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Lilt. VI lilv * V^iivv19 9V v« * v*romi*?11 on mself mill-' age. t was miles a ding eioth-)dy to;on 01 aiir-th his *ame,oy thehling,The? fur-. four Therei hlingsheep e next tures: maleOWll*imagelliamsJeme-J. M.mrch.1 Gov-On.ter, of uch apaign lice ofPi-t. torestoration to health ami confirmed insanity. In this country money is lavished on appliances to lesson the labors of administration, and the ratio of recovery is constantly diminishing.In conclusion, Dr. Wilbur introduced the Rev. Arthur Brooks, who spoke on the evils of the interference of politics with the administration of charities and correction. He said that sooner or later the American people would be called upon to discuss how far the sj* called parental functions of Govern-mentshould be allowed to inteifere with education, charities and correction. At present the inquiry is limited to die manner in wnich its duties under that function should be administered. The speaker held that politics should have nothing to do with charity for the reason that it is impossible to do with charity for the reason that it is impossible for politicians to bring to bear upon the subject proper individual motives, as no men can be expected toperfect themselves in any special iine of duty when their con--tinuanee in office is made to depend not upon the manner in which they do their work, but upon the manner in which they serve their party. To administer charities and corrections isthe hardest kind of work, requiring the wisest and best training, and politics is not the school in which to fit men for this. Politics |are more likelyto make men insane than to cure insanity . The newspapers are proof of this unfitness. With one great object in view, individual failings are put out of sight and slurred over. A largebody of persons are constantly receiving uharitv who have votes, and it is impossible for a nohtican, no matter how pure he may be, to deal with these as though he had no personal interest in winning their favor. The worst men are often put in office over thepoor lb*' the same reason that some men throw their worst coins into the contribution box—there is nobody to call them to account. Throwing a lit-« I,causes he ascribed to a lack of special education among American physicians. Dr. Seguin said that since that had been written one asylum in the United States had successfully tried the system of non-restraint. That was tiie Kings comity Asylum. Dr. Shaw, on taking charge, had gradually reduced the use of mechanical restraints, and in February last he burned them all, ineludiug no less than three hundred camisoles that he found in the institution. He had been aide to retain ail his old attendants under the new system, which was working with the best results, though lie had seven hundred patients of all kinds from the lower classes in his care.Dr. J. W. Morton, who has recently returned from a visit to Europe, said he was gratified to be able, from personal observation, to verify all Dr. Beard had uttered. He passed three davs in one town of twelve thousand inhabitants in Belgium, half of whom have lunatics in their care, two being allowed to each family. Without special information he would have been unable to tell the lunatics from the sane, they are employed as nurses, messengers, and in all sorts of industrial capacities, and are happy and contented. Ill France he visited an institution which he described as being composed of two farms of fifteen hundred acres each, with a central infirmary. Each farm was complete, having its own flour mill, blacksmith’s-shop, lt;fcc., and live stock. The men are employed in agriculture, c., and the women in laundry work. Even the engineer and fireman of the laundry were lunatic, women. All were happy, laughing, joking, and discussing various subjects. No attendants were visible. The institution has nine hundred patients of all phrases of insanity, andlower classes, but not one any form of restraint.Dr. Wilbur said that five , he visited England and Ireland and iuspeeted asylums containing an ag-rThe 1 Amerdress of littl one piece gatrimmed to s jacket.Furniture t at the prose: satin, plush, with hand \ eries of clieni med with r: tassels.Circular fu vogue, but ar as the fancy new names lieu. Mother and Medici.Artificial fi the form of r flowers, placivases, pots,be much uselt;festivities.One of theyears agoseen this wii of maroon pi (tailed bordt?i long oslric!side and wa1 the opposite red plush ro roon pluslT : with garnet lace. On th of a bow a n its head uovlt;concealed ]which, suspegarnet ehenCall of the was underCincinnati \Y.Running dents of th many facts and * intern them we aothers areperi laps it together, up twentieth i
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Brazil Clay County Enterprise
Brazil, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 08, 1880
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