New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-24
p.llte Rs,h, and Wasb.Houses.

n low some mVhhDs stNNS bSs -
broaght before citizens, through the exsriions
OF an active and benevolent merchant, who pro-
cured (, charter for the organization Of company,
and opeoed q subscription tor the DscesGy ospi'
tsI, which was fixed At $4,000. Tbougn sever.
gentlemen came forward and subscribed generous
IT, Considerable sam is still lacking and the en-
terprise langushes in Consequence. Toh o'so'
not 70 DO. An undertaking OF socn onasc'e'
should DOT fail Of the most abundant support "'"
the wealth and libertlity Of Eew-forf. iDefe
certainly no reason 10 say that the innio'sAs VI
this City are backward 10 responding " any sP-
peal ia behalf Of the less fortunate portion OIL 80
cisty. The .rsasury Of pablo cosri'y never
void among os, and calamity AID ssSsring 90 not
sad that those E.w-Yo'seTs who posse. the
means Of giving have hard hearts or niggard
hands. We arc persuaded, then, tina. the facts 10
regard TO the Institution q which we are speak
ing need only 70 bs known 10 insure the imrnedi-
ate supply OF al toe capital wanted to pat it into
active operation.
1t is proposed " open 10 q suitable quarter Of
the City, on tho premises known a. the old Arse
"a. for instance an establish ment similar TO those
which have been 90 remarkably sVcoemfuiin Lon
dor aad other cities Of Great Britain. Here the
poor will have the means Of personal cleanliness
provided for the 10 ct prices within their means.
We do not know " nat rates are contemplated o.
the originator of the enterprise, DO: they certainly
cannot exceed those charged In Liverpool There
the Use Of spp,rst0s fo- waihiog and drying
clothes Tor six bcurs costs !So cents. and the charge
for warm and cold baths 10 In proportion We
presume tina, in an establishment as COM e:s a.
Il k.Va she4 rms - m
be even less, While the Accommodations -c1ld be
better ard more attractive.
Any person at all familiar with the stooes and
haei,s Of the poor, eau understand tho dement's
they will sod in such en- Institution. 10 their oon
usesed and ll.rrcr!ded bsbitsiIous elesnline"h
not merely diHca!:. IL Is an impossible, yhtoe.
Their poverty excludes them even from The use Of
water, next TO lishs and air the most universal
and Who'll, sor,. boon Of Nature. TIE amount Of
inoouvenislc. md eIpepso which washing day
brings With il, 10 alone enough TO compel them
70 neglect /, a. far as possible, while bathingis
never thought Of The suffering and disease
which must be attributed 20 this enforc ed pest-
ssnce caurot be estimated.
We do net suppose that publ baths s0d wash
houses will ~ ouce al these evils, bat they
will do a g9eA, deal toward ~. Daring the hfss
year Of the Establishment in George az London,
I, wac used by 0O0 bs,Sers and 20 600 aibsr'.
and there 10 every reRson 10 suppose that one In
tho locality mentioned, In this city would be even
more extensively Pstronized. AT the ssms time
il would servo a model for imitation not only 10
other paris Of New York, bat in all the cities Of
lie Union. Tho thing only requires 70 suocesd /
here In order to be repeated elsewhere. The In.
crease IN the public comfort, health and morality /
which il " III bring about mus. insure its adoption
10 every large town and city. The progress OF the
movement in this country depend. especially upon |
New Work
We give freely 10 relieve positive suffering, and |
we do 20 more thas our duty But Il Is equally |
OF rather /, IA moro fitting to give for It's proven
ton The present case too differs very widely
from AZ ordinary occasion for aid. The money put
Into ath and Wash House 10 LOT consumed, bat
invested it does not disappear In the form Of
charity for which there will be new call to NOR
row, bat 1t remains TO discharge It's bsnehoent Of
ice sgsin sad again IL ia not giit which carries
with IL q certain sense Of shame to the receive,
bat an aid and Indictment 10 sef-help and inde
pendenee. Can benevolsnee dssire better mode
Of action.
The sell interest of opr citizens is also concern
cd in this matter 1t is not too long sgo for us to
have forgotten how the presence OF the Cholers
LA, 6umEaer kept visitors from our thoroushisres
and silenced the noise Of business in our ware |
houses. The chief mortality was il those ver |
Glasses which Public Baths and W ashhouses are |
designed to benefit and one great cause Of the rs
,sses Of Death among them was that they had no
means and no inducsment TO Keep themselves
clean Had the opportunities We ask for been
open to them, venture 10 cay THAI the daily re
ports " the Board Of Health would have display
cd figures much less alarming, and the damage
suffered by our commerce would have been pro
por,ioptly smaller. This may, perhaps, seem
coasdsrsiion Of little force at the present time,
but IT /, one that deserves the most serious oonii
Iteration. In fact this 10 nots world in which the
prosperous can safely omit to prepare something
more than precepts and punishmsnts. or even thar
alms. for those who struggle In the hindmos, rsOks
Of defeat and dlsap pointmsnt Society must act Ia
some sort q providence Tor al her msmhers-
must see that are left unsided TO safer or 70
perish- or else the mischief will In some way re-
turn with tea fold violence Gp0a herself The va.
rioas CLASSES of tie community are, after al, to
certain extent united for sood or for evil. ssd al
insxorssle justice executes its osn penalties %
sseh a. seek to evsde the law.
We urge this subject because We regard 1t a.
one Of great importance, and that no, to this City
alone. Upon mary points connected with 1t we
have not touched. but We t-ss: ihs: what We have
said may pe, prove entirely Intellectual. Nc ne's
time ssosld Be loss In putting tbs scheme in exc
oasion- TIE Common Council were last Summer
ready 10 aid IN the work. and we presume IL.
present members will be no less favorable 10 an
snss'prise Of pstass so truly pubic A few
thousand collars mere are required shal they no;
be for,hecmins
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