New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-28

fepperspes they s,l bad scceE 10 intoxsoatre ns
Drunkenness and seos1eeefy ven, ." The yirsuous
poor we've huddled IN vish the mod vscoesi 49, I'D
uge allowed TO form fher tastes IN tina com2:ny "a
very little effort sss shown to preserve o'sAH
Secebey, much lees to promote among sne 'nn ,hs
Nnte tf nestn ess and order. Wretehed a. VERY e'
accommodation too, the expenses were mo- 80.
CANT. The httle work that was dooe " - 20 Pov
fsnstized that the moet simple artic,es a. 80
bought. Tbous the town bad st that time ony ~
plation Of about 5000, the expense of maintaining
there psupe,s IN oil this misery was nearly - w. H.
Mr. Brewaer'e first movement was 70 take az VI 70
Aims House these poor who hsd belonged 70 cu1, 49,
in " town, and by strong representations 70 ues'
churches 70 bring them 10 pass q resolution, resog
Dizng the bound duty Of every Christian 49,
suppor those Of their own poor who were 10 go -.
staioDg % far the condition Of sncn poor his"'
demand NJ
Moved by strong desire TO reform the fyyem, Mi;
Br,v.ter ylsHed The Alms- Houses in New York ana
ether Cities and in addition 70 the gam Of many
bic speges ions a. 10 ergaDiz alton eod olscPune, 20
then conceived ma idea of his plsn, Wn ca y, va.
among The inmates Of erery Aims House, ssdkiag az
"olora Jor the disabled or aged there nsHye'eM
"phtsicai ability 10 make the isstRutsoH se'sSPp'''-
"ng." .,
Introduced he subject advoceed his pispossec ian,
proventn To carry theee out, be asktd an edol
taz OF one cent on the dollar. t,.
Much opposton va: raised but Commllsee o. ~. II
vestgstion was appointed and they having IN taeI
report rustsintd Mr. Brewster IN his charge: against
The old system end passed strong resolutions 10 Invu
Of e'om the town voted tsenty nve hundred ooaeas
fer Lev bucipg, for repairs on the Old ouoms, 40
for valppg in the whsle estabiishment- To this M
Brewtter added about thOuss and dollars froo ms
ewn pure to perfect the arrangements Of the chspe,
fchoIlroom. &C.
A new discipline wss introduced, well - moro
decent keeping of the premises. teacher was pro
yded for the daily instruction of the children and from
1925 to 1882 Mr. Brewster attended service at the
Amos. Home ope-hsh Of each Sunday, and taught q
e 40, 20. htrfu OIa
also took pains to assist worthy children 10 obtaining
GOOD situations ard many stirring anecdotes are OF
BIS meeting in after life With those whom he bs1 thus
stated in career of good fortuoe.
ORIGIN OF THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
From this movement regarding the children OF the
moor sp spe be ORG Of the New Haven Orphan
Asylum for which an eoidce was lately erected al
cost Of $l2 0O0 Of which Nh. Brewster contributed
two.thirds.
THE LABOR sYsTEM.
But DE great feature in the AlmsHouse reform was,
that wel-iegulste system Of labor adapted TO the
vsrious circumstances Of the inmates was introduced
The land about the buildings was cultvst ana this
agriculture room proved source OF pront STOCK ""
also bought and this cut off many items OF expense.
THE NEW ALHs-HoUfE AND FARM.
Every cay setmed TO prove the value of the new
system; but 1t was soon ieen that the experiment.
g, ud rot be fairly tried without better buildings and
larger farm. In conf equence OF this convic1on ~
scrts If lard were bought at about mile and hall
sreced. The land cost 500 The acre and the build
ipps coat SIS co., Soon after this expenditures we're
made for fam. buildings and stock, beside $50 acres
Of scotland, which brought the whole outlay nearly
to $50, 600. .
Mach objection was raised az ainst these sppropra-
fins but il proved moet fortunate Investment a. In
cons Of the advance Of the city In that direction
the farm Of 80 acres could now be cold for more than
four times its original cost.
mot Of our cities as it was thin and ssndy and only
to be made productive BY thorough preparation.
The main building is Of brick, very substantial and
an ornament to that part Of the town Inc principal
bUding Is four stories high and its three wings have
ZACH three stories The floors are supported by neat
iron colun ps and the body divided from the wings
by tbick walls and fre-proof doors
The building was originally divided icr tue most part
into large rooms hey being thought better suited to
thorop 20 ventilation; but in the donitories 1t s nov
thought better TO make divisions by their partitions,
not reaching the ceiling, but sufficiently high to e.
cure the privacy OF TIE luna e wnout n.ea,enne VIZ
bss been done from time to time by the inmates and
has cost the tosn little or nothing II thought that
the system Of giving . separate small room OF to1
hind to each person has tendency to awaken In them
some little sepse of personal responsibility and
ares ter attention to neatness ana order.
The frtt story is devoted to the chapel wash room,
Kitchen dnir groom ard celia for the refractory The
second story given for the most part to work rooms,
and the third to s6rnitories. The rooms Of the men
are in the north and those of the 10 the south
wing, Ibe Superintendent, with his family, occupy
the east Wirg. The building will lodge comfoftA ,iy
eco perfors.
The number Of inmates ia now between 80 AMI 80.
The NUN Der in Summer averages between % and 20.
About two thds Of these are Of foreign birth and Of
of age. This leaving the children to grow up among
pouoers IL the WORT blemifh Of the NeW.Hsven sys-
I'm Our own plan Of placing the children in the
Orphan Asylum at the expense Of tAs00unsy Is ind
neat mistake 10 also made In permitting any idiots
or lu1scs 10 remain in the Institution. The number
of these /, emsu but that 1t has been fully proved
The. doy may be greatly mgss lated sna insanity
nat 10 remain thus far from aid, and in sitaaton
which has often rendered temporary insanity chronic
There 10 o continual change Of inms.es and the
whole number received during the lpSt yesr !.
800. This constant q ftng causes much trouble, but
does not dersnge the labor OF the estsblishment 70
ch ~ might at first The reason Of this is that
The work, whether in the building on the farm 20
simple that any newcomer may be BET at II imredi
stely.
The labor, from which the income Of the establish
mont 10 derived b for the most part agricultural and
Is mainly directed TO raisirg veeeAoIeA for the New
6ye hundred bushes of rye and t~o hundred Of Indian
rom: but none was sold a. al needed 70, consump
ton In the establishment Of the proceeds Of last
years sbor amounting in all to nearly 500 nearly
h,ee thou,snd were obtained from the sale Of verc
tabIep Tho Other $500 came mainly from the picking
of mose and hair and the making Of shirs within the
building.
much greater than the supply, and working In the
nss,v All he abs bodied males are kept ct ibis durDe
tie W. m on,bs. Lis demanded that IN except The
sb ontsly dtsbIed shall do something tovard their
own support. In consequence Of this requirement.
pesbspe, though many cifizscs Propheled that the
sood ouaners furpished In The New. Haven Aims
HOME would sttrsct psnper from eli the neishborng
towns III number hss hardly Increased q al. II &