The evening world., 1894-07-03
The SulpsCriptIOns,

Inc last week of June, 1884, was more
fatal to child life than the correspond
Ing week OF the past i've years.
In four days SIC little lives were
sacrificed. Summer complaint carried
off Isl babies and runabouts Those
children wanted to live; they had a
right to live, and they would have lived
IL they had had proper care. The
youngest pupil in the training school Of
| nursing knows that those pet lambs
were murderei-not Intentionally, per
haps, but nevertheless murdered. Death
caused by care.essness or ignorance Is
| as criminal as death bv violence. The
week before last the mortality among
children was 3sl, and the fatal cases of
Summer complaint numbered 81, showing
total Increase of li2. and an excess of
100 In the dread disease. AS the weather
during the last week was not the most
trying OF the month. the mothers stand
focused OF criminal neglect. Those Isl
tots had gotten used TO the heat. all
but the new born babes We e acclImated,
and tn. majority would have thriven If
they had been properly fed and kept
cool and clean. Their lives were worth
only Al dollar week but lacking the
price disease overpowered them. and
earth will know them no more.
Sadly enough those sweet little beings
belonged to the tenement-house
population. or tho weeks NOR
tality. ~, the highest Of the
year. only III We're private-house resi-
dents. There were 90 funerals from
me hospitals bat death visited 65l tene-
ment-houss homes and 1923 helpless little
that II Ii not the adult. but the child.
who needs the homage OF love. sympathy
and intelligent care give the baby the
elements OF health and he Will grow to
perfect manhood more eloquent APP
zeal for the Sick Babies' Fund cannot
be offered than Registrar DR. Mage 8
record OF last weeks awful mortality.
There Is not more worthy or practical
charity IN existence than this fund. Ii
is pre-emnently the people = charity.
The children of the poor are sought or,
and after administering to their com ort
such service as the family needs Is r n
dered. There Is no catech sing. no pry-
ing into private affairs and no class dis
tinctlon the Evening Worlds" stan
physicians don't care who the parents
are, where they came from or what con-
victions they may have on political and
religious subjects. The object OF their
wish IL TO Increase the comfort OF some
aling child, to ask permission to treat
him. to make the sick we'll to keep the
we'll from getting i'll and to bring the
dying back to life. II no physician has
tie case in hand the doctor takes hold
of II and does his honest. ablest best
to save II.
This Sick Babies Fund Is n fresh-air
fund. an Ice fund, II food fund a cloth
ing fund and "A temporary relief fund
combined. 1t Is distinctively fund for
sick babies. Their little wants are
catered to. and as far as possible kin
lred sufferers are relieved. Proper
tional to the money and clothing sub
scribed are the distributions. Every
dime contributed does ten cents worth
Of good, and every dollar does ten times
more II the Fund amounts to $40, 900.
the children of the city poor Will have
had $4,000 worth OF benefit. from a
smaller total fewer benefits will acrue.
But THE Evening World Is figuring on
a different basis In previous years the
support has been sufficient This year
the circle OF want is wider than ever
before. and n bigger fund Is needed and
expected. The most encouraging sup
port has been extended during the past
month. and continuance Is all that Is
desired
SO far. 1920 sick visits have been
made by the stan doctors. and $3.50 lit
tie patients have been treated free OF
any expense Those two facts tell the
story OF the Sick Babies Fund work.
Send any small clothes suitable for
the season to Mrs. Roberts, 22S East
Twenty first street, and address money
letters to the cashier OF The World
Live and let live IL the moral OF the true
moralist