The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-12
these shacklcs, will cure pride, I'll warrant

these shackles, will cure pride, I'll warrant
them.
Walking out with patient on one occasion,
we met gentleman OF our acquaintance
to whom after the first salutations were over
the patient said well, sir don't eat the
bread of Idleness at Spring Vale. What with
eating and drinking, taking medicine and
waking over these hills, &c. our time is
pretty we'll taken up. Besides l am busy
composing book. | am writing sort OF
epitome of the history of man from his cradle
to his gravel Very we'll, (said the gentle |
mani when you publish your book shall
take care to be a purchaser What y said
the patient, publish book--a madman pub
lish b,ok-why was such thing heard
of?'-'O but (said the gentleman) you don't
call Yourself a madman.'--' No, no., he re-
piled, I don't call myself a madman, but
master here does And truly did for a
more confirmed and inveterate case OF in
sanity l never saw.
| At another time I was walking out with
him, and we were accostcd by beggar.-
: Art thou in real distrcss1' said my patient
am indeed, replied the beggar. Dost
thou want food " said the other. do, sir.
assure you,' was the reply. Well then,'
said the patient, silver and gold have none,
/ but such as have will give unto thee.
will give thee advice go into the next VII.
lagc, and feign thyself mad; the people Will
then take thee up, and carry thee to that
house above there, and they'll give thee plen-
ty Of food. want to fast, and they will not
let me. The scripture says fast and pray;
now only want to fast and pray, but as
thev will not let me fast, cannot pray
must observe here, that previous to his be-
ing put under my care he had tasted six DAYS
at one time but upon seeing me he said it
was all over, and he began to eat; and yet
in little time he was as obstinate with me,
till he found tliat could force food into him
with little trouble. He then said he might
as we'll take it quietly. At one time, OBJ
serving that we were annoyed with some
sheen breaking into our premises from the
adjoining waste, he called out to me, Mas
ter, I'll tell you how to keep those sheep a.
way. YOU have only to catch the leader and
drench him with some of your physic, and
hang me If he or any of the flock will ever
come again.
A gentleman who had made his escape
from the asylum, after being taken, on find :
ing himself closely watched. came to me and
said Il confess that l have been wrong in
eeseapiqr JhtstH Hft Hy h7dhHoaiiff, fhat from
, this time ! will never run awa"-.I.aa yoi
, vel Know that I am too tenacious of my
honour ever to violate it.. Soon after this.
however, he again made his escape. and
was put to much trouble and expense in hav-
: ing him brought back. On his return, he
came with great deal of confidence to
shake hands with me- No. said, 4
will not shake hands with any such persons
as you are a pretty expense we have been
2 at What do YOU think of vourself9 did
) You not promise upon your vprd of honour
l that YOU would never run away" With a
, most sly look, he replied Sir, did not
, run away, l walked every step
/ Once at breakfast, the morning being fine,
: said, well now ladies for a long walk
! nothing like excition in these cases; nothing
= is got by setting STILL True said one
. of them, how should the mind regain its
t rational powers, ifit is not nationally cxcr-
cised = These words should be written i'll
t letters of gold, and placed in every house
: where the cure of insanity is attempted ;
G and yet they were spoken by one really in
, sane.
A An unfortunate ady, who from gross i'll
. treatment for full seven years before beng
: put under my care, had become fatuous
= She woult, sit muttcring to herself, and it
n was but seldom possible to make her speak.
\ In this state she was sitting one dav with
S some other ladies, who were not so bad as
herself, but were capable of conversing and
: they were telling the causes which brought
c them to Spring Vale. One came to be
c cured of the rheumatism, another OF con-
c sumption, but all concealed the real cause
At last one of them said, well Miss 5. and
$ what was it that brought you to Spring Nale'
With quick manner, as being suddenly
reused from stupor. and with that keen
sarcastic look for which she had been MOTTO
led in her happier days, she said, 'Oh l
: come to be cured Of my megrims : as much
as to say, I'll tell the truth and you know,
have been telling falsehoods.
9 IF any mental attack can be made upon
the halucination of INSANITY, with prospect
= of success it must be by the shafts OF ridl-
!, cule.-I have often been highly pleased with
!, the airoitness of my patients in ridiculine
. the folly of other patients, though they were
: affected in similar way themselves. And
:, even in those low dcsponding cases, which
:. require every possible consolation, have
7 frequently observed. with great delight, the
= sympathies of friendship exerted by those
= afflicted with the same disease, with mos
y happy effect so that under constant ant
:. iutiicious regulations. the insane may be tht
: best company for each other. But it is moi
:, in wit OF repartee, or in the occasional eX
- preston of the social feelings, that the nature
4 of insanity can be determined. Those at
- ficrcd with this malatly NAV, generally, un