New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-20
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Tia, they have given The subject careful s''enos,
ard bsve conferred with seversl Of our mos: emnert
ply scisns who, from the opportunities OF observation
Of the evils arising from the want Of sn nst:ote ahke
10 the one under consideration, were wei calculated 70
afford information and council.
The City Of New-iork, alike 10 al popaloas cities,
s subjected the practice Of pfostltu'icn 70 an en-
tent that involves greater sanitary evils 'hSn are
apoaYent 10 any but those whose vocstooe are o
nature 10 bring the results ~ishin their notice.
trp,b of This will be apparent when il s considered
thai in the desire of those who arr unwilling 10 give
birth 10 an infant, either nom fear oil expsnse OF ~
ability TO support it, that they resort 70 meIeinA y,
surgical means and IN some instances sen.innson o.
violence tina, ,hev in al cases prejudice their 1sarn
and even when their attempts are not aaenaea wsii
success the ply sieal condition ot the infant cSono'
o,hersise than permspenty injured oy me ehD"'""
means esssyed ~ deprive II of vitality.
This evil should, therefore be met face 10 lace nv
the law making and law keeping classes tor Il lnirhd'e
everywhere sard will no longsr BE- named IN whissrs
or eltowed irowued out II sight, Il IL IS epen and
a. patent drunkenness or pauperism, which nieed
are bu, lis phases, and shosd casengs the serious
attention Of ell who have the general good q, heart.
Some Of the fghifsl facts in regard 10 The bsvisy
If infant HE can be gathered from the record Of deaths
in this city for one week endpg Feb y, OF this year.
Of 500 deaths no less than W. ~ the enormous pr,-
portion Of s. per cent. were unjer one year OF %ge-
- being returned still or cma'nre births II this
startling proportion gets into the BUS oi uoitahty,
who will dare 10 guess nj the nundreds ana ,hoa-
only 10 the woman and her physcisD-occuring noe
in squsid haants Of poverty, bnt among the so-eAed
better classes, where exposure would D. infemy.
Indeed we need only look at the records Of oar Coro
ner's il quetts and our Criminal Courts, - show Z,
what an ex.en; the crime of nfant,ide s praetr,ed.
nstgated by the desire of the mother conceal the
birth OF existence of a child.
Or. A. B. Mot. of this city appeared beforc your
Committee and stated that in his own Ward the
Seventeenth within the last five months, the bodies
of no es. than six children bad been found exposed in
the cemeteries in sinks and in The streets These hal
been born alive a. WAS evident from the post,,ortsm
Investigations lie further stated, una. ansre ". w
ever, week to procure ABORTION AID they ehs N" "0h
n pSsr ,hrcphIc view rsipfa TO reflect spon The ~
cf the heritage cf seduction and prostitution o nos
exsmp, In the discussion this subject Il wss sh.dn tho
operation institution ake to the one andr
Of their repuSe sqssnce aud ,hsrey snd -
increase these practices but IN thS opinion oi ,ns
any am-ors.on Of the practice. Of the ye,o and az 20
% S s .. :. 81 s bs ss r, 81
who had had 20 nss 81. ssc'. o, Ss' . 81
happy ainOwedse on The pant oi tsr & al
profession Of his city general desire 70 All ths. " snsr
ling Hospital Infants Home, measure az pss"ssrSey
mPe'a,ey called tsr and in support Of shs psr on AT;
Founding Hospitals from iheI first adoption " the present
Dr. D. Meredith R. favored the proposition to cot the
and riends. children into single ns,'uos e be
. e,pdtn
Hospital" aud On Infant Homs IN order sspars.s fu.
mate children from the oapss q as;rsssSs xsn Uns
be imprden allow h. shy ebidvn to live with enl not
Ps .as . s@ ssa ssais.
sy among in this city than in PHu o. e
Ss sSn :.s. sns isn Ss ,sf nds .sou
TEN Of boarding them out 20 one who wi ne
believed would be well to Try the e.psnnsni T. o. -. ns ~
necessary establish 'ep.rste Hospital 1r Iop
This gentleman Of opinion that the PROPOSED nsa'usn
have M
Mr.. Du Boil. the DiT,e,rs.: Of The Nar,sr and SSS o.;
ps ian iSV SV TSn 's y en-
statement Of the Founding Hospital In London ~ nsttuson
SnwYeS A. the london in.si.uou .ir} d.crmtnssop y
used admission of children the mother mus produce
h.. 9 % Ass s' ps s Her
Circumstance: pas be those 9f srsss de.,s,Su It M The
above ALL be strong probability that e rreep
,On Of the child q: be ,os ., rs,c%ns Z. "Sns I
stands"
The nun Of inf.r saved and uo,ber prevented
from headings life OF sin and msery ey the AbovensH'ed De-
neyolebt ipstitution IL slIsos' incredible.
the proposed b. founded should b. under s
snperI ndence Of females for many very many women his
by con .sps lapse Of vr,u. to sympsthrins m.le
place could be provided their h-p csspns s0d %
yi'.aoa. s..ocston. and nothing lsis but f'iksf.io
Your COMMITTEES deem that much more must be done TO :sve
can be satisfied According the statistics tho Amt HoasA
ouhibs Of all the ehdr-n apdeI =. en"ss ds before rsaa.
Governors Of tbe Aims House. only under the sss vo
In support Of this Dr. samuel g. Halliday {. benevolent ssn
extended Of hs system Of naas Infants in
by the Board Of 6oyornor and the necessity which .1s1d q"
Governors Ashouse the 2s2 nants
BY hs Of 0o, .e.Idns e The
remainder Orphans and ne children Of wye: .esn
the Office At No IS Elm street poor women b,ud end
for week and an allowance Of cents week sfs
The uestaer, which these infants sbeced very
iDdibereDin most css's bess confined IN dirty yentsis
food In ess. Of dpeDssry est@ent was reSof,cd
snd the mortality them for this, other reasos
in the fhest or ati.. Of the Sixth Ward they
tanned II Of three years they were usnfsFred 70 Randsrs
Dr. Halliday believed th.. the poverty Of the w:'no
for placing The children In their hands e believed Tho
fault re..d With the Gov~rnors bu. with the system lie
objected the eprc alton OF the Of Foondns H,s
ps tie propos~ institution inssnnch a. bot or, OF
the inmates he undns and suggested the, Of Insnt
Home" instead The chances for adoption would then b. much
improved because the children being clean and vel cared for
would presset more pvns appearance and could seen At
s them travel all the city to the residences Of the
Nv the statement furnished by the Lady sipr.nnSsn, ot
the Nursery snd Cbins Hospital COMMITTEES barn tns.
ION Wards Island In the year 1885, the deaths 2 of
81 aose ar ye.. Of s.s ~ 10 1851 the death. wsrs
"ls Of wh 10 under four years II W. look asro.d,
rhar~n were admitted IL the Founding Ho.ps AMI cny
"co lived IN fa. three fifth. perish bat hat !. Is.s ,haa
"ours In ru sels 79 cent dies In vinnl In si per
"ceDt Madrid 1917 81 ceot and IN Dublin oJt OF i25
"ohidIsn, u i6i died IN six years, ending 7D."
With fsrts before necess,y II at proydrs
institution where these EnfouB,t- infants b. proSery
aLsn o. must be apparent and yr~ Thereof C,s
mttee recommend the fDoyaDG ps1; That the y s- apart
the lots adjoining the Nursery ana Cbds Hosp,s or the
pose erecting building heeop IN one year h'. elirs
tects u cys charity. BY being contiguous 70 nc Clas
Hospita Of Pbysiciaps would willingly s1tsnd
their care aud three Of The of that bt1on
would ps their time AID energy the welfare Of Ia
fa stil ve:cbed ss thOse already expsrsncirs their
maternal solcud.-
willing iesvs their infants should BE- p~rntei
20 rem ain under rlles extending
care infants Who have mobeT end this bood Only
BE- done inquiry and probability Of entire reform
The rrle Ia relation the eatnest of children. sbos1
r possble correspond with the Nsery sni Ch HspAl
slys tod and uroysd adyisah,e.