The evening world., 1888-07-19
THE WEE LITTLE INVALIDS.
GLIMPsES or THE GOOD WORK OF 1.-THE
EVENING WORLD" PHYSICIAN.

How the Condition Of Some Of tho Dimiuu-
tive sufferers Has improved "A Meas
Little Tenement Amid Squslid Surround
inRs-Thc Ncwpnrt of the Poor-Lougsum-
mer struggle with Poverty aud Disease.
When The EVENING WoRLp's physician
and his companion revisited the sick children
on Goerok street yesterday, aside from the
improvement noticed. they found a large and
enthusiastic number of women extolling the
PAPER for its act Of charity and, surely, il
heartfelt thanks were silver dollars, THH
EVENING WORLD could we'll afford to employ
in its mission all the physicians in New York.
Beside the wee convalesoents were @ largo
number of sick babies. pale, dull-eyed and
l~istless babes. who would excite exclama-
lions of surprise and pity from many moth
ers whose own little ones are frisking about
them in perfect health while they read these
lines. Some of the little ones we're suffering
severely and in urgent need of medical at
tendance, others beyond the help of earthly
physicians. In all cases treated the parents
we're too poor to provide either doctor or
suitable food.
In one instance the father was earning but
"a per week. The sick baby required the
| constant CurD OF tDe DlOtttDT, preventing ueT
from contributing anything towards the sup
port of tho family. The rent for the two
small rooms is SO per month, leaving but SO
per month to clothe and feed a family of
five.
CLEANLINESS AMIDST POVERTY.
But although the baby WAS fretful aud
peevish, the mother worn out with nights of
watching and caring for her little sick one,
the floor Of her tenement was beautifully
white and clean and an ar of neatness per-
vaded the apartment that was pleasant to be-
hold i'll the midst of 81 much neglect of tia
avs of cleanliness.
Where it was necessary the grateful
mothers were promised another visit. With
one exception oil the DOCTORS directions had
been carried out carefully and faithfully.
The great need among the little invalids
now is proper clothing. The tiny CALICO slip
which III SO many cases constitutes baby's
entire wardrobe is not sufficient. They need
soft flannel underclothes next to the tender
lungs and abdomen. There is many q cast
off woollen shirt and other garments in fam
lilies in even modest CIRCUMSTANCES that
comfort of the poor little sick ones in the
tenements if they were donated 1t is q COM
mon mistake to suppose that young children
do not need flannel underclothing in sum
mer. The EVENING WoRLD's physician is the
expert authority for this statement.
hi NEWPORT OF THE POOR.
Passing along the river front, the Newport
of the poor, the physician, III his way. from
tenement to tenement, encountered doZene
of sick babies in the arms of either mothers
or elder sisters. In some cases it was a mat
ter of doubt which baby was trying to carry
the other, so small was the nurse. but the
breezes were AZ frosh and cool and baby en-
! joyed its outing just as well as it was posi-
BILE for it to do in the arms of its diIninu-
tive nurse. OF course her arms didn't reach
: more than half way round the baby, but she
was careful. so that atoned for all lacks in
stature. Perhaps when she was tired baby
carried her. 1t would have seemed almost al
appropriate. Isn't he heavy, little girl p
e1icitated the information that he was fol
n all day. but Pm used to it now"
EvENIN' WORLD, lat'st 'dition, one cent
yelled a dirty faced lad in the DOCTORS ear
!, as he stepped out of the last house; Before
. he bad time to reply another little chaI
Y shouted shut UP. Jimmy, don't chez
> know he's The WoRLD's doctor!' And thu
. " OH" that Jimmy uttered spoke volumes
but whether of approval or otherwise did no
appear. rr