New-York tribune., 1910-08-17
Beneficial Effects, Too, Follow
the Fresh Air Outings.
GOOD WORDS FOR THE WORK
Public Appreciation of New
Hopes and Aspirations That
Grow in Little Hearts.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The approval of one partaker however, is
not enough to settle beyond question that
the pudding il good But when many have
eaten and agree that the favor is pleasant
and that the after effects are beneficial he
would he cavilier indeed who would de-
Inand still further proofs.
Hundreds of thousands of Chiiuren have
Eobbled up-the expression is true to life
share of Tribune Fresh Air Fund puddin ,
patted = certain region of their juvenile
anatomies and are snacking their lips and
asking for moro That ought to prove "
a good pudding. But there are other testi-
monisls OF 2 slightly different and less
biaSsed nature that good press agent
would bring forward. Rest of all they
come-like all testimonials Of course-er-
tirely unsolicited II would seem not only
that the pudding is pleasant. hut that the
doctors recommend it.
Says The Rochester N. " Democrat
and Chronicle:
THE New-York Tribune has for years
been engaged in the meritorious and alto
gether worthy work Of sending children of
the New York tenements to the country
for short time during tho not season.
/ Close observers of the little people who
have in years past enjoyed these country
outings see more than mere physical and
mental enjoyment by the participants.
They come back to their city environment
with renewed health and what is fully
as important. knowledge of the pure and
heautffuI things in nature, which gives
them new hopes and aspirations
The following letter is written from a
little different point of view but it en-
forces the Same idea:
~ Good Word for the Fresh Air Chill
dren-A sweet faced lady passing through
car filled with happy children returning
TO New York smiled at some of the little
girls. One Of them turned TO her seat
mates saying: Shove up there and give this
lady a seat As there were three occu-
pants already the lady did not share that
seat but she appreciated the courtesy and
believes the Tribune Fresh Air method
is teaching thoughtfulness for others
Albany. Aug. H. 1910. ALBANY"
The editor of The Skaneate!es IN. "
Democrat sees in the Fresh Air work po-
tentiai self-preservation for the dwellers
outside the metropolitan limits:
There is no more pathetic feature of life
in the big congested cities than the children
OF the stairways, fire escapes and smelly
alleys and pavements who do not know
the blue sky and fresh green grass and
trees In our own metropolitan citv this
condition exists to a greater extent than
IN any of the other large cities and if is
a condition that is operative in effect on
all the state, since the functions OF the
urban and nterurban population are in
terdependent in government. politics. COM
rf'erce ana society On the surface it may
seem that great city like New York
should take care of its own sores and that
properly its own burdens and welfare
should be borne by itself But this is
narrow View for citizens of this great state
to take
Inc welfare of the cities and country is
bound up together in the march of destiny
what reacts harnfully on either afects
both harmfully directly or indirectly. and
the indirect evil. not being plain. is per-
haps the more dangerous.
The New-York Trfhunes Fresh Air
FUND is doing a glorious work bv sending
each summer thousands of tenement chill
dren to the country"
Eager 70 taste of the pudding which tho
Tribune Fund has provided for them roz
children left the city on Monday and M
on tuesday while TO-DAY 2o3 will fo11ou-
theIr example All were bound for eraen
land-not the cold, bleak one that hos To-
INITIAL letter capitalized. but a verdan+
mower adorned greenland. where the an
pies are r1pening and the crystal strco-,S
invite to bathe
Inc Rev DIR. John Bancroft Da,i,s
manager of the Tribune Fund is +o-da,-
VlSitinS st. Helen's Home whore . b,
ii'"Iie children are being entertained.