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RECALLING NELLIE BM*B WORK.WfllMVIihot1! of ITio lnfln.no Ileftr MoreAlwnt Her IAirmiie Aeyliint ISxperlcnces.The floolet* for Promoting the Welfare Of the Itt-nanc met Inst evening at the house of Mrs. Grnimls, No* S3 East TWonty*Becand fit root* 10 listen to ft paper by Dr. L, A* Tour toilet. of Utica, on *1 Further Provision for tho Insane in New York. ” Owing to me abBonco of Dr. Tourtcl-lot, the paper was read by President Wright And submitted for dlneuBBlon. Two main tnggCBtione were the prevention of ehoraloal con-tftrt, the attempted treatment of inaanlty by modi-elnr, the stnRgrogallon ot the Insane In cottages instead of eolleoilonin hospitals, and the removal of the funds from their present oontrol to that not tinged withjpolItiofl. In the discussion that followed Dr* CHoiani recommended folly thft cottage eysterti, but nrged that medical fttd was an advantage not to be lightly den pined. State OommiB* Bionor Smith BUggcBied farming for the Inanno.Mrs. M. A. ThomriB, President of Soros to, who was elected a member of the society In the preliminary bnameaft Bttggeeted tho possible benefit that would lie in tho appointment of women to offices of BDjwvlfllfln And power throughout tho State. 111 had nouOil,” gala Mrs. Thomas, 14 to bringmyyoung friend Nellie Bly, tho brave girt whose Wonderftil experience* on Blnokwell’a Iabunexperience* on Blnokwell’a Island needs ho repetition. Nellie Diy ia living incognito In the city* however, and I nra only able to report to yon wnat she hafl herself told me In regard to the condition ox things aa she found them.7’ Mrs, Thoman thou gave some of the details that were omitted in the famous Story published in t6b. Would laying eapeolal Btret» upon the foroed use of 1 * potions, ” and the need there wab for womeh physician** This gave a very llvelj Interest to the dlseusalot], and the prospects now are that there will be at least an attempt made by the men and women interested in this matter to secure positions of authority for women throughout the esylutoa and hospitals of Ihe State.ntiT fmirro iitrr mi mun ruvr rrtfct
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Wed, Feb 15, 1888
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