New-York tribune., 1871-12-26
Coorcd ss Fr"nch. and ~ natonses are ropres"nt'
among tho Destitute.

among tho Destitute.
GENERAL Results
To perr,anontly house family OF five, including
necessary furniture coss s25. Tho weekly fool ration
for family Of nvo costs 81 90, which IL than Pix
cents pcr tay for zach person Tho fuel for tn"
same costs 81 II per week Thus for - 10 family OF fye
warmed and fed.
There are fortunately soup houses public baker
les. each family cooks for itself and the cooking stove
warns tho house. In the barr,ck. u results
that tbc women and girls arc busy cooking washing and
ironing that al arc made prOvd"nt by having to man
ngr their own weekly ration and that l saw I'D tue
burned quarter not single dlo person. cSe'p' We"
boys who were playing IL being after schooi hours'
Every kind Of help is delivered at stated hours; tcr'
graph connects the headquarters in Standard Han WIN
every depot and Office OF the Society, 80 that when one
applies for relief hc has not TO about to get what hc
wanis He may 90 homo or about his workh c0nidcht
that relief will come at once time II lost by the
agents Of the Society," who communicate by Telegraph
and Mt headquarters, every evening. tablatcd report
what has been expended during the day. ior "na'
purpose, at each station "a well az the sanitary 'ohdi
ton and comfort Of the whole population Receiving
relief complete the system that during the recent
severely cold weather only case OF frobltc oc-
currcd and that was 10 the child Of drunken mother
who nc neglected. Il herself There is no ldIcne'', that
could sco drunkenness, has actually and consihcrdDiy
drcrca cd crime and Oicnscs against the w" na'c'o
Mr. White OF The Tribune assured me-d ecrcaScd; im-
morality has been successfully guarded against; ana
what seems TO OF the utmost importance" the seiI
respect Of the people not touched They are hepeo 10
bclp themselves The Relief Society ia not making
paupcrs Every week families become selfsupporting'
and arc struck or the li,s. The vigilance OF the local
visiting agents. who salaried men, Is constantly Oh
the alert At supply station nearly thrd OF thc
applicants for relief had been rejected Wherever man
has work the ration is discontinued II he will not work
he gets nothing and saving wood in the Socctys w0on
yard il the final test Of his willingness
NOTABLE FEATUREs-THE PEOPLE ECoME siii SUP
PORTING.
The notable features OF the system which has been ana
is so entirely satisfactory seem to me these:
o. All the subordipatcs and agents are paid ana may
therefore b" snmarily dismissed and ,nn. rig%roMrN
obey orders. (2) The whole system rests upon hr con
slant vigilance Of the local visiting agents upon whosc
report all supplies arc given out These visitors nave 9
w"rn m and girls are kept busy Mt their housekeeping
and hr cmploym;nt committee sets the men at work
Thus idencss and improvidcncc are disc"ragc'. ana
tie ration being for week, each family ml5t i!nage
j. supplies Ba O. Ts dSSgy"Rhs ss sSsr al cS the
Evcctve Committee to keep their whole work in hand
aud to meet emergency; dJ independcnt lispec
,pec the whole work Of the paid agents, and make
independent reports to headquarter; a. Finally; all
be s%SfsS Sps%ScHt q % @a @ s YR
necessity OF becoming independent Ii results from THIS
It4nk, that found the people c,eIywherc In the ne bar
raEk. cheerful and making the hest Of bard lot ex
selves. OF all spoke with, found but one de'poGnt
she n native Of Lpxembuig and When she iouho
smoke German her tongue nD-e, ana hd1 10 near
~ detail the of her hard fate Poor cieatiTe she
had over. with her family. during the present year
She spoke English Her greatest fear seemed 10 b'
les; should think that her era kcd cooking 10y" hdu
been given her ~" shc saved rr.n her brnIns hHi,r
and hen explained this t. my compailpE', even she
seemed less dcspondcnt.
ought perhaps To adj that the Eyccnt. vc Committee
who have ably organized and managed this WORK re-
c,ve no pay Its charnan Mr.. Writ Dexter. has ahan-
oncd his practice for the time. to give his whole
time to this work and The other gentlemen OF the Com
nittre all busy men, have i'll like manner surrendered
themselves thiS humane effort Their wlso and rigid
management has kept the cost OF administration down
Il per cent Of the amount expended which i an IN
rIrdbly small proportion. when Tie Diet al, Of th" work
are cred. The relief fund l. distributed among the
banks and draws per interest the daily bal
Finally. send 10 old clothes. They are. n, rule, moi
worth the cost Of transportation. c. N