Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-01-12

about 1000. Of these, 500 are of proper aye
to receive Instruction. In the Asylum. recently
opened for their reception. there were. at the
commencement of the present year, l6; there
were received during the year %: there were
discharged 6: there are absent 6: the number
der instruction at the commencement of the
present wear. was &c; the average number MAIN
tai ied ai the State expense 90 the expense of
the year. excluding the cost of permanent i'm
p-ovements has been S3Sl5 g. The average
a1nral expense of each pul il. was 1892 50.-|
When the Institution S FL the avera ,e expense
of each pupil will of course BE- less I'd wlll not
exceed the average cost of each inmate of the
other Asylums. The question of the perma le It
establishment and location of the Institution
shoUlI be pro nptly decided. If dec ded affirm
ativvly. provision should be made for the pur-
chase. eithe- of the property il which it Is TEN
po.arilv established Or of some other site Af-
ter ca-yf1 i co iside alton of all cIrcumsia ices,
think il my duty To recomme I'd the fist of these
alternatives as most judicious and most ecolOm
cal
Deaf mutes constitate another class fm whose
educaii1l public provision must necesSa NV be
made. To our State b,lolgs the honor of first
recognizing this princi le; a I'd ly 30 yeas
have now elapsed nee her Asylum was first
opened to these unfo:tunaies. The number now
in the State is estimated at 1909. Of these.
more thai IN '-th ri have received instruction
IN the As, lum, and probably another third are
If suitable a e for admission. Of this latter
number $50 are IN act; al enjoyment of its BEN
efits while $50 are necessarily excluded The
number admitted during the year was 50, I'd
the same number was discharged. The expem-
ses of the Institution Iad by the State during
the last year were S2Il7 81. The average cost
of each inmate was Sl4l. The i'm o-talce of
adiing to the instruction in this Asylum, proper
t:ani z for some industrial occul alton. as wvll
as the necessity of some further prov i ion fog
those whom its limited ca acities exclude f-om
;:dmisSiO !. will doubtless engage your serious
consideration.
Another class whose situation enlists the warm
est syml aiheS of every feeling heat, a nd ia
yokes irresistbly the provident beAeyolence If
III. State. Is the Bl nd The total number of
tbs class Is est mated to be $40. Of this num-
Der about 200 are of proper I'd legal age fO- ad
mission to the Asylun. Of these about go
have either al .eady received Is benefits, o. are
thought by theis fiends too young TO be sent 10
il; loayi * l4O who should b. under instruction.
There were in the Asylum last year 100: there
were admitted or re-aimiited during the year
2o: the whole number under its instruction up
IFS close was l05. The average number in daily
a te idance was 81 The expenses, excluding
5 800 for perlra ie.it improvements, were 5 B.
5oI, ,95. showi ~ al average outlay for each in
maie of MA Sl42.
1t thus appea-s that the whole number of per-
sons rendered infi-n and dependent by defective
id diseased o-ga iizaiiOn is 6,0i0: that of these
5 0lO e III coIditio requiring provision for
them in publ private institutions, thai S17
actually in The State Asl lIms leaving SO
unprovIded for. except 50 far As they may fl I'd
relief in County lnfirmasies or private fa niles;
that the ave. aye number coIisa iily il the Asy-
lIms through the Ia # wear was S3I thai the tn
tai cost 10 the state of ihtir manteua ICE dur
ing the yea- was Sl2S no: that the cost of each
inmate foc the yea was Sl5l; that 10 provide
| for those needing, but not now receiving. the
b fits of the Asyl I'M, at The a ne rate would
require al inual add tiOaal expend ture of
Sl37 7;22. naSiag ayg C. ate .nual o..ilay of
81 Is l32 al that tn s. estimate, exclusive
uf nte esi, abojt $500 on the ca ifal, about
S500,00O Ivested 4 the existing Asylums. and
of the yearly cost of perna Ieni Improvements,
which Wa Ia yea: about Sl3000; . ld of the
iial YET TO be invested in new sites and strLc-
tures. and of the interest upon that.
| Noon de e. mo:e ear ,esily than / that the
General Assembly may fully di cha lse til. obi.
caiibnS assumed in the Constitution b. the " hole
.,,ple to the chillren of sprrow The duty of
f lhll'lg them Is g -. I'd the benefits of lis
pe5fprma ice evident. The social CO lditiol of
no go l. can b. what it should be. while class
of gu lils<s and bel, l-sS Wet ms of physical or
mental disc der renal IS uurelieved. Nor Is the
d ty of reief less impelatively dictated by con-
Si le atio1s IF ecoronv. tia by 60 iside.afions
of rhilanthro ". The depe Ident ilfrm must BE-
| Sustained bv society in some form. The ily
choice is between modes. And how mitch bet
ter that mode which n sed 50 ma " of them f'o,n
de. tbs of hel less ress a I'd w:etchrdness. ID
makes them self-'u supporting and eyel us1f,l
/ members Of the community, than that other
mode which wastes resOIrces in ftfl I'd IL
leo, ate relief. d=o,s its wreiched obests in
their so-est need. ID ilhicts upol sncis.ty the
moral aid social evils neces ally res Ting o
the presence of such i class neglected in its
| midst.
The sta cnents ! have submitted are designed
I TO ST cl,a.ly before you the haire and ma gni-
tide of the evil for which yoa are called upon.
to provide a remedy. They will. perhdps. co l.
vince you of the necessity of restoring the roll
cy ado; ted at the opening. and pursued for
twelve Yeas IN the adninistl lafiul of the Asy-
lums of requiring that the cost of maintenacs. in
| them be def aged by the parents or gua 'dia S
of the inmates, n cases where the circGmsfa ices
of the IA tbs fly JUSTLY it. They VII, |
think, ailo safisfy you of the expedielcv of en-
Co IA cement, b. law, to the esia 5lshment Of p-i-
vaie ILfi mares j I'd Asylums. i which there is
ryasoa To b. leve ma ~ will be maintained by
Their 0wh mya Is or by relatives, nd friends. and
that Others needing help f:o.n the State ca 1. in
many cases. be provided for at much less thaI
tine present Cost. They viii also. it may be
hoped, recommend to all entrusted with the adj
mlnistEation of these Institutions. the duties of
economy expenditure and vigilance in over
sight.
Many individuals of the classes partially pro-
vided for in the State Asylums, are lmaies Of
the County lnhriua-ies fhis fact imparts ad-
ditioIa force 10 the general coasdera ions which
suggest further esislatiol fI- the regulation of
these Institutions. / regret that the Commits
sio er appointed under the act of your predecys-
sOrs to exanile the reports required BY it, q I'd
prepare a b II for the b>tter endownment, regula-
ton a I'd Management of Infirna-ies has as vet
been unable to fulfil the duty imposed by his ap-
pO ntment. l trust. however. that the pref j.
ton of proper bill. aid the necessary legisla-
tive action upon 1t will not be long delayed.
Another important element. entering into eve
ry adequate estimate Of s0cial condition, is that
of Paaperism. II Ohio the pauper class is less
numerous thai In ma ~ other State; but Is vet
large enough to req ,ire thong consideration
rhe number of poor, well or i'll provided for ei-
ther tempoTa lily or, permanently. in lnfrma.ies,
HOUSES of Refuge Or other lnstitut Ols. is esti-
mated at , 800; and the number of the same class
receiving outdoor relief At l2000 making the
tDtal nuiuber of poor supported wholly or pa.-
TALLY by the pabl., 1850. Estimating the
population of the state to be 2.400 010, the pro-
portion of raapers is one in l62. The proper
ton of the Same class ii England one in ID in
New York, according TO the census of 1850. one
in 50. in Massachusetts one in 80. For the pre-
ventiOn of its increase in Ohio we must rely on
the aidof EducaiioI. upon the influence of Re-
ligiol. and upon equal laws, securing TO labor
itsJust share of production. There IS no rea.oa
TO expect however. that the poor will ever cease
out of the Ia nd. Hereafter. as heretofore il will
be tha duty of States and individuals TO open
wide the hand to the needy Let us hope that
our own State. 50 hoaorably distinguished for
her Institutions of Benevolence, will never fail
in the just psFfo-ma re- of it.
To ascertain the eutire number of the depend
ent classes, it will be proper to aid to the num-
Der of the Insane and otherwise naturally in
firm, 6.040 and TO the number of Iaurers, IL
S00 the average number daily in confinment
under charge or sentence for crime, estimated
at Ii 400; making the whole number of persons
Z to be maintained wholly. or in part from public
revenues or by private aid. g., $40.