Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
EONl FOR YHI BABIlS
4 Cosy Place Where the Lattie
Ones Thrive
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A ehel or ..-.s sounds can Be
heard al =. 80. ck the day aud night
emsnaBng from a httis red house on
Turner street about quarter Of mile
south OF The Nor a Park far grounds.
The locality Is one OF lonesome sur
ioandngs. An abandoned mill stands
serers the street 10 the north aud .
long row OF eEspty tenement houses
stretches out u the south. Upon en-
tsrsng the httls red house one can
readily acconft for the discordsnt
sounds that greet the ears on the out
side. tn ''Bahy Farm" with ali of
the equipments attached. reporter
for the IELEeRAN-HEkALD had the
rleasure OF looking through this instl-
tuition yesterday and harmed that II
lad been IN existence but = short time
A fss months sgo Mrs. Mary Leland
ana ner daughter, Mrs- Cora Osborn,
sonceiyrd the idea of lnshtutIDg some
thing OF this kind as = means OF IN
treasing their financial incomes. Its
purpose 10 TO care for homeless infants,
and so we'll have the proprletors stc-
etedet that they now have a lloerai
patronage The apartments are fur
nlsned with rude furniture aud the
walls and floors are dIngy with aecum-
a!atlons OF dust. The excuse offered
.or the untIdy appearance of the rooms
was tnat the time OF the m!stresses was
iuily occupied by administering TO tie
want. OF the little ones who have
Leen placed ~ their care In one
corner OF toe room stands little stove,
around which " spread out guam
aty OF clothing us.a IN caring fos the
Infantlle wards. half dozen crlbs
containing so many brighteyed little
cherubslwsre arranged around the stove
and the attendants were passing from
one TO the other with the utmost atten-
ton To the occupants.
Type OF Gsatie Majesty.
liz IN their uneasiness they CHANGED
TO become uncovered the little ban X cts
were quickly replaced aud carefully
tucked down around the edges Of the
crib An Old-fashI0ned drop-ienf table
stood IN the middle of the room, upon
winch were teacups, nursing bottles
nrd their appurtsn- mes, containing
catnIp tea, remedies Tor cole. infants
food, milk ant the different kinds Of
applications tor quoting uneasIness.
Mrs. Leland, the head nurse, 10 the
"type OF sweet rule and gentle ma
lesty.' Her locks have been sprin-
k,ed With tie silver Of old
age and she claims 10 know
by profitable exps ence the ms
snd outs of caring for children. The
primary object OF the proprietors in
running such an institution ls the
sbekels that drop into their palms. II
- patron izsd by people who do not
wish TO be encun, bered by their off,
aprsngs Tor apecsai n asous, By young
women Who have been deserted BY
ther unfsithful husbands anu who
have been thrown upon their own labor
for livelihood. One little younester
now AZ "the farm" was placed there by
tne Wtmln's nome ami hospital. The
mother nAd oeen cared for at the in
shtutiou during her illness and her
husband mad deserted her in the time
OF her distress After recovering she
Was compelled To seek employment as
. domestic, and the little child stood
rs barrier to securing . situation.
People who were IN need of .
domestic objected to employing one
with little baby of that age. as tho
time Of the mother would necessarily be
taken IN caring for IL. and the unpseas-
antnes- of entertaining some other
persons baby would influence employ
Irs to seek other servants not similarly
sncumDered. The baby was paced At
the farm and the mother found work
o. IS . week
Poor Mothers Aided
She pays 81 q week regularly for tho
care or bsr baby and visits 10 every Sun
day afternoon. Shortly after she, left
the womsn's home and hospital and
went to work the anxiety caused
by her domestic tn uhles and the Undue
strAia upon her system produced by
overwsrk resulted IN her prostration.
and she Was again taken n and cared
for by the Women's home and hospital.
During nsr scs she had no means
OF paying her weekly dues to the fsrm
for the support OF ner child. and when
che went 10 work again sne had . debt
90 her hands OF -. The proprietors
stid that she visited them with tesrs IN
her eves She Was almost discouraged
In her attempt 10 live life OF
virtue under her troubles. and
reverses that had hefallea her. She
pleaded for more time in which to pay
the accumulated debt. she was
eounseled % take new courage and IN
formed that her child would be taken
care OF and that they would deviate
from tue established rule OF requiring
psy IN advance ~ ner case. The un-
fortunate woman has cancelled the
debt bv hard work and denying herself
the necessary clothing "a keep her COM
Portable. Anotber pathetic story reiat-
sng to recent case wss told by the
pr0pE stors.
Ds-s Esssers~ss aed Nethsvsess.
few weeks sao a little one wa'
brought to them ty friend Of the un-
fortunate mother The mother was 4
yoens slrl, tire daughter of . respect
sble widow IN th's city. and she had
aied shortly after the chsld's birth.
The young woman had been de
selvsd sv . hesrtlsss ycung wre ch,
VITO deserted her IN the hour
cf her trouble. The friend depoe { "A
sne amount necessary 90 keep 4 FOR 4
few weeks. pronsgsing thst the nasney
for the chiid's mslotensuce wsuld De
mad m 80 regular intervals The httle
sue was upu<usliy Bright ard setlvr
for fev DAYS, but q finally cegsa %
waste away and ossesse fastened it-eli
euau iss frsii svstem- lt vas eut
snort tssns until q too passed away and