Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-15

smoother ones would have slipped away. Here
are a few of them:
"Cohee warns the body
Better than t0ddy."
"Hot coffee strong
viii help you along"
Drink hot coffee and save your cash;
Drink hot Whiskey and go to smash"
''Hot coffee within
Is better than gin."
This coffee-room was an experiment. the at
tempt of a Boston lady to do something for
practical temperance; to set some obstacle in
the way of drunkenness. Careful calculation
showed that good food could be furnished at
less price than it was offered at any grog shop
even, where the chief profit is made on the
liquor sold.
The prices here are five cents for a large cup
of coffee or tea the best quality of both is used,
with hot boiled milk for the coffee, and nice
sugar; five cents for large bowl of chowder or
soup; and know by experience that the chow
der is properly made, and well cooked; five cents
for bread and sweet butter, and ten cents for
cold meat, of which there are several kinds.
The room is not very large, and is divided by a
curtain into dining-room and kitchen, so only
comparatively small number OF customers can
be accommodated; but even with this limita.
ton, the low prices pay all the expenses of the
establishment, and will probably make some
profit. The place Is kept by a man who is hear
tily interested in his work, who, for many years,
was police officer and knows the dangers, the
temptations and the needs of that part of Bos-
ton; the influence of it is already lelt; the
neighborhood is more quiet; large numbers of
workmen prefer to dine at a clean table, where
there is cheap, good food and no liquor and
good many Others are trying to break away
from old habits. Children in the street sing the
rhymes they learned while they ate their din
ners, and the doctrine that hot coffee is better
than toddy is becoming very popular in the
region of the Holly tree coffee house; and prom
ises to do more for temperance than lectures or
legislation have been able to do.
The lady who established it made herself re-
sponsible for the expenses for one year; saw
that the attendants were capable and trustwor-
thy, and that the provisions bought were of
good quality. The results so far have shown
the wisdom of her plan. She is not known here
as a reformer, or professional philanthropist,
prose. The tickets issued by this establishment
are good for FIVE CENTS" and are stamped on
the back with "Holly Tree Coffee Rooms, found
ed 1870. C. D." and anybody who is enough
puzzled about the c. D. to ask what it means
will be sure 10 find amongst the customers some
one to show him the picture of Charles Dickens,
and tell something at least of his story and his
books.
The city is alive again with work for fairs.
The first one impending is for the homeopathic
hospital: and although it is to be held in pri'
vate house, is widely talked about, and will
probably be q very handsome fair. Next comes
one on larger scale, for the benefit of DR.. Cul-
ISIS CLONE for Consumptives." This home is
singular, but very useful institution Ii is
conducted on the principle Of George Muller's
English charities, which is described in his life
of Trust Six years ago DR.. Cults, whose prac-
tice had shown him the imperative need Of a
home for consumptives, determined to establish
one, and trust to God, who inspired him with
uIdOubting faith, to provide for it. He bought
and fitted up one house; it was soon filed with
patients; his prayers were answered, and the
means for its support supplied by friends, with
out personal solicitation on the doctors part.
He bought second house. and now he has
four together, with fifth used as a home for
children. The arrangements of the hospital are
very simple, but all the money given is evident-
ly used to the best advantage. The rooms are
light and clean; all the ornaments are inexpen-
sive, but cheerful and pretty. The chapel in the
centre of the buildings, with the wards all open
ing into it, has blue ceiling, thickly strewn
with gilt stars, and has one or two memorial
windows in gorgeous colors.
Patients of both sexes, of any nation and of
any color, are admitted; the only rules peculiar
to this hospital, beyond those necessary for its
health and order, are that the patients, if able,
are required to attend prayers daily, and a SER
wee on Sunday; and no Catholic service is al
lowed either in the chapel or at the bedside of
patient. have heard these rules severely criti-
cised, but let the institution be judged by what
it does, not by what it fails to do, and as an off
set to these rules let me tell one story of its work
In o family OF father, mother and two children,
the father was very sick, the mother delicate and
quite unable to support herself and children,
even If her husband were provided for. DR..
Cullis took them all, (for he has absolute charge
of the place, and needs to consult no trustees
or directors,) placing the parents in the hospital,
and the children in the home. Now the mother
is almost well and takes care Of her husband
while the children are well cared for and happy,
and spend portion of each day with their
parents.
The accommodations are still insufficient for
the applicants, and Grove hall has been bought
and fitted for hospital; the present houses will
De given up and the patients moved there in the
spring. Tohelp pay the expenses of this change
is the object of the fair. The question is often
asked, why employ the clumsy and expensive
machinery of fair to raise money that can be
obtained by the simpler method of PRAYER?
And the answer given is, that DR.. Cults himself
has nothing to do with the fair, aud did not ask
for it,; but that the friends of the institution, Of
all religious denominations, have, Of their own
accord, united in this work, and perhaps theii
very desire to work is the result of bis faith
his prayers have melted them to labor. HI
gives great deal of his time to this home; anC
faith in him and interest in his work grow to
gether.
Later in the season will come the grand fai
In aid of the French. Already the Boston sew
ing circle have sent several boxes of clothing I,
them: fkhe boxes sent by that society are not d