M others of little babies that suffered
much from the intense heat in the
early part of July last summer will be
interested in the success of the "baby"
tent" scheme adopted in some of the
big cities.
The tents are placed on flat roofs of
tall buildings and in open lots, with
eight little cradles or cots in each
tent. When all was ready mothers
of babies under two years were invited
to. leave them at the nearest available
tent over night, so that the young
Y sters, in addition to enjoying the privi
lege of sleeping out of doors, could
also receive the attention of trained
nurses and doctors free.
Some of the tents have a perforated
Iron pipe extending along the ridge
pole and connected with the city water
supply. On very hot nights the water
was turned on and allowed to stream
down over the canvas. By evapora
tion it greatly reduced the tempera
ture inside the tents. Some of the
tents were also kept cool by the use
of large blocks of ice in tubs before
the entrance. Electric fans blew the
cold air from the ice into the tents
sufficiently to keep the babies comfort
ably cool.
This is the way some of the poor
babies are being cared for, but the
ideas could be utilized by any one who
had the welfare of the baby at heart.
