Gheel in the north.
Lindsay, W. Lauder(William Lauder),1829-1880.
[Wick : s.n.,
1870]
Newspaper clippings from the "Northern ensign", published in Wick, of an article which appeared in the newspaper on September 29, 1870. The clippings have been pasted onto 4 leaves, with a preliminary leaf with author's book label and explanatory MS note.
Article concerning the commune of Geel (Gheel) in Belgium, an area where for centuries people with mental illnesses were sent for treatment and were distributed among the private houses of the various villages in the commune rather than placed in a public asylum.
Mentally ill