THE DUMMY.
AROUSES A VIGOROUS DISCUSSION. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assoriatlon. LONDON, March 26. The French legislation against dummies has aroused a vigorous discussion on the merits ot comforts. Olga Ncthersole, the actress, and founder of the People’s League el Health, states that many mothers put. dummies in their own mouths beiore giving them to children, thereby often causing Inhereulesis. The New Health Society objects to dummies, hut ike National Bahv Week Council slates that it is futile to introduce legislation. If dummies are torhidden. mothers will immediately improvise an alternative.
A previous message said: —jn response to an urgent, appeal of I’rofessoi Pinard. the Chamber passed n Bill mnking it illegal lo manufacture or import any object giving a baby Hie illusion that it is suckling, on the ground that many babies died through swallowing dummy teats. The industry has neon given three months to f-raiislorin the tent making plants.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 29 March 1926, Page 9
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155THE DUMMY. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 29 March 1926, Page 9
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