electric light ami central heating must be installed, and wo want a new wing for bedrooms for the students and a hostel for the nurses. About £7.00(1 will be repaired for the alterations, and a total of about £ 1 A,110(1 for all the work that we think is necessary. It is a very wholesome 1 sign, so tar as public instil lit ions are concerned' tiial the Home lias been carried .on st t successfully Ill'll lip I" Ibe pic soul the income has been sufficient ii, cove rl he expenses, (inly babies who are suffering from malnutrition

and digestive troll hies re received, as well as a certain number of normal babies with I heir uiolhers, who remain for 15 months, from about four weeks old. The mot hers net ns maids in the Home, and nurse their inJauls.. One has been able in addition. to aet as foster-mother L* bailies brnnghl in whose mothers have been able to breast-teed them, lie. Trilby King was the founder oj ilm Society

Plmiket Emulsion sent from New Zealand to London, is ih*w used at I |,e Moihercra I t Training Pent re. instead of ibe original emulsion devised by Dr. Trithy King during wartime. which was prepare,'!, m t tie London institution. Tim prc.-i m pre - paration lias been perto-ted atte* years of work. It is used extensively 'throughout New Zealand, also m Australia and South Airmu.