The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

when II was Arst proposed TO cpen .
farm home the idea Of the cpen-atr EN-
ptoyment was much commended. but the
fact that this home Vas 70 be village
snd not an institution made the schome
amer radically from anything that had
hitherto been proposed The ida WAS 70
form In . group cf houseS, . circle OF lives
nved By community and. therefore. 70
initiate natures original intention end
bring out the tdea Of family life - no
large Institution possibly could. Indtvfd-
ual dealing with women. the influence of
individual character, individual happiness
and individual thought must in the end
tell only for good In the colony care IL
taken 70 notice any new thing the patients
wear on Sunday. TO praise any little thing
they may have made and to remark upon
all the trivial and frivolous things that
20 to make up the actual home lie OF the
ordinary family. Nothing is provided that
u beyond the means Of any weii-to-do
workman or artisan. but simple. normal,
healthy, cieaniy surroundings are better
demonstrations of good hygiene than could
be manifested In any number OF lectures.
however learned they may be.
The women Of the farm colony are en-
fntendence Of a lady governor from Swan
ley college They are engaged la garden
Ing. fruft-picking. dairy work. poultry
keeping. weaving and In the house and
laundry work connected with the colony.
The altered APPEARANCE Of some OF the
worst cases In fhc cnlony test.fies 10 the
value Of open-air occupation The labor
formerly considered suitable for habitual
fnebriates unable to pay large sums for
their maintenance WAS sewing or laundry
work. While these occupations are per-
missibie they are not considered as ei1ica-
eious an constant employment In the open
air. coupled with new ideas and. above
all. the encouragement Of seeing q direct
result from labor. all OF which has a
most beneficial effect on the impaired ner-
vous systems Of the patients.
The regular medical attendant of the
colony states that the good results which
attend this particular treatment surpass
his expectations The beautifully manag-
ed forcing houses and well-grown Segeta-
bles and flowers testify to the enthusiasm
which the patients bring TO this employ
ment. The farm produce finds a regular
market in the shops OF Reigate and other
towns and proves q very important source
OF revenue 10 the colony. Much pride was
aroused among the women at the state
ment OF a shopman that the tomatoes from
Duxhurst were the best grown and the
best packed OF any consignment he had
received during the past year
The minimum charge for cottage pa
tients IL Is shiliings week.
Labor books are accurately kept
and coupons corresponding to
the number OF hours work are placed to
the credit Of each member at the close OF
the day. What 10 earned over and above
the cost Of sustenace IL saved and hand
ed to the patient when she leaves the coll
ony.
The admission to the farm Is voluntary:
the women who are In its care are not con-
fined, but are placed upon their honor to
remain q certain length of time. as to
be able to derive every possible benefit
from the treatment given. When they
first arrive they are requested not to walk
beyond certain boundaries After a few
months their honor Is trusted and Is sell
dom forfeited. Only forty-two patients
can be accommodated In the village Itself.
and beds are bespoken months before they
are free from the last occupants Fully
5000 applications for admission to the COL
ony have been refused during the past
year from lack OF room. Patients are re-
tanned for one year. Many Of the cases
are personally recommended to the home
and others are committed by the rnagis-
trates who give the women the option OF
coming TO the colony or OF going to prison
Cor short term. The British magistrate
fully realizes the vast importance Of saw