The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-24
WHERE cirY CHILDREN PLAY.
A Cincinnati Nappyhammer Describes
Tenement House Life.

MlfEkl. GUY AlttI.lNEN IIAN.
A Cincinnati Happyhammer Describes
Tenement House Life.
| rincnnut ohio. e. Dear iiarhamrior
We have had no spring IN Northern Ohio
! The weather Jumped u,o summer during
| April and ever since we hayo been ha>ins
II hot aud dry. Just imagine yonrsct in
/ the sixth story of tuuemcnt house oc-
| cupynE two rooms. with tho mercury
up to 81 or 80 In the shade. and ycu can
imagine what children in a large city
ENJOY during tho summer
"Why don't they 70 oul IN tho ynriT''
some of YOU MAY ask. BLESS your souls.
| wards are a. srnrce tn this city MS lens
| teeth. You ought to 10 through tune
| meut house. There Is uathinE more nat
uial than the love OF plants with ptprle
/ OK all GLASSES. II they can not have wards
| IN which TO srow flowers they use ali
4 kinds OF plants to make tlrf homes
Is pi"asnnt MS circumstances VIII 'tlow
! Away up mar The roof "a sky sciar.ns
t-lcment house YOU aec eeta'lium OF
/ Il sickly rose hush IN Al WINDOW, IN the
| nrNt You see "A small hos of ivy creeping
down the wall box OF cucumber vines
are hanging from another window, white
I from stll another may he seen "a sun
/ flower or plant OF corn.
All kinds OF plants aud ilowefs nre
grown IN boNus. flower pots cans or any
thlue that viii hold earth onuueh 90 ger.
! uiIute plant. But many Of my Happy
Wi AK Where do the children d GIN
clnuau play
All tie onloym'ni possible lnto. ne l
! Wli trv 10 tell You how the children IN
ghl- ely hummer rcnAure tnr thcmsiNcs
| when forced to liv" Ia "a tenement.
girls. dld you ever glide down the
rufis'cr? "f ecuise lns, b9ys nie not
supposed To be around WIN hanister
of from three to seven 9turic- hlh, par
tculhriV II II is a Winning staircase, You
'ia iRN, a jolly eeot M. iiine down
WAY eldrea who aro forced 20 i've. in
tcucmv'n houses hnN" ota of FUN, hui
oh my If one of tNe tenants halreua
ia bc man who wpri,s al uight aud Is
the lal Hide aud seek or IF spy ~
another raine played Ia iauemeni hp.ets
nut rrauuAllN WINDS M in ~ fuss among
the Older folks. in the evening W ch'i-
dron swarm 10 the payementa mud n they
i've aug whore mar they 70 to To. lHuks,
~ park How nice tho word sounds
ia lhe children IF On" tenement u - nut
hreaihing SPOT. not ia % OF play.
Wiih walks laid out by an engineer, Il
lake planned hy an engineer, and Hover
plots designed by IN engineer The park
e more Of a pleee Of dread 70 m -, rn ,hd
'.gass,' is the INST Sign that meets your
eye rs you entri irc gate Whcr. c'ln
YOU ro2 Why you can wnlk ar9ini W.
bard gravel walk or If YOU hnNe VIC
WhornwIth YOU can ride on the lake. II
poor, yon can stroll around tho walks
or cit on enc Of the bsnchos. but If well
not want 10 20 90 the lmrk.
Where do thos. no wh" nave money Z
WIS raHN hammers. money VII PIX
world our thsA'rrs are AZ 'iuH"l lut
we havn summer resorts an Ht"nn9 ~"
city The mliitMA hHrra is al orr
Thcmas oyer Iva tho Sttfc - henuoky,
can %" visited for 3 cri's na 2lw ~ IN"
nnpst brass hanis go lhr amiu'f3 WI en-
Naat ilo city in ls,l En'ua.y anl
ONO. are summer Eht lens, Wi-'r" an
Kinds OF pleasure foi on ana young ,pii
10 pay your way But ~ AT the places
of auGufemtni va On urhi iula 'ity Inc
finest IL In. zoo. ii H. harm at over
loo ncres II is nctuuol bv hulliinEs
and pens which hold animals. birds and
reptiles iron. nl parts of ih" world IA,
| 1 imagine hear some Of thn liuppyhnm-
mors asking what guod rs the 400, ii you
can no, 70 IA and enjoy Vonrsoif2
The zoo 20 oprn .Nriy lay ~ thu year
II is reached by street cnrs nrd on can
no In ~ ,nrly m the IA. ruing hs You
wish aud stay ann, midnight YOU can
Walk ~ or re on tan sra a npq no yo os
lunch and eat 1t unior The spndu Jf one
of ID. many trees and NOT be- bothered.
looking for rrnirihs. You cum see every
Kind Of animal. from The immense ele-
phunt to he litile prairie dog 1hcre are
lions ugfrs. ioopards. bcnrs monkeys,
donkcys birds aud snnkes from every
country on the sluhc Going 10 tho 200
Is not anything Ike visiting q menasr erie.
In smnli cay.s and wiIen you go to zoe
them you are ia such bury 10 see the
rirrDs ina, you pay nttle or 40 atian~
ian 10 tii,.ir,. wnile nj the zuo The qiar'rrs
are large ana YOU have splendid chance
10 study ihen The most interesting
| thlnj,a at ihn zna to tho children me The
baby auinlnls They hnve II baby eie-
plant. number Of eub bears sonng
lions. tigers and lot IF baby monkeys,
tbe bird or animal contained ihtrt!u. win
| I'm name OF The country from nhirh II
| rnmn
.pn hoys and girls who liya In Texas
II Win sound queer when tell them that
nj lie 100 tlarc ir II pony track. wberr
10, . ee ,, d,i,ev nro,ind he track, ntout
80 anxious are the cry Children to s 81
rae mn " II no %, hl',,' enY vour urn
hns" 10 WAN nan ~ nv ~ ok, ,arina
alihohrh i','i' are ipitS ~ ,.c,,, Ia /.