New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20
WANTED SPECIAL DIET.

an, .+,,,~- was Of = middle aged man. an Irish
MAJ, VIII, came 10 The Charity Organization So
ciety last yssr with a card from Bellevue Hos
initial calling for special diet for him, he had
tuberculosis. He came rather unWlillllGly. anu
only because the doctor told him that he must
Well the easy thing would have been 10 give
him an order for TIE special Diet ana Iet MN go
The order given him, nut ne was aSheo
where he lived. and next day a visitor from the
society called there. She found that the con-
ruraptive man. his wife and half grown son
all lived in dark roOm-Worse' mat lhey
sent in bed.
That same day another bed was put into the
room Within ten days the family were moved
into an apartnent Of three sunny rooms But
the man did not improve much. Inc DOCTOR
cure him The investigator looked up his work
record and found that. though he had lost time
from bad health-so much that, even with the
boys earnings (but. OF course those We're smalD'
life had been a hard pull-he was a good worker.
and it seemed worth while investing some money
in him.
tly in a little house in an upstate village,
end there they live to-day, with a COW and
chickens and a garden: man and boy have en-
ployment at fair wages, and the man is on the
road To perfect health. The society IS boarding
two tubercular patients with them. AS they
are all out Of doors most OF the time IL was de-
cided that there was no danger to any of them
in thus making It a sanatoriuTn in a small way.
But sometimes Il IS not much aid for the
.,5T- .is+ 5s wanted. often a stimulus for the
mind is what is required To the Association
for Improving the Condition Of the Poor there
ily IN temporary straits. The visitor who called
on the family IN the two rooms they lived in
reported that a more slovenly place she had
never seen. After a few more calls ana a mule
discreet previous residence" investigation, she
diagnosed the trouble a case Of discourage
rnent on the part OF the mother The woman
had lost heart. Poverty and bad luck had taken
q out OF her. Really, the fannilys prospects
were better now than they had been, as a son
had reached tho breadwinning age. but unless
the mother could be got to improve home con-
ditions there seemed little hope for them. The
association sent groceries and kept an eye on
the woman. trusting 20 hit some device for
putting ambition into her.
About this time the association was invited by
n certain cooking school TO send class Of six
kris for a course Of lessons. The agent thought
OF this family and the eldest girl, bright child
through her. The child sent for. Would
she like 10 so 10 cooking school? Yes. indeed
she would.
And you shall have a nice. clean apron to
wear in class" the agent promised her
The girl cast dismayed look at her soiled
and tattered dress and her broken. rusty shoes
Her face fell
would you like clean new dress and shoe:
20 20 with the apron?" said the agent.
! The girls face besmed again under the dirt
/ when She went home, half an hour later, she
carried big bundle that was made up in the
The day came for the class TO begin, and this
child appeared with the others. Behold,
transformed little girl! Nobody had said "soaI
washed her face ana arranged her hair neatly
awhile her hands-'Her hands were cleaner thar
mine are at this moment" said the agent IL
telling the story. "Of course, we al praised
her: ana not only does the transformation con
ffuue but it IS spreading 90 the mother who II
: really the visitor reports, making an earnes
effort 20 live up 10 her chiio's new ore ss. $500,
20 staya OF the dispossess notice. rs inc CT!
she charity worker hears oftenest. II Is th
business Of true charity 70 answer tnis cry' ant