The evening world., 1891-06-30
WANT IN A DouBLB-DRcKER.
Another doctor reports:

side district entered house 33 Pitt street, a
double-decker occupied by twenty-iour or
more families. The Railways and stairs were
crowded with children, some covered with
one garment and great majority without
any, all out for fresh air, which could not be
obtained In the crowded and dark rooms.
i picked my way carefully from floor TO
floor, prescribing for needy children that lay
huddled In hooks, until / reached the top
floor. i knocked for admittance at one door
and received faint permit to "come In" !
opened the door and found myself In neat
little Kitchen in the presence OF a woman who
sat by the open window, where cradle stood,
weeping and praying over the little one she
"Oh, doctorl" she called out ~ know you
are one. Do. for the love OF God, save my
child. He's dying, l know 1t, can see It.
Help him, do anything"
tween her sobs. The baby had been sick with
intestinal disorder for the last two weeks,
and was wasted almost 10 skeleton. We
got medicine and stimulants and worked with
the little thing until 1t got quiet and fell into
a peaceful sleep. i told her what TO do, and,
II necessary, where TO send for me.
There was not a morsel OF food In the house.
as the husband has been out OF work for q
long time, owing TO the cloakmakers' strike.
/ sent her fresh milk and q few grocery sup
plies, and have written for clothing for her
three children.
MORE DEsTITUTIoN.
Another doctor writes: In making a sur
vey OF my district l found most distressing
cases OF destitution. The babies were ailing
from the effects OF bad or insufficient food and
the children who sat about the Railways and
street doors were too weak to play. i came
across two little white cofIins, my tardy ap-
pearance In each instance moving the mother
to intense SORROW"
In one house In Bleecker street doctor
found twenty families, all wretchedly poor
some OF them confined within the limits OF a
single room. One little household occupied
an apartment used as a harness room nifty
years ago when the elder DR.. Mott had the
house.
There were three children lying about the
floor on straw pallets, one very Ill with
diarrhGa and the other slowly recovering from
an attack OF meningitis. They are absolutely
without the comforts OF life, being barely
clothed, lnsunlcently fed and sadly neglected
but through no fault OF the poor parents.
In the room overhead, where the only venti-
lation came through a skylight, lay sweet
young girl IN the very summertime OF life
sick with tuberculosis OF the larynX. She was
800 weak TO sit up and there was no one about
the place 20 care for her, her only means OF
support coming from an elder brother.
When asked what she had for dinner, she
pointed 10 few shreds OF bacon that had
been placed within reach by her sole compan-
ion and relative. Her case was one that
required more care than the doctor could give
it and she was sent TO the hospital In an
ambulance.
Burden and all as she has been to the noble
brother, she win be sadly missed from the
cheerlcss place he calls home.
WHAT DO You THINK OF 1T?
Now, what do you think about the babies
and their homes, their sunerings and need OF
your interest =!
What do you think about the poor child in
the cast-on overcOat, whose mother does not
know enough about sewing 10 dress It prop
erly, or enough about the laws OF health 70
wash and dry the nail babys body2 Don't
you think II you look about your wardrobe
you could find u few suitable garments2
DON'T you think II you look into your savings
bank YOU could nnd few coins TO contribute
10 the general fund for relief?
Honestly, don't you think the family In the
Allen street basement worthy OF your help3
And can't you, won't you, try your very best
10 do something for their relisff
Ifyou can't cOnscientIUusly AFFORD 10 pay
months rent, you can without doubt pay for
a weeks supply OF fresh milk; you can, per-
haps. buy the material for one DAYS food, or
Ior one hours comfort
EVERYTHING Is NEEDED
This family needs every thing-food, cloth
ING. shelter, medical supplies work and the
encouragement Of your sympathy.
There nre "little mothers not dozens,
but nundrcd,-in the vicinity of Allen Leon
ard. Pi,t, Pril ana Cherry streets, many o'
them actually less than seven, and all un-
der thirteen years OF age, who struggle
through tho long hot days IN crowded tene-
ments, win the household and nursery cares