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

becomes more o. lsss dangerous
ls liable % commit acfs 1t violence "a
fellow Inmates Tor which ~ win fAel
sorry Afterwards and to notice hin
trying TO hold on to his mental fachl.
Ties. while he realizes that they are
gradually slipping awsy frpm him. IA
most lamehtable sight, to one who
has intelligence enough to comprehend
Il.
In 1898, the state board OF charities
very furrlbly advocated tlis need III
STATE colony for the eplleptie ami
our state legislature at once fecog
nlzed It's necessity hltt fof some feaa
Oh. failed to materlal1a why. doht
know. II Il now lip 10 you gentlemrn
to take a hand III this matter, and
create a public sentiment that viii
have the desired result -
10 the States Of Ohio. New York.
Massachusetts, New Jersey. and even
as far south and west as Texas, theae
states take care Of this most unfur-
iiihnte class OF people, BY keeping
them on large tracts 81 land dotted
with little cottages where they can
got the best Of good fresh cir
and plenty of exercise-so essential
to their condition from what cnis
learn, 1t has been ably demonstrated
that The colony plan Is The only aue.
cessIul way 70 care for and treat
enilectlcs.
Thus far pressure have voiced
the sentIpent5 Of practically ell those
connected with thin convention. |
wish, however, to raise the further
| question as to whether The time has
not come when the inmates Of our
almshouses should be considered as
more nearly related 10 hospital pa.
/ tients than TO paufers. Is; not Tho
difference between dependence. and
pauperlsm thls-that dependency
carries With It no suggestion Of re.
proach. while panperism Implies q
willingness and desire to receive
aid, when L Is not necessity. IN
fact preference for accepting aid.
rather than for making any reason.
able effort for sef.suppnrt. This Is the
pauper IN the proper sense Of the
word. and should not be applied to i
person, who would gladly support him.
self. Il his mental and physical con.
diilons would hermit,
Add to this tho fact that We III.
stlnctiyely fesl when age causes des.
titutlon and becomes public charge
should be, treated With d degree Of
| consideration quite different from chat
properly accorded the middle aged,
able-bodied. voluntary paiper.
/ Under all these circumstances anil
conditions, the superintendent Of tho
poor housc OF farm IS placed IN Ii
position. where he has to nsti gDo,l
judgement-as We all know there are
always more or less iinrnly people
/ in our county institutions. New IA
| preserve discipline and protect tho
! aged and feeble from insults and bod.
fly harm from this class oil inmates !
Is il question which engages the hi.
tention Of the superintendent.
In this matter. the highest consia-
Grafton Of human treatment should b.
observed, in order 10 properly handh
these conditions. your superintendent
should be possessed Of d kind tolerant
and humane character. KtndneaA ana
christian forhearance and freedom
from had temper. should be hts dis
tinctlve characteristics HE shodld
have all tic attributes pf good man
! endowed with. nneinching nrmnessl
and his orders and r,ilss. II enforced
with stern INT good temper. coupled
with jadicioha moderation, win al.
ways be obestd. s
His authority must be exercised
with impartial Justice, and always
keeping in view THE character OF the
: inmate. whether sound or ,nsonnd IN
mind or body.
wish TO state that do not claim
to embody all these qualifications oi
which have made mention. but