The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-18

| Ia imprcgusto with poisonous and deadly cfHavi,.
EXPERIMENTS have teen made with plants and
shrubs In Of these ioathsome habitations and
| II is found they cannot survivc the impure sir
they fade droop md fe. How much less
Ia the delicate organization Of human
te'ng calculated " Withstand such vio.
iadon' 81 Natures lsws' And yet thosc
dens are constantly crowded With a wrr,ch.
81 population, In shiecs poverty, who fnde and die
solely for the want n puro air II Ia sad rrfec-
ton that In city where cxists ~ rnTh wealth and
happiness, there should be 80 irghttu . reverse Of
wrctchoincss and misery. within = short distance
Of each other are found The p1nceiy establishment
d the millionaire and the wresched cellar In which
arc hudllcd together the family n some uniortun-
ase-hsppiness and misery almost hand In hand.
but now that The cold scsson Is ~ hand, when even
the comfortable bome~ n The opulcnt must he Glow
~ barred against inclctncnt weather, II Ia not Diff
cult W sec shst tie wreArhSi condition Of our un-
foreground population viii bc greatly ip"-eascd
Even the selni-pure air Which In ,he sumner soa-
aon might a timev reach ussm through the open
passage ways mus, now he excluded In order W
cscsr" death BY fre~iug they must mako ts'o~cr,
but none tho lcse sur, by hermcticslly scsling
them .eives within N s.nospCrr zoo foul scr
table existence and akin only W tina, IDEAL crca.
ton u tho poet where the Court q Desth IL
hold
30 e. In . murky csve's rccess''
And 10 there no kna band N rescue these mn.
fortunate creatures from N horrible an existence
is there no way by which thoir oppfton may be
anieliorsieii Tho task certainly looks like ono u
nAenitud', but tho Satisfaction u rcscuing large
c'sss Of our population from short but bitter life
Of misery ought 70 10 recompense enough for any
effort The most feasible plan Tor tho accomplish
mont Of his much NODDED reform 10 Ne tina,
which The sur hes heretofore suggested The pas
ssse Of net regulating the manner In which teue.
rncns houses sbai'bc constructed, making thorough
ventilation legal requisite, appointing an exam
lining board Of competent and honest persons n rec
that the snscsmen, Is ripidiy complied with, and N
infiics heavy psnslty for every ,ufrsctop Of shs,
enlistment. Il Ia not valid argument against this
proposition 70 say shss tsncment house proprietors
could not Afford W construct or alter their buildings
In conformity With such . law. Ia
fsct well known 70 capitalists Ma,
there ~ no better investment than
thss Of building ssncrnent fpouses-none which
pays . larger OF more certain intorcss, and
,hereis no question that they would quickly com
ply with such terms. 81 far buildings are
concerned II requires no more capital 10 erect
thoroughly ventilated structure than Il docs for
The miserable hos-beds Of disease which have a.
ready been described; and and a for those now
In existence, she expense Of ventlssing would
ssiny not bc v1y great. This suggestion could
very easily b carried into practice by little q.
for, on the part Of our philanshropie csizens and
II i- certainly worthy Of trial Its useless TO st
! tempt reform by simply appealing " the human
i'y Of tenement house propriesovs-tt,cir sympathy
Ia . question o. the dollars aud cents which they
receive and they have no other. In view Of the
ssd condition OF this class Of our rcorle-snd the
picture 10 not overdrswn-wl ma our influential
and philsnthrop'c citizens lend he ping hand to
rescue from disease and death those Who have not
the power ~ help themselves