New-York tribune., 1872-02-12
IT, ruRrosEs AND METHODS.

70 ne EGttor or The Trt6URe.
SIR: The undersigned members Of the
BsaIi OF Managers OF the New-York Infant Asylum
Asuas been requested by their associates 10 prepare
statement shall correctly set forth the purposes and
iieho OF ls institution would submit the following
f.a 90 meet the just wishes OF many good citizens who
ce.e 20 know what he done to save homeless
Mini. and needless suffering and death
Fr, tie fact be stated that the work Of this Board
IA. tstr rganized. its recepuon-hOuse with ying-n
vui sn5 temporary nursery. at No. "a Chnton-place
opnr an all its plans devised upon the principle tnat
'e otlcr must II possible, be saved with her infant
a.. Pc infant nouished by its mother. Though found
LHs sa abandoned infants viii be provided for. IN ac
eSfisce with the requirements OF the charter OF this
taiy II is desired that the number OF such beneficial
IN all not only be small. but that the incentives 20
lie crne Of child abandonment shall be greatly dimin
s.sa by The wholesome provision and restraints Of the
ADlsrn aud the timely influence and counseIs OF Hs
i4l managers.
tO,s connected Wuh the history Of foundlugsIn ana
Of lonesss u,ant- and tcr mothers had 10 he exam
iueG and discussed very thoroughly by the managers OF
tbt charity before undertaking TO reorgahize tht AsS
IAN and g. the charter granted several years ago.
ne OF, gnal projectors OF the INSTITUTION thouent
u rond be ius,nable to permit artificial methods Of
n0ashment without the aid OF the mother OF wei
ngr u has been necessary for the new Board 10 recon
,uc toe entire plan ana preyise adequate support
f sy-tem ~ care that shall meet the highest social
Gnd sanitars requirements. These are; a. That the
home os. or needy mother shall be provided for while
Isfrlming the duty o. nursing her infant aud snail
aso 10 prepared 70 enter upon useful and proper
eourse OF life when her maternal duty has
,sased C2j That every abandoned or founding in
hn, shall be wetnursed, whether retained in
un Asylum or adopted by a fOster-mother. 81 That
. hospital lying+n ward, under proper supervision
and r rs shall he maintained. for the Use OF homeless
And worthy mothers, = q department OF the Asylum
lnd - an essential for preventing the abandon
nent Of infants and the suffering, desperation, and
crime that are 50 generally associated with founding
pu In order to meet the demand that will be made
upcN the Asylum as now organized 10 answer these
three requIrcments a central house Of reception and
hospital hAs been opened or Chnton-place Eighth
g. aud q suitable number Of experienced physicians.
special committee Of ladies OF family are in daily
s;sndsnce. Weaned children are to be adopted out IN
sa,Ible families, and motheress infants will be adopted
al age but only upon condition OF good nursing
suitable training, and education.
1t Is hoped also that methods may be devised FOR
sIeuuiAgng adoption Of children to prevent
tAe evils OF great orphan asylunls Even for the pur-
poser Of this infant asylum, rura home has now to be
Prov d, and Il proposed 20 make this simply series
" cottage homes located the charter provides within
ue' Of the city, that for any children that cannot
b. placed in good and suitable homes at there shall
home 1t true that such 10 the life and provide
suitable homes for the homeless little ones viii cost
Hir more than undertakers' charges did under the ola
7y'rm Tor death the early and certain fate under
'la' system hut Is necessity alike OF social economy
Anl rson thath lives Of these homeless ones should
ot saved. Tie experience Of tie Managers already
SHOWS now true It l., expressed IN the report of It's
ue'a advisers last Spring. that u Will BE- entirely
ps'uelbc to induce the mothers 10 accept the duty OF
nursing heir own Infants
INC failure Of most founding hospitals TO save life is
ho' ovefsiaed But in those infant and founding in
'l"'ons which provide far possible for securing
"''0ef IN or out Of the asylum the natural maternal
f''ees iof nOurshing the nominay abandoned infant
V"thess the only approaches 70 satisfactory results
s 10 The fOundng establishments Of Moscow. Prague
'ei Florence, and Milan, and the assisted infants
" france And this nominal REIMBURSEMENT OF the
"'"N ocrn, and the immediate Infringement OF the
'g mother TO save her offspring, is but reenaetn the
'"ottal example Of the Hebrew mother being en-
p"yed IN saving her infant from perils Of the burush
'-''e' snd Of dry feeding by Pharaohs daughter
q is needless for % rehearse in this place the
s''ons which render II lmpracicabe for the Lady man
' OF al asylum for born infants 20 disperse the
~ Nntsl4ngs a. the CbldTeL's Aid Society most bench
'1g olspOses CT homeless newsbOys and shoeblacks,
~ p0Aas az the ready iatch-strng Of Western farm
1aes' such suggestion would, Of course relate only
"'hudfen Of suitAble maturity aud hardhoOd to war
Instant iTansportstiOn &c. and Il is sufficient here
A that more than half the newborn infants that are
led 10 the chief founding institutions perish be-
' they six weeks old and that the destruction OF
'AAt hie IN France, by the hasty transportation OF
.Hshg babes from the cities TO the peasant homes.
efe iosef nursing sort OF trade ATTENDED by Ger
VIE and counter demands OF eatdats dSststes has
'nt become a matter Of official inquiry and restric-
Ihe necessity for providing the bOuseof reception
uOspital a and fSalthfu quarter OF
c.y obvious and this constitutes as essential 9
sent Of the Infant Asylum as do the cottages and
sue N the country where children ard nurses Will
reside or the agency Dy which the chill dren
N ADOPTED out and watched
80, pan OF this Asylum provides only the most mod
~ shd absolutely necessary expenditure for build
~ GROUNDS. and permanent residents. The plan does
stus Tor thoroughly bomelike care and natural
~ NJ OF infants ana for shifting or sinking
Ssrospon1i olity, and "farunR out" mercenary
49,, VI the little ones. BY every proper means the
ssssI u encouraged faithfully 10 perform all her