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she had been feeding her six-nionths-aldbaby on bread and water for three days and how "she was so troubled she did not knowwhich way to turn." This last fact is carefully noted in the records of the United Charities. That is part of the "scientific" meth od. The reader of the United Chari ties report gathers the .impression that it was suspected that , Mrs. Ustrich!s mind was giving way under her troubles. , So the United Charities had a phy sician examine Mrs. Ustich. He re ported her "run down and'aenemic from lack of nourishment and worry; mind not yet affected." Apparently, the physician had little doubt but that Mrs.- Ustrich's mind SOON would be affected unless she obtained nourishment and was ,re lieved of worry. - ' The United Charities-set to work to relieve, the another's mind from worry. They took three of her chil dren from her and- put them in the Home for the Friendless. Shortly after. this, a woman told the United Charities how she had seen Mrs. Ustich sitting on the steps of her home crying, .her baby in her arms', and how Mrs. Ustich had'tola" her she had had no. money,nor food for three or four days. - The next day the" United Charities got around to "investigating" this, and found Mrs. Ustich complaining of dizziness, and her baby fretful and sick. Shortly after,' the United Charities gave Mrs. Ustich work tin their "own institution,.the Mary Crane nursery at $1 a- day. When it was found, she could not get along on this she was given a United Charities pension of $1.60 a week, $6. a month. Then a pitiful scene occurred. Mrs. Usticfr called at the United Charities' office, and said she was not getting along on the money-she. was getting.' In the. words of the United Charities' ,, report she "became defiant." . She was-then "reminded of what the United Charities had done for her" and "broke down and cried, ex plaining that she was soon to be a mother and that some days she would become so faint she could hardly do her wjprk." This was the first time the United Charities, knew that Mrs. Ustich was to be a mother, despite the "scien-v REMARKABLE SCIENTIFIC MANNER IN WHICH UNITED CHARITIES HANDLED USTICH CASE AtiD H'SCIENTlFIC" RESULT " Charitable organizations called in the case 16 , Courts called in the case...;..- 2 - Individuals called in,the case - : 82 Physicians called in the case . - 11 Nurses called in the case ' 3 Pulmotors .used ; 2 Letters written and received.. -,.... i 27 Visits, phone conversations. and interviews. ' 105 Visits to office by woman or someone on her behalf. ... .41- Committee meeting considering the case 2 Cash naid by United Charities STfi.oo " Estimated cost of time and labor spent by all organiza? " tions, corporations and individuals called in the "case,- by the United Charities .-. . j. ........ . .$5,000.00 - It can easily be seen how "scientific" was the handling of the case of" Mrs. Ustich. ' The net results of this "scientific" treatment is that two of Mrs, Ustich's children have been killed, and lhat she is barely able to take care of the three" still alive if someone pays her rent. - ( ' ' '. . i 3