The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-01-14

will Of course be less. and will not exceed
the AVERAGE cost Of each inmate Of The 9th.
er Asylums. The question of the per.
manent establishment and location Of the
Institution should be promptly decided
If decided alfirmatively, provisions should
be made for the purchase, either of the
property in which it is temporarily estab.
lished, or Of some other site. After care
full consideration Of all circumstances,
think it nv duty to recommend the first
of these alternatives as most iudicious and
most economical.
Deaf mutes constitute another class for
whose education public provisions must
necessarily be made. To ourState belongs
the honor Of first recognizing this princi-
pie; and nearly 80 wears have elapsed
since her Asyjum. was FIRST opened to
these unfortunates. The number now in
the State is estimated at 200. Ofthese
More than one third have received in.
structiun in the Asylum. and probably
another third are Of suitable age for ad-
mission. or this latter number $50 are
in actual enjoyment Of its benefits. while
$50 are necessarily excluded. The nun.
Der admitted through the wear was 35,
and the same number was DISCHARGED -
The cynenscs ef the Institution Maid bv
the Stale duriny the last year were sci.
! 1874 The AVERAGE cost oreach inmate
was s141 The imnortance Of adding to
the instruction in ibis Asylum, proper
training for some industrial occunation as
well as the necessity of some furtber nro>
vision for those whom its limited canaci
ties exclnde from admission will doubt.
less engage vour serious consideration
Another class whose situation enlists
the wormest svmnalbios of every forlino
heart and invokes irrosisIiblv the nrovi.
dent benevolence Of the State is the Blind.
Tbe tolul numher of ibis class is estima.
| ted TO he Sac. or this number about
600 are Of nroner and LEGAL ape for ad d.
mission IL ihe Asrlum 81 these about
eO have c;lber already received its bene.
fits or arc thongbt Nv their friends toe
vouing TO be sent to it.leayins l4o who
should be under instruction. There were
in the Asvlum last wear 100: there were
admitted Or readmitted durino this YEA,
o8.ltbe whole number under is instruc.
ton up to its close was 1o5. The aver.
age number in dailv attendance was "a
RE exnens.s excIudiuo SIS 500 for ner.
manent improvements were sl3 3e7 s5.
showing an ayeraoe outlay for each in,
mate Of near sl4S. - asa
Il thus appears that the whole number
of persons rendered infirm and depend
ent by defective or diseased organization
is 6,o4o; that of these 3,o4o are in condi-
tions requiring provision for them in pub
Ii, or private institutions; that 847 are
actually in the State Asylums, leaving Q,
1893 unproyided for, except so far ss they
NAV find relief in County In6rmaries O,
private families; that the average number
constantly in the Asylums through the
last wear was 1874; that the total cost to
the State Of their maintenance during the
wear was Sl28,4lo; that the cost of each
inmate for the wear was 1854: that to
provide for those needing, but not now
receiving tho benefits Of tbe lAsvlum. at
the same rate. would REQUIRE an annual
additional exnenHiture of S937 100. ma.
king an seoregate annual outlay Of S466.
SO, and these estimates are exclusive Of
interest. about s36 600, invested in the
ex:s,ing Asvlums and Of the yearly cost
[e norn,anent ;mnrovorents which was
lasf vsar about sIs GOO. and Of the can.
;tal M yot 70 ho ;nvosted n now s;tos ard
strrot"ra. ~, ~ eO ou6 ~ t%s ;n.orss, rnon that
" NJ 49, o,'a daa;rsa In ~ n,o.a s,,S aarnos,iv than 7
III at tbe Gsnerol ssemhIv NAV fullv dis.
- ~ .ra.;s- 4. ~
Gnnss;;,,,t;o, ns nU w. A. n,h o,a naon1o 70 Tho
oh;ldren of scrrow @ The dn,v If fnl6l.
l;nn r ,ha,, i oIaav o,d ,La h.neGts of ito
nsTformance @ ev;den. The social condi.
ion Of no neonle n can he what II should he
wh;le VIII class 0p' IF om;l,ess @ as and belnless vic.
Tins Of nbvsical or mental disorder re-.
s - ppu,.,;a"aa pnJ; 49, tha Su,u of 10