St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-23

If the city were asked to bring forth
It's greatest treasure, there would be no
dallying with stocks and bonds, no
shilly-shallying between the court house
clock and the park system, but with
one accord the cry would go up, "Our
greatest treasure is our women." st.
Paul might drag OH broken existence
without them, but it would be only
Dne-legged, forlOrn sort of town. Most
of the work done by st. Paul women
has been done quietly-sO quietly, in
fact. that unless some unusually in
quisitive reporter ferretS 1t out. the gen
eral public never hears of it. The gen.
eral public is hearing of the work of
the sanitation committee, however, and
it is likely to hear of it for long time
to come. The work is progressing rap
idly. On Tuesday evening Mrs. H. B.
Willis, chairman of the committee on
garbage, will present signed petition
to the city council looking toward the
just now most to be considered. The
council can hardly ignore an appeal
concerning so closely the health of the
city, and it is hoped that action will be
taken in the matter Immediately.
Mrs. Frederick Wright feels encour-
aged by the interest manifested in the
work of her committee, and considers
the establishment of free / ath houses
along the river front only a question of
few weeks. The state legislature
during its last session authorized the
city to appropriate $4,000 OF the first
available fund for this purpose. Some
members of the council may object, but
when it is known that the baths will
not cost more than $500, it seems i'm
possible that the council will refuse
to appropriate the sum necessary. Rev.
MIR. Morgan, of the Bethel. is constant
by being asked about the baths, for
they are earnestly desired. Women, as
well as men, come TO beg that they be
provided for, for even the luxury of
''gOing in swimming" delight free to
every small boy, is denied them. 1t is
proposed 10 have individual bath tubs
and great swimming pool, which latter
will have to be closed during the bitter
est cold of the winter months, though
the other baths are to be kept open the
year round. Temporary bath houses
could be built very cheaply, but as the
institution is to be permanent, the APP
preparation asked for is extremely
small. "Men'S sana in cOrpOre Sana"
might be rendered with truth, "a clean
mind in clean body" andi there is
anything on earth that will bring about
a moral as well as physical regener-
alton in st. Paul, it is the free bath,
with plenty of hot water and soap.
The old Town and Country club house
at Como has quite the look of chill
dren's hospital now. but its airy rooms
are by no means full. There is room
for more children, and the grass seems
fairly longing to be tramped OH by little
feet. The ladies in charge of the fresh
air funa wish it understood that the
house is nOn-sectarian, and is not for
any class or nationality. Physicians
especially are requested to send any lit
tie patient they please to the home, as it
is not in charge OF any particular phys-
clan. The physicians are not only in
vited to send little ones out there, but
are asked to continue their visits to any
child they wish to send. The enter
prise bids fair to he great success, and
if, as the wet blanket prophets tell us
there will be, there is hot, damp Au-
gust. the city will have reason to bless
the women who provide for the health
OF the helpless little children.