The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-16
Curious View OF the Value OF F0undling
Hospitals.

Curious View OF the Value OF Founding
Hospitals.
In the progress Of civilization the United States
have surpassed Europe, as II regards the establish
meat of useful public institutions. They have erect
ed splendid and extensive asyums and hospitals for
lunatics, the blind, the deaf and the dumb houses
of refuge for every description OF the suffering poor
penitentiarles designed 10 supersede capital pnn-
ishments) which have been initiated throughout
Eurepe; academies OF arts and sciences, and innu-
and railroads; of the latter OF which, line Of two
thousand miles had bsen established before England
had put the Rrs spade in the ground In the tounda
ton Of public schools, also, the single State OF Mas
ponds larger sum In their support than the whole
Of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain: Unfor-
tunatsly respect to institutions OF charty, there
exists VOID IN the new world which nAs ioae snss
leaves fresr scope to moral and religious hypocrisy
mean that Of " Founding Hospitas,"a charity. OF
which st Vincent de Paul, who was 40 good
the promoter in France. All the governments Of
Europe initiated the example thus set them, by crea
ting, sometimes at great expense, these establish
nrevsn,s = IL being converted into crime The
lives of great number OF innocent beings are thus
preserved ut their birth, and their future is cared
Tor by liberal education, which - provided BY
public muniicencc. These children, escaped, in
great portion, from inevitable death, pay the debt
due to society by becoming good laborers, brave
soldiers and perhaps, ingenious men-lIke d'Alcm-
bert the philosopher, who was an illustrous man IN
There are founding houses in Rome, where pious
feelings have. eonsecrated their construction, a.
TEMPLES devoted to the service of the God OF charity
In Vienna, the great Emperor Joseph H., who sold
the title Of Prince for two millions, devoted the
money 70 the construction OF such hospitals, Fur
Their, in various other cities of Germany, France
aad Italy, similar establishments have been organ
lied and even in Russia, where they were the
effect Of tbs useful and practicable principles of
Caharne H., who together with all the economists
Of her time, convinced that the cross of popu-
man. poor and uncutlvated country, the govern
ment agreed with CherinIs opinion, and there an
old law 10 known which not only recognized the
existence Of every male toundllng but also secures
Z rscompcnes to the mother, as a sort OF premium
Of encouragement. similar decree was made BY
the French convention during the time OF the
revolutions. Whatever may be said on these two ar
guments, justified, perhaps, by temporary necessity
Sut contrary to established usages-ene may not,
without injustice, condemn equally institutions,
which, without exciting to reprehensibe acts, are
eonfn.dto the purpose Of Say saving the delinquent
.rime young girl placed IN circumstances where
i 10 impossible otherwise to conceal her shame
than by procuring abornon, or committing infanti-
s;d.-Tmust be endowed with exraord inarv oura os
e aha do not have recourse to one or the other al
those violent means-and law that would punish
ner for it, is the law of barbarlans. Having 10
choose between c ' n. what Pharsu'
u,sced between Scylla and Charybdis. To avoid
this predicament, 1t was necessary to find some
door Il escape st. Vincent de Paul, by advoca-
ting the institution OF asy!ums, which should be
nnsr for these shoots OF frall humanity Thought
orjv of awning the children: he has done more-hs
has saved the mothers.
The noble inspiration OF this apostle of France,
does not animate the priests OF the thousand and one
s.c,. Who arc scattered over America There pre.
walls. moreover, in tho morals OF the country 10
great an enthusiasm for conversion that under such
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81 rscon. like that Of the phIosophe in the name Of
r.a,.i,tv on the large scale, would not be Listened
to The public papers In vain report every day. facts
which are arguments IN iavo1 Of founding hospi-
.as have reached New York, Boston. Phila
Seinh,a. and New Orleans but nobody thinks Of
remedy; and yet this remedy has been known for a
ionc,;me. andhas prevented part in Paris Vienna
~ ether large citIes those sanguinary dramas'
~h;cS would otherwise have been innumerably mul
,niisd Lot this remedy be brought into the United
state ns , sa fewer victims we should not 20
W." .es Young and beautiful girls die in horrible
tortures in the effort TO destroythe evidence Of their
weakness: and shane ham. , ana children that have
g, ,hs fshes Of New York, ~ il il often found to
=. ,hs case according to tho daily statements The
want OF houses devoted to the ofsprng OF seduction
and debsuchery. aof h;r rS ~ alm,nish the mum.
ucr &c morals Is not increased Gin Vennl1 81 The
.nh;h;tion OF brothels Municipal laws cainot N.
n6ats the uass9.' q mature and heir conss
- adapted to the reality Of things, for il is danger
ous 10 misunderstand II. oHN
Gus FsoUndlng houses have aroused against them in
raisnd and France, the disciples OF MsIthrs
fEnXsnsd by the danger Of an ovsrgrown poan.
:; According to the opinion Of these il II ana
~. ~. hrrdsn added to that Of pauperism Whatever
the relative y:a' o. ns,1
PnsIu ~ snr here We want hands, hands hands -
nHs,.s,. our Soundess fields The encoursSsn,.S,
81 ssundling houses far from being burden upon
inc 10 them, by increasing the number Of iabor-
hsre 10 nothing to fear here from that social
s.,se,ation, which is called Prolaria in latin (or
viii, which we have no English tern) in .thsse
couu"S ,oadcast, and impelled by their ma ture 70
sow ~ continually upou the domain Of solitnds
Th. Mississippi 10 NOT broad enough TO stop them.
! no. -" h.vond these American Alps, behold an i'm
tnets, region fertile and unorganised which wanfs
na.srs With all these conditions, 20 favorable to
population, which sn0S1d e sncGsursssd By
.s. tself to the pressrvatioA, by public charity
,bs lives Of those human beings who are every
perishing for want q some hosptas where their
illees,erious Shade. The orphan asyIums. which
. Hy .c,.d in all towns OF Importance weuld not
are .Shstued for the place Of founding houses. be-
not ons os.sn give bread and
hut n is also to preserve those parents them
rom the stigma of public opinion; and i i
selves .h;s condition that the number Of the Viz,
Un ~ The preudices Of secretly can be much if At
all a q. hone that the "sober second thouoht. Of
i. es .sihrent American nation, and that voluntary
!ne .S;ch. among them, has prodvced M rasny
ryy;rsces, Will lead them 70 create estabis
mGn!ss snonomy. Let w hope that Eurons keysef
p % IN example that she may follow, 10 the pcr
i WI, I'M, these %s ss. ;usss
cluds, lot Us nope ns ia work words VIII no
'ohgetL ;dss Of the beneysience Of the new void
nigs .,ss il a. fact Of which am perfectly Ger.
t. isy that there is not single founding hospital in
The Tinted States
Baird. Religion in the United States
Nrw BEDFORD Feb. III, 1876.