The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
HELP THE CHILDREN.
Pictures Of Poverty Encountered in
Visiting the Tenements.
'WRERE SHALL | GET THE MEDICINE :"
A Wide Field for the Labors OF the
Charitable.

IL has always been the in the past that the
publication in the HERALD oil stories Of suffering
among the poor has been followed by contributions
sent 10 the Office Of the paper for the relief OF tho
sufferers aud the many stories told In the reports
Of the rounds tho visiting physicians during the
past week have already acknowledged brought
two contri buttons oil money One or these-SS--sent
by "Lex,' be gwen 10 some one OF the VISITING
ply scians ana be- distributed as he should see IT.
was gwen to Dr. Schweig, OF No 20 West twenty
FIRST street. whom the writer accompanied IN a tour
through a part Of his district yesterday afternoon
Dr. Schweig's district comprises hat portion OF the
city lying vest Of sixth avenue. between Fourteenth
and rweptyAthird streets. II IS by no means the
worst-uot even among the worst-In The city, BAT
there are rows OF ten, ment houses thcrc III which
there is ucE dcstution, and the field is large one
to cover.
Yesterday 3 single block was taken, and on the
south side West eighteenth street, between seventh
and Il ighth avenues, siyiy-nins families were visited
and a number OF cases relieved 1t VAS noticed cspe-
cialiy that OF the houses were much cleaner
than ia the downtown districts and that The people
seemed healthier and stronger. The block Is n poor
one there being a large brewery and number OF
small retail stores ON u, and Inc houses Beneraiy
beug either very old or oil inferior character nut
except IN the Immediate vicinity VI the brewery there
were lew and tns street itself was rsason-
aby clean
AMONG THE coLoRRD FOLK
The arst place visited was No. l56 West Eighteenth
street, and this proved TO DO OF litte block OF
wooden hanes, froGt md rear Tiled ull OF coored
people Mono OF the houses were over three stories
in height and the Of them were only Two above
The basement but each floor Two, three OF four
families II, the oil whom had single room 10
1--we III, though the richer had Two and even three
family The irst th ing noticeable about the
little colony was that II very numerous, women
nd NH bptuy
ways ia all the halls and all over the sidewalk IN
'front.' The second thing observed was that the place
was remarkably clean. Tne WOODWORK was every
where by scrubbiag, and ihore was no refuse
lying around. No bad smells were encountered
ana all the appeared TO be tolerably well
ventilated though this may have been partly OWING
10 tue breeze that was blowing The people all
looked clean, and nearly all seemed TO be working
| people. Various signs were hung at convenient
places, indicating that need not go lar to ma
Whitewater or a washerwoman. The rooms were
all comfortably PRETTY furnished, and
pots OF flowers IN number OF windows. NO
sick found unt, almost The last room had been
reached, when q number were found together. "Yes,
Doctor Uss got the rheumatic" sad but the
Dvctor looking Tor that kind OF sickness, and
passed on In tho . slender young
woman, whose furniture suspciously tine,
AND who seemed 10 be dressed Tor even.
said, from the "choIera ,ndantuw," out needed
NO medical aid Iu The . sick baby. 1t
proved 70 DO bright, pretty ptccanny, about eight
mouths old, with big, beautiful black eyes, exactly
ike It's nothers and like Two other little who
tumbiei around the floor IN solemn sport after the
manner Of colored babies. Alter the oaby was al
| tended to II was learned that tne mother was Sick
and the alher got up from the bca ana explained
| that he was also. They were oil treated, and
| .davO m TO- row
10 70 10 his work again, and = fanny will DO saved
trouble that comes wnen tue head Of II Is out
| In q n1mu Ter Of houses visited next there
sick routine Of questions seemed almost per-
SO pDns as .ns DSsIo1 "r
luna.ic Tor not stopping II the r'gnt point
$4,000 day." ssia he 'Aavs you auy children
mo, sir, said young woman sitting at q sewing
| machine.
| .,Ars there any OF them sick 2" saia the Doctor
s.No Sir, ~ 50 u The woman IN amazemenL
cOsr siRf
No. 22S vuce apparently handsome family
nausioD, but IL nov raln0iInS. dirty. tumblsdowa
house, shelterins tour or five iamiiies The
entrance is the street front, ut toward the
west, halls arranged with u rocxlsssnsss
In regard space that would make tenement mouse
y.niiiatou IN the house wuIcn helps 10
keep of sickness. ON tie second hoor ~ TINS mousse
lives Ismily CONSISTING Of xther, mother and three
Iulie Children rney have roOuis, but tue smaller
one the woman sud, was TOO close " sleep IN, ~
nave Is good though old-ashsonsa. aud Tho rsom Is
| toIsrsbiy wen Kept wniie the niotncr ID decent
"a vsry o"x me souSsss. enid. seven
months oil rs feeble and has bronchial rouole and
the second no. yer year, 0su rss sass, iour
yes my husband works" she said IN reply 10
auss,iuns "wuen DO eau GET work, but no don't get
~ do. He lzoorsr, sir, aud gets 81 70 aAy
when ne WORKS"
handed her y prcscripl,on, 'but where shall get
tLs?"
"a, anv An. .,n.a
"But what III It cost sir? used to 60 TO the docihsr
! sometimes when the cnidnsis bad, Tut had TO
give nity cents sometimes Tor SUBSCRIPTIONS ar an
~ 10 TITO dispenssry now, SIR" .
'iEo druggist won't charge you much Tor this
said DR.. Scnweig, "for 10 ~ on the Bosro OF desi'h
paper Hs will put II up q, COST Bus what does your
baby dnukr"
40 shs tuirsty good dealY"
"lsdaae sue Is, sir -Four AN i've times the night
have 4 give her Y drink"
| "walsr ,sn't good Tor her while she Is this
diton 700 ought ~ give her = little eIaret snd
| water"
Ghs woman tried TO sm,ls but hor lip quivsrsd and
she sun nothing
"Csn't you get uf"
"No, cir; now can L"
"Does your husband drnkf"
| mot dnrop sir"
but tns baby gss any OF mf VIII you promise mss"
.Yss, sir. SAID Tue woman so~iy, ~ soc did not
''lhsS IN send you a bottle oi clares, you
mix IT with half water and give the Guild all sns
| want&"
| "inanx you. SIR; GOD bless YOU" said womsn
Aud sue wiped away org tear that she need not have
been ashamed OIL
II aou't tpiak do better with haif dollar Of
that money ssc the Doctor ths writer alter they
had sft. I'll gave her the money she would use u
for something ,has would think she nseded
Perhaps sue does need other things moro, 0ut l am
called On 10 took alter her other necssslttea''
STRUGGLES WIDOW.
Under the iVoi, IN Tue same mouse, was ivine .
| widow with throc children. The clean
she csuid keep u, and kettle Of ciothes was boiling
ON the stove, while sewing machine stood open by
| The wndow. II work on That TO support the cntl-
dren," she said. There other arr icles oil :urnk
mo room that bespoke better crcums taucss,
though the room was poor enough. Her husband had
been q barOer, and, IA 10 CHANGED, Dr. Schwetg had
known MIN and knew that no had been we'll oil ~ his
| lie. The smallest cbid was sick, anu Dr. Schweig
prescribed Tor H. An older chic, tho mother said.
was very SICK with chis snd fever. and As
| toriA with friends
''Bring her away rom there a. soon m you can,