The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02

h'lp III hc'lbhSs abu Nhp
state. therefore. engages them for a
few hours day In making shoes and
clothing for themselves and the In
mates of the other public institutions
Would the policing Of these men be so
expensive that they should not be
used TO reconstruct the roadways OF
our own state2 The wives and chill
dren of these men become n direct
charge on the tax funds-and they are
generally sick.
The Rainy Day.
General Industrial conditions vary
with season, and panics. and so on:
the earnings of an unskilled laborer
are generally greater at twenty than
when he is nfty They are barely
enough at best 10 cover the family's
daily requirements, and when the
rainy day comes his competence-is
nowhere The average man, regard
less Of station, feels subconSclously,
dare say, that he is immune from all
sickness His ncighbor may have
scarlet, yes. but not he; others may
perhaps be damaged by the street car
but he Is too careful Therefore,
And in addition to this. gentlemen.
the cost OF living Of an unskilled la
borer and family in Chicago varied
from 70 cents to SIPS per week per
person, exclusive of rent. II the
earnings then dropped below, say one
dollar Il week per person. the family
must receive charitable help In any
event when sickness comes, and sick
ness is luXury-one OF the most
expensive of luXurIes, rs one will see
if he stops and figures but moment
the state must pay.
Improvldcnt and Extravagant.
OF other causes of helplessness. as
wretched housing in cities. oyercrowd.
ing. subrenting, etc; unfavorable in
dustrial nditions-dangerous cccu
pations as mining. railroading; the
Introduction of women and childten
into unhygienic factories. defects In
education the general restlessness;
the greater demand for 1uxuries with
consequent impairment OF thrifty
habits, and so on. time does not per-
NIT a discussion.
There ls a question, however, wish
TO ask. Many Of us, especially in the
West, have at one time or another
engaged In contract practice. The
miner. Quarryman, etc, has become
accustomed to receive for his dollar
per month every medical attention
from n &C pill 10 the removal of bis
gall bladder What Is the effect on
his psychology. when out of work. In
asking aims or medical help? These
men arc in class by themselves. i'm
provident and extrayagant, and 1t Is
easy for them to dodge taxes, What
is their situation legally when they
need help2
1t Is Of interest to note that the
number of indoor pauperS registered
In the census for the entire country In
1890 was some odd $4,000, or ll66
per million OF population-as CON-
pared with 2.171 per million In 1850.
However, while at first sight this
might look like a matter for congrat-
ulatlon, still IL must be remembered
that the insane. feoble minded and ep-
ileptic have in most states. within re-
cent years, been transferred from the
poor houses they formerly occupied
into institutions Of their own Nor.
again. docs the census know anything
OF the amount OF the outdoor rellet
given. nor the enormously increasing
work Of private charitable societies.
and child-saving institutions.
Causos Of Poverty.
OF the causes OF poverty. Profefso.
Lindsay some ten years ago classineo
T.225 caGes in Now York city, Bostop.
New Haven and Baltimore about az
follows: