Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-28

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perintendent's family, and those patients
who may require them, with the exception
OF the attic, which is finished so as to fur
nish neat and spacious chapel.
Through the centre of each story Of
the wings, are halls twelve feet wide. ex-
tending the whole length, forming spa
cious and pleasant ICONS Tor amusement
and exercise. One half of the width of
these, as before mentioned, falls 10 the
rear of the centre building, and by means
of large windows at both ends. perfect
ventilation is secured, and that noisome
atmosphere, which too often accompanies
those hospitals where the entire end of
the wing is connected with the centre
building, is effectually removed. The
dormitories for the inmates are on each
side of these halls, being eight feet wide
and len feet deep. Each room is to be
furnished with bed and permanent seat
in the angle OF the walls. In addition 10
this, the rooms of those patients who are
in suitable condition, will also be furn-
ished with chair, a work liable and
small mirror. Each of these rooms is
lighted by large window, in which is
an upper and lower caSt-iron sash, firmly
fastened to the window frame The up
per sash is glazed. the lower one is moi;
bat corresponding to the lower one in size
and appearance, is glazed wooden sash
which can be raised and lowered at pleas
ure. The whole sash is painted white
and has the appearance of a common win
dow. This removes the prjson-like ap-
pearance of iron bars and at the same
time prevents escape and injury.
The wings are to be supplied with heat
from the furnaces in the basement The
heated air will be conveyed in fues in
the inner walls of the WINGS and will be
disc harged into the several halls by means
of apertures, which can be so regulated
that any desirable degree of temperature
can be obtained. The heated air in the
halls will pass into each dormitory, by
means of an aperture over the doors, and
is carried off by means of the hot air hue
of the room. This mode of supply is not
only great improvement as regards the
quantity of fuel consumed and danger
from fire, but admits of regulated tenn
perature IN each room, suited to a given
state of disease, and at the same time af-
fords complete ventilation as we'll as
warmth by the constant passage of pure
heated air through every apartment.
The dining rooms, connected with each
story of the wings, are in the rear of the
first and second story of the centre build
ing, and are situated over part of the
kitchen, from which, by means of draw
cupboards, called dumb walters, the food
is raised to the several dining rooms 70,
the different classes of patients which take
their meals in them. These rooms, ex
cept at meal times, may be occupied b,
the quiet patients as day rooms for pastim,
! and employment.
, The roof of the asylum is covered witt
slate. This material furnishes a create
e security against fire. and COMFORTS bette
/, With the character of the building for du
S rablilty and strength. TO obviate the I'm
If hfealthful moisture which sometimes col
0 lects on the inside of the exterior walls G
r a brick or stone building, there is spac
=. lett between the inner courses of thos
r walls, which allows of the free circulatio
F. of air In this space, and at the same tim
s. the two courses are so fastened by tiles {
A. not to have its strength impaired
G. 1t is source of much qualification
e the trustees, that they have such faciiti
n for supplying the esta blishment with abu
,e dance of pure water. There are sever
D. sources at no great distance from the as
IS lum, from which water may be convey,
le by lead pipes to the reservoirs in the ga
Sc ret of each wing. In this manner can
at, secured aay desirable quantity of wat
at which is necessary for the cleanliness
nd the establishment and for the health al
comfort of its inmates, an item OF the Fl
N. importance in such an institution Fac
IS cilitles for all the different kinds of bat
no ing will be provided in each story of t
nd wings.
no 1t was source of much regret 10 t
i trustees that they were not in possessi
ci- of sufficient funds to erect and compl,
oel the whole building. On the whole it W
ire thought best to erect and finish the cen
in building and one wing for the females /
wo present year, and by this means the
yht commodations will be much enlarged a
en- a more complete classification allow
in They intend 10 erect the other wing
me soon as the funds of the institution v
,ck Justify the measure. When the VIII
ar building shall be thus completed, the
the cilities for curative treatment will not
civ inferior to any similar institution.
aud the buildings will then accommodate alb
cir one hundred patients, and will proba
s of be adequate to the immediate wants OF
will State.
, of The expense of the erection and CT
me, pletion of the centre building and
limo wing, together with the necessary app;