. The New England magazine. BOYS AT WORK. 10 EDUCATION OF THE THE DINING ROOM. tion extend? When a mother has theright to refuse to commit to the schoolher defective daughter, lest it disgracethe family, and then a few years laterbrings her child there for perpetualcustody because she is the mother ofthree illegitimate children supportedin three almshouses in three differenttowns at public expense, has the pub- lic no rights in the matter,—is itpurely an individual question? In actual practice, few of the adultinmates are discharged, and thosewho do leave, capable of self-suppo
. The New England magazine. BOYS AT WORK. 10 EDUCATION OF THE THE DINING ROOM. tion extend? When a mother has theright to refuse to commit to the schoolher defective daughter, lest it disgracethe family, and then a few years laterbrings her child there for perpetualcustody because she is the mother ofthree illegitimate children supportedin three almshouses in three differenttowns at public expense, has the pub- lic no rights in the matter,—is itpurely an individual question? In actual practice, few of the adultinmates are discharged, and thosewho do leave, capable of self-supportand self-management after carefultraining, are generally under twentyyears of age. But the number ofyoung children seeking admission is
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