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NOT DUE TO CLIMATE.
catarrh Is Found Everywhere

Catarrh is at home anywhere and every
where. While more common in cold,
changeable climates, 1t is by no means
confined to them, but is prevalent in ev
cry state and territory in the union.
The common definition of catarrh is a
chronic cold in the head, which if long
neglected often destroys the sense of smell
and hearing; but there are many other
forms of the disease, even more obstinate
and dangerous.
Catarrh of the throat and bronchial
tubes as well as catarrh of the stomach
and liver are almost as common as nasal
catarrh and generally more difficult to
cure.
Catarrh is undoubtedly blood disease
and can only be successfully eradicated
by an internal treatment. Sprays, wash
eS and powders are useless as far as
reaching the real seat of the disease is
DR.. McIverney advises catarrh suffer-
ers to use new preparation, sold by
druggists, called Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
because actual analysis has shown these
tablets to contain certain antf-septic quail
tiles of the highest value, and being an
internal remedy, pleasant to the taste
convenient and harmless, can be used as
freely as required. as We'll for children
as for adults.
An attorney and public speaker, who
had been a catarrh sufferer for years.
"Every fall would catch a cold which
would settle in my head and throat and
hang on all winter long and every win
ter it seemed to get little worse. I was
continually clearing my throat and my
voice became affected to such an extent
as to interfere with my. public speaking
IT tried trocheS and cheap cough cures
and sometimes got relief, but only for
short time until this winter when learn
ed of the new catarrh cure, Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets, through newspaper adj
vertisement. Two fifty cent boxes which
bought at my druggists cleared my
head and throat in fine shape and to guard
against a return of my old trouble keep
q box of the tablets on hand and whenever
/ catch little cold I take a tablet or
two and ward off any serious develop
nnents.''
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets deserve to
head the list as a household remedy to
check and break up coughs and colds, be-
cause unlike many other catarSS and
cough cures these tablets contain no OPT
ate, cocaine or any injurious drug.
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make Job ashamed of himself by the
love which a mother bears for her
child, by the training which associa-
ton with children give some Of the
boys and girls at the institute are par
TALLY supplied with minds.
1t is long process. 1t is done by
the patient care and necessary vigi-
lance of the .attendants-most of them
sWeet-faced women who have given
their lives and hearts to humanity.
Here is one of the notable cases:
A Notable Case.
Margaret Jones-that is not her
name, but the case is rea1-came to the
institution several years ago, an utter
defective. She was then ten years old
and was simply a mass of organic mat
ter, with APPARENTLY no mind Now she
works in the tailor shop of the insti-
tuition and earns enough money so that
she can consider herself self-support-
Ing. She will never be able to go out
in the world and earn her own living,
but un0er supervision she can follow
directions and work.
The process of. giving her sense and
making her think was this:
She was mass Of organic matter,
without power to articulate, with no
sense of taste, touch or smell when
which she first began to be taught in
the institution was the sense school.
She and other children We're seated in
chairs ranged around a room in a cir
Gle. In the center was a small ring in
which was placed a little Indian club.
A rubber baIlS was passed around
among the children. The object of this
was to teach the children the sense of
motion.
At first Margaret did not know what
to do with the ball. She had no idea
of claSping it in her hand She had no
comprehension of motion.
Some Of the children further advance
ed in the process of having their brains
built rolled the ball towards the Indian
clubs. When the ball hit the club and
Knocked it down the teacher applauded
and the children followed the example.
When the ball was given to Margaret.
however. it fell hstlessly from her
hand. The teacher spoke to her, but
no look of intelligence was exhibited on
her face.
This condition of affairs went on for
weeks. The teacher was patient-no
one who has not been through the
scene can tell how patient. Finally one
day Margaret grasped the ball and
rolled it towards the Indian club. 1t
didn't hit the object it was aimed at.
but the pupil had exhibited a slight
sense. Her face expressed no senti-
ment, but she had taken the initiative
in an action. She was simple mass
of organic matter no longer. One of her
senses had been awakened.
She had rolled a ball along the floor.
She had done something. 1t showed
no more intelligence than toad shows
when it hops, but it was something.
For weeks every day she kept rolling
the ball. Some times it hit the In
dian club, sometimes 1T didn't Mar
garet didn't seem to care Finally, one
day, she clapped her hands and ex-
pressed joy at the fact the club had
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place like the institution of the feeble
minded the less they claim to know.
The sight Of the 500 persons in Skin
ner hall worked upon the mind Of
clergyman who, saw them the other
so that he asked DR.. Baldwin:
Have they souls ?''
II don't know" was the reply. "They
may have a little mind, but they GER
ta1nly have bodies, and the bodies are
what we are trying to take care of,
If we can awaken in some of them a
sense Of the necessity of being clean in
their personal habits, it Is all we can
hope to do. Sad? Yes; but we are
trying to do the best we can, and that
thought helps us in our work.
There are cases in Skinner hall
which are Intensely interesting from
a medical standpoint. For instance,
there is the girl, eighteen years old,
who is suffering from cretinism, and
who has been SO afflicted since her
birth. Cretinism is a mysterious dis
ease, and is caused by the absence of
thyroid glands in the neck of the suf-
ferer. The exact functions of the thy
roid glands is not known to the medi-
cal profession. 1t is evident, however,
that in some way they supply nutri-
ment to the brain. When they are
missing in a child, the child Is an i'm
beetle.
Kennedy tor CretInISn1.
In recent years, however, a remedy
has been found for persons suffering
from cretinism. This consists in CIV
Ing the sufferer the extract of the
thyroid glands Of a sheep. It seems
to supply the patients brain with the
proper kind Of nutrition. The person
suffering with the disease becomes
able to speak.
When Emma -, the cretin, was
brougt to the home, six years ago,
all she could do was to lie in bed or on
the floor with her hands on her enor-
nous stomach. She couldn't close her
mouth and her tongue hung out of 1t.
She was twelve years old, but she was
only thirty-nine inches tall The ex-
tract of thyroid glands was given her.
Now she can walk, talk little, has
emotions and seems to be on the road
to a slow recovery of her faculties.
The treatment came too late. however,
to be entirely successful. It works best
with young children.
Emma's case, however, shows it's
efficacy. If the extract of thyroid
glands is withheld from her she sinks
back into a state of imbecility in a
few days. Her brain is only kept
alive by the extract. That is the only
thing which makes her think.
How does the brain of an imbecile
differ from that of a sane person ?"
DR.. Baldwin was asked.
"To the naked eye, after All autopsy,
there is no difference, but on exaIni-
nation under the microscope there are
slight irregularities to be seem
But all is not sadness and woe at
the home for the feeble minded. Even
in Skinner hall the people are happy.
They are given occupation. Some Of
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written on the blackboard They did
so with ease. While this was going on
boyle looked about fourteen
rushed up to Miss Mclean with a.
large card in his hand on which were
four colors.
Three colors there" said he.
NO." said Miss Miss Mclean, sad
ly1 there are four. Keep at it, You
will be able to distinguish the fourth
color after a while"
How old do you think that person
1s?" asked Miss Mclean of the visitor.
oh, twelve or thirteen years." was
the response.
No, he Is thirty-two years old"
The man to whom she was talking
had seen anarchists executed, had
seen wounded men limping back from
the firing line in Cuba, had seen hor-
rible hospital scenes near San Juan,
had seen scores of dead bodies stretch
ed along the railroad track after an
accident. He thought he had seen
enough to harden him to almost every
emotion. And yet at the sight Of the
man, thirty-two years old, short and
squat, with only sense enough to dis
tinguish three colors and not enough
to distinguish four, two big tears we'll
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been knocekd over by ball which
she had rolled.
Her emotions had been aroused. The
first step in the development of her
brain had begun. But as yet she had
no sense of taste or smell. These senses
were developed as follows:
Taste. and Smell Aroused.
Z Margaret was given a teaspoonful of
salt. When 1t was placed upon her
tongue she showed no sign of pleasure
or pain. The salt remained on her
tongue until 1t was dissolved and alb
sorbed into her system Then a tea
spoonful of sugar was placed on her
tongue. She did not appreciate the
difference. This experiment was kept
up for several days. Then a little pep
per was placed on the girls tongue. 1t
stung, 1t made her cough, it caused a
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from Monaghan fdiocy The history
of the case is we'll known ito the doc
tors. The mother never saw a China
man in her life. And yet the boy has
eyes which are slanted towards, the
nose with a greater angle than that
which is exhibited by the eyes of most
Cinnamon. The baby's tongue is
coarse, it's fingers are short and stubby.
Why this freak of nature-a hopeless
being, destined to i've only a few
months, should come to exist no one
knows. 1t may be a case Of atavisn.
The doctors say one Of the chiId's an
cestors, 1000 years ago, may have
been Chinaman, It may be. one of
those mysteries of life which the med
ical profession fsstryii1g hard to Solve.
The honest answer of a doctor to ques-
tons of this kind is: Il don't know"
The longer the medical men stay at a
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and yet the contact with some kinds of
human nature would have just the op-
Qos1te effect. The girl would have been
sunk to lower depths, of degradation.
But it was love, charity, patience,
kindness, tolerance skill and sort Of
intuitive knowledge. of defective hu-
man nature which, on the part of the
women = at the, institution which
brought about the result
Some sternness was necessary, of
course, but it was only used when
needed.
How Discipline Is Applied.
To show the result of discipline even
upon unframed minds, take the dinner
hour at the institute any day in the
week.
The bugle sounds its notes through
the school building at 1890 O'Clock.
The bugle plays the; army call. The
Roast Beef of Old England The
children hear the sound and form in
line in the basement-SOO of them.
They form into six lines, and the sight
presented by them is not a pleasant
one. They have some intelligence. but
their brain power will never be de-
Yeloped SO that they can go out into
the world and be men among men.
Their eyes are lacking luster or STAR
ing; their lips are thick and trernu
lous; their limbs are mishapen. One
can't tell whether the boy he looks ar
is fourteen or forty Their aff3iction
takes away most of the distinctions or
age. Yet they get into the proper
places in the six lines.
The bugle sounds again. Up the
stairs they go. They keep stem. thew
walk softly. A look of expectancy is
on some of their faces. A part of the
throng know that dinner is ready. a
part knows something is going to han
pen every time thee bugle sounds; a
part, alas, knows nothing except that
it has to march withlthe rest.
The 800 children file into the dining
room where three long tables are
spread for them. 70
Miss Margaret Wood, the general
matron, stands uponka raised platform.
The children take their places behind
the chairs at the table.
Miss Wood strikes5a bell. The chairs
are drawn back from the table and the
children sit downd fu.
Another bell sounds The napkins
are unfolded, the plates and cups are
turned right side up!
Another bell and THE arms of the
children are folded. Then the
mattresses bring I'M their dinner ana
put a portion of 9meat and vegetable
on each plate. The children waited on
first look laughingly at the food; not a
move is made. however.
Then the gong sounds again and the
children chorus in tones which are dis
tinct and clear:
Children Say Grace.
Our Father, we thank Thee for this
food and all Thy Kindness
Another gong and the children fall
to eating. Another and they fold their
napkins and file out of the dining roeAn
as they come in.
All this ia pretty and spectacular
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shortness Of breath. She felt it. Her
taste was beginning to be developed.
With her sense Of smell the same
method was pursued. AT first she ex-
pressed no feeling of pleasure or pain
at the odor of anything placed at her
nostrils. Finally she was given a sniff
of assafoetida, the vilest smelling de-
coction known to the chemist She
smelled 1T. That sense was duly awak-
ened.
All this time Margaret was being
taught to articulate. This process was
slow, as she had to learn from example
how to pronounce every syllable. Grad
ually she learned words and can now
converse in simple sentences. Her
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be remembered that it took years of
training to bring some of the children
to that degree of mental efficiency
where they could obey signals and
feed themselves. Many Of them con,e
from across the big quadrangle from
Skinner hall, where the worst cases of
tmbecility are kept
Skinner hall is a story by itself 1t
is a gruesome story, story that would
be heartrending to relate The oldest
patient is woman seventy-two years
old; the youngest. baby six weeks
old. In intellect one is as old as the
other.
The mother of the baby is hope
less Idiot. The child seems to be bright,
contrary to the theory of the doctor.
Most of the cases are hopeless.
What causes these defects in In
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them sweep the scrupulously clean
floors for hours at a time. Others fold
napkins time after time and again. If
occupies their hands and gives them
exercise. They don't know what thew
are doing, but the work keeps them
quiet and happy.
institutions Bright Side.
And now comes the bright side Of
the institution where the state of
Minnesota cares so well for the nm
fortunate. 1t is in the schools where
Miss Margaret Mclean is principal,
Some of the children present simply
cases of arrested mental development.
Their minds may be trained in the
proper way.
In the kindergarten one day last
week the children were asked to point
out hgures and letters which had been
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st. PauPs leading Housafurn e h and Minnasota
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The problems which the state of
Minnesota presents to DIR. A. c. Rogers
and his assistants at the institution
for the feeNze- minded at Faribault are
these:
To make. 500 imbecile children happy.
To provide them with food and
clothing.
To care for their health.
The children range in age from six
weeks, the youngest, to seventy two
years, the oldest, but all are young in
intellect. They suffer with almost ev-
cry kind of mental alteration which is
known.
Medicine stands aghast at the prob
lem which meets it at Faribault Drugs
minister to a mind diseased
But by the-patience which would
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mind, the doctors say, is as far adj
dexterity, however, is good. She is one
of the best workwomen in the tailor
shop.
The state of Minnesota wants DR..
Rogers and his assistants to make the
children happy, to care for their health,
to furnish them with food and cloth
ing.
Margaret Jones' case will illustrate
how much more than this has been
done. Six years hopeless imbecile,
with no more brains than microbe;
now happy work woman with sense
enough to know that she is elf-sup-
porting. i've
The most profound scientists on
earth cannot tell how this was brought
about, except by saying that it was
through contact with human nature,
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tellect p DR.. w. P. Baldwin, DR.. Rog-
ers' first assistant, was asked.
Il could give a number of reasons
set out in medical books" was the re-
ply. "The best answer is that 1 don't
know. Some cases where the history
of the ancestors Is known we can tell
something about Alcoholism is prob
ably one cause. Diseases caused by
bad habits are another. But it's a mys-
terry. An institution like this, how
ever, shows one thing, and that is that
the sins Of the father are visited on
the children even to the third and
fourth generation"
Queer Case in Skinner Hall.
One of the interesting cases in Skin
ner hall is that of a baby suffering
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
FEMALE SHoPLIFTERs OF
GENTLE BIRTH FLoGGED

London shopkeepers Have New Method
of Treating kIeptomania
LONDON. Jan. 24-Truth tells of
method in dealing summarily with female
kleptomaniacs Of gentle birth which is
followed in certain West end shops. Ev-
cry woman detected shoplifting is given
her, option of being prosecuted in court
or being birched by the manageress, a
person specially selected for her biceps.
The birch is a formidable one.
In one shop alone" says Truth, 1.-TWO
wealthy women have accepted the ordeal
girls of foreign nationality, who. in coz
sideration for their tender years, were
treated to a milder form of chastisement. {"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15
Have Plenty Gayety.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
CAPON SPRINGS, w. Va. August II, 1903
The present week is very gay one al
Capon, and best of all the gayety has the
additional charm of variety. On Monday
morning a large progressive euchre party
arranged by Mrs. F.. A. Henry of Morris
town, N. j.; Mrs. Calvin Dewitt of Wash
ington and Mrs. Shields of Richmond took
place in the ball room. The winners of the
prizes were Mrs. De Witt and De Wells and
Mrs OConnell of Washington, Mrs. Cliff
ford Smith, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Brady
and Miss Clark OF Baltimore.
Tuesday morning an old-time southern
tournament took place. The entries incIud-
ed Messrs. Robert Kirkpatrick and w. Irwin
Brooke and E. Groscup, Washington; Edgar
Pennpacker, Wilmington, Del; George
Henry, Morristown n. j., and G.. II. Pea
body New York, and the Messrs. Kump
Virginia, all guests at the hotel The riding
was very fine and without previous prac-
tice. Among the judges were Rear Admiral
Mccormick, U. S. N; Col Sanford c. Kel-
logg, T. s. A; General Bernard, L. S. A
of Washington.
Wednesday evening German was given
by Mr.. Joseph X. Carr of New Orleans
which was decidedly the handsomest and
most important event of the season. The
ball room was deliberately decorated with
palms, ferns and cut flowers, and the favors
were especially numerous and elegant. Al
midnight a handsome supper was served
The chaperones were Mrs. A. III. Powell
Mrs. Baker Hull, Mrs. F. A. Bonn and Miss
Williar, all of Baltimore; Mrs. Hannis Tay-
lor Mrs. Mackall, Mrs. McIlhenny, Mrs
Emmett Tompkins and Mrs. O'Connell OF
Washington.
Thursday evening another almost equally
attractive german was given by Mr.. Can
for the children at the springs. A number
of unique and handsome toys were distrib-
uted as favors Mr.. George Henry led
Among the little dancers were Gait McCor-
mick Maude Simpson, Sailor Simpson, AL
fred Taylor, Calvin De Witt, jr., Charles
Mercer. Nina Mackall and Stella Carus
all of Washington; Jack Parrish, Richmond
w. H. Sale Nelson, Capon; Lorraine Gill
Wyatt Noting, Marjory Burwell, Katherine
Brady, Leo Brady Baltimore, and the
Misses Mordecai, Charleston, S. c..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15

Fruit. Tea,
DINNER.
Carrot Soup.
Roast Beef. Drowned Potatoes,
Caulidower.
Lettuce Salad. French Dressing,
Peach Pie. Cheese. Waters.
Coffee.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Berries.
Liver and Bacon. Julienne Potatoes,
Gems. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Sliced Roast Beef Broiled,
Bread and Butter. Fruit, Cocoa.
DINNER.
PURGE of Turnip,
Egg Loaf Brown Sauce.
Plain Boiled Potatoes,
String Beans.
Cucumber Salad. French Dressing,
Berry Pudding,
Coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-15

are DR.. and Mrs. Frank Leech and their
children and Mrs. George V. Leech.
G. M. Muller of Richmond, Va, is To-
Gated at the Plaza for a fortnight's stay
R. b. Parrot of the United States army
is guest at the Ocean Hotel
The richards House is entertaining ].
B. Mann. Miss N. E. Mann and Mrs. A. L.
Barr. They are from Washington
Fred r. Hartford of Washington is To-
Gated at the Surf House for protracted
stay.
The Bristol is entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. HaZelton of Washington
Located at the Minot House are Alice M
Clark and Ruth c. Clark of Washington.
They expect to spend the remainder of the
summer at this hotel
George b. Clark of Washington is a
patron of the Ocean Hotel where he ex-
poets to make protracted stay.
among the recent prominent arrivals at
the Columbia Hotel is Mr.. c.. j. mccarthy
of Washington. He is accompanied by his
wife.
H. B. Brown of Washington is sojourning
at the Ocean Hotel
The register at the ST. Charles bears
the signature of H. Mamaling of Wash.
| ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Metcalf of Washing
ton are located at the Lyndhurst
Among the guests at the Buckingham is
j. H. MCGOWAN of Washington.
Mr.: and Mrs. r. o. Holt of Washington
are numbered among the prominent guests
at the Coleman House
The Monmouth is entertaining Virginia
f. Dade and Mamie M. Dade of WASH
ington.
A merry party of Washingtonians located
at the Lafayette is composed of A H.
keim. Jessie Miller. Alice Miller, Susie
Summers and Mrs Francis Miller
Miss F. L. Ramsay of Washington IL
among the recent arrivals at the St James
where she will make an extended stay
Prominent among the late Washington
arrivals at the Richard House are Mrs.
K. Warwick and R T Warpick
Mr.. and Mrs. B. V. Jackson and Carrie
jackson of Washington are noted among
the Brunswick's patrons. They will make
protracted stay at this hostelry
The Brighton is entertaining Mrs E T.
Mould, Margaret Mould and E. Mould Of
Washington.
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Concert and Camp Meetings.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
OCEAN GROVE, N. J., August IA, 1903
AS far as the summer season is concern
ed last Wednesday marked the zenith Of
enjoyment for the children of Ocean Grove,
when the splendid concert by the festival
chorus was rendered in the big auditorium.
Oratorios and cantatas have been given at
the Grove this year which have drawn rec
ord-breaking crowds, and several times the
full seating capacity of the big building has
been required. The children's concert, how
ever, put all the other musical events into
deep shadow, for not alone was every seat
in the auditorium taken, but nearly 1900
people paid for the privilege of standing
throughout the concert.
The opening of camp meeting is sche-
duled to take place a week from today,
when the initial conservation services will
be held in the auditorium. The first SER
mon of the camp-meeting series will be
preached on Saturday morning, August o.
by Presiding Elder Haines of this diocese
and during the camp meeting a number of
prominent clergymen Of the Methodist faith
will be heard at the two daily services.
The summer school Of theology is holding
Its ten days of busy sessions at Ocean
Grove.