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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

A school in which pupils are always
intent upon their lessons, always ready
to do the will of their teacher, are
never tardy, never absent and never
anxious to have the hour of dismissal
arrive, is a rarity to be found in ST
Paul, and the environments of the
school, and the pupils who daily gather
to receive instruction are distinct from
any other school in the United States
The school is to be found in the
state hospital for deformed children
at the city and county hospital
Minnesota not only enjoys the dis
tinction of being the first state to es-
tablish a hospital for the cure of de-
formed children, but is also the first
state to provide the children confined
there for treatment with the oppor,
tunity Of receiving instruction. in the
rudimentary branches.
All the little children at the hospi-
tai who are old enough and are able
to be about are included in the school
The tots, each afflicted with some
physical imperfection, daily gather in
room on the second floor Of the
building devoted to the wards of the
crippled children. At present there are
fourteen children in the school out of
thirty-three in the entire institution
The ages of the pupils range from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15
Crippled Children Love
Their Hospital School

children who had been taken from
schools were ableSfo continue their
studies, and when discharged from the
institution cured of5their affliction.were
able to take their places in the classes
in which they would have been had
they remained in school. So, also, many
youngsters who had come in before at
tending any school" when dismissed
were able to take places in advanced
classes, according to their standing in
the little hospital school.
School adjourned one afternoon last
week and the children all came down
stairs to participate in a birthday
party. Two of the older children We're
given a little birthday celebration by
the matron of the hospital, Miss Mary
A. Edwards. For the occasion the chill
drens ward was converted into a scene
of festivity. In the center of the room
was placed table decorated with
candy, cake and burning candles. The
children whose birthdays were being
observed were Mary Olson, aged six
teen, and John Hart, aged fourteen.
An Affecting Spectacle.
The spectacle of these children in
dulging in this pleasure in the room
along the sides of which were ranged
rows Of tiny white iron cots on which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

OF music is being recognized more and
more by the medical profession, and
that the day will come when no hospi-
tai Will be without it's musicians, as
Well as its physicians. The therapeutic
value Of music has gone beyond the
experimental stage and has ceased to
be theory. So many different kinds
or diseases are benefited by 1t that it
is impossible to draw the line posi-
lively and say music is better for this
or that disorder.
The misuse Of music will do more
harm than good, and unless intelli-
gently employed would better be left
alone. The effect of a wrong selection
In the wrong key would be anything
but helpful. The course of study and
training in this new field of healing
includes the departments of the history
or music as healing power, the fun.
damental principles of musical psy-
chology, the musical gift and how to
develop it for healing, diagnosis and
the choice of songs and instruments.
stimulating music Is used for mala-
dies in which there is languor and de-
preston, and brass instruments are
strongly recommended in such cases.
A soprano voice has been found to be
mildly stimulating, in comparison with
the more soothing and relaxing con-
tralto. Wagnerian music is valuable
in cases Of a hystericaI or congested
condition. because Of its expansive.
uplifting and bracing qualities"
Homer Wynne.
The temperature of the positive carbon
OF an electric arc lamp Is 8 400 degrees
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

toms, is thought to be contagious, and
has long baffied medical science
tuberculosis takes the form of COM
sumption of the lungs, consumption of
the bone and many other virulent dis
eases. Hunchback is said to be form
of tuberculosis, and the ingenuity of
the medical profession is being exerted
to devise means to cure it,
The hospital is maintained by the
state, which supplies an annual ap-
porpriation. The city and county hos
pItal conducts the institution and re-
ceiYes pay from the state for every
child treated. The state pays all the
expense of the care of the children
the only cost the parents are required
TO meet is to provide clothes for the
children and transportation to and
from the institution. The state Will
take a child at any age under sixteen
and keep it till it is cured or has pass
ed that age
The capacity of the hospital at the
present time is about forty-five but
When the new contagious ward of tbs
city hospital, now in course of con-
struction, is ready the quarters of the
crippled children's hospital will be
changed.
Parents having crippled children are
often opposed to allowing them to be
taken away The state agents of the
--OSt'ANeNA C4IOAA 1I4CSl with OpDOSIIlOTl
from mothers who have children af-
hicted with the worst kinds of deformi-
ties. Their ignorance of the system
attic and careful treatment bestowed
upon the patients at the hospital,
coupled with the natural love for their
children, often causes much reluctance.
Mothers imagine their babies will be
neglected and Ill treated in a strange
place and fear to part with their loved
ones, though they know that treat
ment is needed.
1t would seem likely that children
being brought into the hospital, away
from their mothers and companions.
would be the source of much trouble
to the attendants, but, strange to say,
such is not the case. Miss Edwards
says that for a few days the children
act strangely and are frequently dis
posed to fret and be ugly, but that they
soon grow accustomed to their new
surroundings.
A peculiar psychological sympathy
between the children similarly afflict-
ed, added to the motherly attention of
the nurses, soon dispels all feeling Of
homesickness, and the children become
reconciled to their environments.
The nurses make a study Of the
conditions of the children, and when
anything causes them 70 complain they
quickly ascertain what il is and pro-
vide remedy. In this way the chill
dren are given better care than they
could receive in the average home of
working people.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

instead of longing for school to open,
when 1T has been dismissed, are con-
t1nually longing for the closing from
the time it starts in the morning
But the children of the little school
at the hospital have no other diver
s1ons, and to them the school is a
pleasure. Their liking for their little
school and the eagerness with which
they pursue their studies is largely due
to the kind treatment and careful at
tention they receive from the teacher.
Miss Frances c. Boardman. who. since
its establishment three years ago, has
taught the little cripples.
1t would seem that a school COM
posed Of crippled children would be
anything but interesting, but the Wis
ftor to the little class room of this
school Is impressed with many ref1ec-
lions. Most remarkable is the fact
that the children are so attentive to
the teacher, and so careful to do as
she bids them. Their reading Is un-
usually interesting, and the simplest
primer story lisped by a diminutive
hunchback is appealing. In all branches
or study the children are remarkably
proficient, but their singing is the best
OF all. Led by Miss Boardman, the
tots become choir and their voices
mingie in beautiful harmony.
They Sing for the Patients.
The school furnishes music for the
whole hospital, and the children con.
fined to the beds on the lower floor,
some Of them strapped and bound with
weights, unable to more than stir, are
cheered by the sweet melody.
The school was established. in May
1900, at the suggestion of DR.. A. J. Gill
lette, physician in charge of the hos
pital. Many of the children brought to
the hospital had been in school, while
many of the younger ones were often
kept out beyond the age they would
naturally enter school. 1t was decided
that they should not be deprived of the
instruction they needed. The loss of
few years at the early school age
means much to the future of a child.
and 1T was therefore decided to estab
'lish the school. The wisdom of the
suggestion has often been demonstrate
ed during the past three years. Many
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15
Therapeutics Of
Music Enectual

Special to The Globe.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE latest
application Of the VibratoTy treatment
in practical therapeutics is the use OF
music for facilitating the cure of GER
tain diseases.
AT st. Lukes hospital particularly
have experiments been made in this
direction, and singularly successful re-
suits recorded.
The superintendent of this institu-
ton, DR.. George f. Clover has ex-
pressed himself so positively on this
subject that he has asked the board
of trustees to make provision for more
extensive and systematic use Of music
in the wards.
Interviewed upon the question Dr.
Clover said:
There is no doubt in my mind that
in certain forms of disease the use OF
music, as directed with trained knowl-
edge, has been of marked benefit, and
that it has passed the experimental
stage as an adjunct to the art of the
physician. Music cannot be used in
discriminatory in hospital wards, but
the science of musical therapeutics, as
demonstrated by Miss Vescelius in her
frequent visits to st. Luke'S, has
shown practical proof Of the soundness
of her theories"
Another authority, DR.. s. ]. WINNER.
said:
Ought music to have place in the
materia medica? 1t ought, for un-
questiOnably it is a remedy for neu-
raSthenia, insomnia and nervous pros
tration. The relative and specific eff
fects of rhythm and melody and har-
mony upon persons suffering from GER
tain maladies, such as melancholia and
acute chronic mania. have been noted
by me, and with beneficial results in
many cases"
Miss VeScelius, who has had charge
of the musical arrangements at ST.
Luke's hospital, gives an interesting
and hopeful account of her expert
ences. She believes now that it will
be possible to develop the system OF
musical therapeutics far beyond the
limits originally suggested. According
to the theories upon which this system
Is based, the science of the mind must
be understood by the musician in
trusted with the treatment This per-
son must be able to judge mental con-
ditions correctly and capable of using
tact and judgment in applying the sys-
tenn. DOleful music and songs and
hymns of mournful character, which
are apt to arouse sad emotions are
strictly prohibited. and the religious
Zealots who had volunteered services
In the wards are discouraged on that
account.
Some of the cases which Miss Wis
cehus describes afford proof Of the
value of the treatment
One of these was that Of a patien,
suffering with malarial fever, who was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

come to justice"
Taking a number of the prominent
affairs Of the heart which came to
light last week, selecting them without
favor or partially, it is found that
the score stands to 4 to the credit OF
the men.
The tally, "by innings" is as follows
Where the bridegroom scored:
Husband of thirty-seVen years takes
a bride of seventy-siX.
Frenchman in America goes back to
France for sweetheart of fifty years
ago.
North Dakota farmer works seven
teen years for his fiancee.
Young man of Kentucky sets fire to
hair OF girl who Tilted him.
st. Louis boy risks a mothers anger
to marry a shopgirl.
A Bulgarian marries q Missouri girl
because she was kind to him.
To the credit of the bride:
German girl earns money to bring
flance from the fatherland.
Illinois girl marries her lover, who
Is almost dying of consumption.
Pennsylvania girl risks legal punish
ment to marry sixteen-ye year old boy.
Pennsylvania girl risks parental dis
pleasure to marry Chicago man.
Set Fire to Jilt.
Feminine skepticism may point to
one of the TALES on the masculine
side with scorn. That which credits
man with setting fire to the hair of
the girl that Tilted him is referred to.
1t should not be made a matter of jest.
There is no doubt in the world but
that this young man, who was Law
renee White, of Muncie, KY, was so
much in love with Miss Lily Davis of
the same place, that when she refused
him he was willing to set fire to her.
He probably had figured out that he
could not stand for her to be AN
others and that rather than to risk
this he would set fire to her. 1t may
be considered as a remarkable bit of
self-sacrifice, for it got Lawrence into
trouble. Of course, there are two ways
of looking at 1T and If you do not
agree with this tabulation you are at
liberty to scratch out this tally and
leave the score 5 TO 4, still in favor
of the men.
The Bulgarian illustrates the power
of mans gratitude as well as his en-
during power in the affections and his
consistency. All these virtues have been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15
Which Sex
EXCelS inLOYe?

With some justification the man in
an affair Of the heart may assert that
his fiancee's claim that women alone
give undiluted affection is an empty
boast which has done service long
enough, in face of the facts says the
Chicago Tribune.
Facts. which are ungallant things
and won't stand firm, even against
Womanly opinions, seem to indicate
that the man will give up more for
love than woman.
. That being the case, is it not reason
able to suppose that the article of af-
lection which the man hands out is a
little better in quality than the brand
handled by the woman?
This is an iconoclastic statement and
is made with due reserve. 1t is un-
pleasant to upset the traditional idea
that In women alone must one look
for genuine, self sacrificing affection.
There is, however, a certain amount of
justice due the man, and Daniel has
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

the roothing influence of the "Pilgrims.
Chorus" from "Tannhauser," asked
what it was, and then asked to have
1T played again. All" she said, after
listening delghtedly While 1t was rem
dered. Il feel it right here. A great
burden has been lifted from me-" as
she elasped her hands to her heart.
After being, subjected to a series of
treatments her melancholia disappear
ed gradually, and there has not been
up to the present, any return of her
malady.
cf thH. results of her work, Miss Wis
celius says:
i am satisfied that the helpfuIness
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

were lying helpless forms of humanity
was touching to Behold g
But the the children ON the beds en-
aJoyed the affair much as If not
more, than those who were able to be
up and around. 80 So: D~a--.7,t
A visitor coming intoF the ward that
afternoon was impressed with the joy
that shone from the faces of the affifct-
ed tots. No grumbling, Whimpering, or
Sowing Is to be seen among these
children, though some of them are
braced, and some have weights at
tached to their limbs. .-:t5
One coming into this place with the
expectation of Seeing pain and suffer-
ing and sorrow is most agreably disap-
pointed. Such serenity and patience
as Is reflected from the faces of the lit
tie children is most impressive. -.
The reason is not hardSto find. It be-
comes. most apparent to the observer,
when the matron or a nurse goes
among the little beds and. speaks
sWeetly and softly to thesehildren. The
complacency with which the children
submit to the handling Of the nurses is
most striking proof Of the kindness and
care bestowed upon them.
With joy beaming in her face a little
girl came to Miss Edwards at the con-
cluSiOn of the celebration the other
day and declared, ooh, we have had SO
much fun today!"
Did you?" she asked
Indeed we did, "lsfle replied merrily,
and away she fiewbto join her COM
panions.
THAT child" explained the matron.
underwent an operation and is now
almost entirely cured. Here, Baby
Haugan," she exclaimed as a fat little
boy in short dresses trotted by, come
here" - .yet
Many Are Cured.
'This boy" said. Miss Edwards.
came here just g. year ago with club
feet. He was operated on last August
and he is now ready to go home. All
ne Is waiting for now Is for his par
ents to come after him" Baby Hau-
gen then tramped away as easily as If
he had been born with the best pair of
feet ever created. -
rms girl" Miss Edwards contin-
ued, leading the way to a bed, sis Bar
bara Kelly. She was brought here on
July 10 OF last year. Her trouble was
congenftal dislocation Of the hip. After
being treated with a weight attached
to her lower limbs for several months
she was operated on last October, and
as result is now improving at such a
rate that before long she will be dis
charged cured. Hip dislocatfon ia q
Z
instead of reposing in the hip socket
IS dislocated and lodges in socket
outside of the bone.
The operation performed on this
child Is known as the Lorenz blood
less operation. The bone is pulled from
It's unnatural socket and inserted In the
nip socket. The operation has been
performed successfully in great many
cases.
tuberculosis Causes Defornity.
In addition to the club footed chill
dren and those suffering from hip
Joint disease many other ailments are
treated at the hospital. tuberculosis
which Is known to cause deformity, is
the affiiction of a number Of the pa.
tients: DR.. Gillette maintains that if
this disease Is treated early enough
science is able to forestall its ravages
and free it's victim. Several serious
cases nave been successfully treated
at the hospital SINCE its establishment
Ihis disease, which has many symp-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15
DISCOMFORT AFTER MEALS.

Feeling oppressed with sensation of
stutiininess: and finding the food both to
Weight the nit meg the ae bheays
symptoms of indigestion With these the
sufferers s!s will often 3baYe Consultation, IN
WARD Piles, Fullness Of the Blood In the
Heartburn; Headache Disgust of Food
Gaseous Eructatiofis,rSi Sinking or Flutter-
mig of the Heart, GhoGking or Suffocating
ziness on rising sdddgnly, Dots or Webs
before the Sight. Fever and Dull Pain in
the tht,I Head :, Deficiency Perspiration, Vel
t 40" s;So OF the Skill and Eyes. Pain in
me Side, Chest, Limbs, and Sudden
Flushes OF Heat. A. few doses of ..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

girl with whom he formerly had been
in love. He found that he still was in
love with her and she with him. I'm
known to the parents OF the boy, the
two We're married.
The young mans father, when he
learned of his sons marriage, was an
gered. He believed that the young
woman had not acted right towards
the family in marrying the son while
he was i'll and near to death. There
were several angry passages between
the young wife and the father, but
finally they became reconciled. The
bride is now in~ Springfield with her
husband. who is critically i'll in st.
Johns hospital. A special arrange
ment made by the hospital authorities
allows her to remain at his side She
is constantly in attendance on him,
but 1T is said that there IS but a small
chance of her not being widowed al
most as soon as she was married.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

eight to fifteen years, and each Is
taught individually.
Long for School to Open. s,a
Though the school is small. 1t is a
model The boys and girls take such
an interest in their studies, and are
SO careful with their lessons, that when
school is dismissed they await the time
the next morning when they may again
resume their studies. They are in
marked contrast to the majority of the
pupils Of the hundreds of other schools
in the state. Mostof the pupils of
every public school blessed with homes.
health and opportunities of enjoyment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

by any means especially attractive to
this man previous to his sickness.
A young woman who was victim Of
periodical insanity, when subjected to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

The temperature of the positive carbon
OF an electric arc lamp Is 8, 400 degrees. .
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-06
Extraordinary Session.

Washington. March Sin obedience
TO the presidents proclamation the sen
ate OF the Fifty eighth congress con-
vened In extraordinary session a. noon
today, An immense crowd witnessed
the interesting ceremony.
The echoes Of the Fifty-seventh con-
gress had not died away whenPresident
PRO Fem Frye called the body 70 or
DIR, and soon thereafter senator's who
werr reelected and those who were 10
take seats for the first time, with the
exception OF German, who had seen
long service In the senate, were sworn
In Friends and admirers OF the sem
ators loaded down their desks with
beautiful floral tributes. One feature
OF the opening ceremony was an ova-
ton accorded German.
cannon's speech In the house OF rep
resentatives early yesterday morning
In presenting the conference report on
the general deficiency bill. in which he
charged that the senate conferees had
resorted to legislative blackmail and
attacked the rules of the senate formed
the subject Of feryid remarks by Till
man and by the senate conferees, Hale,
Allison. and Teller, The senate ad-
journed until Monday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-06
Murderer Benson Captured, Fed
by the Deputy Sheriff and
Then Set Free.
THOUGHT he WAS WRONG MAN
Official Positive That the Suspect
Captured at EIma and Later
Released Was Swede
Criminal.

Olympia. March 5.-Deputy Sheriff
w. j. Mackey. who has been patroling
the ground near Elma IN search OF
Christ Benson. returned here today and
told Sheriff Mills he would give cath
that the Elma suspect released Tues
day was Benson. Mackey traced
the suspect from farmhouse near
Elma, where he had asked for food,
into town. and arrested him there
Tuesday morning.
He sent word to the Olympia officers
at once and Deputy John Kegley. who
had worked with Benson in his fathers
mill at Black Lake, was sent to lden-
tify the man. He telephoned Tuesday
afternoon that the man was not Benson
and he was released.
Mackey says It took Deputy Kegley
fully 20 minutes to decide whether the
suspect was or was not Benson. When
shown picture Of the latter today,
Mackey was confirmed in his belief
that the man he arrested at Elma was
Benson. He says he answered the de-
scription in everything but the hat. He
wore a white hat instead of a black
one, hut that might easily have been
changed.
Il was sure he was Benson from the
| first" said Mackey, but what could
do? Kegley was sent to Identify him
and said he was not the man, so !
could do nothing but let him go. The
last saw of him he was walking up
Main street. He left the town at
once. going southwest towards a
grading camp. where he said he had
got work. He gave his name as
johnson, and told rambling story Of
having been in Seattle and Aberdeen.
He said he had been pulled in Ia
coma"
Mackey took Benson to restaurant
in Elma and fed him before Kegley ar
rived. He says the man ate ravenous-
ly, although he had previously obtain
ed food at several other places. It
was also learned that the man stopped
at a store in Elma and bought cart
ridges for 3s-caliber revolver. When
searched only penknife and a piece of
soap were found on his person.
Sheriff Mills has called in all his dep-
uties from the Nesqually district and
has no further plans at present for
the chase. There Is some dissatisfac-
tion with the support Pierce county
authorities have given, some persons
believing that they have let Benson
slip through the guard lines and get
out Of Tacoma on vessel. SO far
as definite clews are concerned Benson
is as much los, from view as he was
two days ago.