New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-26
EXHIBIT BY THE INSANE.
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE CULTURE
Helps TO CURE MENTAL DISEASE
-NEEDLEWORK DISPLAY

TIE a---z- exhibition O. flowers, fruits and veg
e-za-ss. gwen II me American Institute Ct Sci
s--e z-t ~ opened yesterday FL o'clock, IN The
Berkeley -yceun Building. No. e West Forty
.1-----s- The display consisted principally OF
15vz-z fruits aid Vegetables and both amateur
and Professional cul-ivzcors were represented.
One e ne largest 1osc successful and II every
vzv -1s- Interesting EXHIBITS that made BY
-.e Manhattan STATE Hospital Cor the Insane.
-s.- -c-E Island Flower and vegetable culture
1zs been introduced n that institution as Z uen-
u ooc-1a--o1 and Is regarded as a highly in
-o-su- Innovation Il Ire treatment ct mental dis
esse TIE EXHIBIT Is Il charge o. william T1o-np-
so- zez6 gardener, who previously conducted the
STATE greenhouses AZ Geneva his exhibit from that
2lg.s receiving E diploma and eighteen prizes a.
ne To--5s Fair Il Chicago.
II THOMPSON SAID yesterday that me effect that
working z201g the flowers and vegetables had
u1c- re insane patents vas most surprising The
zos- -----y zaE IL tempered sO0u become tract
able z-5 goc5-1atu-st and eviZce the deepest IL
es-ss- II ne success oe their a5ors feeling per-
so-z- z-s5e Il 81 The Eue specimens
-ze hospital exhibit comprises ten varieties q
psPrz-s some q --en exceedingly rare and or2a-
-sn-zl ten varieties G tomatoes, fifteen different
KIDS q squash and nine C1 wa-ar-relo-s. ne
tsza-1=s are especially interesting. One variety
ez-s5 TIE z--zw1er-y, Is larger than The or1--
nz-y be---. a-5 IS iacIosed n oC-er skin re-
s.-bs-z --at Of a onion. II favor Il s--lA---gly
resembles tie 1-El- 1o- which = IS named
Gzo-hs- variety Is called TIE pear, from is
s-z1s z-z Is extremely snail and delicate Al
o-zs- taxes - name from irs likeness % the
peec-
TIE dover EXHIBIT contains Ene specimens q the
5ez---z z-z51--s, 6ehlIa and hardy herbaceous
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-1z -c-e-s department Of The Manhattan state
E5s--z- 1-- re Insane situated on Is ards Island,
has n e-z.--- Il ne balcony r-a-. although differ
INTERESTING Is composed Of specimens = 1ee--e-
zc-E z-- weaving that furnish mental occ1-1-
-.5- z-- ne patients -L=re- The women CO some
Ez-5z---E E-- --- yet enough ~ make an ->----
Ioss1-= TIE display contains some l=el-y an
1rz--- made caL1--c gowns, =ELnr---e-F- -T-----
pieces Mexican drawn T1rz- drawn ---4e- -@@1e-s
z-- Brushes AL brushes used II ne ---S------
-lc- made h The patients s-1 me -z--y woe
5=cC-z-== -Le1- CT- rooms and The "@r- Sims
y-z-E --a-roZ- s-z Mss Mary Cooper one cL L1e
IS sane persons THIS mental occupation Is L1e
principal treatment and aids largely II recovery;
e re md thereby diverted from ne 1r---1@-
z-e--z---E- Mss J=z--EE SAD mat L---y
> -=-- recover. and --a- -1= proportion VOl-c
d z-c- greater Z patients were sent Tor treat
ueE- II -r- earlier stages Ct disease
-Le -.r- z W-0-e e extremely interest
several prominent firms or 1oT--c-r -r-s-s
and zz-.------ have superb displays II 1r-Il-s
and Covers SoDs individual s7ect11ers q IS
marx APPLES weigh pound or more ne en-
1.--C vE- 20 11e- today and tomorrow from -
Il ---l- - 2. IT,. and admission Is 1r5e
TIE committee II charge = composed o. II. :
= E=Zz-=- L-. Robert Taylor ana @-=2a-ll7r IL
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