New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
EPJI.EPTICS AT PLAY.
THE ATHLETIC FIELD DAY OF TIN
CRAIG COLONY.
BENEFIT DERIVED BY PATIENTS FROM Muscu.
LAR AcrrvIrY-A FOURTH OF JULY


PROGRAMME
Craig Colony ". T.. July (speciaD.-The colony
has set apart portion OF It's best grounds for
college athletics for patients. and for all kinds Of
games requiring agility and expertness The MEM
beN OF the Athletic Club placed under .
trained Instructor, II. L. Berry. II has been found
that II the epileptc be persstenty trained to the
performance Of definite muscular activity and CO.
ordinate purposes It ultimately rebounds to his ad.
vantage in the OF his disease. promoting his
general mental and physical stability. Assuredly.
reflex muscular activities cannot but react bene.
ncialy upon the brain. later writers on the
disease have shown that all mental activities. even
to the most abstract thoughts. have essential motor
elements for example. when one conceves the
idea expresses the thought that the blacksmith
strikes the anvil with hammer the mind 10
placed IN the attitude OF conceiving each part OF
the physical act.
When this Is taken into account It Is seen how
important athletic games In an institution such
as Craig Colony represents itself TO be. During the
last year a large number OF patients at the colony
have been under military training and constant
drilling by Captain Lowe 1t has been found that
from this training all the patients show marked
benefit as their disease and physical health. The
United States military regulations have been fol-
lowed. Men equipped IN uniforms and are IA
mll,ar with the guns for such drills.
II Is particularly interesting TO see these patients
deploy in skrmsh lines about the colony prepare.
tory TO sham battle. The military drill or craig
Colony will form one OF the unique features OF tho
second annual field day. on July 4. Occasionally
a member OF this company will fall without .
shot having been fred. But such phenomenon
gives the physicians at the colony no chance 70
exercise field surgery.
Appropriate music By the coonys own brass
band will be furnished excite the members OF the
Athletic Club their vel!est activities while feats
OF muscular skill are being pract!sed The Hello
contains about five acres OF ground, and Is pro.
v!ded with circular running course horizontal
bars baseball ground croquet and tennis courts
and a large grandstand for patients to witness tho
games In progress. First and second prizes VIII ~
given in the athletic contest.
The colony baseball nine has been successful this
| year having had score OF trtumphs over the sur.
rounding village mines which occasionally embody
a paid professional. Such game with neignoor'
Ing nine will be played on the Fourth OF July IDS
nine having been defeated by the colony players
| three times In succession will probably put forth
great efforts to defeat the epileptics. The Craig
! Colony nine is so organized that there are SUBJ
stiue members. that II one OF the regular MEM
bers should have an attack substitute can taAs
! his place.
Instantaneous photographs are taken each year Of
the athletic sports on field day. 10 be reproduced In
| the colony report later in the year photographs
taken last year field day are TO be reproduced IN
| William p Letchworth's forthcoming book on ITO
vision for Ep!eptics." which. It is expected. Will
|
former years in caring for ep!leptcs along humans
! tartan lines One can easily how much better
results must come from modern care or cpl
! leptics In such colony aystems as at Sonyea
| In the morning there Will be a kite-nying exhi'
bit!on OF patriotic significance. representing Uncle
Sam the United States cruisers and the box kites
which have been used make altitude photo
graphs In the forenoon OF the Fourth an address
will be delivered by the medical superintendent,
Dr. William P. Spratng. Upon present DIV
Heroes" in which due honor will be paid 10 Dewe.
Hobson and TO those who have fallen on the recent
field OF glory "A War summary" embracing the
latest news In Cuba and Manila, Will be read by
one OF the medical officers Of the colony.
Many OF the oldtime sights Of village celebration
will be seen at the colony July T. Lemonade.
gingerbread fruit and peanuts will be provided Tor
the patients Various little booths about me atm
etic field will be presided over by eplepuc chdren:
| These annual field day contests brighten the
otherwise rather nonoonous lives OF the patients.
| the pleasure OF days ce!epratlon reaiy cgstiuS
| a period OF six weeks the three weeks oeiorenand
| heing spent in happy anticipation. drill exercises.
! etc while the three weeks following the celeora-
ton spent by the patients in pleasant memories
In the evening fireworks will be displayed on the
athletic e d 4i m %S ne tesh.
, by the patients. who Oh ana AZ. az p.a.S
Qilently as DO the visitors 70 Manhattan BEACH,
be a concert by the Craig Colony Band; band
Programme for Afternoon-Parade, craig Colony
Bard: military company Captain Frank Lowe we
male patients and empLoyes' at,biat,c sed
on the Athlete F.eii-Parade. drill. running race
standing broad Jump barrel race yaums
| race exhibition on horizontal bar. three-egsen
race .ue OF war tennis tonrnamen'' one se'' ID"
game reworks dsDlay on TIE athletic Geld at 80
! o'clock n the evening