The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10
SAVE THE CHILDREN.

WORK OF THE CHARITABLE socIETIEs-PEEP-
ARATroNs ron GIVING THE LITTLE ONES
FRESH AIR.
AT this time oi year every one who can is making
preparations leave the noisy and noisome city for
the pastures and 1owery lanes of the country,
or Tor some sea grit shore or for The moro distant
country that lies across the broad Atlantic. Every
steamer that leaves these shores carries pas
epgers as she accommodate. JUDGED, great is
tho rush Tor tho Eastern Continent this year That
those who did not engage their passage some months
ago stand small chance Of dong now. and many
peopiohave already gone into The country mothers
OF families do not want 10 any risks with their
dariings but TO get Them out OF the city
possible Into The broad country. where they
have plenty Of pure, bracng air Now il
a change OF air DO SO necessary Tor children
who 1.-Two in the spacious mansions Murray Hill,
how much more necessary II be for those unfor-
tunate little ones who pass their lives in tho crowded
ana pestencebrcodipg tenements OF the east and
west sides OF this great cty9 Physicians who have
visited tee during the past winter predict hard
summer Tor the little ones The weather has not
been such as 10 give them health and strength, ana
they Will easily succumb TO the effects OF the nrst
severe heat. Whom spoken to the subject ycs,er-
day, physician employed us visitor by the Board
OF Health. said:-"we canrot holp the sick children
with medicine; they want fresh air; We tell the
mothers so, but they only look hopelessly Us
and say thai is harder TO got than drugs there
are thousands OF these suffering little among US
Tor whose weltarc during the summer months there is
tho most insufficient provision made"
~ FLOATING HOSPITAL
The Floating Hospital OF ST. Jonn's Guild is the
only thing large scale that meets THIS want.
This, excellent charity though Il be-, only provides
tor tho children for one day. 10 DO sure that one
day does them a world OF good Evory excursion
made by the barge, and goes out three times
during the summer. taxes from seven hundred to
nine hundred persons, who pass day on the water,
either up the Hudson or down the Bay A band OF
music is taken along. and the children and the
mothers seem TO BIO as much cheercd by this they
are refreshed by The pure air. Only children Who
III are akcn those excursions, exceptions being
made in the case Of those who too young 10 be
lett at home alone. IL has long been pet project
with the managers OF the Guild 10 establish a seaside
sanitarium IN connection with the Floating Hospital
ana the Martha Washington Bali at the Academy
oil Music ia February was gwen to that END,
but the receipts were not large 10 Justify such
m undertaking. so they were turned over 10 tho
Floating Hospital Fund AS has already been an
nounced IN the HERALD. tue Floating hospital viii
make It's lrst EXCURSION ON The ID OF July. Tickets
may be obtained Tree a. any OF me dispensares and
OF all physicians.
THE sEAsIDE sAxIrARIuM
The Seaside SaniiarIum, which has done such good
work IN past years, has gone into new quarters at
ROckaway Beach. me Sanitarlum provides only Tor
children who are III and nccd the pure AR Of
cnre them The association is npn-sectarian, ana
any mother may take her child 70 II Tor relief.
Tckcts are furnished by physicians. at the dispen-
les ana by any contributor who chooses 10 Keep
them. Iraaswig 20 down 10 Rockaway every day and
take 100 persons incluung mothers ana children Tho
pressing kept there Tor several days
week. Each ticket reads thus:-
SEASIDE SANlrARIUM,
Incorporated
For DESTITUTE SICK CHILDREN OF NEW YORK CITY.
at hoskaway beach. l.. !.
HENRY KING President Office 304 est twenty eighth
street. New York.