The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-05
rHEY WORK IN SILENCE.

l Deaf Mutes are to Receive InStruCuoh III HOrtoulturaI-AC Congenia1 Pursuit-Well
 Adapted to the Capabilities of Persons Deprived of Speech and Hearing -IInpor-
 tant Move by New York Institution. l From the New York Mail and Express.l | Horticulturists throughout the coun-
 try will be interested in a plan which
 has had It's inception in New York city,
 and which contemplates the education
 in the beauties of practical botany of a
 hitherto neglected class. The young
 men and young women who are to go
 out into the world to undertake a new
 vocation will be silent workers In the
 vineyard, on the lawn and in the green
 house. They will come from the ranks
 of the deaf and dumb and their afflic-
 ton will be, instead of a barrier, rather
 an assistance in a work where educa-
 tion of the eye is one of the most i'm
 portant qualifications.
 | The progressive and indefatigable
 principal of the New York Institution
 for the Instruction of the Deaf and
 Dumb is to introduce this new feature
 into the curriculum in couple of
 months Cor sooner, if the frost is out of
 the ground, and 1t will not only be all
 received with delight by the pupils, but
 will in all probability be adopted by
 similar institutions in the large cities
 of the west, south and east.
 A training school is to be established -or, rather, 1t Is pretty well under way now-where practical Horticulture and horticulture will be taught by a thor
 oughly trained inspector. The plant
 will cost about S10,0OO, and will be the
 first to be put in operation in @ school
 for the instruction of the deaf mutes in America. The pupils who are in the
 secret are greatly pleased with the
 prospect of so soon being engaged in an
 occupation not only delightful per SC,
 but an occupation that can be turned
 to profitable advantage as a means of livelihood after the details have been
 mastered, and they are armed with certificates testifying to their ability
 "A deaf and dumb man." said Princi- pal Enoch Henry Currier yesterday, lis naturally limited to certain channels in which to make a living He must not engage in anything that threatens the least danger to that sense which he depends upon to take the place of hear
 ng-his sight. In the ma5or1ty of cas- es nature has endowed this faculty with great strength and acuteness, appar- entity to compensate in a measure for the deprivation of the other sense, and the consequent inability to speak A deaf mute, physically able, would make as good a blacksmith as a man who could hear and talk, but he would be at certain disadvantage, He would be unable to heed a suddenly spoken warning if an occasion arose to give it. While a hearing and speaking man would be in a deplorable plight if sud denly deprived of his sight the deaf and dumb mute would be much worse. He would be absolutely helpless I men ton this particular occupation simply as an illustration. There are many others that perhaps so afflicted could not engage in; not only because of pos sibe danger to their eyes, but because the ability to hear would be absolutely essential.
 "Typesetting either by hand or ma chine offers field where the deaf and dumb may compete with those possess ed of all their senses; so does carpen- try, cabinet making, shoe making, glaz- ing, house and sign painting, drawing, designing, pattern making, cigar making and a dozen other vacations that do not call for much communication be- tween employees or employer The di- l rectors of the New York institution are constantly seeking to increase the ef- of the training given to pu- | pills. The training of the hand and eye was introduced forty years ago, and 1t | seemed so natural that it should ac- the training of the mind that | Horace Greeley frequently spoke of the | desirability of extending 1t to hearing | children in the public schools. "All the trades which have mention | ed as being suitable for the deaf are now taught here, with the idea that | they can be made remunerative to the | Horticulture is a new idea, | and there is every reason to believe ! that it will be a pronounced success. | The directors especially interested in it | are Morris K. Jesup, Rev Dr. c. A. Stoddard and w. M Halstead. The lat LCl toCllllVlllclI IS Ollt OL lIAO bONCl HUI of the New York (3loomingdale) hospi- tai, and takes the keenest interest in beautifying the grounds of several in- stitutions by artistic gardening. He takes the view, as do the majority of his associates, that the cultivation of flowers adds to the comfort, the mental and moral health of pupils or as the case may be.
 "Our Horticultural school will be con structed by the Lord-Burnham com pany, architects. It will be located at One hundred and Sixty-fifth street and Fort Washington avenue, and will oc- 3upy a space 142 feet by 60. Here we will have a forcing house,a palm house, ] rose house potting rooms, bulb cellars md all other departments that should ,orm part of frst-class Horticultural We hope to make it ielf-supporting. The pupils will be placed under proper direction as soon ls the plants are completed, and we will start right in on practical work. landscape gardening will, of course, 'e a principal feature in the course of nStructiOn and in this branch | feel