The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-10

| LOl dI GdllJ anu COlApANNht'J -N | of this work within it's borders. The experiment stations, agricultural college, board of agriculture, and other associations in our state, are doing much to popularize information of val ue to the farmer and the people at large. This is accomplished by publi- cations, by lectures at meetings, and otherwise. It Is worthy of note that | the education extension movement, which is being earnestly furthered in Connecticut, has included work among our agricultural as well as our village and city communities
 INDUSTRIAL DEPRESSION. Covering fifteen months prior to Au- gust 31 1894, the report shows, as a re- suit of the depression, that on the | average, the industrial establishments of the state ran about two-thirds full time. employed about S5 per cent. of l the full number generally employed, paid about S5 per cent. of the wages paid in 1892, with about three-fourths the normal output. The lowest point of depression reached was in January and July 1894. A Nttle more than one-half the establishments reported, reduced wages 10 per cent
 STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. During the year ending December l, 1894, the general health of the people of this state has been maintained at lit tie better standard than the average of the last five years, especially when talk ing into account the growing tendency toward concentration of population in cities. The greater attention now being given In populous places to administra- tration of public hygiene, improved systems for the disposal of sewage and the furnishing of good water supplies, have doubtless brought about this im- proved standard. No severe epidemic has visited the state during the past year. and while the usual zymotic dis eases have prevailed in many towns, the mortality from this cause has de- creased.
 The new system of sanitary admin istration enacted by the general as- sembly of 1893, has, in many respects, seemed to work well, and to have been fruitful of good results. It is quite probable, however, that some moditica- tions and Improvements of the law will be found necessary.
 The same Is true with regard to the medical practice act, which was also passed by the last general assembly, It will, however, require several years to practically demonstrate It's advan- tages and disadvantages.
 In the collection and collation. of vital statistics, this state has. for many years, exercised much care. The de- sirableness of preserving a correct pub lie record of births, marriages, and deaths, cannot be easily over-estimat- ed. From the very full report of the state board of health for the year 1893, it appears that the whole number of births In the state was 20,296; of deaths, 14,9O1; so that the natural increase of population by excess of births over deaths, was 5,3o5, or S15 more than the previous year. In the some time the number of marriages was 6,459. As the periods for which reports are made correspond with the calendar years, information for the year 1894 Is, IS yet, in large part, necessarily uncollected. The amount drawn from the
 state by the board for the
 year ending June 90. 1893,
 was .............,......... $5,50O co And for the year ending June
 30, 1894, was............... 1000 %
 st2,5OO co
 Of these amounts $5,000 in each year was the regular appropriation for the expenses, and the balance a special ap- propriation to be used for examination into the pollution of streams in the
 CHARITIES
 The State Board of Charities consists of five members-three men and two women. It's statutory duties and pow CTS consist Of regular visits of inspec- tion to the reformatory, penal and charitable institutions in the state, and the suggestion of such changes and im- provements as seem desirable. The board is also charged with the collec- tion of information and statistics rela- ting to pauperism and the administra- tion and operation of the poor laws and SIaue cnarltleS. Inefe are at present in the state 167 institutions of the charac- ter above indicated, as follows: Eleven for criminals, seventeen for the sick and injured, eight for the insane, eight for dependent children, one each for boys and girls, two for the deaf and dumb, one for the feeble minded, one for the blind, one for old soldiers, sail ors, etc, fifteen for the aged, thirteen for orphans, eighty-eight for paupers.
 The amount furnished by the state for such of the above as received state aid was s518,454 in 1893, and $573,999 in 1894. The amount paid by the towns for the relief of their poor was S6SS, ,962 in 1891, and $736, 999 in 1892 During the last year there was a decided increase in both the extent and the vigor of the work of the board
 Your attention will of course be giv- en to the recommendations made by the board in it's forthcoming report: but I ask your special attention to that | one in which reference is made to the l establishment of state reformatories l for certain class of the young of both | sexes, who are too old for commitment l to the schools at Meriden and Middle