New-York tribune., 1897-08-23

taught much possible. In the kinderSar-
ten al the time of the visit the teacher had
under instruction about fifteen women Of ages
running from fftcer t. thirty-hve. who were be-
ing taught by the methods used in teaching sim
pie little children. If possible. they are taught
10 read and 10 write for the purpose of incrcaS-
ing their Intelligence. Mr. and Mrs Winspcar
seek 70 make the asylum cheerful, homelike
place. They. therefore. have placed a piano In
every building and have music. There is bird
cage and singing canary In almost every room
Cheerful pictures hang upon the walls oi all the
rooms. In regard 10 work. the superintendent
and matfon feel that responsibility strengthens
the mind. They seek to abolish the prison idea.
All the locNs on doors have been taken OFF. and
yet In four years there has been no attempt TO
escape. The dormitories are filed with neat
looking wooden beds
A well-desgned brick building. Octagon in
shape and filed with clean-looking white iron
bedsteads. is used a hospital DR.. Alice Brown
ell. the physician. says she seeks to prevent sick
ness, rather than to treat it, The nurses bring
a sick woman to her the moment there are any
symptoms Of illness. Many Of these feeble
minded women come here sick. said she. and
they do not possess the power of resistance to
disease which is the boon of people of sound
minds. We have a good many paralytics. There
sixteen here suffering from epilepsy. After
they are here a time some Of them develop in
sanity. and sorry to say tha. the brighter
ones seemingly are the mora likely to become in
sane. Moreover, they likely to be consump-
tive"
OUT-OF- DOOR WORK
doors as much as possible. ON the day Of the
visit thirty girls who the day before had picked
peas and berries. were then engaged in prepar-
ing them FOR dinner. Others were seated under
a tent The kitchen. a model If ncatness. has
inmates OF the asylum its chic. working
force. Mr. Winspear. by means of some copper
tubing leading from the soup Kettles the oven
and the coffee urn, has taken all odors away
from the Kitchen The air in II was as pure as
that OF outdoors although dinner was in actual
preparation. Before dinner the women assem-
hled at the several laVatories and washed Them
selves Then to the music of piano. they
marched in an orderly manner 10 the dining
halls They all wear gray calico dresses AT li's
time of the year, and they looked neatly cidi
in this uniform" In the dinins-room they an
rook their seats quietly. and at the souh0 VI
bell repeated short prayer. one woman woman III 'i'a
,nata has charge of each table she hcled 'IIe
others to whatever food they wanted ms mcal
was conducted as though well-order'd 'a"i".
was eating II. attendants of Ie ~5s & ''IIa hay ~
course. supervising me 1''ii,e. =" nnst Heef
the visit consisted OF beef bro'h. ioaS' ,rI -
tnans potatoes bread berries ana yea IHeie
was milk also for those who desircc IL. .
" IN. afternoon Of the daY %! the NlSlt' 'Wehts
90 .h h.icbfcr-minded members Of the asylum.
ohien,. Girls of about twenty years, sang oahCeo
and marched before the visitors. my W. t. 80
III neat gray flannel dresses. ms ti'r
TOOK Mace in the chapel one o1 tne asS 'u',' a. '.
,oOS ,Sorn,s r niavcd upon a piano which had beer
placed on platform The girls thrI e'',.ie ,ai ~ az
sang several songs. AiterWaiu 'mv m'as yood and
graceful. and some Of the evolutionS OF '"c
march were complicated and well pe,'ofiiiou rroa,
- i;.a ~ ,b.. ASYLUM inmates is one OF great
.eeniarity. They are aroused from sleep =, at ,ns
O'Clock in the summer and at %" c'9'h III { 91
winter ln summer they go to peu d, .,on,, ,,v
o'clock They are all cared for by apou' .Nc,nS tit
nurses and teachers. who have been caueiutas olia
trained for the work. Thesa ".aI , VIZ =, rictIv
ton hospital dress and cap They a'tcnd s'rt'uS ny
10 their duties and the excellent conditlol " ~, %
asylun and # its inmates shows that unu' ,,. .'-
superintendencc Of Mr.. and hrs. Winspcn,, 'a'uI Ia
economically managed: II performs us worn IL, III
a svlnpat hetc spirit: the women unoer l's , ,n''
&c and In every respect the institution is
creui' W VI f. L. NJ.