Evening journal., 1905-12-13
GRANGE MEETING
Continued From First Pase)

After telling how the ancient Spar
tans killed their detectives as soon as
their misfortune was known DR.. Black
said:
/ Now let us turn our thoughts to the
practical points of this matter What
are we doing in Delaware to aid our
unfortunate detectives, the blind, the
halt, tho manned, the deaf and dumb,
the feeble minded, the sick, the in
sane? Are we pursuing Spartan meth
ods?- No, not exactly, but we are bord-
ering closely on Savage methods, for
we are allowing many to die, and Of
fering them little help. We are allow
ing them to increase, and we are al
lowing them thus to reproduce Their
kind. We are not doing our duty to
them, we are not dong our duty
to those to come after us. we are not
doing our duty to mankind. We are
sowing the seed OF a degenerate race
to come after us We are doing all
these terrible things not by withhold
ing murdcrous hands, and thus by eX-
ample docrying Spartan customs. Yet
we are shining much as the Spartans
sinned. not by the overt act of muir
der, but are we not accessory to muir
der when we allow many of those UNI
fortunates to perish, and offer them
little or no succoe when they are cry
ing for it. when they are pleading for
IT, on every hand?
State is Careless.
From close observation and from
close study of this question, l find in
our state at this time great ignorance
and a great lack of public conscience.
The good people of the state must take
up this matter and row is the time to
work II is my obss vation that few
men we send to our Legislature have
ever given it a thought. ] find that
when the question is brought before
them, few are willing to study it. 1t is
generally put off with the plea that the
state has no money for any such pur-
pose. Think of it, applying the matter
of dollars and cents to such questions.
It is really one of the great questions
/ Of the day for it vitaly concerns the
3 people in their prosperity and in their
! happiness. It vitally concerns the sal.
3 vatlon of the human race.
= In ore branch of this charity of car
ing for our detectives Delaware has
done good work and is now recognized
as leader among the states Of the I'm
ion. ] refer to the care of our insane
No citizen need hesitate to speak vel
of the Delaware State Hospital al
Farnhurst, and no one should hesitate
to give every credit to our legislators
our governors. and all of our state
officials for what they have done an;
are doing for that institution. Will
its attachment for the care of The
tuberculous. itself a model hospital
little Improvement can be asked
There is one defect, it is overcrowded
as most of such buildings are in most
of our states. Let us all hope means
may be provided by a coming legisla
ture to correct this evil. Overcrowdine
the insane is especially dangerous foi
all concerned. Having said this much
to the credit of Delaware for the care
Of her insane, I wish I could say as
much in regard TO her other detectives
The Feeble Minded.
This c.ass is defective whilst the in
sane are suffering from disease.
Among the nearly two hundred thou
sand people in our state there are
many who come under this class. Prob
ably many are being cared for by
friends able TO give them succo-. How
many of those among the poor is the
state caring for. Twelvel Eight males
and four females. According to census
returns there should be in the neigh
borhood of two hundred and fifty of
all ages. AS the expectation of life
in these unfortunates is not long, prob.
ably most of them are under thirty
years of age Among them is the idiot,
who, as described by DR.. Martin W.
Barr one of the worlds best authorities,
intelligently sees nothing, feels moth
ing, hears nothing, does nothing. and
knows nothing. He simply lives alone,
the solitary one.
The. imbecile, on the other hand, Is
able to see, to understand and to dis.
criminate in greater or less degree.
The Backward Child.
Another phase of the mental defec
tive is the backward child. We see
great numbers of these. and our i'm
proved school service, now developing
rapidly as to both teachers and schol
ars, is taking count of them. and mucl
good will doubtless follow their better
anu AhOs budIutu care III new lOIi
City, a special school has been opened
for dull and backward children. The,
claim there that really 40 per cent o
children are dull and backward. Thes,
backward children in the genera
schools never get fair show They ar,
intimate with abuse and strangers Z,
kindness. They are the juvenile unde
dogs. Treat them properly and yol
will decrease truancy, and in a grea
degree eliminate juvenile crime.
Duties to the Blind.
Next of the detectives requiring tn
care of the state come the blind. Della
ware supports only four of those un
able to support themselves. There ar
probably, taking the average per cent
one hundred blind persons in Delaware
Who can estimate the good conferrei
on these unfortunate people by tn
technical education now ~ded then
by the special schools\ nd.
The Deaf and Dumb.
Next in order of the ,es com
the deaf and dumb. OF tese Delawar
supports fourteen unable to supper
and educate themselves. Even thi
small number, educated as the dea
- and dumb are educated today, will hav
"a great influence for good among thos
deprived. by Jack of aid. from reapin
, advantage by training II is wonderful
, what is being done for these unfortt
nate people Among the great accon
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