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Show NATHAN STRAUSS' WORK. Whlie Nathan Strauss lies feriotdr il! as the result of nis philanthrope? eiforl.s to etabil'.ih a p'vctor.urn to save children frC'tn tnbi rc:;!crii, his work on behalf of the h'i'.-s i; tit; subject of an edi'.crljl h, pr- ci uic .1 by Norman K. M.ie!; in 'lo Fehruar It sue 1 r the Natl mal M?nti.Iy. Mr. Mick writes: "No n.nn can estimate the va-' amouill of gi o I dene by N;ith;ul Strauss. His ;vtunl dt:il. jiten rf p;ist .irizrI milk is only a p .tl nt ; grea'- r work oi cdo'a!! r y f x-.ir.'Ar arid J.y I f t -i of px.-1 l ' ri i t .' ;;l.r,s. What tl.ls work baa to.it Mr. S':-:.i in time, thought and money lie h.i never estlniuttd. Thai K u; - . t-I11K t-I11K hi 11 a quaiter of a r.illMon ;t ycir Is ihe opinion of a body of !i ',ii--( end pre fos slunnl men Hi at tuu'.i 1 his wc;; 3t:d attempted to c:;.v It. "V.iiLt Mr. Strains has ceri.i.i'.i'i-ed ceri.i.i'.i'i-ed fcr humanity c;m r.ee-r be I i'y estimated. It Is Indlra'c' In d- r -ejiictlon cf the de.'.th rate a'n'in,: children chil-dren In New York city I r 1 -.n ; c-r tln-us.nnd per annum In 1.'1 to ;? 2 per thousand per annum In l'. (, !!:- tn-alh rito dropping steadily year '.. year with the expansion of li.-- ..,-.: and tie- copying eif hU metis -.d. I' -' other ayetieles. This reduction of l ie death rate anion.; the bftb'e-; lu N't,".' Yerk city !n the eighteen year-, of ,M. Stra"r-s' ork has meant the snv--' of oter 00'"u lives in the old city, now the )oreUi-hs of Manhattan a il the Bronx." |