The evening world., 1894-07-12
The Free Doctors Arc Doing Their
Best for the Tots.
The subscriptions.

Those people who write letters to the
newspapers pleading for the birds"
should not forget the babies. The death
rate Is going up, and the children Of the
poor are going down 10 uutimcly graves.
Last week tho city'a mortality reached
e7y, an increase of siXty-two compared
with the record of the corresponding
week OF 1893 only 100 deaths occurred
In private residences. the lanes of pow
erty AMI the wards OF charity hospitals
contributed the others.
As during the past two weeks, the
greatest mortality was due TO diarrhoeal
troubles. which sacrificed OF babies.
The total loss of child life during the
week from all diseases numbered G}S
And yet well-meanins women plead for
the birds OF New York."
The fatal trouble with the children Is
neglect. What they need IL Carc-a few
ounces OF good food suitable to their
constitutions, q couple OF baths. II Cou-
pie of suits OF clean clothes and "A good
place to sleep. Given those conditions
may be expected to overcum even the
curses of hrreiItN.' More little people
died last week from POISONOUS food, bad
air and neglect than IN" rhli popula-
life had nothing tn do with their cXtinc-
tiun. New iork ~ one OF tn" h"althiest
cities in the world, Unfortunately.
there are uninhahitablc houses, where
people are h.rd"d hk" uumh cattle, and
where only the stuutest and strongest
manar" to live.
IN Illustration Of the wholesome
ness OF New y orl rs a Summer resort
may be found up IN Thirtv-tnurth street
few hundred feet frum broadway, with
it% roar ol surtac" and Elevated tratll",
NH9ut y o'clock IN The morning u
small carriage with u SIX umbrella and
lac" hefrillcd cushions rolls ont Of Il big
brown -stonr residence. m" driver r. u
woman, dressed in Bingham. and the
occupant HI n lit OF mortality with blue
eyes, delicate pink checks and no hair
I" speab of. All day Ions those two
Jolly Migrants follow the sun from one
side of tn" square - the other, Couuettc
with tho street -spIiuk ling carts and ap-
pr"priat" front-dpur steps They are no
respecters of property or perslnaga.
The hlltuns, The tlewes, the I.uomises.
n Nsrinwa'is, the famous Manhattau
and baby "a rest, nap or have a good
time. Every hour or two TIA" pair go
in for rrirc"hmcnt.' but they are sci
dom gone over thirty minutes The
hlhYS folks have been obliged to remain
IN town all summer but hts little high
ness has suffered no Inconvenience. He
hasnt had u moment,H illness, nor any
thing at all to eat He IL a very hard
drinkor, though. OFTEN his bills run up
to cents a day, lie gets fatter. prettier
and Saucter every week.
IT the poor tots In tho crowded neigh
borhoods OF the east side had half
the care this sweet little street baby
gets, they wouldn't die AS they are dy-
ing, at the rat" OF ninety day. 1.-The
Evening World" doctors do their ut
most to have the FUND patients kept in
the street, but 1t Is often advice thrown
away The poor parents have many ex-
cuSes all good hut deplurablc. A moth
er who takes IN work to support her
chld cannot perform 1t out OF doors.
indeed there Is no time for ANYTHING
els" and II her baby lives the doctor
deserves credit and gives it to the Sick
Babies FUND. OF which he IL an in
Slrument NELL NELSON.