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10 'THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1913. m "BETTER BABIES" EACH YEAR WE RAISE BETTER CATTLE, BETTER CORN, BETTER FRUIT, BETTER FLOWERS WHY NOT BETTER BABIES? (By John J. Biddinon. In Woman' i bies at close range, and decided T T f ' ..In. 1 ... . . . '""ul i'-. wnere tae wea spoil were m ut In the .late of Iowa, where the fln-' Iowa EJgWm of j.mBlng. Doctor j est, sleekest live stock pasture ana t ciark attended medical conferences in the bumper corn crops are raised, , the east and In England, France and a new crop recora or several i Iowa has been standardizing corn, j disqualified because its hair was not ' ja good shade, or its eyes were too j small, or it lacked the fascinating dim- jple; Cut when an authority announced ! (in private, of course, through a score j icard) that said baby was like a defec- i tlve horse or hog, light-weight, too j short of leg or too Cabby f skin I well," no Iowa farmer was going to Just air or with open windows? island for that rery long. Iowa babies . the " t0!S cnua rong. vigorous in-: 80mehow had to be brought up to the fant at birth i standard of Iowa corn. This formality over, mothers pro- i which wu nrwiiv the anirit the : the movement wanted to ' I " - m . . . , ..... ceeaea as oeiore to make tneir mue iiPdi-a nf treasures look attractive. A dimple arouge was counted a valuable asset. Deep fip era ftftr i r . j j Whon thtp two women met to dis pell OBOieS. ror BCVf-rui Ut-Law - - viz-.lot m .nil lnnr onrlino lash. cuss both the cause (the lacit 01 sci- -" t v., .-a I were almost eaual to a Drize in hand. cattle and hoes. Now. by precisely unc ana nycienic ddj CuuUI?, mu , - - the same ientiac methods thev have the remedy (the same scientific and I - " - " ""'themselves possessed of a score-card ine same snenuac meiuoan, invy uve , j r,n, ! frocks and curling of silken hair. But ! ... . , begun to standard!- th'-ir babies. -..--; am0nir exhib- Two women are responsible for the i in raising the com and cattle which .J' " f i2e throJLh movement for better t.abics in Iowa, j had made low. famous,, they chose a 'l Z JT Held in wblcn tne rural ana tne cityi-, ! mother would meet, the state fair. :tloa- The8 J1"1 weT physicians ,-m v, rr .t rw Mninp. the can- on 'hm superintendent and her i tt.i nf Tnw. R-iTir riever' women. ' committee had impressed the idea that i One is Mrs. Mary T. Watts of Audu bon, member of th council of the Iowa ConprH Mothers and super intendent of the hab'r-s' health depart- When the storm of disappointment and disapproval had passed, the par-' ents of each child in the contest found i on which good and bad points were set forth in cold black figures. When a child scored low, the card read some thing like this: Perfect Body Score Score The others. Watts and Doctor Clark did not lkl Important only as indica- invite eminent authorities in the medi cal world to deliver lectures in the woman's building, where preserves, embroidery and the babies were al- ment of th- Iowa h:hi- fair er is Dr. Marpart VaupH Clark, a practicing phsi'ian and the wife of a physician. Mrs. Watt conceived thp trira tiT a i-nn-nnirn fnr hefter ha- . . . . , ...... , u ; nam pihihited Neither did thev call . .. . , . ...! a formal foncress of mothers. Thev;glven oeiow. uins average one pouna m 0 111 J : II '"Hill t'T nr m j tiflc bas.1, wl..:.h would help to build 1" put the babies on erb'.bition along 1 . t . . . M T I . tL. up noi t.niy ine Mate 01 lowa. uui iu , --- - - - J,JJ . heleht. 20U inrhe- rh Mh- Innh. Wart, .taved in I same sort 01 scormg. iney oeciuea - mr.ih.TR and ba-! that this was the wry best way to ; show Iowans the difference tions of health. They were also sup plied with a standard of babyhood or baby health which read as follows: Average weight, height, and circum ference of head and chest of boys is i less, and are of the same height. ;6ide the corn and the cattle, with the i At Birth Weight, 7 pounds; entire nation Iowa and Mud; Mrs. "d I'd between es; head. 14 inches. One Year Weight, 21 pounds; Society V.'omen's Hair the com crop and the baby crop. And;hel,lt. 29 inches; chest, 18 inches A Simple Treatrrent That Will Mako It Truly Fascinating. Thomas Drug Company Guarantees It. Nowaday every i:piodate woman has radiant hair. Wha a fnoliKh creature a woman would In- If Hhe 'o-t the pppor'u-uity to add to her a!;r.K 'in;in Y t in Aiiicm"u ' iii'iy i ti-r- are hu". dreds of thoiiH:'!,f!H of vomun with what a storm that comparison did ; create. ! Of course the Iowa state fair had had baby shows before, but they were i beauty contests. But when in August, 1911. the usual baby beauty show was supplanted by a babies' health con- 1 test, the novelty aroused great inters est. Parents sent for and were sup plied with the following registration ' blanks, which they filled out and re tv.rned. not w ithout some feeling of curiosity or mystification: GENERAL DATA. Name harsh, faded character!-? ha!r who do not make any at'etnpt to improve it. .Name. in raris most w omen nave beautiful Parents' hair, and in America a!! wompn who i Ari.iro.io use Pnrlsiaii Sase have lustrous and ; Nationality of Father luxuriant hair. Nationality of Mother nua "y woman reader or The Argus Living in c'ty (more than 3.OO0). . j Living in village (less than 3,000). head. 18 Inches. Two Tears Weight, 26 pounds; height, 32 inches; chest, 19 inches; head, 19 inches. Three Years Weight, 31 pounds; height, 35 inches; chest, 20 Inches; head, 19 4 inches. Central incisor teeth appear about the seventh month; laterlal incisors from eighth to tenth month; anterior molars, twelfth to eighteenth month; eye and stomach, fourteenth to twen tieth month ; posterior molars, eigh- Multiply width of head by 100 and V "V,"': '', divide by length to get cephalic index. , ., , jWhen index is 75 to 80, the child is j mesoccphalir; 80 to 85 cephalic heads Height 6 Weight 6 Circumference of chest 6 Circumference of abdomen. 2 Symmetry 5 Quality of skin and fat 4 Quality of muscles hand- grasp, rising, sitting poise, walking, running 6 Bones of skull, spine, chest, limbs, feet 6 Head Length of head..; width..; circumference..; 7 Pupillary distance..; shape of eyes..; 4 Shape, size and position of ears 3 Shape and size of lips 3 Shape and size of forehead. 4 i Shape and patency of nose. . 5 ; Shape and condition of jaw, hard palate, tonsils 5 j Number, shape, size and con dition of teeth 5 Psychological Disposition 5 3 4 5 1 4 2 'Attention 3 The contest was over. The 2 3 3 6 1 fair can have attractive and lustrous hair In a few day's time bv usitiz this Living in country ;are preferable. Length measu Isohuld be rrom occipital protuberance i to promineuc part of brow. The ainerior fontanelle should not rement ?round gates were locked and barred. rreat hair rejuv.-na'or, Parisian Sage. lAsre: YearB. Months'. i b bu,glng: rather- fcl'Rhtly depressed. Thomas Drua: company sells a laree bottle for f.O cents and guaran'ees it to banish dandruff, step falling hair and Itching scalp In two weeks or niou ey back. Parisian Sage Is an ideal hair tonic, not sticky or Kreasy. Sold by druggists in every town in America. (Adv.) Days Sex: Roy Type: Blond. . P.reast fed Artificially fed What food? Regularly Irregularly Has this child habitually slept in open Girl Rrunette. . . . Medium . How long? . . . . How long? It should t.t completely closed between the fifteenth and twentieth months. The beny skeleton should be espe cially examined for rickets A lot of Iowans farmers and city ' folks were carrying home one vital i thought: Iowa babies were not up to (the mark of Iowa corn and cattle; something had to be done, j And so the first step in the cam paign for better babies had been tak- en. The women behind the movement The Nek? Spring Suits Noh? Ready at The 3ee Hibe Hundreds of them and the handsomest and most becoming stylos shown in years is the opinion of those who have already seen them. Tarticulariy interesting is the geat shotting of Stunning Nelp Styles at Sg.pS, $12.98, $14.98 These are specially priced to stimulate early soiling. They are carefully selected from a half dozen of the best makers we know of finest serges and novelty suitings, faithfully following the linos- of the very best fashions. A few of them shown in our win dows. See if the style, quality and tailoring isn't far beyond what you would ordinarily expect at these prices. We also invite the most critical inspection of our enormous showing of the better suits at $20.G9 to $40.00 Nelp Coats, Dresses and Skirts Beautiful garments that are attracting much favor able comment because o f their many new style fea tures and the low prices. Spring Coats at $6.08 to $25 New Dresses at $3.98 to $25 Neiv Skirts at $3.98 to $10 Out go the Winter Wearables A Clean Sweep Now is the time for extreme price reductions on all winter gar ments The low prices do not warrant the use of much newspaper space, but we assure you that here are the greatest bargains we have ever offered: AXY CLOTH COAT 200 CHOICE COATS SHk Cloth Dresses worth np to $35, Worth up to 14.98. Worth up to $14.98, now $9.9S now $4.98 now I6.9S More Sealette coats received this week to sell at 819.98. 1 he "Bee Hibe Corner Second and 'Brady Sts. Dabenport The child should first attempt tOiw a'reaay oeguiumg a ueiweeii-r sit up at about the sixteenth week. be ,ampain- for they nad found' st'an fairlv successful nhont the fortieth enough, that the city babies had ((WjS- v Si II rtrfl ' a I RESOLVED YOUARr GOING TO 5EEWHAT IS IN THIS SPACE , EVERYVEEK FOR TWO REASONS YOU'LL LOOK FOR IT 255 WLL SEZ IT WHETHER. YOU LOOK. FOR IT OR NOT. WSTtt BROWN I.S COMING To ToVN To work for oir jtore, every week tor a whole year he will come into your home and tell you a&olt our eread and bakery cioodj; our ice cream.5 and OUR CHoCoLATEJ AND BoN-BoN J. WE HAVE nice looking and nice tajting daintiej tor you and our priced are always FAIR. WE HAVE BUT ONE METHOD To GIVE YOU A .SQUARE DEAL. Maths 1716-1716 2D AVE. PHONE W. 156 w-ek. and firmly sealed at the end of the tenth or eleventh month. He should attempt to stand about the thirty-eighth week and be success ful at the eleventh or twelfth month. He shorld walk unsupported at the fourteenth or fifteenth month: cer ta'nly not later than the eighteenth month. Precocity in walking is not de sirable. The skin should be pink, flesh firm, lips red, breath sweet, tongue clean, lie should breathe through the nose only, and should not be fretful. He should not be restlessly active nor dieinrlined to play. hen 'pp contest opened, the usual half hearted crowd followed the more interests! partifs, the parents, or Mothers had had the official score card in blank copyrighted, and they were supplying them to officials of county and state fairs for the next year's use, and to municipal officials at the rate of $1..j0 per hundred, duplicate blanks free. Wherever family health j press gave that free in the sort of and hygiene were discussea, mere me editorials people read. The babies at copies of the Iowa score cards were i the state fair had come out a bad sec-' shown. They reached a session of the end to the crops of grain and live-' American Medical association, and j stock. In a few generations, accord-j created such a profound impression jrng to those fateful score cards, Iowa i that they were turned over to Dr. Ele j would have the most fruitful fields and . nora S. Everhard. chairman of the the highest standard of I've stock in 'committee for public health education the countrv. but fields would be tilled among women, with the suggestion to : made better records than the country (babies. First off, the movement ueed- :ed publicity. The daily and weekly and stock driven by a defective race cf men and women. Iowa's pride was touched. Club women in the cities and towns turnel from literary topics to health, and hygiene for babies. At the grange meetings the wives of farmers stopped ; talking the best feed for chickens and more prop ny speaking the mothers, ; discussed sleeping quarters and bal to the -scene of judgment. But somjanced dift for children under three thing was wrong. There was no ar-1 years of age. Every baby who had ray of smiling mothers and babies lis-! failed in that astonishing contest at tening to fulsome compliments. There ; nes Moines was examined through were no fatherly judges patting baby j parental eyes which somehow saw a heads and chucking dimpled chins, j child as a new creature, just as wor There was no balloting for the pretti-1 thy of correct physical upbringing as est and sweetest. Instead, there was rsivoa i I m.i maiinim is- fomaio moHi.ims take a final Iook at their lit r lo entries a stern, uncompromising judging of i other babies who had not been en-, 9. Fathers who had always ft'.t the keen- babies on physical points points that tered for the contest found themselves) Highest score, male child 36 months' rivalry in the matter of corn, hogs counted just as they did in horses, possessing a new Interest for their o!d, 96Vi. 8n't "att!e, now showed great concern cattle and hogs. inarenta. Thev were Dut on new diets. lowest score, female child 15 months ' about the physical points of their off- ffiun raw eftrt. nt r1nt).Afl an1 nav TO ' SDrlne. Or. havinz no hahipa to Pntpr C 1 " u v . v tuima u. .7 - , help on the Iowa movement and spread it to other Ftates. Particularly, wher ever Iowa women gathered, those score cards, with the names of the wee con testants omitted, werp passed round. Also, to all meetings of women were sent copies of tli following circular, a rev'ew, or summing up, of the Des I Moines contest: ! Number of babies registered for examination, 50. i Number of babies examined, 45. Males, 27: females, 18. Male blonds, 9; female blonds. f. Male brunettes, 5; female' brunettes, 2. I Male mediums 12 o'clock noon, Tuesday, Aug. 27.1 2. No entrance fee or exhibitor'a tick et required In this department j 3. Entries must be made with the su perintendent by mail, or by par ent or guardian in person, on blank forms which will be furnish- j ed free by addressing the superln tendent. All information asked j for in this form must be given at j time entry is made. i. Appointments for examinations by i the judges will be made in the J order in which entries are receiv- j ed. 5. Notice of the time of appointment' for examination will be mailed to I -' . all making their entries early. If they looked with an envious or criti this notice is not received, apply jcM eye upoT1 thJ babies of otner ex. at the office of the superintendent ... . . . , , , f . , hibltors. Better babies for Iowa had at the fair grounds for appoint ment, i become a sort of slogan at the state 6. No child suffering from any acute 'fair. or constitutional disease may be j Babies were entered for the sweep entered. jFtake prizes. There was a class de- 7. Examinations will begin at 9 o'clock vo,e1 t0 ci,y babies, and there was a. m. Monday Aue 2G another open to rural babies, and still Look You Dancers Big dance every Wednesday and Saturday night at ARMORY HALL given by B. C. Dancing: Club Special Wednesday night. Moonlight. 8. Premiums, including cash and ap propriate ribbons, will be awarded at 3 o'clock p. m., Thursday, Aug. 29. Mothers insiHted that physicians The news spread to the lire stock ! section. Men who were gloating over I kinds of baths. In fact, the fall and blue ribbons and cash prizes won by their choice stock stopped talking crops, the breeding of cattle and poli tics to find how the Iowa babies were winter of 1911 was a memorable one for Iowa babies, a sort of transforma tion period. For, you see, in Iowa, state pride runs h!eh. A mere trifle coming out under the examination of ; like its baby population must not stand medical authorities. Som of these ! in the light of state progress, men watched the proceedings curious-; In the meantime the duplicates of 1y, some anxiously and some angrily. It was all very well to have your baby those unusual score cards were on their travels. The Iowa Congress of Low Fares to Pacific Coast Vry low excursion rate will be In effect from March 15 to April 15 to point In Washington, Oregon. Idaho, Calrfomia. Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming and the Canadian Northwt. Go When Rates Are Low The Burlington offers special tour 1st car accommodations. Personally conducted excursions. The scenery a long the Burlington Route ta an im portant part of the trip. Courteous B urllngton employes assure you the ut most attention. Get Particulars Now Plan your trip now. Come in and let me help yon. Let me tell vou 'about these low Burlington tourist rates and give you booklet describing the various points and any other information you wish FREE. F. A. RIDDELL, Ticket Agent. MISS 0. ODEN, Passenger Agent. RFAfH'S PEOSTA14 en A X SOAP Phone West 680. Gets the Dirt and Spares the Clothes You can wash your clothes clean without boiling and rubbing the life out of them. Just soak them in suds of Beach's Peosta Soap The dirt will start easily. A very little rubbing the next morning will finish your washing and you will have saved yourself much time and trouble. Once tried, it's always used Ask Your Grocer Number of children scoring between , 90 and 16. j Number cf children scoring between 80 and 90, 25. Number of children scoring between 73 and 84, 3. The children scoring less than 80 points were decidedly below normal weight and failed on all points eicept- j ing in height. They lost especially ! heavy in disposition, energy, facial J and ocular expression and attention. ) Only five boys and Ave girls received j perfect marks for number, hsape and i condition of the teeth, the poor denti I tion evidently resulting from nutri-, itional defects. i 1 The greatest cephalic index was 97, ! the child having this index making the general score of 96. The least oe i pbalic index was 73, and this child's general score was 82. The average cephalic index was 82. The average j cephalic index of the honor children ; between 12 and 24 months of age was j 93, and that of the honor children be- j tween the agee of 24 and 26 months iwas 88 33. The children receiving the) ten lowest scores had an average ce- 'phalic index of 82.7. j The measurements showed that the , children were two inches taller, more . than one pound heavier, had one-third J inch greater chest measure and about ' six-tenths inch greater circumference ', of the head than similar measure-: roents shown in the L. Emmett Holt : table that was used as a standard. j The examining physicians believe ! that practically all the scores could j be greatly raised if the children were; given advantages of improved psy-! etiological training and more painstak ing hygienic and dietetic care. J Long before the state fair of 1912 ! was ready for visitors, parents were ! clamoring for information about the ; next baby health contest Nearly five times as many babies were registered for the second contest in response to the following circular issued during midsummer: j DEPARTMENT P Superintendent, Mary T. Watts, j Audubon j Total Premiums Offered in This De- j partment, $280 . RULES. ,1. Entries in this department close atl a third for the town babies. The sweepstake prize was won by a 2,3-.vcar old Des Moines girl, named Dorothy Kulsmeyer, with a score of 97 1-8, beating the prize winner of the first contest by nearly a whole point. She t'pped the scales at 32V4 pounds, was 3C4 inches in height, with a chest measurement of 21 inches and a head circumference of 20 Inches. In (Continued on Pago Eleven.) Stomach Weak? Blood Bad? Liver Lazy? Nervous ? VTHY go along day after day suffering when aid is at hand so convenient and at so little cost. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discove aids digestion and purifies the blood. As a consequence both the stomach and liver return to their normal and healthy condition. Nervousness and biliousness soon disappear. The entire yetera takea on new life. For over forty years this famous old medicine has "made good" and never more so than today, enjoying a greater sale all over the world than any other doctor's prescription. For sale at all druggists In liquid or tablet form, or you can send fifty lc stamps for trial box. Address PR. R. V. PIERCE, BUFFALO, N. Y. . - : -.j. ' '-y-L ; - j. Reduced Prices On Spring Suits Ordered This Month NOTE Our complete line of spring and summer fabrics has arrived. Eidaiti Local Dealer hm Fiae Clothe Taaered to OreW by XaVV. Price Ce. dates Illinois Theatre Building.