The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-21
THE CHILDREN OF TIE POOR.
SOME SUGGESTIONS ~ I'd how
TO CANE ron TMEM.
Paper Read Before the Charity ORE
xsntsas1~a Society 0f seattle.
Monday. Febvsary II. by MIS-

psiesf.on tn o1s soeiety s4- al 6~eaare
ttsir liability 20 maintain Their Ialt@Gssfles-
sEee- II cafe for the children cf saese =
ros 10 prsv-de feo8 afsd shelter fsr tie
sreseaf aiens-saas w3sssa e- comparative
l. sasy~E1lt 70 change eofsds soas. 10 shsa,
tshae cfsiSdy*1 can dase4on ehaFaessT ;fEas
viii Ift then froEa paapsss1rsa EnS1 self
respect AID IasdspeEGsfee.
f.stf 10 tseUssesvsz. 30 stgdy usst their
osn sard Problems, TIE cisssarea CT lie de-
pendent pos Of inss generation aTe sarH5=t
sefs@-n 10 bee0p3a q lower. more fsesaasesi
cssss af p9or ~ tAe rexf generation. The
yfesleFs Of caring for orphaned c.aisEers II
no 80 assfeatfe i1nt 10 give q e!asnce' TO
tssoss whose surroundings are nsa9s anfag
oaEstIe - 2vefy good In usnce. Dseause Of
the lasascisRcy ag.d affsn wee OF Eylng
parents. s a psais.esa THAI mas taxsd the In
aelg@ify aud love Of CUT greatest phalaE-
sursVlsts
A few suxgs~tions. as Underlying prln-
estsit@. are ali that vii he ATTEMPTED IN
It's paper. Ter 70 me. as 20 s1ang others
the SosHtlsn sf t,s.s hard probie.s Is st.l
unknown.
Tgfaf--rhe home Into which the child Is
toga y. generally speaking the bz=f pace
Tor ai7s 10 spend his first years. Ii = Oft
o. 81; unwa4.esonse place. an unfit pate
- a E8,s child. yss every child has
yssh. ~ be Lowell an individual and
p&sTissA+ love, evan VI TIE ASFJkG g9s-Sat.
II sfssslgfr thar auy Gts.sr kind. 10 III
fhs eAi.d out Of the home weuiG b. easier.
bur 10 Eft the home the whole family.
isso condition " sef-respact. ID the PSI
rsaneDt gotti that w.li .ass fsg generations.
The home dsp.af:s in "a large MEASURE
upon the mother. and tie mother. IN ma
jorsty o. these cases, Ntsi be found 10 be
an ignorant syerbagdened. thoroughly eIs-
bearlsned woman. Poverty IS Il hard mas
.sxd xst Il 81 sra.
~ daily labor.
Ia passing IA little shansy I heard u.-
oDrthsy rngleks ana cries. On gong III
found four little children. the oldest scarce
ly Cid enough so answer question: The
dirt the restitution evefyxnege. Was
hardly asserabshle. Poor little wa-fa.
WHAT could bs doae7 AS temporary re-
LEI. they could be washed and eofnbed and
fed tfor they were hungry. and this II was
my pleasure 10 accomplish: but what about
permanent help. The poor. weary mother
had but little thought or energy 10 give TO
her soriofu home when she returned at
night and. worse Stiiss she knew absolute
IL nothing Of housekeeping or OF caring
for raiiiren. Che utterly lacked courage
ard vii power 10 hr.ng ausul "a i~sDr.a
Work that can he done in the home is
the frst need and conditsss thar will
provide such employment can be brought
about only eg we.i-ta-do. Respectable
women heartily cooperating 20 that end
II Is evident that the home must be-
changed. tho Surroundings made mors
wh,p4sgms before wefk can lie furnished
10 tina, mother The Friendly Visitor viii
need. without seeming to do 80. 10 teach
practical houss wifery. hew 20 cook eeo-
Ironically and wei, how IN make and
mend chIidren's garments how 10 keep
things c.sa ard hes, OF ali how to hose.
To draw ont affection, To develop il by
kindly neests. hy Timely praise -tisls. after
all = the good result " hit-h Will lead u,-
.imatety 70 The needed reform
husy day schoo. teacher was told of
the mother Of one Of the Sunday school
Girls being sick She took Saturday 10
sisst her, and foand "A caAatflas "a -
which she had not thought possible Sew
srsl children. gtrss Old enough to do house
work bat thoroughly ignorant. hard
working hut thoroughly discouraged faith
er. . mother who had beer three months
n bed without hath or change of c.ogh-
ing. The V ettor went 10 work with a Will
Friends were enlisted who furnished c.ean
bedding. The woman In spite NJ many
protests WIS literally lifted out ef her
fous Surroundings. and when paced 81 a
thoroughly ceeansed room with q ctean
twees bed. she drew deep sgh and
said! wei this IL the nearest tn heaven
] ever expect 20 get" A good meal was
socksd and the father sasd ''l;!r.s. you
must learn ~ cook ss@ that Many visits
were mate ana practical lessons We're
taught In tsw week the seed began
'o spFoat and Show gtcwth. On the teach
ss returning from sho,t vacation the
girls said. Gene ara see onr house
row. u had been whIrewasled. \ few
asys la'fr room formerly given - rub
h'sh had been nsde tdy. A carpet VAS
IN the fe0Y. A bright tata5 cover va
or tbs siss.e pine ish.e \ rew hooks ana
pictures were a.sa sseu The fsns.sy had
Sif;lns roosB' Thf tsseisnr who hal taken
- ssa-h yanshir me- To- ae u srsfv b. per
q sister in nsei fe,t u thru of hapsi-
rsss when sns saN ..lai rpom Sac had
aimed ~ Az ksn.nx ~ fhs ~ha's fsns ~
"a ao9s,e ambition. All aspiration for better
things sad +, wap b~teS acsamut,4ssf
Two years lsicT shs had he satisfaction
~ istng Invited ga thtt hs,ne n mum,
t,sr af ethHsS faf 4 cottage prav.f s,seat
tHg \ onHsrfssi havsfts oek as par,an
We.csainsd thess1 {sts a 80 vg.f.k..,
heuie. TIE Two older aasrh!@rz s,4s,s
grown uuN wsu.a act re r.,-ee.,swg.t a.
those 4.ssfseffsiy 9gtss ira, seen taco ~
peaesr ass4 ssrs Mas s,arf,tf,.t.,s sts - ga,
fam ~ TIE Ffientfss NrtKnhe~ t.bn
hfisnsf9 IsltoY We fsft,t sss fs....
kreNHt. fa. Staass school ,a.s So, ,>,,ts--..
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