320 EXHIBITION 



(From the program of the meeting) 



"It will be seen from the program that the exhibtion is wide 

 in its scope, and deals with all the essential topics in the study of 

 infant mortality, and its prevention. One of its objects will be 

 to impress upon the general public the importance of maternal 

 nursing in the reduction of infant deaths, and that any form of; 

 artificial feeding can only be regarded as a substitute for breast 

 feeding. As, however, a certain proportion of children must be 

 artificially fed, a considerable part of the exhibition will be de- 

 voted to the milk work of departments of health, city, state and 

 national; medical milk commissions; influence of feeding on 

 infant mortality; and the contagious diseases conveyed by milk. 

 The specific causes of infant mortality, particularly cholera in- 

 fantum, will be shown in as effective and convincing a manner 

 as possible. 



"With respect to the need and care of the infant, itself, ex- 

 hibits will be shown of suitable clothing; feeding methods will 

 be demonstrated; seasonal care of infants will be explained, as 

 well as the early recognition of conditions which may lead to 

 serious after results. 



"It is hoped to conduct mothers classes in connection with 

 the exhibit. Arrangements have been made for the exhibition 

 of moving pictures, both with respect to flies and milk. The 

 films which have been prepared in this connection are very inter- 

 esting and should prove efficient instruments in impressing the 

 public as to the dangers lurking in the presence of flies and in 

 impure milk as an article of food. 



"Especial care will be taken by the committee to have the 

 material in that simple and direct form which experience has 

 shown to be most efficient in influencing popular education, and 

 to possess scientific value as well. It is believed that the occur- 

 rence of this exhibtion will ultimately be regarded as an event 

 of national, if not international significance, as it is hoped by 

 the association that it will be the inception of a movement des- 

 tined eventually, to extend throughout the entire country. It 

 will therefore be seen that the results which the exhibtion expects 

 to accomplish are in reality of a fundamental character, as it is 

 possible to give, thereby, a true concept to the public mind of the 

 real importance of children to the State, and thus bring home 

 the actualities of this, the greatest social problem of the times." 



