New-York tribune., 1879-05-24

NEW-YORK GROWING WISER AND BETTER.
A VAST IMPROVEMENT WITHIN TWENTY YEARS.
TO the EdttOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: There is perhaps Nc word OF broader
meaning than charity. With some 1t simply aims
giving and has the 10 give Is tie easiest
If not form Of charity while Il probably does
least good either TO him VINO gives or him who takes
There Is plenty of this what call g the Old
World" where begging becomes simply profession ana
men and women assume right 10 1--we upon aims, as
their fathers done before taem We have also I'M
ported this evil into own country 70 far greater
extent than il w1se II beside the against beggars,
there were law forbiddng t. give 70 hem the same
would be wise and the selling OF many small articles Is
but another form OF begging aud one which VIC shall be
compelled some day TO discourage IN sedefense They
say that skin diseases communicated III tbls way
ana who knows in buying any Of these things ID what
atmosphere OF contagiOn they may have been during
the night
The times have menGed somewhat. Instead OF selfish
lives and conscences queted by giving Of aims
great many persons have been led TO give more or less
OF eir lives to the work Of charity helping the poor 70
help themselves. And the aggregate o. time thai 10
spent In this way is something wonderful, ana the
amount Of good beyond computation work has Dcen
furnished 10 some taking away their excuse Tor beg
gng children have been sent to the country and to the
West giving them some prospect OF growing up with
better Surroundings aud relieving the cities OF 10 much
raw material out OF which criminals are made
some years ago what called Industrial schools
were started for the poorer children who could not or
would not 20 TO the public schools we sDOud nave
said that free schools meant for those VINO could
a10rd t0 pay tuition, but u seems not IhOse VINO
n them up are well dressed that tho poorer ones are
turned away This conjecture II If ac stated Dy
superintendent of s0hOOls-5Ot Mr.. kddlcJ
One OF the rs OF the estabils llnent Oi lndus
tra the worst quarters was To diminish the
amount Of piferng and petty thieyng AT ti gfOccTs
aud other shops The poiicc could count upon me nef
ence aud tue children only kept Gus OF tie
streets, but taught better, and oegah 10
learn the distinction between ugnt ana wrong.
Taeze schools etin continue their work, though the
novelty over and Is said about them one branch,
Tor which pleading, winout effect IN the
pubic schools taught m theIn and that Is sewing,
With marked good effect also III some SCHOOLS the
SIMPLER OF homework. II ls linpSsslDc 10 give IN
detail even the names OF oil these good WORKS" We
have TO 10 with resuts There have been al least
twenty years fhir OF effort on quite q. rye scale
beside the various sundaychoois and mission schools,
winch have brought children also uAder moral ana re-
AglOus influences.
Now rs a tact An individual OF some years ex-
pereuee the early days, and VINO was quite familiar
With OF worst localities, comes
PACK after long absence and. not having watched the
Erddual process this friend nds marked ana dfcI0ed
Improvement In the whole aspect Of things Tie l0call
ues are cleaner (Wben the city Is cleaned " WIZ DC
ee'ttr SILL though how 10 clean streets IN Wufh ihou
saD Of wagons and carts sSaDed every night ~ the
problem Is II that they ali carry votes Tor Ia no other
eslizrd city would thls thing be allOWsdJ Please ex-
ase he dgressiOn The people arc cleane! ana DeIer
Sssd' The children more TIDY moro heathiul looking