The evening world., 1894-05-14
FREE DOCTORS BEGIN.
The Sick Babies Fund Summer
Campaign Now On.
Physicians Are Now Making a Can
vass OF the Tenemcnts.
There Is Already $783.O1 In the
Charity's Exchequcr.

This is the sixth birthday Of the Sick
Babies Fund.
"Thc Evening World" sends greetings
to all cr.baius and hopes that the tots
ana toddlcrs are not feeling any dish-
grccuble effects from their recent vac
ciUatiJn.
SATURDAY afternoon the chief of the
FREQ Doctors Corps was in council with
his star of physicians. Districts were
assigned. badges of identity, health
rules prescription blanks and rcquisi-
tlons for free medicine, milk and In
FAINT supplies were distributed. and
bright and carly this morning the young
doctors Started out to save precious
little lives and prevent suffering.
The entire city will be canNassed for
disabled and Unfortunate midEcts, and
every on not alloady in the hands of "A
physician will be cared for by the free
doctor ana made "a comfortable as pos
sible. All that can be done for the SICK
children of the poor viii be done. ana
done quickly and Cheerfully. The splen-
did service of the Fund since 1883 has
gained for II the admiration and CO.
operation OF ell the charitable and
benevolent institutions In the city. and
those serious cases found that require
special treatment Will be referred to
physicians and surgeons OF distin'
guished ability Those poor little mis-.
shapen and deformed babies, who II
| neglected, may be crippled for life, Will
have surgical treatment; surgical goods
will be provided for the lame, clothes
| for the needy, food for the hungry and
medicine and nourishment for the sick.
In the crowded tenements OF New
York one OF the most fearful contagious
| is sore eyes From the best authority
on the subject 25 per cent OF the babies
and young children have bad eyes
| which endanper the sight. A very little
care will prevent the spread OF this
malady and remove the Inflammation
from the eyes OF the neglected new
born babies and perhaps save hundreds
| from the ''irrevocably dark tota
eclipse"
The best medical work is preventive
not curative; and 1t is this endeavor tc
keep the well well and spare the atlinp
needless suffering that has won so many
friends for the Sick Babies Fund
Every age, sect race and nationality
has been represented among the con
trlbutors and the babies OF all creation
have been recipients of the benefits OF
the Fund.
In entering an apartment the onl,
| t"'''''' l't " WV lui'''' VI hN'iS ''' 49,
Are there any sick babies here"
And II 30 rs there anything can dc
for it," 1t would take "a page Of this pa
per to mention the sweet things tina
have been done and the odd donations II
the shape Of druggists and househ9l'
supplies that have been distributed Fo
instance. there has been constant sup
ply OF lemons soap, surgeon cotton an,
tOwelling. sunshades, hair ana air pil
lows. perambulators, clothing In endlcs
variety, ice, fuel, screens, .crutches, spec
tacles, bedding and invalid foods.
A little army, 10000 strong, has bee
put on the highway of health AMI happi
ness. and this lovely May morning "a
! campaign opens again Tor an Cns.auSh
on infantie plaques and the mlscries o
childhood.
All year friends OF the babies hay
been collecting their annual subscriu
and big boys and girls have, taken part
, in concerts and theatrical entertain
: mcnts; visitors to the dome In the Pu
liter Building left nearly 500 week
the Fund box making, In all a total c
r $6G3.Ol The Evening Worlds subscrir
. ton Of 500 makes this Fd3.0l.
The pupils of Prof. StelnlnEer wi
, give dancing party May :, y, at riIn RGt
: FIFTY little folks will dance round tt
> May pole. and as the tickets are only
! cents and the pupils have host
s friends and an enviable reputation 4
r grace and beauty. n grand success and
large subscription may be expected.
:. Every man, woman, and child WI
k wants to help make the sick babies
the poor we'll and happy. has the pri
v ilege OF subscribing TO this Fund. 4
l. Cashier OF THE World,' and VIII
~ umns' al contributions Of clothing. &,
Is should be forwarded to Mrs, Robert
" 222 East Twenty-hrst street New io
ly City"