The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20

landing. the woman carried tho child to the
Office Of the infant asylum. in which n pauper-
more Intelligent than most OF his kind. and who
acts ms Clcrk-copiod tho record sent with the
foundling in the hospital book. and gave him
did not need It. the child was bnthed thor
oughy and his clothing changed for now raj
garments were all sufficient made no difference;
the routine permits no exercise OF mind. and Is
no rcspector OF special conditions. Thus the
When he awoke. DIR. Douglas examined him
carefully. in order to dotermine to lust what
port was brief, and was Intended to be serious.
1t consisted OF this sentences: Good B. + o.,
which ia to say: Good bottle-fed orphans"
and conveys the official declaration TINT tho
child was clean and strong and healthy without
contagious or hereditary disease Therefore,
--ihc second floor OF the Southwestern wing OF
the asylum, There he was specially favored by
fortune. The nurse in charge oi the ward
woman. and che selected for tho new conner
from among tho mothers in tho hospital
child. also. was. next to Martin Jennings. tho
brightest and strongest In appearance OF tho
The woman gave her name as Amelia Lock-
wood and said that her husband died and left
before her child was born: She is an American.
but has no friends or relatives or homo. She Is
what is known in the hospital as sGli-com-
90 away whenever she peases,
This morning Martin Jennings will no bap-
m sne Tbs P dSsr,n 7sT ars aaT sno
nately delivered up to the Catholic and the
Protestant clergymen in regular turns; The
Francis Jackson. who by this rule was baptized
by the Roman Catholic priest-Father Gelinas.
a priest and regular visitor and la9orer on
lett. who is also regularly detailed to
" &C. unless G % Marin Jennings G dies HSD or
adopted. for somo time 70 come he will occupy,
as he does to-day, the little iron crib in ward
49, tiny round card tied TO the frame. bears
his name. age and the date Of his abandon
ment by his mother. His homo is singularly
unfamiliar to the people OF New York. because
the most OF charitable people nre Interested in
!ulions.. 1he Infant Asylum on Randqll's
Island Ia n large three-story brick building.
and is conspicuous by reason Of its tall and tur-
reted Mansnrd roof, which is like that on the
Park Avenue Ho,ol. 1t is SO constructed that
every ward Is exposed on at least two. and often
three sides. 10 direct light and air. II Is kept
scrupulously clean. both as TO It's floors. walls,
old. are alike kept neat 10 q degree.
The building is not In itself well ar
the primitive plan Of opening the windows
| renders the air pure and wholesome. and this
a.. would appear without producing hurt
| ful draughs. On every wall are hung
| simple and attractive colorcd prints. DIR. J. c,
| Howard. the Medical Superintendent Of the In
| fanls' Hospital. reported yesterday that tho
ccnsns. " as Tho number o' inmates ia called
| was yesterday ll9 Orphan. and 81 mothers.
These / 10 cf lldrru uro not all f1uudinEs some
| ure sent 70 the hospital hy women who are I'M
able % care for them. hut pay small
| sum periodically 20 havc them provided
! fnr by tho city. such child remains subject a.
| the mothers order wi ile She pays its board.
! When she fails 20 10 this the child Is placed on
| the adoutiou list and may be taken away at any
| time. Whom any child is taken out iOralopt!on.
| however and IL not well treated. tho city may
| recover IT, DR. Howard. IN explaining the sys-
| tom upon which the hospital Is managed, said
hoe flf.tra ula Nta al ia
| are mainly brought 10 the hospital because
| OF drunkenness. either directly or ndi-
rectly. Some Of them are abandoned by their
| husbands. others are turned out by their land
lords: others stil nre women OF frall character.
| and nearly all reach the Infants Hospital by
way Of the lying-in wards OF the Charity Hos
| pital on Biackwell's Island.
DIR. Howard saws the women do not treat
| their "foundling children fairly. They are
partial in their cnrc-in feeding and In every
way--to their own babies. Tho regular nurses
| who are trained and experienced. watch thos,
| impartially TO the stranger babes. but are only
| partially successful in their Efforts. These
women. according to DR.. Howard. are seldom
| able to nurse more than one baby
| many OF them cannot nurse at all
| When they have nourishment for hui
own child. A dangerous trick they have Is that
| OF feeding the foundling partially by hand. Few
| children survive this. and every effort Ia made
| 10 break up the practice The Doctor accounts
| for the wretched condition OF those women bl
| the fact TINT they are low-spirited. sullen. anC
| Their natural food Is therefore unnurtlous
| What proportion VI the foundlings die p th'
| Doctor was asked,
They nearly all diew was the answer.