New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

sewn The former work requires skill what
Of work done by. each woman is registered. and
the money paid for it placed to her credit The
a very low one-for tho work; stiu. however little
The the an93nt IT is welcomed by The patients who
The work OF tho Abatement Maternel does not
TO the hospital The committee iinds work for each
woman as soon as she is able to undertake it
with the infant who is then placed out at nurse
70 keep their babies with them and all tho time
they are nursing the society gives vouchers for
unable to their infants receive vouchers for
steTilized milk and all the children have careful
tEsy are weighed to test the success 0f their diet
the children from their birth has Infinitely better
material 70 work upon than the Goutte de Lait
two months OF rest. good food and medical atten-
u"h u"h Wich nave been given 70 the mothers before
noticeable way upon the infants. The children on
contrary. all been born under the most adverse
dspensarY onv aqH amer are brought 70 the Beeye
ing and inadequate care. Thus comparison OF
children is possible. The work OF the AIaiten1eHt
Matcrnel or Nursing Mothers. is wholly pre-.
Milk, is curative "
COMFORT AND HYGIENE.
Walking through the beautiful building near the
Ternes Gate OF Paris. in which most of work
OF the Abatement Maternel is accomplished one
is struck by the air or atiluence that prevails Every
undone that could tend to comfort hygiene or even
harmony OF effect The plan OF the building IN
cludes three small gardens. in which. fine days,
the inmates can sit. The whole place is we'll
warmed. pleasant. even temperature prevailing
in every and passage Lighting and ventila-
ton alike perfect The committee are, in fact,
In an almost unique position. inasmuch as the whole
OF the work Is gratuitous. With the exception of
q small depot near the Madeleine where orders for
food and clothing distributed to the women in
habitinG that quarter, whose 100
francs (SOl per annum none OF the buildings OF the
society pay All free gifts, and thire is
only ono worker in receipt OF salary. subScrip-
tai represented by that amount Of interest main
tans one bed, Here Is the dietary for day.
meat and from vegetables, and bread.
Lunch-One dish of meat or fish. vegetable. and
either cheese dessert.
Dinner-Soup and vegetable.
OF these dishes the meat alone is measured bread
Is ad libitum Each person has not quite half "a
Home is the property OF the society their own an
pareI being restored to the women when thew leave
helped by the Abatement Maternel The bulk
of them are domestic servants. coming cliriou.lv
enough. from all parts Of France. But a large
young wives OF equally young men who have been
called up 10 do their military service. Thus torn
from their homes many conscripts leave a wife
and perhaps a child. absolutely destitute and quite
without means OF subsistence for their term of two
years. on this class-the class which can with
perforce, the wages of the current week-con.
scrption presses very hard. The reply u.s. OF
responsibility of family before they have served
their time with the colors Yet. ii is by means
to the interest OF France TO discourage marriage
and conscript arriving at his barracks with a
weight OF this kind his mind often gets as
sstance of highly practical nature whip
round among officers and men has enabled many a
young wife establish herself In a little shop, or
at least, keep herself while she II looking for
work, no women Of ihii category. tbs AUsits: