1869 - NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS, asylums: Sinai; Wards Island; St. Lukes; DICKENS For Sale

1869 - NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS, asylums: Sinai; Wards Island; St. Lukes; DICKENSAPPLETON’S JOURNAL
Nov. 6, 1869New-York Charity InstitutionsThis is an issue of the illustrated weekly publication, Appleton’s Journal, which was published over 150 years ago. It is 32 pages long, and measures 8 x 11 inches in size. The paper came from a bound volume and has some typical minor disbinding marks at the spine, and the first three pages have some small browning spots/stains (see photos) but the magazine is otherwise in excellent and attractive condition. It will be shipped in a clear report binder, to help keep it safe from deterioration in the future.The lead article of the issue is the first part of a series on “NEW-YORK CHARITY INSTITUTIONS.” This piece takes up over four and a half pages of the Journal. It is illustrated on the front page with a lovely woodcut engraving of “St. Luke’s Hospital,” and the remainder of the article includes 6 more excellent engravings, of:* Emigrant’s Hospital, Ward’s Island.
* Mount Sinai Hospital.
* The Nursery and Child’s Hospital.
* St. Vincent’s Hospital.
* Asylum for Lying-in-Women, 83 Marion St.
* Institution for Aged Females.The accompanying text describes these institutions in interesting detail. It begins:“There are very few of the million people in New York who have even a vague idea of the provisions that have been made, from time to time, in the city, by public and private charity, for the relief of human suffering, in whatever form it may present itself. No one of any age, creed, or race, need suffer in New York from want of proper medical treatment, careful nursing, or suitable food. The various hospitals, asylums, homes, nurseries, and dispensaries, distributed throughout the city, provide with a liberal hand alike for helpless infancy and decrepit senility. It is doubtful whether there is any city in the world, the benevolent institutions of which are of greater capacity in proportion to the population.” Etc.***************
The rest of the issue is on a variety of other topics, including over a page each on “Parisian Street Life,” “The Forgotten Origin of the Suez Canal,” and “Sketch of Baron Liebig,” which includes a fine portrait of the German chemist.And in an editorial section, there is a review of John Stuart Mills’ thoughts on women’s rights, occasioned by his book titled, “Subjection of Women.” Following this is a piece reprinting comments from a recent speech by Charles Dickens, defending the current age against charges of materialism and irreligion. on this publication: Appleton’s Journal was an illustrated weekly paper published in New York. Its parent company was D. Appleton & Co., Publishers, which at the time was one of America’s leading book publishers. The paper was founded in 1869, and achieved a widespread, but shortlived national popularity during the next six years. It carried some serial fiction, but most of its content was devoted to essays on Americana subjects, plus the arts and sciences. Following several changes in editors, however, it began suffering a decline in circulation. It subsequently switched to monthly publication after 1876, and went out of business in 1881.32 [p2192]_gsrx_vers_1836 (GS 10.1 (1836))