The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
SAVE THa BABIES.

THE FLOATING HosPiTAL--TBE LARGEST Elk
cURsIoN OF THE SEASON.
show many poor people are on board the barge to-
dsy?" asked HERALD reporter of the Rev. Aivah
wiswal as the Floating Hospital was towed out into
The Bay yesterday.
s'One thousand and eighty-six." said that gentle
man, consulting memorandum In his hand. "and Of
that plumber AL are mothers, AL are infants in
the remaining 264 children too young to
be left at home"
"What is the general trouble with the babies, Doc
tori" said The reporter, turning to Dr. Thurman. who
stool by.
"Cholera intantum" replied tho physician in
charge, "and boils occasioncd by the extreme heat
Just look at this child" aud he motoned mother
10 bring up her suffering babe. 'This u specimen
OF bad blood; ana the reporter saw small baby race
could scarcely be traced There couple OF
hundred like thai on board"
The reporter walked around the barge with the Doc
tor. and he saw All little babies lying gasping aud
pale ia their mothers arms; they did not cry much,
Ike SSs sSr the
DIRT and boiis. such big hollow eyes, such drawn,
pincned features SUCH suffering little creatures The
stoutest heart could scarcely see unmoved. some
times the mothers would be great big strappng
women, rcd laced, big oopsa aud dirty then, again
Daties and clean and respectable.
WHATS mat you gave tn I chldi" said DR.. Thur
man, catching woman quickly ny the arm.
"Nothin', SIR; moi hin 10 me world"
uNRPE FRUIT
"Don't tell me that, bui give II 10 me at once"
said Inc Doctor lrmiy, and the woman handed over
hard, half ripe peach that she was about give
10 two-year-od cnid. sims rs the sort OF
thing We nave 70 hgnt against all the time"
said he, Throwing the cOnnscated fruit into the
Bay. 'Ihese people don't seem to have any sense
about ealing ! stand on the gang plank as tncy
ABOARD seize oil the unrpe iruit they bring,
but once in while l miss some that they carry IN
their pockets. caught mother, whose little girl
suffering from summer complaint. feeding the
Child with green watermelon this morning. 'Give
me that!' said the Doctor, making spring from the
reporters side and taking green apple away from
three-y carold. "rnere It goes AGAIN and they won
what makes tho children III. This bad fruit - the
curse OF poor children, for their parents give them all
they Tho lact Is that the way thoy are LED ~
any Is their ruin, for they are either stuffed or
starved.n
Alter having been away down the Bay the HERALD
reporter another trip around The barge with the
Doctor andoto hts surprise saw The babies that he
thought were dying sitting up In their mothers arms
and actually ''takiug notice.
"Are these the same children We saw this morn
ingf" he asked the Doctor.
eyes, sud he, "they are the very same; that ts
what fresh, brac!ng air does Tor tneml"
"Throw physc 10 the dogs then, said the reporter
sand pracLlce fresh air. p"
"lps the bost medicine In the world " said the Doc
tor; ~ deal out little drugs possible and the
children revive AZ you have tho air. II 10 q
great pity that We cannot give an excursion every
day-lt would save thousands OF children"
''Why don't your"
awe have not got the funds 1t would cost one
third less than 10 run as few do now Tor you
could use the people We pay by the week and the
month"
The excursion yesterday paid for by the Friend
OF Little Children, ana the tug the James Watt
Tuesdays excursion ia paid for by Mr.. Gardner X.
Colby.