The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-18
STALE MUSH.

STALE NJ OSI1.
Mrs. Young, who was nurse from
! September. 1894, to June, 1899, testl-
| fed that she had charge of the babies
| from 21b wears old upward. The babies
/ had a lack Of nourishing food, and she
| and another nurse often bought food
! ont of their own private resources 10
| feed children under their charge. Stale
/ n711sh was often served for breakfast,
mixed with the fresh mush, ana the
| children would not touch 1t. For supper
| thev had corned beef and potatoes and
/ occasionally fresh meat was given
! them.
She generally took care that her chill
| drer7 had enough milk. She did not call
| the food nourishing, and what the emil
| dren should have but there was plenty
! of il. When she first went there they
| had soup but it was discontinued soon
/ afterward. She had her two children at
! the home while she was there II was
| not her duty to take care OF the larger
! children. but she watched over them.
| she occasionally went through the
| kitchen. and thought there was plenty
for the children to eat, such as II was.
J She maid some attention to the food
I because her own children were lnere;
! The children sometimes complained
that the mush was sour, and II ala not
! taste right to her occasionally. 1hey
had water. but no milk for supper,
| with their bread and corned beef.
/ She thought that if the food had Deen
! cbanoed oftener. and a little fruit given,
the children would have done better.
| She left because she did not think the
| Matron treated her right, she was
| cross. She did not mention the matter
| of food TO the directors because she dld
not think it was her business to inter-
| fere. One of the directors told her to
| cool. eggs for the babies, as they would
| strengthen them She did so once and
the Matron would not allow her to do
A DIRTY PANTRY.
Mrs. Warner said she was employed
as a cook last May, the former cook not
/ suiting the directors. She found the
| pantry in a filthy condition. Stacks of
/ dirty, rotten food were piled up and
| worms were crawling over the food.
| The food was stale and was something
terrible The hash was sour and the
| children could not eat it. The place was
full Of blow flies. She threw the stale
food out and said she would not cook
any more unsuitable food The Matron S
table was all right and she took her
own mullins and gave to the children.
She spoke to the Matron about the
hash and other food. IF people could see
the food as it was, they would be horri-
fed She had to go to law TO get her
{ own children out OF the iOIlie, dS TIE Ill
rectors refused TO let her have them
and said she was not fit TO care for
them They wanted to take one of them
away from her and give it to a lady to
adopt The milk supply was very slim
She did not get her children for three
months She only staid a week and
worked so hard she was taken sick and
left
"Well, what did you find in the pantry
that was wrong, when you went there, -
asked Judge Holl.
II found dirty, stale, sour meat piled
I'D on plates. the flour had dead mice in
it and the corn meal was dirty and in a
! dirty box. There were moIdy cooked
beans and moldy, stale bread" she an
swered sharply.
How many dead mice did you find in
the fiour-half a dozen2"
Yes, I guess there were as many as
that was the reply.
She said she had no milk for cooking
as the COW gave a very poor supply
and none was bought There was nc
soup made, but she was told that they
would have some when things got set
tied Mrs. Shaw. the Matron, wanted
her to fix up the sour hash for the child
rens food next day, bat she refused
and threw it into the slop pail. When
she sued for the possession Of her child
rem. the court did not give them to her