, 1875-12-16
LOCAL LETTERS.

WHAT SHALL he UoNR WITH THB Il. a. TAYL01
LEaACT2
To he Editor Of Tho Chlas,o lr1bunes
Cu1cAao, Doc. l6.--At last ono OF cur most
cst'mabls citizcns, dying. has lets noble 1ogaoy
10 tho City OF Ch,caRot to be applied to tho
founding of sono great charity which *ahalt do
tho greatest good and tho isast larm." Az
othoss haye ventured to suggest tho naturo Of
that charity, l lope physIolan may DO allowed
to offer suggestion.
On looking over tho charitable institutions OF
this city, where ID the one which Ia devoted,
avon In Fart, 10 tho Reoopt!o1, care. and treat
tllent Of sick and disabled CHI dieu2 We have
nono DOR IL thofe one IN the great Seate Of ILL.
no,s. Neither tha Foundslnga' H.me, tho Halt.
urphhp Asyluln, the Homo Of the Frlendloss.
nor the various other asyIums and hospitals OF
this clty, count, or btaIo. anord any meAns fer
lha ca,e aud treatment Of this large ane con-
stantlY INCREASING cla48.
D,.es any QUO Lave an idaA Of the number OF
children IN tho CITY OF Chicago between tho
dlse,ees, SURGICAL or Otherwise. aud mho are 10
sltuased tllRt thay cannot tece,ve proper hsR,eno
care, mootcal htteutlop. or surgical treatment I
We may roughly estimate the humber 1t several
Thousand. aud We saal! not exceed tue actual
count. fa.so do not include altogether the
cutldsen OF the poor and destitute, but
the children OF those IN moderate c!s.
cumstanco.. for there ART hundreda Of
ohtidteo affected With tho ulare serious
chrome ma!a1laa, auch "a aplaxl oursatu,a,
p4FatyBla datortlon VI tho LINUS. diseasea OF tao
eye and ear lalo-!ln, nut to mention msuy Gfayo
uttvous d..o:dats, who cannot laYe tlo propee
treatment, owing to tue Rreat bxpeuee Involved
Tue chlIdreu Of tue o 9r, aho Aro afflicted with
theso u!aeaaes. cauI0t POSSIBLY have proper
tEcstment, Tor thare IL nu 10 4itutiou rhnrs thoy
arc received and treated. Even In oases WHARF
the mAsauy Is teas serlous where they aro the
yclima of uuRsEfng diseases Of tue skin, lungs,
Abdominal orQans, O., the bona troAtuasu1 ia Ut
tsrly Inadequate for taeir good recovery.
There IL Dot d physIclAn III this ri.Y but hAs
unfer l,Is caro- every year mAny children Of tho
poor NJ destitute caaases. whom he treats gEas,s.
Yet he docs but tItte tor them, for the reason
that they are not suErouDded By tho proper
Aygleuo Influences, aud cannot hsEo the skilled
nursing which they require.
LII y,ew vt fheab fscta l contend that no ucbIer
charity could % founded tI,Au ono thak would
p oy,de fuT tue caro- apl treatment Of dls.ssed
children. II the y 50 snun OF mouov teft bT II.
IL. Taylor was applied - tho building and equip-
pug great as,lanl for dseased ch!ldreu, aud
lno p ac,ng eucu buildings outside ot tho city. 10
large and pkaasant eFuuOds, providing II with
aRtllad uursea aud tho best medical aud surgical
taenk. which should be taken lnnpArt ally from
tue various schools pf Practice. then. iudeedL
would Tho magnificent lasacY be placed wheso II
would du the glsAteet good and tbs least haslp
The Truasees, wuo He happily all bensvolout
aud practical men, will dnubtless consdnr well
beIore they apply thte fund II specific purposo
aud only ot1es thls suggestion ln ths cause Of
humanity. +. 81. HALE.