The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-12
Proposition for q Founding Hospital In New
York.

Proposition for Founding Hospital In New
York.
NTlREeTNG sTATKNKNr By DIR. JAMES wYHNE-
RKnARKABLE STATISTICS.
The spec ia committee of tho Board OF Councilman ap
pointed TO consider the proprety Of establishing found
ling hospital in this city met at p NJ yesterday-coun
Gilman Haswell in the chair.
Or. JAMES WyNSE made interesting statement TO the
committee, Of which the following is an abstract
In all civilized countries institutions devoted 10 the pro-
lection Of feeble infancy have claimed prominent place
amosg public charities The establishment Of such insti
tuons s duty which appeals TO tho nooiest sentiments
OF the human heart The way ip which these charities
are conducted differ widely In different countries For
which receive foundngs ndscrminately, whether they
are offspring Of iiiegimato intercourse or not
Among nations OF Germanc origin infant cha
rites are confined ostensiby TO those children
who have lost ono both parents, The former
of these systems finds It's most brilliant champion in
modern tmes in St. Vincent dc Paul, and the latter in
Hermann FRANKIE
France, belgium, Italy Spain, Portugal, Austria and
Russia have adopted the former system; and England,
Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Prussia, Switzerland
siderable part Of Germany and the United states be latter
The wants Of these institutions deeply planted,
either in the inhrmcs vices Of human nature, to
render its extinction impossibty and becomes the
duty Of the legislator therefore to consider tho question
abandoned infants Of fact and act in such
will best protect these helpless objects OF the states
regard and at the time offer least indu;ement for
the commission Of the vices tn which these uniortunacs
their condition The most ancient hospital for found
ngs Of which history makes mention is that esabs bed
Montpelier in 1910, by Oliver dc In Trau In 1910 the
founding hospital Of the Knights Of the Holy Srt was
established Jerusalem by the decree OF Pope nnocent
H. similar institution was founded in Venice in
1858, and in Florence In 1421. The great hospital
Of the Holy Spirit at Rome originally built by the Saxons
had turning box connected with IL, into which the in
fants placed and by turning IL bell struck,
which announced to the inmates the new object cast upon
their From the time OF the establishment Of this
founding hospital in 1I9s to tho present moment infants
have been constantly received in Il and tendery cared
for After referring TO the early hospitals Of Naples and
Spain the Doctor to those of Paris The founding
hospital of rars founded by St. Vincent de Paul in
Of the kind in existence Prior to 1886 customary
TO place the oundlngs in turning box, in Italy but
after that period became necessary 10 obtain certificates
charged by the government to offer every nducement TO
withhold the certificate when solicited. There
800 beds this hospital, and the number received
nually, and either kept the hospital the
try to nurse is net far from 900.
The Doctor reviewed the history Of this class OF hosp
tails described several of the great
length, showing extensive research this subject
Two important questions arise for your deberation.
First the effect which founding hospitals exercise over
lcgmacy; and second their influence upon nfanticide
For the purpose Of furnishing you with information in
gard 10 the first Of these present tabular state
of the proportion of legitimate and Legitimate biz tbs
in many countries Of Europe, some Of which conta
founding hospitals while others do not, obtained from o
cal sources by the Registers General Of England
Proportion Of
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