The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-20

air and good, wholesome and careful
| ly chosen food are better than medi-
| cine. Colonies with their large farms
provide this to advantage and are
thoroughly proven to be the most
satisfactory method Of treating and
caring for this disease and the one
society Of the United States doing
most to stimulate public interest in
behalf Of the feeble-minded says in
one Of several bulletins:
ANY plan for the care OF such a
large number of people must first De
reasonably economical. It must be
effective. It must prove satisfactory
to parents and guardians as well as
to the public generally. 1t must be
capable of early application. =
In the hospitals for the insane, the
feeble-minded and epileptics are add
ing to the already crowded condition
They do not need the care OF the ex-
pert physician and the expensive pro-
tected buildings-they want mother.
ing, directing and the opportunity OF
the land. They need a job, with
material found with which to work
instruction as to what to do, Q place
to perform labor, someone to take
care of the product, and encourage
ment-and they are useful and
happy
In considering colony plan the
first item should be plenty Of the
right kind of land. There should not
be less than 300 acres for 500 pa
tients, and an acre for each person
has been designated by some as the
minimum. Great care in the selection
of location is vital. The tract Sc
lected for the most part should be
woodland 1t should be high. well.
drained, healthy and well-watered BY
springs or stream, with several grades
and varieties of soil, some for gen.
eral farming, some for trucking. ani
some for pasture. The colony should
be located not far from some impor.
tant town, so that supplies may b.
| received and produce shipped with.
out delay, and relatives may visit
conveniently. The middle peninsulal
portion Of the State seems preferable
as a location on account of the ad-
yantages Of the climate and the low
cost Of keeping the colonists warm In
the winter.
After the location for the buildings
has been selected, the boys who are
to form the nucleus Of the colony
and are able to work, should 60 init
camp, properly supervised, and clea,
up and get in readiness the grounds
before the carpenters come to build
When everything is in readiness t
begin building, tn boys can begir
clearing the farm. The work o.
helping a new home will be fun fol
them.
Plenty of ground should be se'
apart for the proper development o
the colony to prevent crowding in tn.
future, it matters not how the mum
bers increase. In the laying out o
the ground no natural advantage G
Tie location should he oT, looked tina
would make it beautiful, healthy
happy place to live.
The cottages to be used as home
for the patients may be frame or &c
ment-block bungalows. They stou,
be one story, screened, we'll lighte
and modern in every particular Fac
cottage should accommodate thirty
five to fifty, a feature Of each bein
sheds or porches that will permit
sleeping out in the oreG Clcurs G
buildings as homes for each race an
sex should form units of the colon
, and be sufficiently widely separated /
give the greatest freedom and proven
crowding as the colony grows. Co,
rect arrangement of these four srour
should have them not too far fro,
: the hospital, administrative offic,
chapel and amusement hall; sue
buildings to occupy a position a
nearly central as possible and eoua
ly accessible to all In stead OF fou
: hospitals there should be one no.
pital with wards for the care of eac
race and sex. The buildings alread
mentioned plus wide streets an
shady parks, will make a good b,
ginning for the colony.
Then in their rightful places shout
be located the dairy, the barns III
piggery, light. power and wat.
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See W.K. JACKSON