Do Cats Suck the Breath of a Baby
Medical Talk examines a long held belief that cats suck a sleeping infant’s breath. The piece finds no real basis, explains possible misunderstandings of nursing reflexes, and cautions mothers against allowing infants to sleep with or play with cats or dogs.
The Care of Children and Life Expectancy View
Mr Chariton T Lewis argues in Harper’s Weekly that modern infant care may lower average vitality. He notes that aiding the sick rescues the weaker while the strong remain, thus saving more feeble lives and potentially reducing the population’s overall vigor.
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Swords at Thirty Six Inches and Nation Convention Trains
A fragment from a vintage column recalls Elizabethan sword length rules at London gates. It also mentions Berry’s Barb Beater for a mare’s healed wound and Kidney-Ettes ads. The note ends with a travel ad for the North Western Line announcing The Overland Limited and The California Express trains for the National Retail Grocers Convention and M E General Conference.
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