NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 23 
One of North Shore’s Most Interesting Shops 
Summer Salesroom of School for Cripples at Manchester-by-the-Sea 
SALESROOM, SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLES 
HE sign “Salesroom of the School for Cripples” does 
indeed present a pathetic appeal. “What can a crip- 
ple do?” one is liable to ask in the unthinking confidence 
of a sound body. Well, the salesroom proves that a cripple 
can maintain an independent position in the world, he 
can make things that are useful and beautiful, he can suc- 
cessfully compete with able-bodied workers. 
Yet his work does not carry any taint of pathos, nor 
of mere appeal to indulgent sentiment. ‘The shaded reed 
and raffia baskets, the needlework, the woodwork show at 
once by their finished and attractive appearance that these 
things are the result of a happy activity. No one who 
visits the salesroom feels for an instant any unpleasant 
pity for the makers; rather there is an unavoidable ad- 
miration for an attempt, that is not only brave but suc- 
cessful, to meet the world in spite of physical deficiency 
and come out on top. 
A high standard of quality is consistently maintained 
in all the wares for sale. They are all made during the 
winter, and the makers have been paid fair and honest 
wages for work that is more than honest. Not only 
are all kinds of basketry in the most durable and charming 
designs for sale, but many of the articles are of a sur- 
prising ingenuity. ‘There are many quaint patterns among 
the needlework in applique. ‘There are toys, too,—hand- 
some painted hobby-horses that will delight the heart of 
any by, even the heart of the crippled maker who could 
himself never enjoy it. 
Printing is also done at the school. ‘This department 
continues open during the summer, and all kinds of job 
printing, blocking, and perforating are done. Here is a 
very convenient and handy opportunity to have some or- 
ders filled before the rush begins in the fall. 
Of course there is a great deal to interest one in the 
work and organization of the school. It is located on 
St. Botolph street in Boston; there are one hundred chil- 
dren in the grades which precede the industrial depart- 
ment. Indeed there are innumerable interesting facts 
about the work. But the chief thing is that at the sum- 
mer salesroom on Central street in Manchester-by-the-Sea 
by buying even a rafha basket one is not only helping what 
is in the best sense of the word a charity; he is obtaining 
a sound, useful article, and at the same time showing 
in a most tangible way his interest in the pluck and effi- 
ciency of crippled men and children, 
