, 1866-12-05
TIE COOK COUNTY POOR AOUSE.
ytsit Of tho Ncxy Rcarti Of SuperVlaors-.
What They NaWt

Yc.ter1Ay the County Board OF Supervisor
made llcir animal visit of inspection 10 tho
County Poor House, which Is located In the tow"
ot Jefferson. twelve miles northeast Of tho Court
HnNe- The day Wis \ rcmarkatls one loe lhe
fourth day Of wiGter, u,Ill aud SUNNI. aud though
the roads were in a fssritIly muddy condition.
lie trip OF two houra ,sss ia Itself pleassn' one
he party eon.is1s e s09ss 9sel a'1 Se.insoa saMs
tten ea11aa:cs. ,safnk ~ taks surYe1 Of he ;nsI
neon. and ptocoedea ~
tosi9n: .,he County Poo. Bense is situated ca
FAR Of one hundred and six1y acres, and npon
niaatsn, elevation. surrounded bva grove Of torest
reg end comma1ttn: view of the city lying
al sp thc distance In Its veil Of smose, which
sser The ,natn building is a sub.t4uual brick
structure Of three stories und basement, to
s shs e.xs 5ssn saoe boes os s55.s Gn;
Adjacent are Various smalle1 etznctures-a small
cn Is saIi1s boase. foa.e te
r., tms1-I,ox houre, and barns, AID other appur-
.ensnese !: q i.5ys TAIN E5sernally the spPeaE-
Portable country hotel. We step within and
The impression changes. From the plainly
irInlseea reception room we 60 Ct onss 'nto .to
orr hans, The sick, The insane-thc very impersou-
stous Of want. disease and sorrow, Who have
tic @ case u - ard shesr Which she great hnnyine out
t ise!r a1esfy home, To- 70 .sse here, man; q them,
VIC look first trto The womcn's apartments.
Ecse ssc tho ared females aud those u middle
lif whose hnsba,tds and sons s,, a1e dean or have
ont their sitniess iives. Some sit eflsuuy In he
CONC RON tbeir eyes; sonle are able 10 Sew Of
Euit. aud thns have employment for their fingers;
few can read, aud so can nnd some food for
apartments, where come twenty children, from
DOZEN days TO as many years OF age, arc cared
for BY motne11y ,oosins women; ns,3;,aa ant here
he only cheerful fnece Of the whols great com:
munit5. These lisAe ones, children OK want or Of
Ind a 0i Sst s1 an
anA overcome the sad prestige Of tnet1 early days.
One little boy there, was rione blind, with no
hopeless lot before hlm. Tns s.ck mems wards
asc next shown. Here lies man with hollow
eyes and emaciated form, whom consumption
~ ' nd sT1 ,o1sasea I s. 1hsn@s,ism; % hsse, ont
dcces ,ly dressed, with look Of responsibility,
who IL mach Of The time insane, but quiet md
ai noa WOES woes. N Not tar d,sialt aTe The SICK women
victims loo Of consumption, rheumatism, fevel
and Other frequent aud often hopeless 'nfltnlaes
aged woEnau. who has been happy wife anl
mother, lying here alone In her hard cot, friend
| less and hnpclees, slowly, but surely passing
I over the road IRON which there ia no return.
| Une old lady, el1iy Elk Year, Of age. who hat
| been In the house tMo yea!s and Is now near III
point Of dcaih, Is said 70 hare son kecpluR
| ttaucee. Another bed-rfdden old dsme OF sixty
SIX years wearE out the 1oog hours wit
Ct sGn n9t nj "a whp T. a' xpS a
TOO crest for bellcf.
of sorrow and misfortune. Within strong!
barred cells or, when The eymptoms are mild,
halla adjoining, sevcnt5.e,ght untottunates a.
NOW confined. from whom the light o1 REASON b.
| {fpA HFfA 1fd dhr M YnHhutty manifested
| Some cit npon the door or walk alone, nnttertn
10 themselves or bursting into nnmeann
asss!er hr d9olde!ed ti'"ss erns
arc suslen and refuse 70 be approached some a,
I oly sa II 5g e tes
ler out saying continually u be not crazy .
nSS ses &; ''ss1 ss?
,he ao5ih o[ nafS, tl,s queen e May;" ; ;. "r
Masy McGraw. .sMe friends i've in ireland al
| nc father las great house and \ grand csta1
: A little man With cheerful look sings Wen
know, poor fellow. that he hss found bis fl ii
$ eenee Is No. O. archer road, " 8
il as,;5 ,d 0t Pssnitz e., IT, fis'sa l. /. e.
+ cared for By some friends who furnish money
his comfort, ard II IL hoped that be VII! eSentn
ly iccoves. uther forms and expressions Of
= family are exhibited rs varied rs The characters
tue patients, forming sad aud yet interesting r,
s 5ecis for study.
l. liza two-s1osy binding west Of the main edil
II seventy male paupcTs. mostly old men. 1od
The low beds lie close together along the VI
=, I and on these and on iudc henches iler lie or
n and dote the time away, save when they arc 1nt
" rurtcI II tho lime OF meals OF TO attend to 60
- | tr1iIng employment about The building. a
II | testaMcntE and papers arc eeeu. but htt!c tn'
- 1eclual curiosity Is lei 70 prompt 70 their Re- Re-
Ing. Some Of them arc Intelligent looking N
r. WHO have apparently seen prospetous days; lint
D. A lew are healthy, hearty fellows, who, toy !
al come here aa the winter begins
e tun dsiYea them forth TO pick M an unWill
a. a. snsteuance again. bfost of the inmates o.
:, house, however, arc real panpcrs: broken dc
- In spirits aud fortune. stck. f1cndcas or o'd.
e. | cennipe subjects for thu dneprsi pity.
n | Tie Poor Huu-e and itE nppurtenances apped
!" yesterday in all excellent State Of c!ennIiness
order and Inc Warden. Mr.. NJ. l.. Ptnneys
=, his aeeIstants, seem to attend faithfully to
u. unpleasant duties. There are at present ~
nls nn.ee. seventy y-.1ght Of whom are inhane,
ht- | winter there 1seEc 1T one iime 45O. Uuran9
In cholera sesfon, thirty died OF this disease
,,a month, and twelve died from otheE causes II
80 | last three months.
M lof 1t Two O'Clock rost excellent and abun'
on a4nner wss rezred in the dining roou> TO VI
~ ~ the hungry officials did fu!! Justice, and
tuo yiew,ug the taru and stock, the party relnrnc
LUZ tt. cNy. arriving Just before dark.