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210 OBEN COUNCIL.
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To the Editor of the English JVoman's Jo...
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— Nwm To The ^Editor Of The English Woma...
would also sadl not y have deficient presented in visitors itself , so or urgentl the necessity for Ragged Schools , etc * *
-back Surel — y man , in y many at least cases of those , ignorance who seem of the to y . long great * for need a mission alone . holds Here is many one
lying , at their very doors ; one of which English women might reasonably be proud ing in . a great It is no movement humble out for - the of-the amelioration -way work of , it mankind is an opportunity . Painful of it join may - be to the indolentsacrificto
the for be to her fastidious the hosp tender itals _j but and hearted we infirmaries will , a not labor believe , her it may pu that blic in lib Eng raries land to , ce d the l b eb , a ndl ted as house works she e is
of and love Miss , the Nightingale spirit has to died the Crimea out , which . It led is a Mrs great . Fry work truly , prison but it needs , cost that of love and laborand it is a remarkable fact that no case
incurred no has , at least s . ave If to knowledge our knowled be ge power , been ; , recorded love is , still in for which more powerful any danger of ; virtue and has b this een
work is emphatically and entirely one of love , no mockery can be strong enough for the labor required . Very truly yours , B *
210 Oben Council.
210 OBEN COUNCIL .
To The Editor Of The English Jvoman's Jo...
To the Editor of the English JVoman ' s Journal ,
Perhap Madam Journal s the , . * following Amongst sugge the many stions difficulties may be considered attendant worth on p y ermanentl a place in y
your i the benefitting gnorant least important that the none inmates . but The the of g workhouses irls poorest are treated generall class , what of and y tradespeop sent to do away with le very the and ruined young children publicans , and an is d will not the so
guardians in take workhouses them of ; they the generall poor are assert often in , badl after and y -life I know become with chargeable truth soon , quite that to girls the broug parish , ht . up I
inefficient will not dwell management on the evils , y but of suggest the workhouse one means system of benefitting under insufficient both children and enable the irls to become efficient servants
being for and respectable their taken poor and nei families fitted ghbours , up I . would not To far the suggest from other the the g workhouse advantage coffee , ( of but two to not be large too near rooms from ;)
twelve one to be till fitted two o up ' clock as a kitchen where working , men as and a women -room mi , ght be served open , as in any other eating-house , , with a each plate late of meat of meat and and vegetables vegetable . I together imagine
this public and mig perhaps house ht be another done would for bring half threep -penny a enc can e for of bread beer p . and A serve man from those a who nei s ghbouring chose to , for it idea isthat irls from the workhouseunder a matron ,
pay and should there cook . can these My be no meals doubt , and that serve g in them the nei out ghbourhood , and thus learn of , the plain docks cooking , in all ; parts curring of any London loss , to and the in guardians ht mo , also st large to of be towns the made poor this good . mi Thus needlewomen ght much be done for without the and girls laun in in
our workhouses , who oug , - . dresses But . alas ! the girls from our national schools are as little prepared for
. make service out , ; some a washing work bill neatl : y I , know very few of but could one keep scho an ol account in London correctl where y , an or serviceand that is the Ladie
and Charity attempt more is S independent chool made , " to Queen fit g institution irls ' s Square for respectable , . where "We g require irls of thirteen in , . London ought a to much for be " drafted larger s '
from themselves servants our national in in two needlework separate schools , classes and to le remain arn ; one getting two set , years as -up cooks fine to be , linen the traine other , a d little to superior perfect
dressmaking , and household wo , rk . But here again , for the cooks to learn their
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1859, page 210, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051859/page/66/
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