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couragement others conviction could must act and . precede sympath Her last action words and , she confident on laid the the subj hope important ect for of the our future foundation Society . were on of which
eny , ' * The second event to which we have alluded is the death of Mr . Jelinger in Syrnons our journal , one of will Her have Majesty been 's Inspectors noticed and of appreciated Poor-Law Schools by our , whose readers writings . His
constant efforts to promote the separation of children from , adults in workhouses have been productive of much good towards this important object . future " Besides in estimating reviewing the the past and , we objects cannot of forbear our work looking . forward into the
scope " There are two ways in which the exertions of our Society may be extended they remain —nam in ely the , not workhouses only in assi , sting but also inmates on their , morall first y leaving and spirituall . In y this , whilst way
visitor the work s has greatly increased have been during laced the in past various year institutions , and throug as h well the aid as in of situations many . Children persons from the schools p have also been watched over and
beonl friended y await , and legal for sanction the young , which and it able is earnestl -bodied y p hoped lans have will ere been long formed be granted , and . as But the there sick is or no hosp part ital of wards the workhouse . There is that a constant so loudly in c crease alls for in our the sympath numbers y
idle who and claim strong relief ; on and thi our s account workhouses , while are there now is mainl a decreasing y asylums demand for those from sick the infirm As there , and is more incurable and more cases which cannot from the procure removal admission of schools into our and hosp decrease itals . , space
reason of the able why -bodied ( large , ( workhouses which it may , being be hoped alread will y erected continue ) they , ) there shoul seems d not no be suitable refuges for those sick and infirm for whom no hospitals are provided .
patients " Those are who passed visit from both one hosp institution itals and to workhouses the other , know perhaps how at frequentl the most y painful and trying time , when their illness is found to be incurable and
hopeferior less among . arrangements The the hosp inmates ital is for being exchanged comfort selected , cheerfulness for for the the workhouse important , and nursing ward office ; , with the of most nurses its very efficient . in As
payment should be is in not character allowed and for these capacity persons fitted , it for is their impossible duties . to expect that they respect ' Few thoug will be h it disposed is not to deny to see that how some it improvement is to be effected is desirable The Society in this
endeavo cannot , but r to raise entertain the character hopes easy , however of nurses , of in being the workhouses able some day . The . to promote institutions the already existing for training and sending out nurses cannot undertake this
a the reason object tim workhouse e ; when wh but y some there there itself of can is the , a be great under inmates no better demand proper should place everywhere superintendence for not teaching be trained for nurses a , nurse to and this for there her occupation the duties seems sick than , no at
. we " should All that recognise is required our to workhouses enable these as suggestions institutions to which be carried out effect is th two at great objectsnamelthe care and treatment of the incurabl may sick and infirm
and the reformatory , y and , industrial training of the young . y In both of these , expense ¦ objects a , but voluntary insuring _synxpath a future y and saving interest and prevention may give much of evils aid . , involving no
" The present time isone for the adoption and spread of a reformatory in sp Surel irit the y , , direction as then well , we as of may for so an vast look increased _^ a for field the care extension for their and concern exercise of these for two as the is growing offered welfare in sy of mpathies those the sick in- .
stitutions fellow-creatures which ! contain above one hundred and thirty-five thousand of our " The undoubted benefits that have already been derived from the
adorder mission that of visitors dex in _^ many artinent instances of a workhouse we desire should to extend receive more these widel benefits y ; and we in every ,
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1860, page 274, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061860/page/58/
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