New-York daily tribune., 1842-11-30
Who are the Sanef

! ne Asylum journal, coodUcted py the III
mates Of the Ver1aont Asylum for the Insane, pro-
misses to be one of the most lively and weekly Pc
riodicals of the day From the third number we
copy the following hit at tie times. 1t should be
remembered that none bit the inmates of that Re-
treat are allowed to contribute ts its colunns-aad
of course this is one OF their productions, yet
there i. more evidence OF sanity the mind OF the
author of this short article than many exhibit
during their whole earthly carecr:-
q. Who are the sane !-It Is now about six
months since my friends, for certain reasons salts
factory no dsubt to themselves, deemed me insane
and sent me to this asylum to be taken care of IN
til should think and act like them. thought
them to be deransed-they voted me to be so, and
being the majority, they sent me of.
For some weeks past nave felt grea. itching to
see how the people of Breitleboro' who are called
sane conduct ;hen1selves-whether they are like
nv sane friends at home. SO last evening, max
ing rather an unwarrantable use of the liberty
which our benevolent Superintendent allows his
patients | wandered from the Asylum, and soon
found myself in the midst of their pleasant village
soon discovered lots Of people, old and young,
grave and gay, vending their way to large stene
bulding-so joined the crowd. As | approached
the building. | posted on the door. handful
headed, 'eGreat Attraction" and underneath, the
figure Of Pig: was carried forward by the
throng, forced up two flight of stairs into large
hall without giving the door-keeper.an opportunity
to put any questions about tickets. After while
the people became comparatively quiet; and man
anne forward leading miserable looking, half
famsbed Pig, and announced to the spectators
that he (hc pig) could spell, cypher, orplay cards
as well as any man in Bratttboro'. watched
the performances attentively, and soon became
convinced that his Pigship could do allths just
we'll rs his MASTER who evidently directed ali his
movements This, thinks |, is no place for ne,
there is danger ofthe whole companys being seized
and carried to the Asylum, should certain fellows
see US here rushed for the door, and soon found
myself in the street.
q After running till thought myself safe,
stopped to take breath and make observations.
soon discovered another throng Of people passing
me, some singing, others cHrsing, but all hasten
ing forward as for their lives. So | Joined in
again, and making up TO talkative, clustering fel
low in the crowd, asked him where this multitude
we're going? Going' said he; going to the
MiIler meeting, be sure; you'd better keep on,
,here'll be high times there tonight | trudged
on with the rest, I'LL we all entered neat lit'le
hurch or chapel. Over the desk where the prin-
cipal speaker sat was chart which wereall man.
ner of beasts named in the book of Daniel, and
certain sums in arithmetic all worked cut. found
on looking them through, work them which way
you would, the answer would always come l843.
Them figures show said my talkative compan-
ion, who had seated himself beside me, that the
world will be burnt up in l343 and coed many
of our folks through it as plain as a sum in
addition
The lecturer and proposed TO show, from the
book of Esdras, that all our Presidents who have
died, have died in fulilment of prophecy. He adj
mited that the books of Esdras were called apoc-
ryphal, but insisted that they were just good as
any other book in the whole Bible; and couldn't
see hut Cfor his purpose) they were.
1.-The lecture being closed, then began q run
ming fight between severafunmannerly,l ,ll.bred6oys,
(of large growth,) at one end of the house, and
the lecturer ard brethren at the other. 1t would
puzzle crazy man, surely, TO tell which party
conducted with the most proprety--the disciples
attempting to pray down the rowdies, and those
rowdes in turn attempting to scraPe down them
individuals were called out by name threats and
taunss PASSED backwards and forwards, till the
house became a perfect 6edlam. At this moment
] could not refrain from speaking. My friends,
said l. shouting at the top of my voice, for heav-
ems sake, for your own sake, and for the sake of
common decency, forbear.' A moments silence
ensued and one cried OUT Seize that man; he's
one of the crazy folks from the Asylum $50
he is,'' so he is,'' shouted a dozen voices at
once. " He shouldn't be here to disturb the meet
ing-away with him" was Immediately secured
and in the custody of three good stout fellows,
and was rather unceremonously y returned to my
snug quarters, from whence | had SO imprudentiy
straved.
..I thinkiit will be long before | shall presume
to trust myself again amongst the so-called snne
portion of this community. Different people view
things differently but 10 my mind, saw more re-
ally insane ones during my late short excursion,
than have met amongst the numerous inmates
of this asylum and certainly heard more shout
ing and screaming, by half than | have during
my whole residence here. wonder how people
determine who are the sane. CRAZY SAM.
Vermont Asylum. Nov. 1872"
FIRE ALARMs.-We have heretofore referred to
the ordnance that divides the city into three Fire
Districts. The same ordinance plescribes the fol-
Lowing regulations for fire alarms:
For the purpose of guiding the fremen more
correctly to the FIRE, the districts will be subdi-
vided, aud the district bells will be rung as fol-
lows
First District, lst section.- one stroke
ID - ......two '
Second g lst g .,.... three .
g Cd g ...... four q
Third q lst .----- FIVE ''
I'd six
For assistance, the signal will be continual
ringing of all district bells, except that on the
Halls of Justice, which will always ring the Sec
ton in which the fire is raging.
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