The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
MINNESOTA INSTITUTE
FOR DETECTIVES
Continued From Page Eight.

ed out of his eyes and rolled down his
cheeks.
And as a matter of fact he was
proud that the tears came, that the
fount Of human sympathy had not en-
titeIy dried UP.
But what are personal feelings in a
place Of this kind. 1.-THE king is dead,
long live the king" The man thirty
two years old can never recover
Hope for These.
Across the hall however, Is a room
where's some of the brightest children
are congregated, Their age varies
from fourteen to eighteen years They
are. deficient only in the fact that they
are backward. There is every hope for
them.
They stand in line before black
board on which are written thirty or
forty words. By their side stands a
small, patient-looking, young woman
who is the teacher.
Willie says she, point out the
word sheep jon the Blackboard"
Willie raises his pointer and does as
she requested.
Johnnie" says she to another lad,
what comes from Sheep"
The boy studies the words for a few
moments and then his pointer goes to
/,
products which come from sheep
cloth, clothing and mutton, are point
ed out. These children are being
taught to reason. Their mental deveI-
opment has been arrested. They are
backward.
Will they ever recover the mental
power which nature intended they
should have and go out to fight lifes
battle?
Time alone will tell Medical science
can't prognosticate how a mind will
develop.
But the development Of the hands
in the sloyd and manual training
schools is wonderful. There is GER
tain amount of perceptibility in the
minds of the children there. They can
appreciate designs and can copy them.
A short time ago a boy in the sloyd
school made a baby carriage. It was
rather rough and uncouth, but it serv-
ed. Now the six-weeks- old baby In
Skinner hall is sometimes wheeled
around in the primitive cart.
Clever Girl With Crippled Hands.
A girl In the sloyd department has
crippled hands. She can only hold a
knife between her first and second
fingers. Her mind isn't bright, but
what there Is Of 1t goes to symmetry in
figures. She carves out spoons and
bowls with her deformed fingers as
accurately as they were ever made.
She enjoys the work and smiles over
success and weeps over failure.
Will she ever get the full powers Of
her mind? Medical science can't tell.
A boy in the sloyd department is now
engaged in building miniature house.
1t has eight rooms and is two stories
high. His sense Of proportion is good
and the fitting Of the small beams,
jni re nd 70 &c
VIII he recover his reason?
But come where the children are
making nets. There is no need of ask
ing foolish questions. Their mtnds-if
they ever had any-are gone. They
can simply put the cord through the
necessary process to make the nets.
Theirs Is considered the lowest grade
work in the institution. And yet they
are happy. They seem to know when
q piece Of Irvine goes into it's proper
place. They follow the long lines OF
Irvine with their eyes and they have
q sigh of relief when the last strand
is fastened. They may not have
minds. but they have happiness.
If only one Is possible, which IS the
better?
Lace Work a Tonic.
Miss Mclean, the matron Of the
school, takes great pride in the lace
work. This Is done entirely by girls,
and some beautiful designs are made.
The idea Of making lace, which was
inaugurated at the Faribault institu-
ton, has been taken up by insane asy-
lums everywhere. It is said to be an
excellent tonic for the mind, as the
work Is SO delicate.
The principal officers Of the institu-
ton at Faribault are: DR.. A. c. Rog-
ers, superintendent; DR.. w. P. Bald
win, first assistant; DR.. Daniel Kreidt,
second assistant; Miss Margaret Wood,
general matron; Miss Eugene Wylie,
matron OF Skinner hall; Mrs. Belle
Jackson, matron of Sunnyside; Miss
Margaret Mclean, principal of the
schools.