The San Francisco call. [volume], October 06, 1907, Page 8, Image 8

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JOB FOR EX-PRESIDENTS
PROTECTING THE NATION'S
CHILDREN
• ' '" ; -. ; .^XRlS,^Sept.^tl,'- \u25a0 :' :
EX-PRESIDE3JT liODßETrJnas^ Juat
discovered noblt oocupatloa \u25a0 £o»
ex-presiflenta of the repabllo— find '
en Idea of genlos : for the proteo*
ftlon of' Preach childhood.. . v
The republlo is prejudiced against '*&*'£.
[presidents attempting politics, law \u25a0 trt
'.business. Tbiera, only, dared ; the flrrt— •
\u25a0and Cld himself -no - good. : ' MacMahoa
,tt&s rich. Grevy .had' caved; his salary.
Carnot . was assassinated. ' * Casimiro
'Perier waa rich. Felix Faure died la .
'office. The republlo had but * Loub«t,'
therefore, to' provide for whoa he went "
out; and * he ,' might " have . lived '- at ease .
as president. of.- the; railway rates cora-*^
mlssloa'that each" year' hear*' petition*
and modifies . freight ; and passeage* *.
rates for all the railroads, state run or \u25a0
ctnerwise. * .' ,
It* was not ' sufficient jorcupatlon for *'
M.- Loubet.*- ', Occupation ;for ' sx-j/resi- . 1
dents! Caslmlr-Perier;. had t EuggestedJ •
an idea. *He • thought - * cx-p'resldentsTi
ougct to protect, the little 'children of 1
tee land. . '. 1
Casimlr-Periergave^ great wealth and \u25a0
'1 ho later y^ari/01-. his -iifd(t«>- tho : Al-v
laitment Maternel (to;make lt-pbsstble •
for poor \u25a0 mothers . personally ; tornuVso ;
their babies),' the Antifood \u25a0 adultet^a- ';
tion and Antltuberculosls association.,
and to what ,was_to; be a- vast -general l
hygienic -' organization," uniting many
particular leagues. .-..'....:
This general organization had -no co-J
hesion. Its ' various "parts ' pulled .each '
their own way. Casimlr-Pcrier' died
baffled in ; th*e v work r he sought to'^do for
.French: childhood.,- ;•; : .\u25a0 \u0084 ' r . *; . - «
Now comes Loubct. with' Uls r tllscovery^
\u25a0 - \u25a0 \u25a0 • . ' -/' : ' •"• - ' '\u25a0 . " v .
sf -the.' seeminc^rl Impossible' organlza- ':
tlon. almost^ ready' made* .He found ""a V
:ohcsiv«, . tlert V orsahiaatiou' already T
:oyerlng. the ; whole .French 'population *
at capable 'and '•\u25a0 ready to/ draw ; lhe
lines * ; of ; hyglenej 1 for .chlidren-' around '
every v ward, ''division,*, every ! house and
family,, first : tor ' Par Is,*, then >\u25a0 for.', the -
other/great^conters. •'\u25a0 ; This ;organizatibn -
consists I' of r nothing \ but : l:thV' ITrench-.
equivalentsltoouir. fraternal 'orders and
mutuaK benefit .'societies. \-.- '.-'V- •"-.-;
- These" mutuallsts-^as' they call;thera
\u25a0elves'.; 6lm'ply"-— have., rlsen^ with ?^ phe-j
nomenal vrapldity. ':< and 1 social ; "'»lgnin- ;
cance." V Polltician*s' ; haVe'> sought v ,to*cap- j
tiirec mutuality. v V.They f'haye> ripV^euc- -
ceeded."; Statesmen 1 ; have .seen *in Jits : self
helplng^pfovldence}th\r beginnings ! of -a
possible "el'j *ase ; p»nsi6a?Eysteiij; /every \u25a0
(rorkroan would^beiforced'toshowjmm*'-;'
self :: a. inember.Tof;>some f state <lnvestl-j,
?at 'ed :\u25a0 mutual-- benent^Bocl c ty , and his \u25a0>]
lues! f or r sick>*ben"eflt'3, \u25a0:' ihsu'rance^and
ild ?age^ pension^ would '* be * contributed , &
jyjhimsfelf /(his : employer : and -the^ 'state. ;
Even now, French employers ?veryj gen- .'l
Ma2Ly| r aid = their men ttoTplay^mutuality i
ittgs^n'- return-.'for/escaplhg.; employ- 5
g^^ragldent^: HabHltyJ;'laind tto^ conform ;.
Bitti|fhe.^ "growing' eoclal duty;— riot/yet-.
iffcipfV' Jl' i '7|'')ffl^jJMfJ. l l | J 1 C n t trr ."
; ; workers jwhen^t^
ils J' everywhere. I .; \u25a0 T lie re r are
ttiSmJnlted : Mutualistst'xjiUheViKJ'rthem/
«a fininei •?* There <are* the;.mutualists S
»if he* grocery" clerks' / : syndicate.-'^ In- '.
tea ;f» the"' J societies $ are v formed S vc t n j
j^^ r&de *yrid^professl'6nal;[lines;;-'but§
Sj'not a 11.:5 For example,*: Mme^Fal-^
llf' . B^r-as 'j Slme.^ Libubettwas -bef orb .her ;
pl« fete ting, > working^ pres Jdeht *of J.tlie', \u25a0
mi onal^Bchbol JChlidren's'/xhutuallly,
Lb? hich each..tot'possesses-a''passbook : ;
ire«rding pennies paid" for '.its'; insurance
iff Last < /.croup,*??'; enteritis,'*;' accidents, ;
wl atVdbilTknow? against r bldjag^,yeyen, >
lle'rstiH playing i'withVUts^ Ivoop* "•'. or
PilK:l>o"ubet. found' hls : org«biizatlon'for : :
fJwlprotection - of f^ chhdhood}t the;J more
l^ldyl';^mado,"" because^ ; these;? mutual;.
n^'St^"societies.V of^recent Vand^rapld ,
growthi r ; haid ; : held * together ;'f rom"^ the ;
Btart.' S" HeVreally ,:;i had? but yto^ Join f^o-.^
gether.thV; National 'janion(6f presidents^
o* VmutuUl^benent^Vocleties^and^the \
great / ' Medical - 'and r :.-. Pharmaoeutlcal
union, ; to^ start ! them Von^a^ general] .work
against- - food M adulteration, f alr,';
dirVjignorance andlwant. ;o ;. } ..'; .*,...
'\u25a0'ThVj^lnclple^'isi.th'atVofjpasslng^the.
.word^dowB -the line.- -:•;•' •' - - . -> -" "•
?il£fwillt.'glv'ej? i l £f will t.'glv'ej a^< f «w : ;> «xamples. : '-*. For.'
ex^mple.'-tuberculosjsCf.. ,'. : XC'%'}jP--. r f '?'
r "I The ' y pattern ? institution. \ now-' being "
copied^all^over" the' Land,; i«;the 'mutual- j
istßVantitui/erc^loslsrdi^pensafy? founded
by]( Bmlile SLoubetlv for ?; the",; thirteenth \u25a0
wardi otj Paris, 'in the s ßuft Chateau dcs
\u25a0 Rentlera^-;.. : i-"/?~S\J-~^''Ay"'?f-~/ r^'< *'r'-\ ' \u25a0
I -iTlie I Paris'^municipality; glyes I theland
f reW^ln^ eacli^ case.*;i The * ; flnß*' building
I wasjerected' and furnished by a national
' sub'scrlp tlon^ of ; 2 \ c^nt»'*perTpe^sott«\ tlie
trholaj sum^necessaryAbelns: - ralsefl r laj;'
Qve'days;^. : .^:'- "; -. .;'.;.V'.' \u25a0' '" \u25a0 ;," \u25a0/
Saving- the : Children"..- ' . '*" "
';y Here ' thVj po or *of ; the", th Irte en th iward \u25a0
af c f sending J such; of : . their |as
are/, threatened
of , / clvillzatlon. i '--Why>clo : .- thejr^ ""Bend^
the_m?^Becau^e:the\w3rd^nas*,beenfseht^.
dovvrr_ the > llneHo) all 'the \ mutuallstsTof >j
tho/'jthlrteerith :.ward:,>' VRound:Tup
cjhildrejijti^ !" * '
At-?;rnutuailsts \u25a0\u25a0: meetings J the
fought v? out \u25a0J.with y negligent 2 parents.'
Mutuallsts -constrain^ their :\u25a0 neighbors.
Tlierc' are' so^manyTinutuallsts- that' they>.
make alpubilo/aelntrmeniLV^'^'-^C-; • • -"
• 'At;,' thesb'i; dispensaries .-.the* children i
first, receive a the necessary) medical' and :
surgical f attention r their f cases ":, call for. ,
Tabyr^^n'^chlid^is^giyVnlaJC'ratjonai'J"
squareTmeal". ?and ;'mado . to * lie |most » ot '£
the 1 1 afternoon ') ih"j [a '.\ stearner^chajr^tjak^*
ing^the v ' < air^cu^re"!o"n^overedrbalconles.^
: .•'.This = question of \ the , "rational;; meal" .
arouses » gr eat V;^ en thusi asm". >.'*\u25a0 f or. >:the'";'
mutuallsts ; ambng^i French children^, i
while 's rflkin~gfat f one*of; the most^rootedj
.French' pVe Judices.^ I rrefer • to ; the roup^
presslontof jgoupl/' i '\u25a0\u25a0 \. "].'' \u25a0 * -. . .\u25a0
•\7or<l;{\wVnt3fidown^ |,
Jthjrough'a'tllouswd're^'fl^Uonst^^Mj^
yourlnfluence'ttb' s'upproSia* "\u25a0oapfiui^f ood %
for children.", -.;\u25a0-• '\u25a0'-'- ~ \u25a0' " ' ' , *
\u25a0 \u25a0;.•; No^child s lTjces! soup" JUi V 1V 1 mains tay^lt'|
Is " anVacqiif redTPrencSi 'teitijto i makeTaf
meal : of i sou p;| bread^ : wine and « oheeso.^
InsteadJ^here i < is ithe | inutuallst 5 Bcherna i
; f o r I f ccdlngj^y^ung^hl Wroni^? %V ; .
Mornirig— Eggs,' fruits. ; starch foods,-:
\u25a0stale*- bread 1 or - toast>andjb^tter^;(The^
child's^^fst^brea^fastta^onglthej^ower^
iio^e^mid^lie^sTndrmiddf^
'. French* haValway's 'consisted of TsbupTor?
tof ? bread^ai pp ed | intr*' Caf e?au
even Vf or ; grown . u'ps; . is/ tn*'-l e ;: of i chic- \u25a0
\ ory'faiTa v Uot s-.^flavTjled^rt^^^|
cpffeek ; 'after^a!nVl
??!i? ?t'& \u25a0 ''^.''/- '\u25a0'<'\u25a0':* - " 'C ' » i ~ : ~ S'Ml^i -I
\u25a0 ': Noon— -Grilled [or troast :nieat; and jonaj|
vcsetable 'i\ in^Qua'ntity. -(French -lower 1|
and ;' even jniiddleTclasse's: avoid ; grhls] as \\\
expensive-; and
gouts, [ifpot'v roasts f and savory^messea"'
of frabblt.l, veal,^ beef / a"; lafmode" and"; th« ;.
like, vwlth'-llttlal meat ;aWd^inuch • gravy
tor'ibread r dippirig, " has ' be'eh'Hhe ' French \ \u25a0
child"s^ portion!);^. •' irj^ .;\u25a0' --^: ; ,:;^: r * " V^'J
s,^4 ;- : p.~~£ ih.'^— "Afternoonf ternoon v -'\u25a0 tga**.-f-an i, in- *.
fusion 'lor^^deboctlonVof /grilled * cereals,'.
Withta'blt oflbutteredf bread. ;'.» v * '^ ' - ?'\u25a0:. <
1 - largo ; v oil\
vegetab les»'VaTswe_"e't ' dessert Sr; No** meat._\ ]
-iwinaTtwice. aWeek! only, * oh^daysrofj*.
ph'yslcaljiexerclae^. \u25a0 .'.,:;, " \u25a0 .'£ A '_\u25a0 ';; •./, r
", -What'can^be^dona" f ori the 'children-of '?
wh^e*|working"*f p^pulaUjohs 4] 1 s"j|:showa^i
atfCrVu so t- \u25a0*, Th c rc.fw h Wr e^"' those:g rca t > i
f 'oundersM the /^S(^^i^r^^aVe*^jac-^<_'
ticallyVautocrats^^ce'^
Srcffedfto? "make Tsur^o |that; each£f ani i ! y • ~ '
shallilive/up'to'a^standard^of ;hysienQ ;
l^o'rlth^of|the^inoneylt^^^l^^been .
spent.' on . mcidol \ \ cottages^: drainage/ \ :
-.;\u25a0; . -. - •-.-• ; -; : ';
y. among j the-
firstjtotfavorjthesreaV^tuaHst^moVe-,-^
merit; In} France. .*;: ''As^^tically^every (,
r s : j'aT, - Creuso t be- f t
"eties^ started^ '''and :\u25a0'\u25a0 .p'at«>nize4 ..-'''byi -the -;
Sc^Ssder^t^^^jefhy'gl'enlc \u25a0, jreslme > ; \u25a0
w^s^^duailyJp^jedj^eV^.to.theni. , \u0084 ;
||lt 6e^me^lilire^*a^arlnET; experiment—- *
-Tbfi \u25a0 Francisco - Sunday -CalL
.nd.-paternal*afupervis!ori*to»tne', people *
hemaelve3;>'-b'ut^th~ersta'tis'tic^
as t : thVee \ brilliantly \u25a0; Justify .'th e\*
QUtualist'Jeffort."'. '''--v '\u25a0\u25a0-• *..'^.< ; *- *-•"\u25a0" '\u25a0'*.'•
?^c^MjUciCriisa<le^- ;; '^Z' . \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .-\u25a0: -
;;/TheT Schneiders^f orjVc sauiple, ]. had
•wn; babies, fand^af UrjfWeanlnsi all'tho f
rep.-ofj.Creus6tTwere)s*u«i?to" Uavc \u25a0
>ure/unsk vlmmed";miiksv lmmed ";miiksf 'rom -absolutely i
ieaithy i cows.^\;eU,Vslnc
a nee/ a! o ngrvwi th itli e3res t , .was handeil
iver to tho Jrautuali benefit socleitlest'S.Ool ,
jablesihave^beeji iborn ;at jCreusot. : Of*
heselonlyiß9l idled 'between;; the.-age* or •
>irthl.- and . \u25a0 '.one t Vear-^-the ."vmost"; dan- \u0084
jerous period of l&'f child's.* life^-an~ ; av*- V
irjiserof.ll^per'cent^whVrcasithe same-;
ivefaffe|forlalJ^France/is) : 18j per .cent..'
FurtmTrniqre^ 'durlag'^the .ila^t jyear^of ">
:hl3 treg:lnie**(l9p6;7),\the v. average ihad \
aeen jbrought (down 'i to \9 \ per ; ccn t-r-the
v; ': >-, ,/^-.;il;'Vj. "1, •..:,; 'I
'.\u25a0 IL " LQubet • dccla.r ek] tt at" if 'UUuttßJted \
nutusuatj eaa t* «k* okiw - *nw?
all* jon Partj - and — ta Cm &*Dy
ixiatiaent of «w?7' tsbcretfleu - e&CC
la ' iacalculAbU ! na oi food .«Q iflk
\u25a0eady ' tukrc ; b«*a attatMA * \u25a0
; How, *x* the/ . worilaj to cetata per*
nllkf Tta . rciSElctpillty oi ffcria wid
t* gr**l tore* ' of tn*p*oioT» *&£ d»->
itctlr— crrrzLM tu«U l»*L&*a by d«
iiiiaoi«T» ana a£ultar*t«T* ! \u25a0 ICar.h en*
it th*toT»aost &alty pssum has had it*
>£r# V mini '' 'iera£%a»~ \u25a0Via ; : im • t*sj«
sbrary gbed,\birt . •n*7 tauagarmow Wh«%
Qr» j publlo :"«xoUTo«nl ; hu dl«d down.
Lba «kimm«rs'ftad'adaltaxataz« h*v» al. ..
irkyabegua again.
-The rail* *aalt«r*t2*o tm tmmwu t»ts»
iota- \u25a0wn'olM»l« -«cd r«t»n. St«h ?»
taller t» cortaialy. fsraUli*d wita en« es
m'oi« c*rt» of pure' tail* "«»tattali«d far
th« '• hand is* ©at * of \u25a0 rang la* ' to th »
municipal I- Üboritory* 1 ip»tt«7S tad,
maplolouj :. prtriti ' partiaa, * vho might
take the . trouble to «eal 09 th • aamp!a
with a wltnsss and berry with It la a.
cab 'to '\u25a0» ta» * municipal laboratory tos
uialysis. •/
Ex-Pr'«slJsr.t Letfbe^s oensid*ratsd.
tn'utnalistt* Will , not •\u25a0.employ - «pott«r«.
Ihe : essence - of the . whol* ; arusad* will
beithe'uaited eSorta of thousand*. In
saca' division of each Paria /ward this o*
that*; local mutualist "center— -^lubliousa,
lodge* rooms, '' eto^-wQI,- accept \u0084" millc
lamples. .. ' " ".'
' All "the ; 'rest ' i 3 detail and n arranga
meint.. -. Imagine # a local ; meet- J
Ingr^of.^tbo/Fathers o^.TTamllles' assess
ment ''mutuality In the sixteenth- ward
of ,' Paris .- Between^ the "business roa-;
ttn*9*and the social relaxation "of th»
Bvenlngr there .will b« a half hour given
to . IL-; Loubet's . "Puerlculturo"— rMChIMr M ChIM
Cultivation." ,Thl3. time." let us \u25a0•ay, It '•
touches -milk, adulteration In the slx
t c'en th. wardi of, Par In <', '
..., The .chairman fflves.a short talk on
xallkradulteration. "The.rnUK analysis
cjcnter^for. our, ward has been accepted
bjytHe grocery; decks' ; mutuality around
th& corner. , During the icouth to com*
every on<s of , us must camr,asanujla <»?
our usual ralllTsuppiy, td'lt. In tha stcr
llized 'uottle3 -nith; glass stoppers .which
L'-wrlH; now, hand out to^yoo.. Attention, '
m'utualists: it' Is for tae ; health,ef your i
\u25a0little ones:" k .\u25a0 - ¥ t; , v , \u0084 f
. think ',- that :a .children's hy
giecQ"crusade £ of such masnltude and
detarW^an poasibly^fall?^. .
> Theresa re"; no salaries, to pay. .There
is no "br'eantzation-.to'Hcep-up. The va
.ried"iijAitiiallst3 of-ParTs— lika the' Elks,
.thc-rForcsters ,- ti^ihall. \u25a0 rest" at
.hornet-have'-. .their ..robuit. social and
'business" life already .palpitating: every -^
\u25a0where •th^the tgrcat capital. ;Tho onlyv^
thewithtng-Isithe "children's health*haltv
.hour i at j" every ~, loca J .meeting-f—and ' the
\u25a0passing' of. the .word tlpwn' the long line,
t '/^Attention.*}! inutuallsts, .; It ' is (for * tha
\u2666health" of* your. 'Uttla-ones"-^- tli© aealtb,
of. I the;chtl(irea f 6f -FrjncWl ''
V^h^i^:-. f -. ' \u25a0 '\u25a0'