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Medical letters may be addressed to MR. FELLOWS, 26 Christopher St., New York. Enervated Brain Workers Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic Perfects digestion and nutrition Supplies normal basis for enduring work Strengthens nerve forces Makes sound sleep possible Enriches the blood Has a wholesome effect on bile secretion Aids in discarding blood impurities And nerve irritants from the system What mother's milk is to a babe. Sold by druggists generally. Be sure your patient gets the genuine SAMPLES FREE TO PHYSICIANS. Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic THE CHARLES N. CRITTENTON CO. 115-117 Fulton St., New York. A DAY AT "MISS COMPTON'S SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN OF RETARDED MENTALITY." LOCATION. Upon leaving Union Station, I took a Park avenue car to Flad avenue in Compton Heights. A walk of half a block brought me to No. 3809 Flad avenue, a private dwelling which has been conveniently fitted up for school purposes. The location is ideal, Tower Grove Park, Reservoir Park and Shaw's Garden all being within five minute's walk of the school. Upon entering, I was ushered into a cozily furnished reception hall. School had not yet opened; so I availed myself of the opportunity, and made some inquiries of the principal, Miss Compton, regarding her work. SIZE OF SCHOOL.-"How many children can you accommodate?" I asked. "In our present home, only ten; but we hope, after the World's Fair, to be able to secure a permanent building capable of accommodating twelve pupils, and the required number of teachers and care-takers. We provide one teacher for at least every two pupils, so our household is rather large, considering the small number of pupils. Twelve pupils is our limit," was the reply. AGE LIMIT AND REQUIREMENTS.-"Is there an age limit?" I then inquired. "Yes," replied Miss Compton, "children from 3 to 18 years old. are admitted. All are taken upon probation. In case any pupil, after a reasonable trial has been made, shows no sign of improvement, or becomes a menace to the other pupils, the parents are asked to withdraw the child, leaving to others the vacancy that remains. Two have just been asked to withdraw, the parents having misrepresented the cases. Epilepsy with one, and complete idiocy in the other case, barred them from our school. This is a school, not a hospital, infirmary nor sanitarium, as many suppose. Only teachable and tractable children are retained. The children placed in our care enjoy the privileges of a refined, cultured, Christian home, and not that of a public institution. Before school opens, let me show you through the house." As I had hoped to be invited for such an inspection, I readily acquiesced. HOME OF THE SCHOOL.-On the first floor are, Reception hall, Class rooms, a fully equipped Gymnasium, Sloyd department, Dining room, and Culinary department. The second and third floors contain sleeping rooms, sitting room and lavatories. The furnishings and general appearance of the rooms impressed me the same as that of a well-appointed private home. Two children occupy a room, each having a separate iron bed. All the rooms are large, well ventilated, sunny and homelike. "Are the children troublesome at night-restless?" I inquired. 'No, we are seldom disturbed, unless some child is ill; I am glad to say, we have very little sickness among our children." HEALTH OF CHILDREN.-"All, save one, of our children are frail physically, and need careful watching to keep them well. Two of our children, aged 3 and 7 years, came to us with a history of frequent spasms and continued ill health. One had a spasm a few days after entering, but has had none since, and she has been with us two years. The other child has never had one, since entering two years ago." I asked to what the sudden restoration to health could be attributed. Miss Compton gave as her opinion, that regular habits, plenty of healthful outdoor exercise, corrective gymnastics and careful dieting had worked the almost miraculous cure in each case. Both children are in excellent health, never requiring medical attention. DAILY HABITS OF THE CHILDREN.-I then asked, "When do the children retire and rise?" "They retire regularly at 7:30 p. m. and rise at 6.30 a. m., with the exception of Sunday mornings, when all rise at 7:30," was the reply. "I presume the mid-day meal is dinner with you?" "Yes." said Miss Compton, "the children have their hearty meal at 12 o'clock, the only meal when meat is served. Soup or bouillon is served as a course for the evening meal at 6 o'clock. Very little water is allowed the children at meal time. Each child is required to drink a glass of water on rising in the morning, another at 9 o'clock, and another at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Some of the children drink again before retiring. SCHOOL WORK. OPENING.-We were here interrupted by the children. and caretakers coming in from their morning "constitutional." "It is time for school to open now," said Miss Compton, "so we shall go down to the school rooms." We entered the front school room, where teachers and children formed in line for a march. One of the pupils played the piano, while the others sang and marched to an appropriate opening song, after which all formed a "circle," and chanted the "Lord's Prayer." Then, ten minutes were given to playing kindergarten games and singing songs suitable to the season, etc. The regular school work, in the several class rooms, was then taken up. I first visited a class in NUMBER WORK.-It was presented in a variety of ways, each one ap |