Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-03
MISERY UNSPEAKABle.
Glimpse at the Squalor and Want ,
Tenement House Inmates,

a glimpse at the SqualOr and Want oi
Tenement House Inmates.
o half the world does not know
how the other half lives. 1t is an Cd
saw and pi fully true. Perhaps il the
fortunate half. in their comfortable
homes. could know of the sconfort
and misery endured by the other half
their own petty Inconvenience would
grow in their hearts, bearing fruit in
eff'rts to help the less fortunate.
Through the poorer q larters Of New
York las, summer. during the heated
term that we all thought so hard to
bear, thousands of people walked the
streets or laid upon the door-'tcps. b..
cause of the foul and sliffocating air in
the crowded tenemen' houses. And in
those sitting tcnement-honses The
cries of sick children, perishing for
pure air and strengthening food, were
heard all through the day and night,
Poor. tired women. the papers sad
who worked hard all day. paced the
S streets nightly. carrying their babs
to give them a breath of fresh air. In
one house. where lived sevenlys1
families. fifly-six children died in
very short time from disease. poor
feeding and the effects of heat. Under
the terrible conditions of Life in large
crowded tenements. it can only be the
strongest children who survive and
the sufferings undergone last summer
by all the inmates have BEEN beyond
d, scfiption.
likeness. vice of all kinds. ignorance
and drunkenness help TO make state
of squalor and wretchedness that no
one without seeing could believe eA'
listed.
Batter no homes than homes ike
these, some will say. but what does
mean to huva no home? 1t means ~
hundreds know. haunting docks anu
markets to buy a few cents wor'n V
stale food OF begging unstable lel',t'
when even the few cents can NOV "
spared, and stealing room to sleep W
hind boxes aud under benches re,'0''
from the drea e policemen w'os'
business it is to tell such vaSrar's "
move on. When cold and STORMY
weather comes and these refuSe' "''
unavailable, there are dirty 10"
smelling rooms whose sides are ''n,1
with "buuks" or shelves. ana u! '"'
pnyment of tiv4 .nts n man. OF woman,
can occupy one for night A''' "a.
for the dny has been bought v"
Grants pocket seldom holds five ce',i'
but two cents will purchase inc y
lege of laying the weary ho s.,n a,
body on the bare floor Win Wv ,om.
many others a, the floor can ~ aI,
mediate. And if even the two ''". ..
are not forlhcomingP Then DO '"' =,
how low the mercury falls. 'n'' s..s,.
the streets to pace to keep lr"'" t,o
mo. fiji the tired feet tan Lear 4
longer. and the weariel frame y '.aral
TO hide itself Ill lHc H Cor A
corner with the winter wi"u tor =
lullaby and perhaps the s"o"
blanket ,,,.llius
There is no pleasure IN ,,as and
upon the details of wretchei i've y, com.
soualid homes. but we VINO i've ;" .;o. Of
fort should know of the m''e.; ;Ur 10
others, not only by way oil 'ea' n hess.
be thankful for our own srea', .;rsd to
ines, but that we may feel insp'' sirsn
give from the store that mas o ,.',,,s who
US for the relief Of the aes'n" re are
are as much children OF Goa 40
Several of the French ran Sie.
companies and other pubic oO .,~r
have resolved on having Their P''" anor
lone On green instead OF WINE !, p' hat
The reason for the alteration d h;'o
they believe the ,mbinatlon Q, wars
paper with black characters e,'o" anle
The eyesight of their worN,p .s vr
Black on green has always been am snI
zcd rs good combina'i"n, Id
,anv railway tickets are SO pri'''