The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-10
TEACH CR|PPLES
TO EARN LIVING
DR.. Painter Would Have State
Institutions to Train Depend
ents to Be Wage-Earners.

That the State would be the ulti-
mate gamer by tho establishments of
an institution for the treatment of
physical defcients is the opinion Of
DR.. Charles +. Painter of Boston, who
spoke last night in Mechanics Insti-
tute on the Treatment and Training
of Crippled Children" Such an insti-
tuition would become. In few years.
self-supporting either partially or in
whole, while In addition the patients
would become wage learners instead OF
dependents.
The meeting was held under the aus
pices OF the Council OF Social Workers
and large number of persons awaited
themselves of the opportunity to hear
the lecture. Owing to the unavoidable
absence of DR.. j. Il. Mastin, president
OF the, council. Rev. Father Hannigan
presided. while DIR. j. S. Horsley intro
duced the speaker, after making a few
preliminary remarks on the objects OF
the meeting.
Crippled Number About 10000.
According to statistics introduced by
Or, Painter. there are approximately
10000 crippled children in America
or this number the larger proportion
could be made self-supporting by
proper methods. Virginia is backward
in this respect. and he recommended
that efforts he made to have one State
institution established to work in con-
junction with day schools in the mu-
inequalities. The State would care for
those from remote sections. while in
the city the cripples could be trans
ported to and from the school each
day. spending the night In their own
homes.
DR.. Painter opened his address with
statistical statement, in which he
traced the movement TO have the gov
q Y is hi
those brought into the world crippled
or made so by childish Diseases The
first institution or which there Ia any
record, WAS established in Bavaria by
private means. In a few years ii was
recognized by King Ludwig I. This
was in 1892. While Bavaria has made
remarkable progress. the idea has
spread slowly in other countries. It
was first introduced in New York in
1861. and has been taken up In Phil
adelphia, Chicago and Boston, but Is
still in It's infancy.
Virginia Loses 100000 Yearly.
In Virginia, according to figures sup
piled by the State Board of Health,
there are approximately 1900 cripples,
and OF this number about one fourth
are children. 1t is estimated that the
state loses moro than 100000 n year
in wages and maintenance. From an
economic. well as humanitarian,
standpoint, said DIR. Painter, II Will
be wise move for Virginia TO estab-
lish some institution where the chill
dren can be taught an useful occupa-
ton.
There are four methods of dealing
with the crippled children, he said The
best method i'll vogue is TO teach them
TO earn substantial wages. treatment
for the disease to which they are sub
Ject being carried on with the train
ing. The homes for incurables he de-
nounced AS anttquated and impracti-
cable from scientific standpoint. be-
cause In them the inmates are made
dependents and not self-supporting.
The best method that has been worked
out Is the resident hospitals. which
work In conjunction with the public
schools.