The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-17
BILL ARP ON THE CONVIcTs.
He is Deeply Concerned About
the Increase of Crime and I'm.
morality
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
c Next in importance to the educatio
a of the children of the State comes m
I care OF the convicts, the lunatics an
1 the deaf and the blind. These ar
charges, fixed charges that rest every
where upon the citizen and taXpayC
and cannot be avoided. a carefl
,, pcrusal OF the last reports of the officer
OF these institutions give us deep con
Germ, Tor their inmates are increasIu
1aster than population and this incrcas
indicates growing degencracy il
mental, physical or moral condition o
our people. These reports give mucl
Interesting matter for there is hardl,
State in the Union where similar in
slltulions are 80 ably aud faithful,
Oiliccrcd We are especially fortunat,
IN having such capable and cx
pcrlcnccd man as DR.. Powell at TN,
head of our sanitarlum. The apprc,
hcnSlon is that when he dies we can.
not I'LL his place for we cannot find q
man who has both his ability and his
, long experience. The same can be
Sald OF Professor Counor, in charge
/ ol the school for the deaf. These two
/ arc veterans III the service and have
/ by their long and faithful, work alaycd
all public auXloty about those institu-
tlons.
Bat why should so many more
I children be born deaf and dumb than
formerly, and why should SO MANY
more people become insane? Only II
lew years ago Professor COnnor re-
ported 100, and now he has 2lJ in
charge. DO folks keep on marry ing
lhclr cousins and will the law keep un
allowing II? AS to the sanitarium,
there seems to be no limit, no diminu-
iloh OF the rapid Increase and as fast
us more room Is provided more still is
wanted.
Dr. Powell reports that on October
|, 1900, there were | 700 whites and
AZ colored on hand, and the new an.
plications now average about six per
day. OF course nany die and it is a
comfort to know that MANY rccovcr
their reason and are discho. Scd. Two
hundred and fifty mne whites and
nincty-tour negroes were DISCHARGED
last year. One hundred and iftv-s,y
whites and lS6 negoes died. Thc
doctor gives pleasant and easy cmplov
menL TO all who can and arc willing to
work. He is philosopher of my
own kind for he says he has founo
that work, manual labor, is more con.
duCivc % restoration and contcntmcpt
than any other medicine. Gardening,
sewing, washing, canning fruits, etc,
is done on large scale. Much more
Of this is done than formerly and the
report shows an immense business.
just think of last years work. 900
aprons, 1000 bcdticks, 3, 900 chcmIscs,
'ooo cameo dresses, 100 homespun
dresses, f,'oO par drawers, 1900 pill
low cases, o,OoO par pants, $500, shirts,
'ooo uhdershirts ana quits by the
score crazy quilts | suppose making
total OIL over oO,0OO articles made 10y
crazy women. ',ooa gracious, what
un industrious icmale iamlly the
ooc'or mas SoI. In thls way he has
greatly rcuuctd the cost OF main
lch;iicc ana Dro"Sht down the per
capita 10 -. Bul on the other hand,
he mas 10 DC continually repairing or
replacing somclhinS, Tor he says =" IN
SallIy means deSlruction ana lhat the
!cl''chcy oi IL i""c numocr oi patients
- 10 ocslioy furniture, crockcrY, bed
u''So c'oliliilS, lShts, sash ana some
.l''ics tearing lhelr rooms To pieces"
NO" just lhaSllc "hal an army OF
iu',a''c9 we nave. IarlersVillc Is quite
i"i &c ill'le country lowh OF 3,1OO
people, out 'l'rec'i"urths OF them are
enilnic,l uh"er age. we nave only
aoou' ooo SroWn-up people VINO are lit
10 pe luha'lcS, put mere at the SANTA
rum are lhrce limcs as mary, and the
huliioer increasing every year.
But the report of the prison commits
SION gives US most ahXlely, lof that
cohccrpS crime an" involves the safety
oi our people rom INT lawlcss who
lcat ho' N"h nor regard man. The
o. the sanitarlum costs
thc S,alo 22'o ,ooc annually, but there
IS one S"ou 'i!l'e, ana ohly one about
inc c"h\l"'H' lh'y cost me State
ho'h'hS "'tci 'he lriaI, but on the con
'r"iy 'hoI plinS in considerable rev
'hu'' anu uhucr inc heN system lhls
revenue - rapiuiy increasing: General
Evans, Mr tasoh ana Mr.. turner m
"uSura,c.i 'h'S system ohly two years
az" """ IL mas nireauy proved sl"hai
'".'oo'' nc o."'e no" mas INC aoSo-
lult Coiit'ol ol all ltS COnplCJS ana has