New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-10
guard against the,e Mr.. FNrne< hss however. i..us
10 COO Il ,ies in the following form:
JOHN " FARMERS
TsEG otstss sALso,
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CoGn. ,ni 60, y pcsr sra huur7y WITH a. uoaey
Ana -tf1ou pro-
JOHN " FARMER 4

The-e be gve- to the Inspectors OF Police the Off
cers Of the Poor biz PRIV ate friends. and other Ct
oersone, TO be distributed among the deserving GA
the back OF each Of these IS written tie name OF
the person By whom given to the applicant for
relief.
The food that ia provided OF substantial and ex
oelent quality Beef soup boiled beef. boiled hams
mach ere Dutch behring's. potatoes. turnips onions
and bread are the staple articles. Occasionally ia
spccia case- coffee is provided. and there Is ample
provision of mustard 10 eat with she cold ham, The
bread is homemade and baked the premises in
huge loaves s. OF which eYterminaed every day.
Fish is sometimes given but the majority Of the
TONERS prefer the soup, and pay particular attention to
the substantial hams and potatoes. The quantity of
coup used daily is lS gallons; il Is made Of excellent
beef which Is purchased BY the quarter and the whole
made into soup which, beside the customary vegeta-
bles, is thickened with beape and rice and a. PAL
atabe article a. be procured at any OF the eat
lighthouses. The vegetables used are of the best in
market and there is no stint as to quantity.
Old rummes, in their sober hours, sre probably the
thirses mortals alive, and they punish the soup to
fearful exteut, preerrng it to meat bread yeccts-
bles Five large hams are consumed every day. The
culinary department is under the superintendent Of
Mr.. Patrick Henry Mulhall, who is employed all his
time and the cooking is excellent aud the appoint
ments as fastdiousy neat the best OF could de-
Sire The table il made ready at night after the last
callers have departed and it is laid neatly and with
as good taste as many far more pretentous one.
Since the beginning Of this extensive charitable
operation, the provisions given away BY Mr. Farmer
are as follows - bbls. Of -four quarters of beef 800
bushels Of potatoes 100 hams, 10 bushels OF onions,
bbs. of Dutch herrings and barrel of mackerel,
beside small stores in abundance. Four women and
four men, beside Mr.. Farmer himself, constantly
employed in preparing vegetables, cleaning fish, keep
ing things Clean and doing the hundred things
sary to be done about such an establishment.
Mr.. Farmers generosity has already cost hun ST.
Co., but he refuses aid from any quarter asserting that
he lie able to carry his enterprise himself and that
he intends 10 do so long hard times" last; and
he recommends those who prefer him pecuniary AS
si-tance not to hold their hands but to besow their
money in other quarters where it is quite n much
needed and may do as much good.
One of the moot noticeable things about the cstab-
shment is the consideration with which applicants for
food are regarded; thee is of that unc0ure0us
show of gru unwilngncss that dsrobes charity of all
her grace but the unfortunate persons are treated
with the most unobjectonable civilty and Kindness.
Numbers of ladies and gentlemen have visited this
house a. many 80 or 10 being present nearly every
evening. The room s open to visitors from ! p. m
to 10.