Medicine: Holt

Dr. Luther Emmett Holt died of heart disease, in the Rockefeller Hospital, Peking. He was about to return home after having delivered a series of lectures at the Union Medical College. Famed author of The Care and Feeding of Children* Dr. Holt, nearly 70, was recognized by the profession as an authority, and by the public as a benefactor. “Few doctors have held so high a record in the saving of lives” is an opinion accepted in the medical world. His famous book, dedicated to “The Young Mothers of America,” is in the nature of a catechism. It asks and answers such questions as these: “At what age may a child be given a full tub bath?” “At what age should a child first laugh aloud?” “When should a child walk alone?” “How many teeth are there in the first set?” “Why should mothers nurse their children?” “Is rocking (in sleep) necessary?” “How much crying is normal for a very young baby?” “What is the cry of pain?—of hunger?—of temper?—of illness?—of indulgence or habit?” etc.

* THE CARE AND FEEDING or CHILDREN—Dr. L. E. Holt—Appleton ($1.25).