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From Inc Second AnnuaI Report OF DR.. Faxes
!. STWILiSG, Physician 81 the Western In
nahc Hasplia!, "a, Stanton, Val made July
IN, ls3s
UEtil period comparatively recent, Iss,ytry.
No are olt aware, hs, been deemed an incura Ole
disease, ami lis victims were considered as irrc-
coVefably lost 10 Themselves and the world The
universal opinion had been, that 1t va. an az lli
VISITATION from Heaven, md that no human azcn.
oy could reVerse the judgment 10y which II was
inflicted. Dur'7g tho prevalence ~ 30 inau.pi
oious belief, II - scarcely 10 be wondered o.,
that no efforts % restore the insane we're stiemr,
cd snd that our duty and Obligations 10 them
Sero considered a. disoharsed when theV haI
been removed, as objects Of terror and d.. gust,
from our presence, ard BY means % ohains and
bars, weto prevented from irjrfing Themselves,
and our persons and property thereby protected
from their violence. "But even az the pre..nt
day, and in communities otherwise hiyhIv en-
l'ghtened, there - reason 10 fear that iamenta-
Ole degree % ignorance prevails upon ihi. sub
Ject an ignorance which, could J., be once Fls
/ PEELED, some q the most painful record. en- tb.
history q human suffering might Do closed IN
mediaieiy md fJrevtr. T. snow most abuaIartIy
demonstrated, that Will appropriate rltiical AMI
moral treatment, insanity yields I vii not say
merely With Dtes hut more o. ID mess t!,4 or
binary diseases, Tbis cheering fact ~ e.tahli,h-
ed BY series of experiments. insttiuisI from
l.
than any ever teeprtcI 10 the brilliant annals n
science few intividuai-. Justly entitled 4, +,
| conspicuous station among ITO ten.rartsr. a
their race. have sploisi tilc hlfharous trine
that cruelty is tho proper antiIuir g. reslre.s.
ard have drcoyrrci end pr.r'airei t,at sttI.
i 20 t'nes7, art sclf-cvofi4n to tie vslfsfr of f.a
/ insane prc no oniy eriracious means f,- tLc,,
rcsioraii"n. Their i1h0r, hayu been halllueI
/ by tho spirit q hum,ni'y tHat irsprrI geu
fevIvlng reason Ind returning virtue upI Lng.i.
oe'' have been their reward"
lIlrr he o.. .C uu Ir.fs. rr.
-r., mlH nef i r r.
I 3-lus 90. -u.u la.alf.aa. rlrHe. .a. ..
.I.. ..s fr n.-I.f.r. If.
who hl aeH rf h.s, h.p.e
HI. .a'.r.y cI.f
/ l'Is iol,ei to be reer,tisi that m 1s,1 have
ever been f1fn she'd from which We 90. fs..
Getty rrertai1 She number of Llusiirs i1 t.r-
s.1is. bui Nhen we Institute .mparison uIit
7 Che states wLcfe the sth.4s Dos been artur..eIt
tskfn. VIC 1rc forced t1 c9uclulr that ttsrs must
/ bs within &C. ba1-llries g orr -tsts not ies.
/ itnn irrm Gro 90 500 insane person, In Sos.
\ iiaHlpshift. where tl- population does usi as.
coed l71 900 ties have 0I iu3atrs. In Con.
| rrrti.Hf. uih . psPl1rau rf tl- H.H. rsY
/ pr,lisiou q about ft2 600. tt-v farr GOO
Iu1au-s. Ani in Now York. where tte pos r.
t'oa IS a'ort 1000 0o0. tey have ascsu5.ae.
I that 30 vii b. neretsIfy a. erect IrrI irfreI
I ihey have commenced tbo voftI 60 cIa1. il.
I meot o. cc1tsln zoo iuuatics. .l addition igtlt
number shish ere now being afcomm1I8t,I 20
/ iisf interchangeable AsYira Tatnrr thsn Hr
| fera'ati1n u rgihrs 90 900 600. t.es. ttBa q
/ rcaiiY s.l 500 making every allowance GER ta.
! number 81 her slave. eho are BImuteI o. b.
\ moro ctomrt from insanity tlan erhef pbtss rr
I free Psrsons 1f colour. se cannot STRIVE 40 ant
I cOnclusian more favorable ~ her lfterrsis uaa
/ ttat uhi,h would place ths number of bee b.
I iare as chat Ne have above specs fed -lG
/ ~ addition t9the reason slrcaGy sssirnfd rhf
our Insttutious shsuid be AZ enrs snisrged, may
msuti7n the fact. with which you sfe all doubt
less iamii.ar, hat from i0 o. ~ iuaaurs ~.
uow actually eoahnfI Boz ogr comm0u ii.'s cod
si-rsf . - f.i-rr f.rfr .f'tryf h.--a r-.