New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02

he often and earnestly protested was awful good"
in many ways andFit was only by an unfortunate
accident that she had tried to carry her baby boy
downstairs after she had been too long In the
corner saoon and let him fall the length Of the
stairs Johnnie harbored no naIce and, 70 nd s,s
amends she could by treating the boy with COM
parative gentleness -,
The Hungarian boy, Heinrich. handsome and well
grown for his twelve years, darted away from me
went Johnnie who adored Heinrich for his strength.
one moment and shrlll cry ihterrup.ed r ,ns
strains 81 ne orEnh Joh hnre h, MN on With TIE
energy of fear. Heinrich had fallen into an open
cellar. and when they brought MIN up, the brown
face was CHASTITY hue, for Heinrich had broken
his leg in TWO places. ,.....,. ..
the pleasant ward and his faithful little irish
bright EYES OF the Celtic boy regarded cyery'h'as
with wonder as well he might n was % be nn i
place So it must be to every one who yisits y
n1G c9 OF he ms S from T whh the h@a
had been TAKEN Many spc on Sas Of pec nna
Refinement and only by looking a, hg fres' nsti
70 BENEFIT can one gain any just IDEA Of the
OF the gigantic system that cares 4" inc I'M
~ First Of all. child like Johnnie Cwho IL very
real Individual and the creation OF nobodys brainp
is MAN hayd tf the bdsd g Of
that enables them TO take into their hearts outcasis
of humanity afflicted often with diseases little
I'LL hoy both Of whose legs had grown crooked
The doctors had straightened the misshapen limbs
and covered them with plaster now the child lay
on his hack with both legs stretched and fastened
10 a narrow wooden beam running across the top ot
his crib. The odd position together WIN ,ne swses
have attracted attention. but 10 see the nurse en-
deavor 10 give the peremptorily demanded Kiss wa:
10 Johnne's mind wonder. The nurse would
climb upon n chair and stoop over TO reach the
little fellows face without disturbing him-usrg
everything but ladder ana n derrick as johnnie
thought. wondering why A iaay-and so lovely
ady take liam 10 mug 6 s2uo' % rb s
Joy to the nurse smile and play with twoyear:
ola baby. VINO to undc fgo terrible surgical
operation. How strange and sweet TO see every.
whore gentleness everywhere love and kindness!
higher because Of the stay in the hospital There
tea-partes and block building and ali the games
rejoice in their animal vgor Most Of all. they are
happy children to know the love and care OF the
Down in the tent, where all sick babies who do not
require surgical treatment are To be found. there
more sadness than In the surgical ward. From
the "retchedness az hlthy home mad been brought
I'm baby-n such II can be called afflicted with
in spite OF the system OF compulsory education,
could hardly read word. modern literature vas
citing tales OF man seeing cat and the cat seeing
the man. But TO any reader OF Rider Haggard the
dying child The little creature wasted away
TO indescribaby hideous shape like that u
her, aged with fearful old age shrunken 10 a bic
OF weak flesh and bone. more wrinkled than ape.
slow starvation. for the tiny lie gains strength
from food and is quietly consumed. The horror Of
words to describe H. Just as there Is no medicine 70
cure H.
Beside this awful little form lay an absolute con-
trast-a bonnie two ycar-old boy. perfect model
welldeyeloped beauty. But tho stariike
blue eyes had look " suffering appeal and the
soft cheeks wofully pale. lie never COM
planned and Johnnie heard the nurse say to WIS.,
tor. 1T l. a Of great neglect. He msht
have been easily saved II W. had him sooner and
now the darling Is likely TO die. IL viii half break
my heart n lie does" Imagine FOR a street urchin
loved the child 50 dearly that the thousht OF hiS
death brought tears To her eyes-and yet ne va
only one o. her many charges. ,..<,....
Convalesccnt children receive as esns,tlu r.st
rnent as the sick. There are IN" New. 10 TO-.
mo Fresh Air Fund. the Childrens Ala soceV'
m. Associated Hebrew Charities. ana many otnoas'
Then 100 there is the great foating hSsItS y, o.,
Iohns Guild. Not only do the fe,tlcns W. n.ss
49, 49, s.srs go down the harbor IN TINS great
fallen in,o c ,ba little hunchback Johnnies whose
cbeeks need the breeze. ana the no iFrs so.
,rra,'rsJ along one OF the wards or thls un.iue
.1,,sf a 70 COTS for the mothers, ana AT thc toot
II, ~ COT there IS swinging cradle Tor the oaby:
rms each mother ard baby Is al.e 10 grow Wen
and strong near together. yet not inconNeniencing
each other I'm the least - 49,, -, ,...,
'srn child like this real flesh and blood little
Johnnie ali these tirgs are very wonderful they
Sring into a narrow and utterly dreary HE some
msk. fhe child thini. Perhaps. when Johnnie
grows up II his back let's him grow up he
will be impressed with The profound truth OF th9
adage, IAN ounce OF prevention Is worth pouad
81 cure" and he will wonder why our civilization
does not lessen the work OF these great insutu.
lions OF healing by doing away with conditions
that breed vice and death,