The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-26

by the territory for the care and re-
form OF this class Of children at an
early date.
other Schools and Colleges
Besides the territorial colleges there
are several denominational and pri.
vate schools Of considerable merit and
doing good work.
The Congregational church has
established at Kinghsher n college
and now has IN attendance les siu-
dents The Catholics have several
schools and colleges OF which st.
Josophs Retreat. at Guthrie, school
for girls, is perhaps best known.
Several mission schools for Indians
are maintained by this church. The
Prosbyterians and Methodists, as here
tofore stated, have established halls
near the university at Norman where
the special instruction of the church
may be given and at the same time the
students haze the advantages OF the
university
Commercial colleges at Guthrie and
Oklahoma City and El Reno have been
established and good courses in short
hand, typewriting and telegraphy and
book keeping are offered.
The Oklahoma Commercial college
at Oklahoma City reports an average
attendance at the day session of thirty
eight. The Capital City Business col
lege and the Fl Reno Business college
are doing good work.
Insane Asylum.
The insane OF the territory are pro-
y.ded for under contract with the Ok.
lahoma Sanitarium company whose
asylum is located at Norman, okla
homa The transfer OF the insane
from Oak Lawn Retreat Mt Jackson.
vile, Illinois, where they were for.
merly confined, was completed on
Sept !, 1895. The asylum at Norman
is a roomy, well ventilated structure,
supplied with all modern equipmen Is,
and has been able to care for these un-
fcrtunates in an eminently satisfac-
tory manner,
by the terms Of the contract the
territory pays $500 per month and
cost of transportation. The total
amount paid by the territory to the
company for the care of insane for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, was
$50, 953.54 There has been u great
saving under this contract in the item
Of transportation. Seventy seven pa
tients were received from the Jackson
Vile asylum and lO5 from the various
counties Of the territory, making a
total Of 1876 received at the asylum, Of
whom no were men and siXty-nine
women OF this number thirty-seven
were discharged three escaped and
nineteen died, leaving 1875 in the asy-
lum at the close of the fiscal year.
This death list may seem large but the
fact must be considered that four were
in a moribund condition when re.
ceived.
Light labor is provided for those
who are able to work and regular
hours for meals and sleep are en-
forced, religious services are held when
ever a minister can be secured, suita-
BILE literature furnished TO read,
amusements tending TO divert the
mind, but not excite IL, are encouraged.
The saniterium employs seventeen
persons.
Hoard of Health.
Ouahoma is particularly free from
lAlu, aiseases, aud / doubt IL there is
healthier region in the United
States
Its atmosphere is almost entirely
free from germs Of any kind, and is at
once dry, pure and invigorating. Many
persons afflicted with throat and lung
trouble, rheumatism and kindred
Affections have been permanently
cured by residence in the territory,
| Coughs aud colds are almost unknown.
| The salt water of the Cimarron and
Canadian rivers furnish bathing equal
| TO the ocean, and this, in connection
with the dry, pure atmosphere and
temperature at all times prevailing.
/ has ueffected many very remarkable
cures. Many persons now afflicted by
| the cold, damp weather in many states
would find relief and feel new life by
even a short residence in Oklahoma.
! cannot better set forth the health
| condition Of the territory than is done
| by DR.. G, ID. Arnold, territorial super.
! intendent of health, Ia his report. lie
says:
During last autumn and the earlier
part OF the winter, diptheria, with a
few isolated cases Of scarlet fever, pre-
vailed In several towns and rural dis.
tricts of the territory, but with very
small mortality, especially from the
latter; and particularly during the
spring months, measles existed 10
many counties, though fatalities from
this disease were exceedingly rare
/ OLnelHlso luAu tue hb0Ne our ltEiA
| tory has been quite free from infec.
tious diseases among the people. Ter
thousand circulars were circula ted
among the people in the cities anC
small towns instructing them wheI
either diptheria or scarlet fever pre-
vailed in their families, or communi
ties what to do and how to do it, tC
prevent the infection from spreading
over 1000 letters besides circulars
have been mailed TO health officers II
our territory, and in the states and tC
physicians inquiring concerning on
medical law. Since December /, 1894
have been collecting, in a limited
way i'm the absence Of legal proyisiOn
therefor, information bearing on The
Kind and character Of the prevailing
diseases of our territory, their viru
lence, fatality and influence on age
and sex, as compared with similar dis
eases east OF 90 parallel longitude
More particularly has this inquiry beer
conducted 70 ascertain the compare
tive observations and views Of ou
, physicians who came originally mostly
from the east Of said meridian, rela
tive to the climate Of oklahoma as 1
relief 10 persons suffering ffom bron
chids, asthma and incipient consump
ton En far haca fuQuiripa haVa bqnl