reen,
loose stool in the summertime; she must appreciate that it is the danger
signal and must be regarded seriously.

The very best preventive against summer diseases of the intestine is to
guard particularly against any trouble with the child's stomach at all
seasons of the year. A healthy stomach and bowel will resist disease,
even in very hot weather.

The most important food product which has a direct relationship to this
class of diseases is milk. In a large city like New York it will remain
impossible to solve the milk problem, despite the splendid efforts of
the Health Department and the members of the medical profession, until
the city itself shall establish milk depots and ice stations where safe
milk, and ice to keep it safe, may be obtained at a nominal cost, or
free, if the parents cannot afford to buy it. We, therefore, must
recognize that the vast majority of children to-day are taking milk that
is not suited to them, that is really not fit as a food for children.
The mothers do not know this and no steps are taken to render the milk
more safe for them to feed to their children. These mothers are willing
to do what is essential in the interest of their children, but they do
not know what should be done. These people cannot afford a physician or
a nurse to teach them, nor do they even know that their methods are
wrong or that they need any instruction. We must carry the information
and the explanation to them. We must show them the need for a change of
methods. This is the work for those charitably disposed women who desire
some worthy purpose in life, who really wish to do some real good. All
the equipment they need is good common sense. They will tell these
mothers why it is necessary to pasteurize the milk before feeding it to
the baby. They will show how to keep the nursing bottles clean,
and the nipples sweet and fresh. They will instruct them how to dress
the baby in the hot weather and impress them with the need of giving it
all the cool, fresh air possible. In short, they will gain the
confidence and the good will of these mothers in a tactful and
diplomatic way, and they will tell them all they know in language which
they will understand regarding the care of the baby. In every city in
the country this work is needed and is waiting for the missionaries who
will volunteer. To teach mothers the need for boiled water as a
necessary drink for baby and older children is alone a worthy avocation.
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