The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-17
GOVERNOR MANN FOR
EUGENIC MARRIAGES
Second Section of His Message to General Assembly
Discusses Schools, Temperance Consolidation
OF Medical Colleges, Oyster Pollution and
MANY Other Lnopcs ~. ..---.

laws to be worked on tho farms when
FOR any cause they cannot be worked
carried out by the District OF Coiumbl,i.
which has farm In Fairfax County
or about LOO acres, and upon which
m average of zoo prisoners from the
Washington Jail make net, after pay
ing expenses. about $4,000 per annum.
Must Report Number of Prisoners.
l am Informed that nothing Is paid
| by some of the cities of the State for
me support of prisoners In their jails,
4@ ut many Of their must be there
winch the fines go into tho city treas
uries l recommend that serseants and
report monthly to the Superintendent
or the Penitentiary, the number OF
prisoners In Jail who should go on the
oners confined for failure to 'I give r RS.
a ,ha ed DO hon ,as, also .snommend that
rections be charged with the duty of
:,scertaining, from time to time. how
supported by the city and how many
by the State. and that the Auditor be
furnished with this Information. and
law from charging the State with the
BOARD or any prisoner confined for VIC
ia1ioh OF city ordlnnnces
propation law, enacted by the last Gen
erai Assembly on the recommendation
tons. Is being tested. 100 men paid last
year to the probation officer for the
support of their families SG.5Ss rho
GERS should be appointed and nonsup-
port cases placed under them In every
city i'm the state. This recommends
! Placing Children In Homes.
During the last eighteen months tho
Board of Charities and Corrections has
colored children. n majority Of Whom
were taken from jails. All except
eight are doing well. This work should
so amend the law that white and col.
I ored children committed TO the re-
l3rmatories should first go to the Board
secured for such of them as. In the
opinion of the board, could be trusted
With power 10 send such as proved un
the discretion Of the board.
The Federation OF Colorcd Women's
Clubs OF Virginia hnve purchased n
farm. upon which Will be established
! an industrial school for delinquent col
ored girls This enterprise has the
corrections, and | heartily recommend
II TO the favor of the General Assembly.
\ Treatment of Inebriates.
( Inebriety is now a disease. and must
mnfortunate, fellowcitizens is desired
They should not be sent TO jail, but
liquor until il has been thoroughly
eliminated from the system: should
ni t pienty OF SUNSHINE, fresh air and
colony should be established where
inebriates and drug habitues should.
under proper rules and regulations, he
required to earn their living and In.
iiuences should be brought to bear upon
tnese unfortunate people tending to
restore their seif-respect and manhood
Stnte Bonrd OF Health.
! Medical science has made wonderful
a ,daal during the last Twenty-Five
other period of the worlds history. di.
! rected It's attention to the prevention
OF diseases. Our State Board of Health,
though but five years DID, has. with the
: help of the Legislature. achieved n
/ record which honors the State.
mention the Catawba Sanatorium for
Consumptives; which has received. be-
n nannIe 1t merits the confidence Of tho
from every section Of the State SUI
tering from actual or incipient tuber-
cuIo3is seek admission.
The laboratory Of the board has he
come come necessity in the diagnosis OF
| disease. and the specimens examined
ago 70 5000 now. In the distribution
OF dlphtheria nntitoNin. smallpox and
antltyphoid vaccine and antirablc treat
,nent our citizens have been saved
I nhe HH, ,a agensiesi toge,her with FREQ
bulletins on disease prevention, have
reduced the mortality from diphthcria
one5half and typhoid cases by at least
ratc. me successful administration of
me vital statistics law recommended by
me board has put Virginia abreast Of
Union. '''e
For Enscnfc Marriages.
Progress however, is constant adj
vance towards an ever rccedinl from
tier, and recommend that our Lepis.
lature take step forward and enact
a marriage license shall be Issued in
inns state the prospective groom de-
u I'VE TO the clerk OF the court having
GIate from Il reputable physician Sc
iested by the friends or family OF the
R ntsd%;ni, bride showing that the man
terrible disease which stamps It's hor-
ria curse upon the innocent offspring
which. II we desire tho vigor and hap
niness OF health. society must protect
On tho report OF the oculist and aur-
ISL OF the Virginia School for the Deaf
hnd the Blind at Staunton. and as likely
TO prevent, many cases of blindness, I
adequate penalty, requiring every ac-
coucheur to drop 2 per cent solution
child at birth, regardless or parentage
or suspicion OF Infection Any inIam-
dna,ion or redness of the eyes of the
OF his birth should he at once attended
TO ~ i;h od physician or reported to the
state Hospitals.
The reports from these institutions
snow them to be in good condition ana
well managed. The comfort and health
OF the patients are carefully looked
inter and the expenses are kept within
reasonable limits The Eastern State
Hospital has profited by the land re-
Gently purchased and OH account Of ii
has been able to reduce it's per capita
cost / think. 1t will prove economical
and beneficial to the inmates of the
hospitals for these institutions to have
as much land as can be reasonably and
mendation, made to the last General
Assembly, that the Commissioners OF
hospitals be authorized and required
to purchase such supplies as flour,
cured meat, coffee tea, sugar. mola sses.
md the like, In bulk for all of tho hos
pitals, to be delivered at specified times
ana In specifieF quantities. ] believe Il
: ConSiderahlG SnNinE womb result il