The New York herald., 1874-08-03
THE DEPTHS OF DESPAIR.
Visits to the Sick Under the Charge
of St. Johns Guild.
DECLARATIONS OF the DOCTORS.
The FIoaiing Hospital, as Proposed in the
Herald, Warmly Indorsed.

The visitors Of st. Johns Cuild in some sense oc.
cnpying the position OF doctor or lawyer. they
are the repositories OF privileged commuuica.
uons"L g., OF secret histories of facts relating 10
family quarrels, OF Information that hazards the
peace ana honor OF some, the personal safety of
Others 1t may lastly be said OF these volunteers,
many oil whom are young men and some of whom
are women, that no secret has ever been betrayed
by them so far as Is known. This reticence this
andspositlon to communicate any, even the most
trinlng, facts IN relation te those who do not wish
their names published renders IL often difficult to
give as concise statement oiinteresting cases as
could be wished. The right is, however, always
reserved to give the address OF any pensIoner co
such person or persens as can show TO the Master
OF the Guild proper title 10 the IpfOrma tion. In
some cases-they are by far in the pllnor1ty-pub-
ncitys IS desired In Others 1t is matter OF utter
1ndinerence. Not infrequenuy persons are dis
covered IN the last extreme OF destltutIon, whe
1ron the Iorse OF edacat ton and breeding, receE
IRON each Eerced descent, snd who are IN very
truth
TOO PROUD TO NEG.
'Onersuch case is that Of lady who lives in Pty-
hgton street. near the East River. She is PENN.
hss. and has often this summer been whole days
without food OF any kind. She is in @ebt 20 her
1anoady. whols very kind 20 her. Some oays ago
she read an advertisement in the HERALD or "a
woman wanded to do sewlng.n She took her sick
baby IL hertarpls and walked from the lower end
OF Hvngton street TO Fifty-third street to answer
the advert tsement The lady who had advertised
was pleased with the pre- epossessing applicant and
engaged her TO make mp a large number of fine
pieces lor her wardrobe. Perhaps this lady also
noticed ner fatigue and guessed It's cause: at any
rate, SIZE gave the poor woman ten cents Tor car
1are when she left placing the money laughingly
IN the shands OF baby. The woman, who was of
Fragile mould and in the best OF health had
carried her baby, nearly TIVE years Old, in her
arms, and under broIllng sun, for many, many
brooks. As she left the hospitabe' doors, through
which a ray OF sunshine and hope had fallen upon
Der, and thought OF the long and weary way she
must walk 20 her home her spirits sunk within
her. she felt, oh, so tired, and she held in her
nand double the car fare; why should she walk
Ihen % the thought came, baby Is sick and hungry;
she toied all the way, weary, 20 her humble
home.
CAPITAL NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.
When this woman down at last in her poor
room glance at her sewing machine reminded
her she was net prepared for the work she mad
upon whch sne had paid, by hard struggle and
1se most fss rg sm denial ao OF sell during more than
This little attachment, which cost S. was neces-
sary @ for the performance Of the work she had en-
OBTAIN S3y The landiady had already, in spite of
existing ID l9a6ectedness 6 paid for her the last IN
not the heart to ask her for the Loan Ia this
strait she went directly TO st. Johns Guild and
appealed 10 Mr.. Wlswaii-nO for charity but Tor
loan that would enable her TO earn bread for her
sell and little one she told her simple story,
asked charity though often last winter without
food, and she was willing to earn her own and her
amount required and always as she said moneys
or the ss'' the baby, little blonde-naired.
arOusine rom 1''nS 1s ordnP dnsP altitude nsr
oi deep meditation TO- TX its eyes
the masters attention was directed TO 1t and 1t
was found That no matter what enrcement was
mention OF money was suticent to at once
rlvet its gaze upon the face OF the gentleman, upon
whom, evidently all his hopes centered.
PLEADING FOR WORK IN FIVE LANGUAGES.
In the attic OF a building which was possibly
erected for stable, but II so long since became
unfit for that purpose, and is now used Tor tene-
ment, the writer found woman with four chill
tiren and nothing to eat. The room and all It's
occupants were scrupuiously clean- Two OF the
children were sick and under the care OF DR.. Bill
lingion: OF the Demit Dispensary. Another child
had suffered from the smallpox, but was now con-
vaIescent The mother a fine, Intelligent wo-
man, born in Dublin. and the husband is clever
scholar, who speaks i've languages yet is unable
to OBTAIN employment even as a day laborer. Tue
mother showed the wfiter thirty pawn tickets,
Piece oy piece she mad taken to the pawn once
every fragment Of her under clothing, her chl-
drsns shoes, even the umbrella, and that last
article TO winch feminine vanity VIII cling-the
looking glass-to obtain the means to buy bread
and needed food for her sick little ones.
DECLA LARATIoN OF TIE DOCTORS
The following physicians attached to the various
nspensaTies en- ~ Of the ey have cordially indorsed
!onn's Guild, as published III the HERALD /
Edward J. Darken, NJ D.. d. G. Comstock, Nj. D.: !
Z. =. Krezer, NJ. D.; W. II. vermye, NJ D.. John
3 Warren, NJ. D.; Daniel Lewis, N. D.; william j. |
swezey, NJ. D.; ". 7. White: NJ. D.; C. E: Billing.
ton, NJ. D.; Ii. 7. Hanks, NJ D.; W. Scnoonover
NJ D.; E. q. NJ. sell N. D.; II. (. Henderson. NJ
T.; J. A. Ray, N. D.. F. Le Roy satterlee,
Satterlee, NJ. D.; " A. Aawes, M. D.; +. B.
Warner, M. D.; III. B. Du Bois, N. D.; G.
T. Hunter. NJ. D.; " H. Drake NJ d.;
.. G. Smith. NJ. D.. b. R. Ambrose, NJ D.. : J. G.
merton NJ D. H. ). Carradlne, NJ. d. w. NJ Kemp,
~ d. {. H. Ludlum, NJ. d. James c. Forester,
ND n: d. y, p Russell NJ. D.; Edward J. Berming-
ram, M ID. y. F. Munde, NJ. D.; E. B. Bronson,
-. d., A. F. Newman. NJ D.: Ii. f. Owen. NJ D.;
r. hoyai 3. PRESCOTT M. D.; I. L. Janeway, NJ D.: A.
a. Little, NJ: D.; J. l. Turner, NJ D.; G. W. Ber-
1acke, N. D.; D. r. Ambrose, NJ. D.; T. A. Nc.
BRIDE NJ u. 4; Luis p. Walton, NJ. d.; Theodore
Hardenbergh, NJ. D.; B. NJ. Keeney, NJ D.; ". a.
Ha5rington, N D; st9yyesant F. Morris, NJ D.;A
J.tHarrison, M D.; E. o. Cowles, M. d., HeratiO
G0raez, M. D.; G.. W. Robinson, NJ. d. joan n
Bef kman, N. ID.