The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-22
ST. ELIZABETH'S HOME.
Noble Work in Caring For Sick and
 Crippled Children.


 Crippled Children
 Many alterations have been made at the St. Elizabeth's Home for Crippled and Incurable Children" says the Stamford Advocate, "snce the farm of ex-Representative George Barlow, at Riverbank, was purchased for that pur- pose about three years ago. The Home is in the care of the Sisters of the An nunciation, B. w. M., under Mother Su perior Francesca of New York. During this time the farm has been fully paid for, and one thousand dollars spent in repairing and painting the house, and adding necessary out-buildings. The barn has been newly shingled, trees pruned and an elevator put in for the use of the invalid children; rooms have been fitted up in one of the outside buildings for visiting clergyman or physician, from which door leads out on a porch overlooking one of the finest views of the Sound and surrounding country to be found in this section.
 MT. Barlow's old photograph studio has been turned into a sun parlor," where the little ones play on rainy days, and at long, low table they enjoy tkair meals. In this room is a dollhouse, containing stairway. A tiny pair of kittens race up and down. these stairs to the great amusement of the children.
 When the weather is stormy the little girls are carried or wheeled out to the play rooms and back.
 A young man is hired to care for the horse, chickens and cow the latter giv- ing large quantity of rich milk, which is drunk by the children three times a. day. Cream is served daily with baked apples, pears and peaches, which are grown in the large and well kept fruit orchard at the back of the house.
 The interior of the old-fashioned house is scrupulously clean. The paint ed floors are well scrubbed, the walls unpapered, with few pictures hanging on them. A well-worn winding stair case takes one to the wards where the sixteen little sufferers sleep and are cared for very tenderly by the sweet faced, black-robed and white-capped sisters. All summer these children, whose ages range from four years to the early teens, have been carried out each day into the sunshine and fresh air, which, with the aid of good medical attendance, have brought back the roses to some of the little faces, while others, though still unable to walk, are gaining strength daily, and their thin little hands are Drowned and their faces freckled by the bright sunshine. On very hot days they sit beneath a large awning presented by St. Andrews S church of Stamford
 The diseases with which the children are mosly troubled are curvature of the spine, Potts disease, weak mentality and tubercular disease of the spine. One of these, little Clara, who three years ago was obliged to remain indoors all summer, strapped down to the bed so she could not stir, with her head propped up, now goes out daily in pleasant weather and lies on padded board, although only able to move her hands and arms. Another little one, named Pansy, has very severe inward curvature of the spine and is out of bed this year for the first time She has a bright, intelligent face, and is quite a genius. She makes paper dolls, and fashions the clothes, most daintily and with great taste, from colored tis- sue paper. The talent is natural, the child never having been taught, but she designs the styles herself.
 These two children have lived at the home for three years, and have been taught to sing duets. The Mother Su- perior asked them if they would sing something for the visitors. They looked up smilingly and answered, "Yes, Mother" then sang the beauti- ful hymn, Jesus lover of my soul"
 Mamie, a new conner in wheeled chair, four years old sings simple mel odies in a wavering baby voice. In- doors are two or three who have been unable as yet to get on with the others. One poor little thing has but one lower limb, the other having been amputated on account of some serious disease of that member.
 Te latter part of this month the Sis ters with their little charges return to their winter home, or Mother House. at SIS West 152d street, New York.
 As soon as enough money can be raised, the Sisters of the Annunciation will build larger and more convenient house at Riverband, just little south of the present building, in order to have larger wards.
 During part of the summer the Rev. Irving Spencer, curate of St. Andrew s in this city, conducted services in the chapel of St. Elizabeth's home.'
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