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Identifier: newenglandmagazi1900bost (find matches)
Title: The New England magazine
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Publisher: Boston : (New England Magazine Co.)
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a public disgrace, and the code ofawkward politeness is strengthened bythe mutual tenderness with which it isobserved, for the feeble-mindedeagerly protect each other. 12 EDUCATION OF THE FEEBLE-MINDED. More apparent still is this tender-ness in the large, well-lighted playrooms, one for boys and one for girls.In the latter sits in her wheeled chaira young woman, to whom Walthamis as good as heaven, for she has fective one soothe the irritated chil-dren, and they become quiet or sleepyunder the magnetism of her affection.Up and down the floor is drawn ablock of wood, on which sit those tak-ing an imaginary drive. Others pushabout circular high stools like cages,in which are placed the bandy-legged,who thus learn to stand. Like thechorus of a miniature race-coursesound the ejaculations of the healthierones to their feebler companions:Go it! Dont be busted! Bully!—and in a few months the weaklingsof five to ten years can walk instead ofcrawling, cheered by the praise oftheir comrades.
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been sent back and forthfrom town and state in-stitutions as belongingnowhere until shelteredhere, where she has herhearts desire in caringfor babies. One restson her soft shoulders,another lies on herbroad lap, while a thirdis cuddled upon the floorclose to her chair, so that she can petit all day long. When there is a dis-turbance in the room the attendantpushes her chair towards the scufflers,and somehow the loving touch andmumbling words of this happy de- There is no need of other play-things than dolls for this grade of de-fective children. To see the olderwomen, still more the men, huggingtheir dolls with a fervor that quietstheir feelings, murmuring to them as if EDUCATION OF THE FEEBLE-MINDED. 13

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