Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-10-30
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Concluded.

it has had the effect Of closing the terrible
secrets oGinsanity, has gladden. the hearts
of the benevolent, with reasonable hope
of giving efectuaI relief to large portion
Of the insane, and of minis,ering greatly,
TO the comfort of those who have, by long
neglect become incurable. No object,
proper for legislative aid, making a stron-
ger appeal to our Iiberality than this.
Upon entering on the duties Of Com
missioner of the Deaf and Dumb, | direc-
ted inquiries to the Superintendent of the
American Asylum at Hartford, Connect
cut, for the purpose of obtaining iniOrma-
ton, in sundary particulars, in regard to
the past connection Of that institution with
the education Of deaf and dumb persons, at
the expense Of this State, and received, in
reply, statement specifying, agreeably to
my request, the names and residence OF
persons, supported in whole, or in part,
by this State-the times of their admls-
sion and discharge, the period Of their in
struction at the public expense, and the a
mount paid for each, by the State. |
transmit the statement, herewith, TO the
House of Representatives, for the use OF
the General Assembly. 1t appears that,
from the year 1917, but principally since
The year 1925, 113 have been educated,
in the whole or in part, by this State; at
an expense, up to the LIST Of May last, OF
the sum of S3S,llS %.
| have made orders for the admission
into the Asylum or3 The whole num-
Der now in the Asylum, at the public charge
is 20. OF the appropriation for this OBJ
ject, there has been expended, during the
past year, the sum of s $50 81.
The Asylum is under very competent
and intelligent SUPPLEMENTARY, and is
evidently deserving the continued patron
age of the State.
In execution of my duty as Commits
sioner of the Blind, have made orders
for the admission of two blind persons into
the New England Institution for the blind
at Boston The expenditure for the sup
port Of the blind, during the past year has
been 81 1870.
In execution Of the law of the last ses-
sion providing for a Geological Survey of
the State, | appointed Professor Charles
B. Adams, of MiddIebury, Principal Ge-
ologist. Mr. Adams entered on the du-
ties of the appointment in March last;since
which time he has been laborlousl y engag-
ed, with the aid of we'll qualified assistants
in prosecuting Geological and Mineral
ogcal survey of the State. The law hay-
ing made it The duty of the GeoIogist to
report annually to The Governor, the pro.
gress Of the work, he has made 10 me his
first annual report, which | shall hereafter
communicate to both branches Of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
The labors ofthe first year ofthe survey
have been manly and appropriately direct
ed to general reconnaissance Of the State
for the purpose of determining its general
geological features, including the limits Of
the several rock formation, preparatory to
more minute Investigations in subsequent
years. How well this part Of the survey
has been performed, will appear in the re.
port Of the Geologist when submitted to
you. From hasty examination of it, !
have been led TO believe that it will be
found, by those competent to Judge, to fur
nish evidence that the prosecution of the
work, thus far, has well fulfilled the pur-
pose for which the survey was If stilued.-
The report will be found, think, to con-
tam more valuable information than is US
ualy embodied in preliminary reports, es
peclally in the department of Economical
geology, upon which, on account of it:
great practical Importance, have direct.
ed the Geologi list TO bestow especial atten
ton throughout the entire survey,
The report contains statement of tht
expenses of the survey, brought down tc
the 18th Of September, amounting to the
sum of 81 1886 90, and an estimate to tht
balance of the geological year ending OF
the first of March next, being Sofia
mounting, for the entire year, to the sun
of 5 800 %. 1t will be seen that th
sum falls within the limit of the annua
appropriation for the survey.
In performance of the difficult and re-
sponsble duty of appointing a State Geol
ogist, have experienced no little embar
rassment from the limited amour, of TIT
annual appropriation of S2,00O-an a
mount considerably below that of simila
appropriations in other States, and nue.
below the sum previously estimated as nee