New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-10

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sucholy condition portion OF that OF which we now
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tie hardship to such babItuated o. n, 10 the
bare feet aud legs the wretched gown extending but
10 the knees often forming the only article OF body
clothes they wear even III public. and the daplated
sun bonnets ALL frequently prizes fallen in their way
while cut collecting but with that scanty attire when
tie icy blasts from the North for weeks upon
with 10 resource but in their daily toll and with their
homes utterly hfeless uneducated as to be- unable
to comprehend, much less participate in any other
plessue- than those which the bottle affords and with
out Ia procure that last Hretched soace-thelr
posilion is miserable indeed.
Next in rank among the ragpickers comes the mid
dlenan who purchases from the original streetcoec-
tors. He is a perscn of much consideration III the
sphere in which he moves, his dealings consist prln
cpaly with the most abjec Of the degraded class with
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lees often seen by city readers, consisting ola good
sized truck hand-c0rt, the center of which is
a string On which one or more bells suspended CIV
ing notice OF his coming he progresses through the
streets As d further distinctive mark hag-pOle In
the shape of piece Ofs;ick aud surmOunted by long
stroamer of rag, is frequently added. Being able TO
pay cash TO class who trade in other way and
NLo are thus completely at his mercy, It is rare that
Lc makes losing bargain Beside rags he Is buyer
of ell those miscellaneous and apparently worthless
materials which in the aggregate produce annually such
an enormous amount OF money and alter duly sorting
them tey are again sold at considerable advance either
to the rag and paper or the junk merchants Hs deal
incs howey err axe not confined to the ragpickors
he purchases likewise from such persons in the stores
warehouses hotels &C. have the privilege OF dspos
ing of the sweepngs esyngs whether waste paper,
rags coth-cuttings bones, any other marketable
coz modify; and between them all he no doubt man.
sees To pick up an excellent subsistence, being indeed
looked upOn thorough aristocrat by the veritabe
saEs.cpioos with whom be deals. This branch OF the
trade is almost monopollted by the Irish.
We shall not be rreyerent, under the title which
beads this article, to include in the fraternity the
rug and Junk food for prota
bic reflection may be found in the contrast when we as
ert that tie wholesale rag trade alone, which ID this
city contains but few engaged in it, imported in l-5i
from foreign countries, exclusive of the home-trade,
26l947Ci lbs. weight, valued at $9)3,1H and this
not inclusive Of old junk the importation OF which is
slsO considerable.
ITO b. Continued