El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-24
FINDING JOBS FOR CR|PPLEs
Employment Bureaus For the Handicapped For
Special Industrial Training Learning Stem
ography Without Hands.
CBy James p. Heaton).

p. HeatOn).
a sufficient solution OF the problem.
The man with one leg, the woman with
| hip disease, the girl with heart trou-
| ble-theSe cannot compete on an
| equality with the able bodied Yet
| they may often be capable of good
work and worthy of more than the
| economic waste of mere dependence.
To overcome the handicap of physical
and mental defects special training is
needed. By becoming expert in some
trade they will not have to earn a pre-
cariOuS living as newsboys or drift into
Institutions
Openings for the handicapped.
Two years ago 200 factories were
canvassed. Many excellent openings
were found for the handicapped in
work which permits the operator to
labor while seated and does not re-
| qulre unusual strain. Institutions for
training the blind. and the deaf and
dumb have already shown their use
fulneSs. Similar methods will succeed
with the handicapped. Factory work
may seem undesirable, but the drudg-
cry of fixed hours is offset by the
number of lighter tasks that can he
performed while seated
Among OCCUPATIONS open to the han
dicapped apprentice. the artistic Jewell
ry and leather trades are foremost
The work is done while seated The
materials are light. The shops ara
well lit and sanitary and the wages
and hours good. The artisan has an
opportunity to use creative talent. The
manufacture of flowers and feathers is
not so highly paid unless the worker
becomes expert making roses or ostrich
feathers.
n T0To 70 ntn fI1n
Of the machinery can be made by one
who is handicapped as the work.
though requiring SKILL, exacts no phys
ical strength. In the action depart
ment'' hammers are cut and covered
with felt, keys OVERLAND with ivory
and valves made, all of which is light
work. Hand folding is another posi-
bility. In book binding ease MAX
ing or gluing and setting the covers
into the binding, requires little physi-
cal strain. Candy dipping is another
skilled task that does not require
strength.
Home Occupations for CrfppIes
number of occupations can be pur-
sued either at home or in small sboD
by those who are unfit for factory
life. Rugs sofa cushions, piazza MATS
etc, can be made on small hand looms
The manufacture of flannel and wool
" toy animals of jig saw animals
are other callings that can be devel-
oped
The training necessary TO fit
cripples for these callings must be
furnished in special trade schools. The
school should conform in hours and
regulations as far as possible to those
prevailing in factories of a high stand
ard. Wages must be regulated by the
pay given in the trade. The stem TO
the factory must be marked by an
appreciable increase of pay Wages
may be covered partly by sale but be-
fore the student can make saleable
articles the remuneration must come
from philanthropic sources In some
cases special machinery adapted to the
workers deformity must be devised
Such a school would teach several
trades in the city where it is located
and the pupils would be taught those
for which they are best suited BY
such methods much can be done to
restore the handicapped to the great
race of life and to relieve the COM
munity of a large part of it's burden
of charity.-EXclusive service Survey
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