The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-11


friends. and all this IS carefully noted,
50 that in case oi sickness Or death,
they can be notified, and II the body
Is not claimed within a limited time,
1t is buried In the County Farm Gem.
etery. and the expenses charged to
the town from which the patient was
sent.
The grave is marked by a small
head stone with a number cut In on
the top. which number corresponds
with the niitnbet Of the register kept
in the Office, 50 in ease the body
shonId ever be claimed It can he To-
Gated This does not happen very
often. During my eleven years sery-
Ice as Superintendent two bodies
have been claimed after burial. To
show YOU the Importance Of marking
the grave, will mention one case.
An old man died and was BURIED
before we adopted the above plan At
one time this man was considered O
highly respected citizen. His wife had
died and he married again. Ills son,
who could not tolerate the step.
mother left his home and aoeata,i in
California. where he, In course Of
time, accumulated some means. He
wrote me asking about his father. lie
wanted him 10 come and live with
him. wrote him that his father was
dead and buried. Without any further
explanation The hoy came Ia Joliet.
secured an undertaken and appeared
at the Farm to claim the body. in or.
der to bury il by the side Of his
mother. When told that the grave Of
the father could moi be located to a
certainty, the young man was deeply
affected. at once adopted the pres.
ent plan TO prevent like occurrence.
You all must admit that Ii Is BY
no means, q pleasant task 10 manage
the various classes Of inmates. TO he
successful. the manager must eser-
else constant care and watchiulness,
and his burdens are by no means
Light. Probably the most burdens0nie
class is the epileptic. that crowds ON
county houses. They need constant
guarding. They are liable to- drop In
a fit at any time. no matter where
they may be. and when attacked their
spasms are not alone nalnfuL and hor
rible to the patient, hut as well e
persons who unavoldahly have 10 wit
ness them.
My observation in studying this
class of inmates Is, that they require
a diet especially adapted to their dis
ease. for | have noticed that they all
eat heartily, and that the spasms
nearly always occur just after. OF
while eating their meals. When yo,
have seen, and had experience with
this sadly afflicted class, and know
The burden and anxiety they cause
YOU will agree with me that they cal
not receive proper treatment unde
he limited pro rata expense alote,
10 the keeping OF ordinary inmates.
know of two cases where epileptic
fell in spasms and 50 fell as to pro
4 dnce strangulation on s1ffocation am
died before help could reach them.
lil While some may say that death Il
such cases might be a welcome relief
/ ] say that humanity demands Tn,
kindcst and most watchful care to pre-
vent death and IL possible. effect |
cure. II Is surely a shame and +;
reproach to enlightened. christian pro
gress that no better means have beer
provided for this class Of unfortun
ates. sincerely hope that my plead
lngs for the benefit Of these people
has done some good, and that thii
convention will take action +; befurl
IL adjourns, IN passing suitable reso
lutlons condemning this practice o
keeping these people IN the poo
| houses.
I There Is no class that need NOR,
4 sympathy and kindness from the pub
lie than the eplleptlc. His condition
in course of time makes him irritable
suspicious and disagreeabie, and even
tualy, he will antagonize his hes
lrlends--still The same time. he lookl
I lOnpineiy for their sfnynathv-hc nlg.