The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

was ven cOmpleted-a1 least Tor the
present.
10 go into details Conserving al the
places viGited might make some tiresome
chapters. The work = always about tie
sane-dlrty and nismanaged native asv-
lums to Be reconstructed and she poor In
tie jetsam q war gathered IN frem ne
streets The charilabse people have done
as well as they could in ne way OF
orphanages. often wonderfuliy wei. co..
sidering thesr own impoverished eondi-
ton: but they seem to have No idea OF
sanitation. and we usuaiiy ind q state Of
things that has hurried more victims 20
the grave than hunger. The first move
Is always to take e suitable house. - far
removed from the center Of population as
possible. and with a. much ground So can
be obtained. TO thoroughly scrub. clean.
disinfect and whitewash the house. equip
Il with cot-beds. kitchen utensils ana sim
pie furniture (moStly Homemade from
provision boxes, and 20 prepare the land
for planting. Then the children pass I'M
der the scrubbsng brush. their cutaneous
diseases are anointed. and IN mose cases
their hair has to be cut short or shaved
to rid II OF abounding vermln. Then. II
ready-mads clothes are a. hand. they are
dressed in clean garments; II not they
are put TO bed until new dresses and
trousers can be made Ke bring along
plenty OF cotton. calico and denim In the
piece. and invariably the ladies' Of the
town assist with their needles and sew
ing machines. Being thus clothed and
In their right mind" in a neat. well regu-
lated home. with certainty OF care. pro-
lection and enough 20 eat. the children
are put TO work. Books. states and pen
CHS are provided. classes are organised.
and all are given az least the rudiments
Of education. Meanwhile the older girls
do most OF the work OF the honse. cook
ing scrubbing. sewing. etc. thus hitting
them for usefulness when by and by
they go out into the world to maintain
themselves; and the boys attend to the
gardening. Already me first crops are
growing. In a few months they viii be
eating their own potatoes and vegetables.
and IN two years time each institution
ought to be almost seif-sup2orting. In
every town and village yet visited. be-
sides the efflcient help Of the men. the
ladies thereof. young and old. have or
ganized themselves into clubs TO assist
the Red Cross work. assuming the care
OF the orphanage after We are gone. and
going every day in detachments. turn
the children. Thus the good cause BE-
comes q sort OF boomerang. rebouneing
to the benefit Of all engaged In Il by
arousing the people from the lstheargy
born Of sorrow and despair.
Thus. on the same plan, we have eStab-
llshed a dozen homes. large and small.
besides those before mentioned IN these
columns. At San Nicholas, seven leagues
from Guines. on the AEantanzas railway,
we collected forty children and supplied
them With all things needful. Al San
Antonio de las Vegas. where before che
war was a prosperous population Of 6.O0o,
afterwards increased by the addition Of
1000 reconcentrados. now reduced TO 1880
all told-we opened an orphanage. and
stayed long enough to see Il In good
working order. At Ucola, in the same
district, We asy;umed fifty orphans, all
under twelve years OF age. At Santa
Domingo we obtained a house. rent free.
with twelve acres Of ground. which the
owner plOwed and planted: we filled the
house with homeless children. saw the
ladles' club duly organized. and left them
with an abundant supply of food and
clothes. At Bejucal, q well built town OF
stone houses and the centre OF q judicial
district. which formerly had a population
OF 1000. and now has less than half that
number, we found the sanitary condition
surprisingly good for Cuba. Its oid-time
civil hospital had only twenty patients
and all those suffering with diseases incl
dent TO impoverished blood. rom long
continued hunger. Here some Catholic
sisters have collected most Of the or
phans into q house and are caring for
them, besides maintaining a small school
SO well are these dear sisters doing that
we did not interfere with them, beyond
assisting with needed food supplies. bed
ding and clothing. We noticed that ev-
cry orphan. without exception. was az
nicted with the itch 20 badly THAI his fn-
gers stuck out stiR IKE stuffed gloves:
ard we added TO our gin a gallon or two
of sulphur ointment. with directions for
It's TIE.
The public park Of BeJucal has q beau
tlful statue Of Justice in the center. cut
from native stone By an artist Of the
town. Cultivation Of the fields IL hecon-
ing general IN this section. the UnRsd
States government assisting the people
10 get upon their financial feet BY FUR
n4shlng rations: and when the good time
comes that ali the men End work TO do
- g. Ii
viii have passed away.
Batabanao. In the same judicial dis
tr'c,. r. the southern port from which
one enba<ks FOR the Isle Of Pines. II H.
an eceed.nxiy dirty and comfortkss
little burg. ard 80 very unhealthy that
We decided 20 remove its orphans and
distribute them among the varbot1s asy-
lums rather than leave them n hhas
5eath-trsp % q place. Before the war
the port had a population % $3.50. after
ward Increased by several thousand re-
hfteen hundred. The neiRhbor4nR VII
IaEe. san Pablo de Bainao. suffered as
terribly. Is population reduced ss0n
go 20 80. or tbsgsabosts II should %
that thsss agurss. gathered
IN tns spot I ma land where the census
= seldom taKen. are not given a. abs1-
utely accurate. b1s Approximate.
Ag1acats - another shady iittls raI'-
way village. which three yeArs ago hai
about 100 people and noE has half that
MURDER. o. the :. 90 recDSesntFs6oa quar-
-srrd here after weTi~r's infamous order
nearly al died Of Starvation Caiahazor
1zce favo-i;e watering psso-. - re30osd
10 100. but there - liEh. ahead. sor 20
1aoco cultivation nov furnishes ~srk sSF
ne rennan; u 20 csfiEsas. There =
selthsr OrphanzEs OF ssyiam hsrs. boz
fortunately Ssu ere sex aad the orTasrs