Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-08-14


for years. 1t will be understood that clean
illness is spoken of only in relative sense.
When a citizen crosses either ferry without
having to mediate exclusively on drainage
and sewer-pipes from the dock to Broad
way, he congratulates himself on the good
condition of streets. The poor whose homes
are in these streets, however, might be dis
posed to try conclusions with him. Many
efforts are made by kind hearts to lessen
the sufferings of this torrid summer. Ex-
cursions for the poor children, and for their
parents too, are not wanting. Hospitals
in the country are fitted up to receive sick
children, homes are established for babies
and invalid women, where they can get well
in pure air among pleasant scenes, which
to them are like tastes of heaven. The
owner of one of the finest yachts in the
country, is in the habit every summer of
taking parties of mission school children off
for a cruise, and giving them all the delights
of unlimited petting and indulgence. The
monkeys take to it as kindly as if they had
been used to first class yachts, and had a
banker for guardian all their lives, and
come home with speech and manners pol
ishcd up to surprising degree. Beneyo-
lent ladies club together. to send off poor
sewing women for a month in the country,
and send them, too, with snug little outfits
that there may be no drawbacks to the rest
and pleasure of the holiday. 1t would be
sadly against the desires of these practical,
kind hearts if their names should become
public, or it would be pleasant to say who
have set examples of such worthy charities.
Not the least among these the
FLOWER MISSION
continues its work Of delight, sending bou
quets to hospitals and poor families,
where the spice of carnation and rose, for
a while, dispel the fever-breath and street
orders, with life-giving scents. Much of
the miasma ofthe city might be neutralized,
Physicians say, if every window-sill was
banked with growing and fragrant flowers.
to impart ozone to the air, and in time the
Mission will doubtless turn its attention to
supplying plants to those who are willing
to take care of them. The credit of Origina-
ting this beautiful charity is due, l am told,
to Miss Ella Russell, the daughter of high
ly esteemed New York merchant, and a
member of DR.. Bellows Church. This
young lady brought the idea of the Flower
Mission from Boston, where it was first at
tempted, and now the leading churches
have their days for distributing bouquets,
and every Thursday ladies are seen on the
streets with hands full of geraniums and
roses, while country carriages drive in from
Long Island and Jersey with gentle-faced
occupants, whose laps and hands are load
ed with garden flowers. 1t is delight to
receive the flowers, it is luxury to these
owners to give. If one wants sight of the
Saints of New York, let him happen in at
the Church of the Unity Thursday morn
ings, and see the sweet, devout and thank
full faces bent over their offerings OF bloom.
. BUSINESS
Is, as have prophesied, picking up. The
cheerful face of the country merchant is
once more seen on the street, and New
York begins 10 look busy. Thank Heavenl
PIETRO.