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tae comfort Of every DOMESTIC frssiae /
lns commemorative disturbed. and III
nor Dormant sympathies OF whole Be !
rs De aroused to . just zppreeialidn 4
'nelr sniieripgs and degradation. ITh
sa''or OF the Charlestown IVA Ere
fress has lately spoken with emnkssi
snd powersuppn this subject, and We Iwil
doubtless be psrdoned for uuotine ber
PIE eloquent and touching remark !, la
/ n our faie,p says be. 10 be locAitd %
Posl,e The copniy prison. ia which al,
( now conined four miserable creatures
bereh Of the God-hke attribute of teaso,
1.-Two Of them females--and our feeling,
are daily excited BY sounds Of woe ina
you'd barrow Up The flintiest sauI Ill crea
ltlpn. eh, "A n horsible. fsai ~ sbrl - I,
81 aiew shousnfd dollars. The = ailinss o
me wreiched khogle be suffered It'd issue
rom TIE gloomy walls Of our prisons
without pity and without relief Wonld
that our law makers were doomed ~ listen
bpt Tor q fsingle hour each day VI In
Eclanking chains and piercing shriek.
ot these fofiorn wretchesl Reliefwould
surely FOLLOW. and the character III our
State be rescned from the foul blot which
dlshonors il. Let the press echo. and ra.
echo The, cries Of the suffering huh attic,
until the hearts 81 the hardest are melted;
and LEI no public man be trusted whc
listens not to the demands Of humanity
and duty on this score. q Il
The RePor' then proceeds to speak III Ire
maannagemeni IL The Asylum, aud,he means en-
ployed in The treatment Of lhebI1saue.
ne hfst head introduced is MEptcArIoN.
which Of course ferns an important part III The
system of' cure, but which is usually, however.
combined with MoRAL Mays sevetalHvery
interesting cases ATE related under this head, from
which we select the following:
e. " No. lsS was brought here February
1911 lS4l from the Jail Of -----eodnty
where be had Been confined andAoadea
wifh chaias for about six months. \ He
had been temperate and industrious -bui
unfortunately, becoming involved Iii iii psy.
cunlaty difficulties insanity was tie CON
sequence. II INDUCED The singular de-
losion that hd " Is an agent, commission.
ed from Heaven, 10 Destroy az! objects
both animate and ihanimaie. which he
encountered, and being stroneaihletic
Ima;n' in The Prime Of life. this. halIucina.
ton rendered him dangerous In lie +fi,ex.l
IRENE. He came 70 us,bound hand and
.ook and yelling most vociferously. Nh So
soon as be was placed 10 his apartment
isis my custom, visited him, foriihe
purpose Of ascertaioing from him his Own
views Of his character andeondItion. and
10 the hope that | might be able u 10
operate npon his pride and secure his
that a promise could 81 ex.
acied iron hlmlof an effbrf ~ Iass, u
exercise sen conIrof, ana n- 90 ,sss-I
leased from the cords which confined
him He met my salota.ion, however,
IS demon responded tony appeals with
threats and ecations-avowed him.
'elt destroying messenger, and sEote
hat should Be hisfrst victim. M ar.
sanent Or Persuasion could induce him
o consent that hewould evenJsnspebd III
destructive operations for time and
lence the safely Of all concerned. render.
d iteindispensable that be should d., ~ |
eleased. His brain was evidently il that |
morbid condition. before alluded TO, which |
placed him beyond The influence Of moral
neqns = and,as in The case jus, cited L re- |
prted forthwith TO medical remedies,!and |
Hlh The sane gratifying results. In at
ew days be becsmelso calm, that he man
tested willingness to hear at lie asst What /
vas addressed Y him. and in some degree |
eemed 10 appreciate the interest which
had been my object 10 exhibit ia bis |
'ehalf.. The medicines coDtinued AID
ny visits repeated daily, soon enabled ne
Q remove the straps from bis limbs With.
'ut danger to9any thing ensuing n two |
weeks from the date of bis admission. be |
sas permitted. under pledge Of good 4
'ehayiour, 10 leave bis room andprome- /
JADE the passage le one month there
tteF he was freed from al resiraibt- /
'assed 10 and out of he building !; y,lea- |
ure, and GWas generally occupied about |
be grounds of the institution, without |
ven the supervision Of an attendant, in |
fsetni lsbot and in four and hall |
months from The date Of admission he II
vas discharged as cured. Such was bis 1
for the kindness which ne re-
eived during his STAY. at The asylum
neh his attachment 10 and confidence in \
\ officers. land such The sympathy which |
ea1EaRn spfesings had induced him 10
10 absence, OF sers44=- -alseted, that alter
rhich be was employed 10 setsFssast.II9'
bis business 10 the county Of bis fcEmer
residence, be returned here and solicited
- an endant-and heis
now 10 the daily and hourly exercise o!
hat attention, Kindness and humanity.
towards others, which he had found So
grateful and soothing i'd bis own expe.
renee. He, has the care and responsi-
biIity Of guarding, protecting. employing
and amusing a class of fifteen PATIENTS
all Of whom are devoted 10 him. Instead,
therefore, oi being miserable luuaiic.
and tax, upon the common wealth for
life. as he most probably would have beens
had be remained much longer 10 the Jill
from whence heacsme to us, be is con
tented and happy in bis new vocation.
earning for himself an honorable liveli-
hood, and rendering most valuable ser
vice 10 a deserving. though afflicted por-
.ionl of bis fellow men"
.llNo. s7IO is a young woman. IN The
18Th year Of her age. who although poor
apd nneducaled, has been virtuousIy and
repteery raised. She was brought 10 Us
Ga Inc aist day Of last October. 1wiih her
lhandsaied behind her. and her back most
sbsmefnlly lsceraied BY the wbip8of .
'brsIys in human form. 10 whose kind
guardianship and protection she had