The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-25
THE SISTERS OF TIE POOR.
CHIRTTY mar DOES NOT ASK UTIT
my ONES RELIGION IS.
Petitioners who " nlk by Twos In the streets
OF Hrookiyn n.itiug Aid for IT Peters
Ilospital-A Table that Welcomes All.

Petitioners who nlk by rwos In the streets
OF HrOOkiyn asking Aid for 1T. Peters
Hospital-A Table that Welcomes All.
At Hicks and Congress streets, Brook
lyn, is ST. Peters Hospital, under the charge OF
the sisters Of the Poor Of st. Francis. The
Mother Superior "a SISTER Blanca, who, with
twenty. seven subordinate sisters, nurses about
seventy patients Admittance is denied to no.
body who is IN need Of medical treatment,
except such suffering from contagious
diseases. The hospital has no accomm odation
for resident physicians, but several Of the mcdi-
cal stan, who 1.-Two in an ad accent house connect
ed by a telegraphic wire, can he summoned In q
very few minutes at any hour OF the night.
The first object Of interest, from a purely
anatomical point Of view IL boy, probably
eight or nine years of age. lie rests IN half
sitting. half reclining attitude ON bis bed, the
snowy pillow scarcely winter than his little pale
face. lie Is living skeleton. The doctor
tCndctly pulls down the bod clothes and exposes
the boys legs. The shin bones seem almost
sharn enough to cut through the skin that Is
drawn 60 tiVht over them. The arms wcro
skeleton like enough. but the lower limbs OF
! apparently precisely the same breadth from the
mus o. ankles, -chd .hnddei through YOU
ann you marvel how human being could ho-
! come su vmiciatcd and stu live, Tie hody ana
fuce are equally gha-til, h1t In the patient.
/ chudliNe eyes may be detected some OF the
| l-nt of retaining health; something, TOO, OF
Sic saut amt icip tiDp, for the ooy L. TO- Rave his
! picture taken Tomorrow. Through all the LONG
weeks Of bis weary Illness he has eaten yOrn-
] cilusN 10 all times and seasona.
In another ward h. a man whose leg was ann
! putNtNd GA iuesduY but VINO was On the same
! day eating nn egg with il relish. Near MIN lies
/ Youu. German butcher, vuo fou from "A stool
/ uh Witch ne standing while hanging tho
! cltras- ~ a sheep to n hook. lie suspended
/ himself where he Intended t. place the mutton,
! dud iuu- to th HOOK Tor Two minutes before nc
/ was taken down.
La .f, .ltt,Ittn, nod a. an ola man ,vbo secrn
/ I. t' at home. as indeed he Is, ior St Peters
| lie is suffering incurA. b FROM two comuilint-,
/ 500 accumulation Of years and dcstitutiou and
50 hc bee Itnr, % permanent patient uf the hos
! pita. Five other old men. who have uo other
/ refuge. &c PORN tncnt notrdcrs and lodgers ~
/ ine hospital. IheY are nut sio6, hnt tNev WIN
! Ia al mon % NJ the SICK the sisters of
/ the iulr Of - Francis charge tucm-ciye. win
/ feeding he hungry and clothing the naked. No
J stuNue. shlvering men and women who - t.
/ the h1,fitthlc, wide open door. ~ -. Peters
/ ever, u - Ton food aud Warmth The one luili-
/ nctfiun Required OF them Is Necessity. aud tho
v.a. pi.cnca face OF a riescd. nomeles, wan;
recommend l,iou T. these 70 ,ti.ut nurse.. .i-tet.
/ Of Ga. poor IN name ana in fact than "a crriin-
r...i,-,,r- am fite NnyIr nm, toIntt',, NM
ri rllus~d. Every ia, NJ nont, a r.nle il
..r. a. vim ,xrell.tt .th-. mai / f,..1 ANA + r
tv, n,.,r.,.r fn,, IN, i. p. ..re nus, .t,,.,,l. -
I in. fns wnnt- n the n.',r Tho r.ritI.nt. ~ Z
- , W.. ~, ~ ,I,lcr W.. ,,,
lir ..,..f MS on g,f.nllr. IIn-a uflf. ,t..
li-. ..I. ,re MOI AK. H., ,,ali, t'e T. .t,It A.
49,. r.l, .lt'nl'ei n, ths ,i.t'rs. ,n,.l nom
ii It.' So. t.l,, s',ti, Ia .p,, 10 the b5uele., A.,
f,. .,eto tnN xix, aud foo1' iael ,,I r.n, h.
| iu.tlt. 81. wion.s
IN "a .ff ~ d. l..,.t t..,.rI ~ ,Lin- ~ pstars
1 mn 30. ti'..rrf a., n,.siiiN''1,i an f,.t
yai- aud naildAs the nui t-- arc made as FAR
a. '..f.. M ,o,,,lition. nd ,tuniou- f..-ur' on
lDa.h-siyi0- DaV called "tne sister ~Gp-r..r',
t,ltN .trias and Ice rr.. .t far f tl.tr.fi tU.i