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the School for Feeble-miuded Children, at Glenwood; Iowa School for 

 the Deaf, at Council Bluffs; Cherokee Siate Hospital, at Cherokee; 

 Colony for Epileptics, at Woodward; Hospital for the Insane, at Clar- 

 inda; Orphans' Home, at Davenport; State Hospital for the Insane, at 

 Mount Pleasant; State Hospital for the Insane, at Independence; State 

 Penitentiary, at Fort Madison, and the Industrial School for Boys, at 

 Eldora. 



At the Knoxville institution, a specialty is made of brick and tile 

 manufacture. These products occupied a prominent place in the booth 

 assigned to the institution. C. L. Anderson had the exhibit in charge, 

 and he also showed some fruit, vegetables and grains. The Hospital 

 for Inebriates is for men only, there being about 200 patients, and 

 500 acres in the farm, which is worked by them. Doctor M. C. Mackin 

 is superintendent. 



One hundred and seventy-five tubercular patients are being cared 

 for at the Oakdale Sanatorium. The exhibit, in charge of C. A. 

 Wissler, included photos and models of buildings at the institution, 

 where so much is being done to eradicate the dreaded white plague. 

 Very little of the work on 400 acres operated by the institution is done 

 by patients, as, on account of the peculiar nature of the disease, a 

 rest cure has been found the most effective. Doctor Scarborough, 

 superintendent, is contributing valuable data on the treatment and 

 cure of the affliction. 



The Industrial School for Girls had a remarkable exhibit of needle- 

 work, cooking and sewing, accomplished by some of the 185 mem- 

 bers of the institution. Mrs. L. Grove was in charge, and Mrs. Lucy 

 M. Sickels is the superintendent. There is a farm of 200 acres in 

 connection with the home, and more or less of the work is done by 

 the girls, whose ages vary between nine and eighteen years. 



E. A. Cromer and four teachers, representing the Reformatory at 

 Anamosa, were in charge of this exhibit, which included furniture, 

 tools and products of the print-shop. The institution farms about 

 200 acres of land, work being done mostly by unfortunates who have 

 been assigned there. Warden McClaughry has charge of the institu- 

 tion, his chief aim being to build character and transform his pa- 

 tients into useful citizens. 



The institution at Glenwood is in the heart of a great apple district, 

 and Mr. E. C. Cook had fifty-four varieties in the fruit display. Most 

 of the work on the 1,017-acre farm is done by feeble-minded children, 

 about 1,500 being cared for at the present time. The display included 

 vegetables, farm crops, grain, furniture and hand-work of the children. 

 Doctor George Morgridge is superintendent. 



Members of the School for the Deaf are being taught trades which 

 will help them overcome their handicap, and a goodly display of their 

 products was arranged by Mrs. E. Bryan. These included all kinds 

 of needlework, canned goods, shoes, printed matter, clothing, furni- 

 ture, and other articles made by deaf pupils. Doctor Henry Rothert, 

 superintendent, deserves much credit for his efficiency in educating 

 these people. 



