New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
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vIi,aheth and Cherry sts ana '"1' ,.ents is osti-
The total Hebrew population :" ara wretchedy |
mated at 10000 The great rna''"'l ,rou necessity
no,r They earn only piItah,o ""., i; noisoned
A., mnst live in sQualor an" w. ut, taves |
.tmosnhere and in climate 49,; 5astitnt,on is
81 s,r,noth The extent ol '",'' Chartios
theH S,''"s' ,bat the United Hebrew Charl''os
sho"" ~ raod 12OD0 persons over 5"oo "o'"S
IN i0'- The repor, of this body for last year
no" -, loc,ares that the recent lhnlA vi ~ "'S
,,ahr,rs is positive injury to the commune "'
,.nroductiye :. of great suffering to themselves ~
r To,s of thousands of our brethren are no"
.oreIIel to live in crowded filthy ttnemehVS' can"
doc a scanty subsistence by peddling OF t"oiinS'
- ,,,e,n,nts are in close proximity to low DIVES
-hsre vice and crime hold high carnival. IL Is IN
on.s,ble 10 exacgeTate the baneful influences uhuei
Ill children grow up in that locality. Inc large
.o,oyt;op of ydupeys among the adults IS a mdu7 %
oa5 What will be the fate OF tie rising gencr"
Elm unless vigorous measures are promptly taken
to remedy existing evils does not admit Oh any
doubt" ,r:3
The Iatins and Slavs are hampered by Their ls
norance of our language habits and customs anu
naturally seek the company of their 1ciloW-o"u''S
men in already ovcr-crowded sections iheS o""""'
enter domestic service, owing to their lghor"n'o
and II leasant personal habits when prevent
tbeir following the example of the Swedes and Ter
VINO are so ldlecil i'i'"'''o
are usually peasants and have no skill az hahu'
crafts The Hebrews, being forbidden TO learn
trades are debarred from all but purely mahuai
nursuts. and therefore have to take UP WIN
peldling or occupations like clgar-mah'hs an"
tailoring which require no specla tra'hns' Inc"
thrift is a source of evil as it incites 10 h'S h"nS
and hcrding together in novels to save money Inc
,enort inst cited says: "The new arrivals onN
,ole 4 more difficult t. provide for those who have
- "a tbcm Could our immigrants fol
low a variety of trades or work on railroads ana
farms "a do the generality of immigrants who nave
,o means of their own. the would be very
daerent A large proportion OF the boys are forcen
at carly age often before reaching their thr'ee'u
wear to peddle in the streets, and the reh"illueI'
with few exceptions, placed at sewing machihes
in tailors shops at some of the branches oi cN'"
making Let there he dull season IN the ciothhR
or cioar trade and thousands fall out OF employ
,nent and are forced tn beg.
The rcpoIt emphasizes the miserable supply oi
water" IN the Hebrew quarter. which give, rise to
ccncraI comrlaint and adds after seeing how haid
II was for poor families to get enough Tor COOKING
and oher essential purposes ii was thought UNJUST
10 consure them when then foors and StalfWNs
were not so often washed might have been
proper"
The Sanitary Committee of this association urge
thc passage Of law making II obligatory upon
every landlord to supply sufficient water loI every
tenement
TILTnY IN THEIR HABITS.
The Polish Hebrews are very filthy in thor per
sonal habits but they do not equal the lowest grade
ofItaans nor do they carry on the filthy trades
of the I.tor or store old bones, RAGS and iottmg
vegetables in their liying-roomS. They bahc with
more or less regularity. and even the very poor
ircaucnt the "Mkychs" belonging TO the various
tvnnpogucs of which there are Fifteen. all of them
free besides seven baths for which "a small charge
IL mn1o As they gam means they copy the habits
Of thor ghbors do not slccp in their day clothes
or wear The sane garments on the sabbath ~ during
the week.
Tho ,Irlr.y burial u,,oms dcsoryc imitation.
funeral costs but -. and 10 extravaganza Ia
countcnanccd. The Hebrews arc very carnc', and
thorourh IN caring for thor poor. one never secs
"A leb'rw hcgrar the streets, and II is the boast
of the lsrarltcs that they take care Oi thcir own
unfortunates. The Catholics plead poverty rs an
excuse for allowing so many of their poor TO seek
relief from Protestant soCictics but the Hebrews
offer no such plea, though their people are among
the poorest
Among the Hebrews 1t is very common foI
families to exc out their wretchcd earnings by
takine lodger or two at ~ per month. b'd
made with quilt chair or on the 1'oor is all
that can be offered for each person. and every
inch of space is thus utilized. On Scptemer
aphysician found at No. l13 Clinton-st, in the
rear a family of Poles. consisting Of "A man and
his VILE living in two rooms, and keeping nine
boardcrs all mon. In the rear Of No. - ieStcr-st
is one-,tory frame structure. apparently built
for a stable. but used as dwelling by another
family OF Poles. The hoor of the room Is covered
with dirt and there are three or four beds in the
room The family. consisting Of "A man, BIS wife,
two grown daughters. aud one or two smaller
,lnt,ire, to.,ptlnr with several lDlneTS
and live IN one room. The yard is filtered with
dirt and refuse matter. and at the extreme end OF
the lot stables for two horses. COW AMI calf
AtNo. N3 Hcster-st. a tailor and a barber carry
their trades aud live with their families III houses
in the yard which were formerly used as stables
The hebrews as race are exceptionally hardy
and il la, long been remarked that they seem 10
possess immunity from consumption. In London
the mortality from this malady is triAmg among
Hebrews a. compared with Christians Tins is
probably explained by their habits OF cleanliness.
rare n regards diet. and their not eating pork
Nevertheless, our chaugeabe climate ana the
exposure to cold, damp and foul ar especially
among ciglrmakcrs aud tailors creates consnmp-
ton and kindred maladios The effects of unSani-
tary surroundings arc most felt by the children.
DR. Leo. who speaks by authOrty says: MANY
OF the younger generation now growing mp about
are manlfestng the evils of the present per
nicols tenement house influence. hy developing
symptoms Of scrofula rickcts. phthisis aud other
diseas which indicate bad hygienic surroundings
DANGER OF SPREADING INFECTION
have been informed by firms who manufacture
Teady-made clothing large scale in this city
that of contay ous disease has ever occurred
among their employees who handle thousands of
articles Of wearing apparel which have been
made N the tenements Yet that infection must
be spread by such agencies from living room.
where pics of realy-inade clothing have bcru