The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28

that direct and urge this unsuitable duty
Inc idot, capable Of happiness, Is the
most unhappy being ia the world until
when associated with his fellows, he forms
| MS oompanionships and runs with his
! ehums, In obedience to the Instincts OF likes
ana dislikes. The friendships and attach
ments formed run through their work and
sports and prove beyond cavil the advlSa-
| bllty OF such communities; and for their
I own good alone It should, by the highest
consideration, be deemed their right to
show the value and power OF the proverhiai
/ axiom that misery loves company ana
! that birds OF feather win dock together
! IL we FIX 1t so they can.
| But the humanity OF II is also n motive
/ LOUDLY distilled and refined In It's merciful
! relief TO the stricken household that must
! provide for an outcAst who Is always the
| butt Of the community, and the companion
| less member Of its own flesh and blood, IL
is dark moment when the parents of snch
a child are forced to see themselves the
| relentless victims OF uncanny offspring.
| only the resistleSs spring Of maternity can
ever abide such fate aud the
move disappointed father to strive
for the comfort Of his grievously de-
tective aud ofttmes hidcous spawn.
! Whether congcnltal or not these cherries
| people should have access to such Ravens
! of refuge as only the sovereign common
/ wealth can undertake and when the bless
ints Of such mercy are 10 descend ON the
uarent and child and community, who is 81
dalt as to raise nnGer 70 opposel
/ once again as 60 the imhccile itself.
considerable per ccntum are tcachable TO
degree In letters and arts and sciences ana
larger proportion-the majority Of them
are trainahlc to useful occupations even TO
employment ms artisans In many OF the
trades All Of this contributes TO his own
well being directly Of course, and from an
economic standpoint his supporting power
has been concusiyely eXpe'ienCed, not only
for himself, but for the whole family OF
shorts OF which he is a member are the
recipients of this hoOl-wrought capacity,
as well as the state itself.
These institutions are not hospitals, nor
inhrmarios, TO be I'm charge and air. ct 10y
the medical profession, though of course,
the medicine man should have supervision
and be responsible for any sanitary ny
cienlc and puthologic condition. They are
schools essentially, ana by right should
have place IN our public school system-the
lowest ruug OF the educational ladder "
YOU please Many Of them are susceptible
Of decided development and many arf
/ hopeless I'm their intellectual, moral ana
physical degradation II is most Interest
Ing that these hlghted lives have furnish
I @n interdependant usefulness not at oure
/ suggested. The revolving, lowest, "cu>t D.
dial" class, for whom love nor money can
supply q nurse from normal circl s. are
we'll furnished with such helpers from the
higher classes Of these unfprtunates Who
frequently, especially from the ahut
females enjoy an almost materna devotion
/ iu the attention lsyishcl upon them. An
ether phase Of this sui iact forces Itself 10
the frout when we reflect upon the danger
of any irresponsible at large, and when we
understand that acute insanity NAV dom-
mate nu idiot 1t is not difficult % see
chat they should be kept under surveillance
.nd restraint.
Many a piece OF property has gone up In
smoke, the scus"icss sacrifice Il dis r
deIpu mind, aud many n lie Aps gone ont
as tie Instinct Of murder has fred the
ina gin1tiou # q moral pervort. u wound
seem pJcpostcr5us to narmit an unhTl!-d
81 tf dpgslHfiou stalk abroad wiz
/ when nj mo instance of whm the most
destructive passion may at any nome I
lac called to the preparation OF It's deNiIlSh
The solution Of MI this trouble is found
I'm obedience to authority and the discipline
, taught and trained In these matcAleSa sy9-
tens If direction and restraint, Tho sal
wage alone oncompasspd by such concerns
would pay the government ten times over,
/ as far ms the money question goes.
D In this connection the greatest S'gnm
cnnce must attach to the treatment Of the
, moral peIyert, The physical wreck w turn
over to the scientific expert ana 10 the
realm OF handages and plasiers, aud
weights and the knife, and multitudlnous
array Of unpronounccahle appliances, and
presto, from this repair shop Of esculapl m
r genius loneliness has superyened over dis
hCureu features and deformity has given
u way to a commanding presence.
r Not mn aspect II acute demcntln, but
whether an ailment Of the mind or shat
r. tered emotion there Is n place and an cN
d IN the light comes again, MS the unayaiing
human aid is cut of by the coffin lid.
But how about TINS C0in-marked breeo
OF longcnital curse; this peerless piquanl
Lrain linked TO a constituencies, d9stHrdly
y cruel nature? How mOnstruuS that undel
: the meridian splendor Of the MONDAY SUI
= of this Twentieth century, We proceed witt
n q rare instinct for detection to ucquaiD
" ourselves with MI the criminal class, ant
then complacently ascrihe to him the RICH
/ OF indehle artistic merit IN the wonderful
Of pp1piritipa known the rUHuU5
gallery.
, We know him. we know where he Is a.
= all times. and we know he is going TO plcl
, pocket, break into house or XIII some
y body, and we are familiar with his carcc
from childhood, and Vet We supinely wal
. the CLEAN of his incendiary torch or tt
crack Of his forty-tYe. Why do we no
provide the necessary two or three thou
sand acres, build the requisite structure
: equip It with every advantageous applian0
'- and man II with capable, efficient serv. ~
J.; and dedicate Ii in the name of God Hu
= humanity and patriotic Texas to the ale
}, Walton OF sorrow and the abatement o
b crime, The plea Is for that forsaken elias
whose doom Of midnight darkness can ONT
!, he cheered and whose Unborn propensity G
/, destroy can only be restrained by the STATE
g Governor "Sam Lanham," thousands o.
}, Texas homes have suffered long from tn
= stigma of the human blight. 1t is yours
Z invite these unfinished creatures from Oh
3, misery OF isolation, the ridicule Of ia
b ueghborhood, the target OF the town boy
y; the uncongenlal welcome Of his own home
? to the homogeneous fellowship Of his Kline
=, II Is yours to relieve the dwellings Of tlcs
}, afflicted ones that the hurdcued familie
may NJ last have homes and OIL the me7
d IRE Of good citizenship IL is yours I
o. awaken interest in the most vital mean
r. ever known for the repression ~ crime
b the borders Of our land, by appointing
q place whore the youthful pervert may d
b safely kept and taught the salutary lesso
n ~ employment and support. II is yours
. fit the capstone to the completed mOnumeI
tv.,Va alsa aa4g lFKF
- we believe YOU will respond 20 the cry
e. these propltious times In no uncertain wa,
- md to you and with you and for you, $
e' mote II he. Old Reb.
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