The evening world., 1894-06-11
FREE DOCTORS TALK.
They Tell the Hardships Of Help
less Little Ones
A Baby Fed on Curdled Milk, Meat
and Beer.
Two Fever-Sick Children and No
One to Nurse Them.
n subscriptions.

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All the neglected and abused children
OF New York are not in the public insti-
tutions.
Hosts are In the cradle, and although
1t is a cruel thing to say so, many are
being murdered by their W people.
Vital statistics show that four out Of
five babies die before the fifth year. This
does not surprise any one engaged in
tenement-house reform work. The Won
der Is how any OF the children OF the
ignorant classes survive infancy. Here Is
a case, for instance. that an Evening
World doctor worked very hard to save,
and 1t is not cured yet: Little Midget"
lives over on the east side near the Uni
versity settlement.
Little Midget was sick-dangerously
sick-at least Aunt Mary said so and
she certainly ought to know. She has
been out nursing for the last three years.
Poor Midget had commissions that tried
momentarily to shake the little life out
of her tiny body. 1t was only a case of
ignorance, but Of the fatal kind. The
child had been overfed. So anxious was
the family to keep poor Midget full that
the time needed to clean the nursing
bottle was not spared. As soon as a
deficit was noticed In the contents some
body went for a fresh supply n the
bottle was filled up again. The curdled
the rest. To begin with, 1T was not the
sort Of food for the child any way, for
cows milk contains less sugar and more
albumenoids than human milk, and forms
In the stomach r0apllata MASSES which
the gastric Juices dissolve with great
strength In a baby's stomach, and instead
of being. digested the curds decomposed
germs Of putrefaction that resulted pro-
duced Inflammation and caused the con-
".she had diarrhoea for the last few
days the mother informed me, and
Aunt Mary advised me to give her
something solid to build up her
strength
And 80 1 did. / gave her a little
meat. And then John gave her a few
drops of beer when he came home yes
terday. and since she has had those
"The little child was evidently simply
the victim of her mothers ignorance.
some practical hints on diet for chill
dren and hygiene. Cases like this one
are incredibly. plentiful, and this week
Ing to the mothers what to give and
what not to give to their babies. In the
mean time shall Keep an eye on little
out Of order than it is to repair it,"
Here is another Illustration of the
hardships endured by the children OF
ut might we'll be called New York,
weeping-place, this gloomy rear alley
II every black brick in the crumblinI
walls had a voice, what stories OF suf
could tell, This alley is the entrance
to a rear house in Goerck street, and 1
is here that / found the Lawlor fam
vember. when the husband father
died. 1t was a most pitiful scene. thos,
little emaciated children, their ragged
the little boy in the bed n the pale
worn mother. who, with tears in he
, eyes, was sitting near the bedside, 4
few glances were sufficient to indicate
to me that the child was suffering from
; cerebro-spinal fever.
He has been sick since Monday, bu
could not call a doctor as l have no
even got money to buy bread for tn,
: other children said the poor mother.
! when the woman was told that sh'
l would get the doctor and medicines ant
all that the other children needed, he
gratitude knew no limits. She attempted
to kiss my, hands"
One more special case" will serv
I to remind the readers of the needfu
and almost sublime work their sub
: scriptions support.
"SinC my connection with The Even
ing World medical STAFF It has bee
I my good fortune to meet hundreds O
children. All of these little chance &C
. quaintances have been interesting-som
t gay and happy and some Intensely SAT
In n German family l encountered fiv
patients, The fiat was one of thos
wretched ha~bitations-all middle room
but the kitchen, and that looked at
y brick wall over a damp courtyard.
NJ Baby mother and child We're suffer
h ing from colds n general debility; tw
boys, aged six and eight years. were |
bed in the dark room with pneumonia
Their temperatures were l05 degrees an
lO4 degrees when l found them; to-da
It was 1903 degrees, The condition OF tn
m family is APPALLING. Heighbors sent
N in watching the bronchitis patient
l paid a woman. who goes out nursir
to look after them, had the squat
place disinfected and provided food ar
treatment. Three are all right now. ar
We hope to have the others convalescir
ne In a day or two
a. There you are, gentle readers. Mo-
than 1000 neglected children are beir
or have been attended to and saw
from their very best friends. Let Il
good work go on without interruption
&c let the free doctors continue to hul
Up up the cradle inmates and protect the
=, Ing but reckless aunts n parents: !
a your favor swell the fund n yo'
sympathy and generosity save the liv'
OF the sick poor.
only HttIs sSSSssrIPt!ons w are a. asked e,a te
to hundred-dollar contributions.
10 You are asked to help support ''ol
Ii. Of the best and most helpful auxiliari'
OF the Health Board" That is Preside
/. Euns' opinion OF NELL shs sl SEL seSie
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