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Page 113          Biennial Report of the State Board
                     of Corrections and Charities
                                1873
                    
                               MACOMB
                               
      The poor-house in this county is situated in the village of
   Mt. Clemens.  It is a large building, and appeared to be ex-
   ceedingly well kept.  The grounds about it were tastefully
   arranged.  The interior of the house was clean, sweet, and
   comfortable.  There was a number of insane persons in the
   establishment, as well as of idiots, many of whom were kept in
   close confinement in a small building provided for the purpose,
   a short distance from the house.  In a yard adjoining this
   small building we saw five children, all idiots of the lowest
   order; and the Hon. Giles Hubbard, who was with us, declared
   that he had never seen any exibition of human deformity that
   equaled them.  The arrangements for taking care of the 
   insane and idiotic did not compare favorably with the other
   conveniences of the house.  We noticed here that they paupers
   generally had some work to do.
    
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