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THE CMfO fiUIXETW, THURSDAY MORNING F'HBRUARY II. 1904.
THE SECOND DAY
VERY BUSY ONE
(Concluded from Second Page.)
ed on liehalt" of others, thai the cause
of good citizenship and good govern
ment have received so great impetus
and. encouragement. The end Is
worthy of the means. We arc all
eltf.ms of a great, a tuagnineent
state, ihe giory ami weinare oi in
idols Is and should ever In- our
41,
concern.
Thrm loo sail on, O ship of slate.
Sail, 0 Union strong and great.
Our hearts, oilr hopes are all With
thee,
Oil? heart , our hopes, our prayers.
our tears,
our faith triumphant o'er our fears
Are all with thee-are nil with thee!
The presentation of Mr. Warner's ud
dress was received with liberal and un
rftl (milled applause.
Thereupon President Armstrong an
nnnueed the following appointment on
committees:
Taxation .1 W. Westfohl, Ham
cock county! K. fS. Allen, Macon
county; K, C. Parsons. Lee county.
J. Bennett, Champaign county; .1. H.
I, ane, MeOohough county: Israel
Dudgeon, (irnndy county: II. P. Law
rr-nce, OuPage county.
legislation.---11. It. Slnt:.:en, Will
county: VV. U. Matney, Bond counly;
II. P. (iehani, Iee county; It. r
Adams, Ogle county; C. L Miller,
Williamson counly; Charles Warner
Sangamon couniy; ft, L Carh.ek. Me
Lean county.
Roads and Bridges. Samuel Holder
nun. (irnndy buiity: John P. (ireen,
OeWui county-, ' W. N. Halt, Si.
('lair conhfy; Charles .lack sou, Mer
cer counly; A VV. VVillialiison. Pa
hvski county; J. ft. Sllgh, Cass conn
ty; J. p, Russell, Kendall county.
Care of Poor- C. ft, Blodgetl. )u
Pope counly; John Klhb-. Madison
county; Newion Imtm, l.aSaib- conn
ty; A. A. Moon, Douglas county:
Anpust Uacke.. Mcoyplii eduntj II
C. Haldrltfge. McLean county; Mark1
K. Koplift, Iroquois county
Caret of insane. John A Miller,
Alexander county; W. W. clement
Bltreau county; tflias Watkins, Me
tnrd county; Prcd A! Hlllig. Morgan
county; J. C. Roth, Woodford county;
ft. .1. Mitchell, Oallniin county: I' red
Will.e. Will county.
location. -George I. Cowan, Knox
county! W. P. Lynch, Kane county;
,). A. Mason. Luke county; Charles
Cooper, Henderson county; Ferry
l.ogs.hm, Schuyler equity: D L Me
Kinney, UtSalle counly: .lane s Pow
ers. Jersey county.
At the suggestion of President
Armstrong that there should be an
other committee, which was not pro
vided for. FJx-piosidi nt St asm n moved
thai Ihe necessary anil much needed
committee oh altendauce be estab
lished." The motion prevailed and the
following were named by President
Armstrong:
Altendauce. -John c. McGrath, Jer
i ey county: J. M. Doild, Jersey county;
A. L. Sibith. Cnindy county: X. I".
Uc idler, UigMi coiiuty; N'oah Kinetic;.
Payette couniy, llenj. F Kngey. Pi
alt county : lb my lluhliard, Itoel;
I land oounty.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, by Hie Seventeenth An
BUf) COJIVelltion of the .Supervisors
('oiitily t'ominlssiotieis, and County
clerks:
That "An act for the relief of tin
hliud, approved April ll, tWS, be
amended so as to make the rebel
therein granted, payable from ib
tnie trea nry, under proper saf
gaahls and restrictions as to proof
Itesolvcd. That I he Committee on
legislation be instructed to have
bill drawn up embodying the above
Movislons and present tbe same to
the next legfsiatUre ami urge lis en
act men t
Wm. O. MATNKV,
( Bond County.
Besolved. That this Convention rec
ommend. that the legislature place
the members of the State Board of
lliiualizatloii upon salary uml litnil
Hie title for them to complete tlmr
business.
X. F BKIULF.K,
Logan Couniy
11 B. HUBBARD,
BfK'k Island County.
I) L McKINNEY.
laSall" County.
Following the introduction of the
resolutions, which were referred to
their impropriate committees, ('apt.
Rost, superintendent of the Will coun
iv farm read a nancr on ' Charity Cor
reel ion and Poor Farm. ' The paper
....... f ..rQh..nii-i. and i
liBiisiive treatise of the subject matter,
' nirtnirri si a wuiipivii"ui" -
.nd minuteiv covered ii In detail. The
pcaker was listened to intently, and he
undoubtedly disseminated much infer
mation amon the delegates.
CAPT. CHAS. ROST'S ADDRESS.
Mi Chairman and C.entlemen of the
Convention: Everyone one believes
that It hi proper and useful that those
who, in as official or private capac-
ity. take special ioteresr in tbe pro
motion of charitable enterprises
should come together and compare
notes Mot ul "i are engaged la .
i this work and many of yon do much ;
. thinking regarding these matters.
Many of you, no doubt, have had ocea-j
slon to give earliest consideration to 1
Mhls or that feature of the work, and :
felt thai great improvemenis are pos-
slide. Sometimes perhaps you have j
felt that a great deal of your work !
and worry was thrown away or does ;
not show very much to shape per-j
maneni and beneficial results, there- ;
fore nothing ean be more valuable
than that those practically engaged in
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enief!,... ...,....Htrtn..
iheir experiences. . ,
The proceedings of your annual
meeilngs have taken u wide range,
and for the ist few years have shaped all must admit, are very deli inieatal ,
some very imponant legislation for ' 'he young mind. Nov. gentlemen,
ihe benefit of the people of ihis state. ; you all know ihat these condlUohR
'specially those that have been an- j 'fist. sla'' governmeni kuows it, ;
rortuiiaie ami have, either through Ami legislators have been informed
Iheir own fatills or through the snre'iime and lime asain i" r.ined.v ibis
and never tiring law of nature, have .evil, and still, atur tea yeari of urj
become bo demoralised in mind and
body thai the community in which
hey reside have deemed it advisable
roth a moral, economical and humane !
rttandpolnl to separate them from so ;
cii'ty and from their owh home tdr- j
ele of relatives and friends and Beryl
liiem Lo the poor house. ,
Yon have met uitaln for the pur
,ose 01 dlscusslne; various matiers :
lertalnlng to Hie good of society, and
hi- unfortunate class ol our fellow
,ien and women, and ascertain vvln ih
F or not, we are doing all we can
) make thflm comfortable ainl con
o tiled during Iheir miserable existence 1
m earth, or Is (here anything mor
iiftt eoilld be done lo belter their
iiidllion.
When Webster, in his dictionary, de
Ined the work poor, he quoie the
tpression of (tenjaniiti Franklin, our
,,'eai . lateonan and )(hilosodier, who
aid "I have observed, the more public
rovlsloos are made for the ioor the
ss they provide for themselves."
Ill iny hunible opinion I his expres
:ion is allogeiher too broad for tie
iresenl enlightenil age. Of course,
..' may apply I his u. a ver i-vv pe
de who will tal,.- ad Ian I age of on,
.nerosity.bui in a general way it doe
io 111 the limes in which we live and
hope this saying of Franklin's will
lot inrtiieiice your future action as to
ielping the needy, bill act in harmony
Uh the old saying, "Better let tei i
;uilty ones escape than to hang on
innocent."
Among the many hopeful evidence? !
if progress and enllghtment of thi i
I'wonti'elh Century are the great or
. tniations. such as this convention.;
r Instance, on a comparatively binall :
ale as yet (for I think it should be
lationall all dealing with problems '
ml conditions affecting the well be-1
ig of society -many ot them sad
lening and not free from iierplexity -
i ill not hopeless. There is comforl
.o be found iii the belief that all
tefortta for the good of humanity
lie possible ami ii is well to preach
hem at all tunes, but don't neglect
i praclico ihem.
When your honorable chairman ask
d me to come before ibis convention
if State Supervisors I hesitated, for
: felt that three years ago, in youi
onveiition al Joilet I had said nearly
ill 1 knew about managing a pool
arm or poor house, and matters in '
.eneral that came under my obsorva J
ion regarding the supervisors siml so
lerintendeiii, as well as the inmate ;
hcnlorc I will intw endeavor to be
xpllcit. practical and brief as pos ;
sible.
You, as .supervisors, are men done
y in touch with the people, especial
v the poorer classes, tbhu any othei
ifllcer, either elective or appointive
; Cm know the people of Ihe town tl ;
ivcr which you preside, with an in
; imacy Impossible for any officer ol
ue law. S'ou know the good cltlzem
1 nd (he bad; the man who provide
ell lor his family; the man who i
lek or so unfortunate as not to o.
ible to provide for his family: and
he man who is so depraved and v.i. l
!d that he refuses to iuiiill thai duty
Von know the widow with her little
it first .on! alter that can stand gloat
ind the one who is lacking In health
r eourgae or industry ami wants help
all the time.
The man who must know all tie s.
tetatls and be able to act Uhiii them
is he should, must be a man of broad
nind, kind heart, and good sound pnic
ical sense. He must also posses
Hough imagination to enable him tc
'inev Into and understand the ml
ngs of persons who have bat n no
'oVInnaie. Tie supervisor Is so
to the people thai h eas more effec
lively grasp the wants of proper legl
lation to elevate the common p,-o)le
ind society la general If there hp
an obnoxious law in force, you are
the fir t to discover it, because you
come in contact with conditions every
day that no other official does Or
should von find that a avx-d law has
r "
not been enforced by our state gov
rnmeni. use your influence as a body
ot supervisors, to have the one re
tilled and the nth'T entered tu It
fullest extent 1 am sure the people
f Illinois do not want anybolv to
strite,
This brings ?nc to a point of diseutt
in;: that mc! BfUfnl class of Inmates
hat are reed to spend their days in
tbe pool houses, the incurable in
sane." Public sentiment by no
means dormant in this great state of
Illinoi . on tbm burning ihanic
of
mingling this class of unfortunates i
with the aged, the cripple, the blind, j
the feeble minded, the epileptic, the
paralytic and ihe consumptive. Tnlnk
of what these people have to endure J
day and night-to see the actions and
listen o the prayers, curses, shrieks,
songs and general turmoil of the In-
sane.
But the worst of all is that off times
It is unavoidable to have children tern-
porurily sent to the poor house until
SUfiJ) provisions are made to dispose of-
ihem ,i..,,c. ihe i.u.iki .-Uaiue-U
which somlimes takes mouths rtie-e
u.lilnk ....mllm,,, I,- 'I'lliW
P""- innocent children have to be
subjected to summndingw, wbieb w
ing and preaching the necessity ol
inisliiiii! the incurable insane asylum
t Hartonville, in order to reus dy
ibese shaniet'ul eondilions, m.i ottn in t
mine patieiii has been taken "in of tfl
ioor bouses thai I kartvt oj. The only ,
.insolation we have that Qod VI- ,
nigaly has se. u lit to call .ome of
I li, in to tbel.- last Home.
Now lei us be iinue.d and candid in
he matter, we know (he people ul litis
it ale do not want these conditions an)
longer; there is no excuse lor it third
hey should enist. Illinois is rich
verythtpg pertaining io build (hat
nstitutlon, Uahor U always ready io i
ct, and the gaiod people nre willing ,
nut glad to pay for It Three year
' tea in your meeting at oiled, you pass
d strong resolutions urging the ,
ruor and the leglslaiure, lo see to
t that the work on the Cncurable In
ane asylum he pushed to the inlb'si
i utent. which bad a good effect. You
1 ave it a to w life, and I hope before
on adjourn Ibis convention, you will
ivc it still more lite.
In collection wilh this subject, I
ish to say a few words regarding the
ame of the Incurable lusane asylum
i I llartotisville. I am fully convinced
hat some of the incurable insane, who
I iave come under my observation.
ave. at times, indicated to me mat
;ioy iav,, nionienls when ihey cotuprc
end their condition; perhaps strong
noiigh t0 recognize ihat they are j
lassed as incurable. It seems to me
hat the name should not be applied j
o any institution of Whatever ehurac
W, to take the old spying. "Where :
here is life there is hone." This nmsr 1
iave a depressing effect on ihe mind (
f the patient, and perhaps extinguish
ntirely thai little flickering light, of :
"asoii left in him. as well as destroy ,
11 th" hopes of his relatives and '
rlends ever to have him restored to I
eason. Let us hope that some one
111 hint a more suitable mime for an ,
iMtttttttba of this kind, thai will not
ilscoorage our most unforlunate fei
low man and woman, but will gV
hem new hopes of recovery.
The poor house is another name that
hould not be used in common, taking
litO consideralion the class of pen
de that are iumaies al the presom
ge, because it conveys to the aVef
ge mind a repulsive idea, and es
lOClally to the minds of such uuworlhy
infdrtunntes that have to siieml the
1st days of their lives as wards of the
! iiblic in tbe poor house. It impress 's
I hem with an idea of wretchedness.
' ml all thai is undesirable. In many
i iHlhtlcs of this stale the lertn "oor 1
muse'' in not used. In Will counly.
I my suggestion, the board of super
I ,isors changed the name from p 101
louse to The Will County Farm " I
i mpe you gentlemen t hut represen:
ountlew that uae the term " p i.u
louse" will agree with me. and en
leaW 10 have il changed
I will now endeavor to glva you i
.radical idea of the government of
ouniy rami; its classes oi
nmates, and tin' system under which
d is operated. In I8t'.!l the n nest Ion
vaa snbmltted to the board of super
.isors as to bow Will county shoul
irovlde for it.- dependent classes. Af
er due consideration it was agreed
iptm thai each township support It!
Kior. The county should furnish suit-
ible building, and contract with the
liferent townships to lake care of
heir needy for a consideration of $1
ier week or 18 cents per day. with He
right of the liuard of supervisors to re
due or increase this amount a; an.
imc when eondilions would justify
This amount has heen maintained
y the board until ihis year Last
Septemlr they raised it to t.S0 per
week. This became necc-.ary for va
Hons reasons. First ol all. as we
know, that the living expenses of the
people have, for the last two years,
increased 2". per eet. This fact Is
acknowledged by the best authority in
tin land.
An,l wh,n wf' think of ii
institution of this kind, having been
1,1 onwfatton lor over fifty years, has
naturally accumulated a cla-- of m
mates that a few years ago were abb
o take care of taenwnves. and help
.ihers when necessary, but now havi
conte ta thai stage of their life thai
renders ibem helpless. On of tie
first inmaie received at the Will
r"uoty Farm was in 1853; he Ii still
wHb us. and many more that were r-
ivel in the 60s All these too!
need special care, hence an additima'
'Tpense rain; on Hie Mist t nt ton . an '
i .. ' 1
nyist be met by the township that
sent then) lo the fount) larm, perhaps
forty yea.
! IOH li
sni(, ttgatitatlon for the itpporl of
,lt K)0ri especially from a financial
standpoint When a township has no
,loor j( rtt(OS lult ,,ay anything for the
support of others, which I think Ik
just i:t my way or thinking a pauper
i should be supported by the community
!j fchlci W created silcb, no mal
r j, j,; , nwn (.ulU .
, .,.,.
uunntuit) w iii tudd him
l(.snslfl () u e. i lain extent, but .n
! ... ,
,h(l naiMj i; np ,.,,nuil nnity in
teh ho renlded I iced him. in" any
way. lo spend' bis earnings when In'
hoiild havi save I i lieiu tor 0 rainy
day in when old age should creei upo:i
him and disable hint td care for blm
self, he should be supported by the
ownship thai permitted eandlUohn
to make tii:n a panper.
I know, and you know perhaps bet-
ter than I do. ihai (re hate townships j
ii,: elties I leu Invite lhertf surround-
ngs. The Hoard of Supervisors in j
.Vill eottjit,y app(nn(s s s rln entlentH
i maiieti and :i piiysicl.in evt r) year ;
luring IhMr September meeting. W?
aandihg a hoh4'tt Iih.oimi from lha i
.up!1; bi'. nib in bo appointed, for thej
Irlct o 'rl'ormance of his duties, and
nl LLp ' Lh LV
CAPT. CHARLcG R0ST.
Capt. Charles Host, superintendent of the Will county farm, was. Loin
in (Iraswaid, a city located In North Ira Prussia! oh tin- Baltic sea, on t)e-
, -emher ll. IS 11 He moved lo Ihe IfdlUul Slates with his p:irenls In 18.1:1. I
etiling at McCoinh. III. Ill 1801; inspired by lb" love of his adopted conn
fy, he responded to I'resnleui l.incolu's Hist oall for volunteers,, and was on
oiled in t'ii. B, of the 20th Mass. Inf. lie served ihroughoul the war with
,reai rttrtlnctlon, being captured twice and incarcerated 'in Libby and Sails
niry. N. ('.. prisons from which he was released by an exchange of prisoners,
le was WOltndpd ill flcttysblirg and in Ifie aattlv Of Ihe. Wilderness, f'apt.
tost rose by flegrees until he attain 'i command of his company and was
mistered out after a service of four years, folloWluS dipt. Host was em
doyeil in railroad construction, two ye.irs of which, 1ST.'! to 1X7e, he assisted
'apt Jobfl c. Mann in tho construction hf tie Mississippi c. nuai. now
he I. C. from Fort Jefferson. Ky , o laeksdn, Tctin. In 1 877 he nccepled
i position under M a j . McClanghory. al the Jolltll Penitential')', which he
Iliad tot 15 years, being tlfachorgetl for political reasons by Qov, Altgehl.
nit no sooner was the di-charse effective thuii the Will counly board of HU
lervlsors tendered in m the position of snpCrlnlendont of (he county faun,
vliich he accepted and has held continuously ever since, coveting a period
f ll years
ie nasi declare under oath lli.il he
vill administer in u humane way to
he wants of all inmates that come
mder his tare, nml comply with ihe
iiws ol ine siiiie, mid 11, so oiieVMlie
orders ol i l.e Hoard ot Supervisors, as I , , v, as a government, has not
;iveti from Um to time. j GttillbtrtCd one dollar, (tut of the 2.r,
The county pays the salary of the j townships only lfi ndp Ul pay these
luawriatettdent, matron ami the phy ! bills, and if n was not for the insane
dclan, aim furnishes the building, ami 1 returned to the County from Slgtf
lays for all permanent improveniems Asylums, lour or Vc more town
Phe maintenance and all repaffh, Incl isiiiiis would he free from this ex
leatal expensce. hired help, etc., are J pensc. for when an insane patient Is
oaid out of lb.' i Minings of ihe farm
ind board kills Hint are pnld by tie
various townships The snpcfinUmi
I ml presents bis bills every sf
.iinnths to the suivrvisors. who pn
in If to He ir town board, and i
ound corn et. U allowed and ih
notiey paid to the superintendent, wh
ives the proper receipt. For the
noney so collected hj- la snpitosed t'
nrnish the inmates all necessary at
enlion and comforts to his or her con
liilon ami physical requirements
At the regular meeting of the Hoar,
' ,f Si.nei visors in Set.t.'..,l,..i e iel, ven
he superinli ndent is required to nial;
i lull reis.rt of all money received an
'rom what source, and mom y paid am
'or what purpose Also the conditio!
if inmates, buildings, live slock, farn
implements, crops on hand or sold, im
provements made or needed in fact
Mtltne the general condition of every
,lW , ., to the Institution an
t mana-;.m"nt. This report ' e-ome
i , part of the. r.-mlar ptmeeedings o j
, he board, and is printed as a puldb
locument Bvtry rdtlfi of Will amr.
y is entitb i to a copy thereof, if si
lesired. and you will see this prevent
iny misuse of funds, for anybody win
bas had any dealings with tin in all
ion. can fin I rnrd of it in (si. r'
vort.
The daily average numfter f In
the WH! Couniy Fjrm la "
www fWi
I y.
i(h
Tot a t number (hiring
t : disc nai -' .I'd. ii i: in -
.id; bit-
rled, II: s.'iil In Kankakee. .: Of ibis
sumi, r were born In I lib country;
13 in Ireland; 28 in (lermauyi :: in
Prance, :: In Poland; II In Sweden; S
in Austria: I In Wales; in Scot
land: 9 in Hngland and -I in Hungary.
The daily average cost per Inmate
but year was .212 ct. (21 8-10 Ct.)
For ibis amount we fiiruishel ail Ihe
n. ceMiiries of lire. $S:.'ii?.1S is the to
tal cost of caring for Ihe Hi? people.
i; , was received from townships
and Individuals, and lli'un :'.:! was re
attsed itotn surplus farm products
the iMal of v.tiieh was
follov s:
Orocerion ..
M-ats 4
Clothing
Boots and Shoes
Di) Hoods ami Bedding
Fuel and fclghl
OrttgS :ind Medical
ances
Hardware :m, I'luiiibim
upended, as
I2f.48.35
I'M!' .bit
3Sil
I0R.IW
418.17
Ki::.t
Appli
242.8S
it.-
pairs 3OC.03
Hlacksniii blur.
lUniess mid Kepalrt
rturial Rxpensei
illred Help
Rending Matter and Amuse
r.C2b
4.2t
tttents
I Stationery and ,lail Matters.
Christmas Presents
. . IOC.00
Uiiieral Repairs on Farm
buildings ami Fences .. 200.JP
Miscellaneous Fxpensen 211.41
Of all these expenditures. Will
''turned n- Incurable to Ihe Count)
'arm. be is al one. ( hargoil lo the
iaii from whieh he wa originally
nt to tie Slate Hospital for insati
f, nd Hie town iniiKi provide for
iin or her at the County Pgrm.
I congratulate the counties thai
ave adopted this method of town
hip organisation, and have exhibited
spirit of honesty and fairness by
iving their superintendent full con
rot in matter pertaining to the dis
barge of bis duties., thereby render
e: ii an easy inaltt r lo locate negli
got or abuses, and also insuring
aire efficiency and a higher grade of
rvlce When n peiaw Is (sothedwilh
ny decree of aiithoriiv. t.nd held per-
anally to strict aoaonntibiiity. bet
er results are always obtained,
.now ing thai tho whole weight of re
ponsthflty rests entirely upfin bis
boulders, and Hist t if i is not the
seat chanc to akdrii or shi't it on
one-one else.
No person Is received at the Will
lounty ftatf wlthooi a written order
rom the s,,p, ri--or of the town in
hich he resides. A rc.';i.tr is kepi
th" .sup.'rlntendeiii, muni; a rec
i of each InbMtC wlo n re iv. d
latiuiiallty. age, physical and reentsl
condition, and an examination ot
same bf the attending physician. He
is also qneatloned as to tbe where
a,M,,,t ; "f his "r her rel.itiv
ijiii W.y M ? y tih -
r-TVTK Nflim.
friends, and all 'his Is carefully noted,
so that in case of sickness of deajh, i
so mat in case 01 sieiness or neain.
'they ean bo notified, and It lb.e b.ly!
Is not elalnved within a limited Hme,
It is buried In the Couniy Farm Ceni trying to hold on to his mental farm
etery, and the expenses charged to lies, while he realizes that they ate
the town from which the patient was gradually slipping away from him, is
sent j a most lamentable sight, to one who
The grave is marked by a small Intelligence enough to comprehend
headstone wllh a number cut In on j "
Hi.' lop, which number cone-pond" in isns. me state noarn ot enarttie t
with the number or .he register V:ept loMbly advocated the need Of
in the office, so in case the body thte colony for Ihe epileptic -ami
should ever be elaimed li can be lo 'r state leglslaiiire at om ricot;
caled This does not happen vet) nlzed 11 necessity - but. hrf some reas
often. During mv eleven years serv " (m b) 'materially ' V hy I doh t
Ice as Superlniendeni two hod let knoW- " 1 now " ,n pt
have been claimed afler burial. To,10 ,,k' " hlri'1 ,n"' mhur W
show you the importance of tnarkltiB
. t in- grave. will mention one ease.
An old man died and was Iny led
before we adopted the above plan Al
one time this man was considered a
highly respected citizen. His wile had
died and he married again His son,
who could not tolerate He
mother, left his home and located .in
California, where be, In course of
time, aeeumiilal.'d some means He
wroti m.a king almui his faih-r. lie
Bs.OO wanted htm to cone and live wilh
!'2I.I,1 him. I wrote him (hat his father was
dead ami buried. Without any further
lo".. I;, explanation the boy came to Julie!,
fjQM Secured an undertaker mid appeared
nt the fiirui to claim th body, in or
ier o bury it by the side of his,
mother. When told that the grave of wish, however, to raise the further
the father could not be located to a question as to whether ine Jitac ban
certainty, the young man was deeply not come when Ihe Inmates of our
affected. I at ones adopted the pres-; almshouses should be considered as
ent plan to prevent a like occurrence, j more nearly related to hospital pa
Vovt all nuisi admit that it Is by;iients than to paupers. Is not ihe
no means, a pleasant task lo manage j difference pot ween dependence and
ihe various classes of Inmates, To he pauperism thisthat dependency
successful, the manager must exer ' carrle., with it no .suggestion of re
else constant care and watchfulness, proaeii. -while pauperism implies a
and his burdens are hy no means 1 willingness and a desire to receive
light. Probably ihe most burdensome ; aid, when it is not a necessity, In
class is the epileptic, that crowds our la'', a preference tor accepting aid,
county house i. They need constant caiker than for making any reason
guarding. They are liable tp..dfop in j aljl sftort for self-support. This is the
a fit at any lime, no mailer where ! pauper in the proper sense of the
they may be, and when attacked their and should not he applied to a
ipasms are not alone painful, and, hor-1 Pron. who would gladly support hloi
rlble to the patient, hut as well to I' his .mentnl and physical con
persons who unavoidably have to wit jditlons would permit,
ue. :s ihepi. Add to this the fact that we in
y ooservaiion in siiutyinr. mis
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class of Inmates is, that they reqnjre
i diet especially adapted to Iheir dis
ease, for I have noticed that they all
eat heartily, and that the spasms
nearly always occurr just after, or
while eating their meals. When you
have seen, and had experience with,
this sadly afflicted class, and know
'he burden and anxiety they cause,
you will agree with hie that they tan
not receive proper tnalmeni under
i he limited ptO rata expense alloted
to Ihe heaping of ordinary Inmates. I
Know of two eases where epileptics
fell in spasms and so fejl us to pro
duce strangulation or suffocation utnl
; djed before help could reach them.
i While some may say that death In
such eases might be a welcome relief,
i say ibai humanity demands the
kindest and most watchful care to pre
vent death, and if possible, effect a
, euro. It is surely u shame and a
reproach to enlightened, cblrslian pro
gress that no bettor means have been
provided for this da ;s pf unfortuh
lies. sincerely hope that. my pi od
logs for the benefit of Hisse peopb
has done some good, ami that this
convention will take action,, before
it adjourns, in passing tillable reso
lutions condemning this pfhetie ol
Itfteplni lle-e people l( Hie POO!
houaes.
i There Is no class that need more
s ympathy and kindness From the pub
lie than the epileptic. Ills condition
in course of time makes him Irritable
suspicious and disagreeable, and even
tually. he will antagonize his best
iriembi still ihe same lime, he looks
longingly for iheir stnypatljr- he aluo
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PROGRAM FOR TODAY
Seventeenth Annual Convention (
Supervisors, County Commlssoners
and County Clerks of Illinois,
K, M. K. C. Hall Cairo, Feb II, 1904
THURSOAY, FEBRUARY
Morning Session. :).
Invocation
R.'v T J Porter
Address Treatment and care of the Insane'
I) K Sander,, M I) Physician llilnols s.t.uth
eru Hospital tot the Insane, Anna
Addross c.ood Road
Mr R W Richard' on. Secretary National Com!
Roads Convention
Adore..-, Bridges and Bridge Laws
lion .1 H liurnham. Btoomlngtoii
Report of Committee-
li 'ceiianeons Business
Aftennv.n Regrlon, 1:N.
location of Next Meeting
Addres: The Care of Dependant
Hon MfTlflam fl rvw.v. County Judge. Alexander
County.
tddress Com pa rati Vt Value and RgncgtM of Porma
tiv. and Reiormative lOMI Rat fans
Profemor lanb'l H Parkinson. Presidtnt South
ern Illinois Normal I'Biverslfy.
Rvenlng
KcU Per'tcn in honor
bwomcs more o
Is liable ti eomt
is name to comm t acts oi vto ence i
fellow Inmates ;
sorry afterward
which he will feel
and to notice him
-rp"1" f"1,,lu' 'Wlkt that will
!ave the desired rftutb.
'n s,a,PK of h'. New York.
Massachusetts. New Jersey, and evfrt
a far so,UB flml Texas, these
tes. take care of this most tinfor-
l"h&,p class of people, by keeping
ihetn on larg.' tracts of land -dotted
ilh ir,t,r cottages-where they can
l,f's, eare--good fresh air
and pletuy of exercise-so e-tsWttifll
,rt "elr condition from what I ran
b arn, ii has been ably demonr.trated
that the colon) plan is ihe only mtc
cssful way to care or and treat
epileptics. 1 ,
Thus far. I -presume I have voiced
the semigiDt.i of practically all thoso
e.innerted with ih convention. I
stinctively fesl when age causes de-
1 , t
tltllli111 nttfl hu.,imiw A l.ttlilln 1. A .t ,
should be irepted with a degree of
eoiiHiderailoti qpite different from that
properly accorded the middle aged,
able-bodied voluntary pauper,
Fnder all these circumstances and
conditions, the superintendent of tho
poor house or farm. Is placed Irt n
position, where lie lias to use good
judgement - an we all know there aro
always more or loss unruly people
in our couniy institutions.. .Now to
preserve discipline and protect the
aged and feelfti from Insults and bod
ily harm from this class of inmates
is a quest ion which engages the at
lentioti of th superintendent.
In Ihis matter, the highest consbt
erailon ot humdn treatment should
observed, in order to properly handle
these conditions, your superintendent
should be possessed of a kind tolerant
and humane character. Kindness 4itil
ehrlsllah forlieatance and freedohi
from bad tamper, should be his dis
tinctive chared eristics. He hoiild
have uil the attributes of a good man
Midowed w,lth tinfUtieblhg flrmnes-i,
and his orders ami rufcni. If enforced
with a stern but i.Mod temper, coupled
with jwlieiohs mod 'ration, will al
ways be obeyed.
His authority must be exercised
with impartial Justice, and alway
keeping in view the character of the
inmate, whether sound or unsound M
mind or body.
I wish to state that l do not claim
to embody all these qualifications of
which I have made mention, hut I
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Session. 7.30
of vl-ltins delpgates.