New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-10
A COUNTRY HOME FOR DESTITUTE GILL
DREN.

THE BRANCH OF THE NURSERY AND CHIIDS HOS
PIrAL ON STATEN IsLAND-vIsIT OF TIE MAN
AGERs-sUPPLEMENTARY REPORT BY THE HON.
ERAsTUs BROOKs-THE BENEFITS TO BE EX-
TENDED
The Spring meeting of the Managers of the
Country Branch of the Nursery and Chds Hospital was
held yesterday at the Nursery on Staten Island about
three miles from West Brighton. large number OF
visitors gentlemen and ladies' present by invitation
and lexamined every part of the institution. There
are 10 frame cottages the Nursery grounds,
built with special reference to the purposes for which
they are used. From twelve to eighteen children under
the charge Of two three women are placed In each OF
the chdrens cottages where they cared for and at
meal time taken to the general dinng-room, all the
food being prepared in the kitchen OF the main building
Two cottages erected during the past year One is
for babies that nursed by hand the other is small
lying hospital The great benefit to he derived from
the of this small building in addition to the quiet
given patients, is that 1t viii give opportunity To
control and limit the spread of any epidemic that may
arise.
Since March ! when the annual report was made, two
new buildings have been erected. One of them, the
Sanitarium is playhouse for the children. IL is in
closed in Summer with green blinds, which can be re-
moved in Winter and their places filed with glass The
children allowed to play together there for the first
time yesterday. Another new building, erected within
the last five weeks is the Reception Cottage, near the
gate. Every applying for admission into the
Nursery will be received there where lady ply stefan
will be in attendance and subjected to medical exanna-
ton. II found free from c0ntag iOus disease, she
will be permitted to pass into the Maternity
department Of the institution The necessity OF such
place of reception made apparent about six weeks
ago when a number Of women were admitted 10 the
Nursery from hospital ward in which smallpox made
its appearance the next day. As drugs be had
in the neghborhOod of the Nursery dspensaIy will he
established in the Reception Cottage, from which med
ha IN fln fpaa .af sltarnn
and sold to them who can pay for them.
The Hon. Erastus Brooks read yesterday report sup
Elementary TO the annual report, describing the work
accomplished since March l, the building of the play
house and reception cottage being the most important
improvements. work, which the Nursery
nounces itself ready to begin, then mentioned. The
anxiety Of the rich leave the city in the Summer for
their comfort and the health Of their children has
awakened charitable people 10 the necessity Of giving
some measure OF the comfort to the poor This has
been attempted through excursions for the children.
whose parents in comfortable circumstances, though
unable TO leave their work. or to meet the expense OF
sending their children in OF others IL il this
want that to be met he Nursery VIII provide board
this class al rates varying from $40 sI2 MONTH and
will be RESPONSIBLE for their welfare La this way u Is
hoped promote the health OF those whoare not reached
by the charity excursions.
law passed recently. taking effect JAN /, 1876, d.
reefs that all cdr,n three years OF age and over shall
be of the poorhouses, the purpose Of the law
being TO prevent children growing up with the kn0wl-
edge that they aupers present in their minds.
The Nursery Is preparing for the reception of these chill
January and expects 10 De able TO provide
them good homes where the object of the law Will be
fully secured .
The situation Of the Nursery il well adapted 10 the
work OF the institution. The buildings upon hill,
which is In part covered with timber. spring at the
of the hill furnishes all the water used which Is
carried up by 10 all the cottages The rate OF NOR
tay during the past year has been only IS per cent
while the rate in the hospital wards SO per cent This
great success is attributed to the favorable locatio
which is aided, in q great degree, by careful
nursing and treatment The resources OF the
Nursery derived in part from the City
Of New-York, which pays at a certain rate
for every destitute child cared for Many private
gifts made. Children are taken In who are not en-
tirey destitute. scarcity OF labor, when both parents
living make the OF children impossible, and
IN such the children received with the under
standing that their expenses while in the Nursery are
paid All the vegetables aud poultry used In the Nursery
raised the Nursery Grounds and milk Ia supplied
from thirteen cows.
before encouraged In their work. The people OF
Staten Island they say, aiding Them now that the
prejudice against which Nursery had to light In its
early days 10 wearing away, and the number OF good
families that offer TO board the children adds greatly to
he