The evening world., 1893-10-07

garden. n II there are no butterflies
to chase or song birds to mock they
run after the sunbeaIns or go like the
'choo-choo cars" In Third avenue. -,
Downy wigs are never desecratcd with
a scissors. Blonde, gold and tawny
i ,5ss:e' are are Dr esax,d s to SHTi' an s'u ioSelg
blue eyes are made l~ovelier by the cul-
tiyation Of beautiful lashes and brows;
Sister Irene H. a firm believer In the
as sweet as butter balls. She is never
surprised when they are adopted. Some
days twenty are appropriated. ana the
wonder to her In that any one who has
a home without a baby can resist her
darlings.
IT may interest those boys and girls
VIC ektort pennies from their m mothers
that these well governed little folks
never eat between meals.
Not a slice OF bread and butter nor a
child is on the sick or delicate list.
Tho gentle nuns would be only too happy
to lunch their lambkins every hour,
but the medical STAFF won't have II.
These children must eat to live" is
the way DR.. Lee and DR.. j. Lewis Smith
argue the matter.
Young babes get their dinner every Try
enough to eat In the dihing-room they
have three meals a day, and the uncom-
mon luxury Of an appetite for each.
and stomach aches are unknown. Break
the stroke OF "a and supper is at 5 sharp.
Cereals and milk and bread and but
ter Is the standard breakfast. Fol din
ncr there is meat. potatoes or rice and
one other vegetable, with bread and
milk and fruit: Bread and milk is the
meat; mutton Is second choice. After
1t cofnes from the oven 1t is put into n
shallow vessel and chopped into shreds
the juice that ESCAPES + carefully
When soup is the principal course the
meat Is taken out. minced n put back
In the pot to be served later. Turnips.,
flowers, apples, baked pears, oranges
and musk and water melons are the
only green foods on the foundlings, PHI
child's stomach Is not In a condition to
digest them.
Deliencies such as cakes and nuts
candies are not served at all.
They may agree with children who
nave two parents to care for them, but
children who haven't even one cant
afford to indulge In sweets. This Is the
advice Of the medical stan, and IT Is
carried out to the letter. To Its obser-
walton the general good health, OF the
institution is largely due. Health is toe
precious to be trifled with. Sister Irene
says.
Just how many of the p 1890 foundiings
raised In the hOSpltal are awe now III
Ii impossible to determine. The loss OF
life Is enormous, particularly during the
teething period. In 1890 there were 4S9
deaths. in 1891 there were 40. all under
three years OF age. During these years
14O died of gastro-intestinal catarrh, 1916
of measles. PAT of marasmus, ia of
broncho-pneumonia and II of diphtheria.
The most fatal age was between six
and twelve months. when 261 went
back to eternity.
The Founding Hospital occupies the
block of ground bounded by Third and
Lexington, avenues, Sixty-eighth and
SiXty-ninth streets. Its main or a d
ministrative building in the centre OF
the block and facing SlXty-eighth street
IL 90x60 feet, and Is six stories high. II
contains the offices. reception parlors,
the Sisters apartments and dormitories
for the larger children. The east and
west wings are each eox30 feet. four
stories high, with a pavilion 40 feet
square at each end. They contain sever,
ally three nurseries for the infant
foundlings, each with It's own wardrobe
kitchen.
The upper part OF the building, 90x4t
feet, facing %Sixty.ninth street, Ia used
as a quarantine. The first floor contains
a large kitchen for the general purposes
of the establishment. The Children's
Hospital, on the corner Of Third ave,
nue. and ~Slxty-ninth street, Is 75x45 fee,
and four stories high. The Maternity
Hospital on the corner of Lexington
avenue and Sixty-ninth street. CORE
spends with the Children's Hospital ir
size and appearance.
NELL NELSON.