The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-17
HARDSIIIPS OF TIE POOR.
THE PINCGyNG or POTERTY dN0NG
OUR HfRDY SONS or rom.



Physicians, and those who Dispense Bc-
quests Nightly scenes In the CIV.
II is painfully apparent TO all who are in
any way brought In contact with the poor that
there Is unusual suffering for want ~ the neces-
saries OF life among the honest aud Industrious
lahoung classes. There Is scarcely u possibility
Of knowing the number thus situated, since
they shrink from publicity. and even when
forced to ask relief from the charitable, are 80
unacqGaintcd with the forms and systoms Of
bcgearS that they are likely to he confused with
the professional mendicints, and oven to seem
the less worthy Of the two classes. 1t IS inovta-
bic that nt this season very many artisans,
mechanics, and l,boters must be without cm-
ployment. That happens every year, and Is ex-
pectsd. But this season the misery is worse
than ever before. because, first. the proportion
Of the unemployed IL infinitely greater than IN
any preceding winter, and, second, the depres-
sion OF al branches Of industry anu commerce
has made want felt among employers, ana re-
duced them TO the strictcst economy.
or the tramp class, there are no more than
usual this winter, perhaps, indeed, not so many,
since aie offered fever Inducements for them to
remain with Us. The police stations no longer
afford them shelter; we have no soup houses
for their maintenance. and the various charita-
bic ur-auizttious view them with disfaVOr. 50
they prefer Other cities. But III their stead We
have a Tod, ~ wuuli-bn workers, were work
Obt inAulc, who are Nufi1u.ly esttuated ns num-
oerng from IS JJ to 5000 upon au st Of whom
women AMI cnildren are dependent. by some,
, III ~, %, f is,4 r't IN riitv i, ia
much worse. Ihpu the depression IN business
va sudden Almost 40 o "a single day, in when
an was cnang "a, there WIS work IN abundance.
industrious and saving persons ID td u little IN
aN.-' 1''hs' NY ~, n'u "I,nv H. n "s
months. Before the resources OF the frugal
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