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nowurgea u .y a ogtuucicn of our population. On February 22, in a. speech urging the passage. of the bill without an amendment,, a mem-. ber. of the. House said, -the health department reports show there were eighty-eight babies blinded in -Chica- go. in 1931 and sixty-nine, in 1932."! Such, a staternent is mis leading. The facts, are these: Thé, eighty-eight babies',reported in 1931 and the sixty- * nine babies in 1932 were flot blincied; they wvere cases of ophthalmia neona-; torum brought to the attention .of.the Chicago, Board of Heaith.., Oph- thalmia' neontatorurn is the disease * which the proponents' of House Bill No. 161 contend- is. prevented by the instillation of silver nitrate ini the cyes of newly-bon infants. Evi- dently the silver nitrate solution was i neffectual when adrninistered, as 1a hiospital customi in niost of the hun,- dred and fifty-seveft cases just mnfl tioned. Fortunately, ail but two babies M, 1931 and two ini 1932 got 1 an iM a position ta subinit figures ini refutation of the foregoing state- ment uttered froin the floor of the 1-buse of Representatives. 'In a letter dated February 18, 1933, Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president of the Chica- ï0Bad of Health, states that ini oB3 to babies out of a total of Our childien- are dear to al of us. 1 have done and .wjll continue to do alin my poWer to prevettblindness in these little ones.. More6ver, 1 Would, not deny any one the right to, use1 any material means to prevent blindness. But in the light of the facts ,just Mentiôned, silver nitrate injections at birth do not prevent blindness. Thereforc,. I question the right of the State to pass a law forc- ing fallible medicatiôn upon ýits 161, -as passed by. the :House, is mandatory .legisiation. If _.atnended gra 1ss seed8 mlxed prlmarIly for tht. district- U M flI the !Boulevard brand, lncluding Astoria bent, Bt 40C. a Pound and the Lincoln Park biranid at 25e a Ii~H ILI pounid. Either wIll give' you a rich, luxuriant HUI growth. Your favorite fiower, feed, grocery, biard- wa re. and departmnent stores carry these fine ýsoeds.' WE ItELL YOU HOW TO0 GROW A LAWN Send. for Bookiet. "Six Steps. in Makinga Good Lawn", Ta inb.WRRM a: I 'P. M. té 2 P. M. daily and 4:15 P., M. Sandapar* el. OLIVER- JOIINSON., INC. 940-960 W. HURON ST. Phone MONROE M58 solution ol sulver nitrate iJi~istii.iii~ the eýes. Vet wi*th suchi preventive treatrneflt this chi1dj becanie totally blind. Dr.~ Bundesen further states that in 1931 two babies out of a total of 52,993 birthis in Chicago, were blinded hy reason of ophthalmia neon- atoruin One chilil so blinded and said to bejilegitimate, was born in a shack in Wisconsin with no proof .htaiable as to, the use, or omission, The inani newspaper lieve that: if you are inclined to take your troubles to bed, try a glass of Bowman's Milk just before you tumble in. readers of your valued to, perhaps do not be- hfe injection of silvei te,e>,,ý I i