Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-23
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To the Hon. the General assembly cfc State Of permont
The Trustees of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane respect
fully submit their sixth annual report
Since the last annual report the wing has been completed
which has furnished additional accommodations and has increased
our facilities for better classification of the patients. Large and
well ventilated halls and pleasant sleeping plenty
of pure water and kind and faithful attendants furnished the
establishment and every thing supplied promote the comfort
the unfortunate inmates The trustees confidently believe that
this institution possesses all the facesfor restoration which
be found any similar institution in our cp1 ys.i,.
The institution has been nearysiN unsuccessful OPP
Grafton During this time four hundred and twenty floor insane
persons have partaken of its advantages Three hundred and
eleven been discharged and hindreand thirteen
in the institution OF those who have been discharged,
hundred and have been Restored their reason
usefulness Many of the Others, who had been confined
cages and chains have become mild greatly improved their
habits and now parake of the comforts of life.
Since the first opening of the Asylum notwithstanding the EN-
bassmens peculiar the commencement OF all similar nst-
TONS accident whatever has happened any
(patent oherwe) connected with the establishment And
Notwithstanding the large number of suicidal which have
been admitted a(y seeking every opportunity for sedesmc
ton which morbdy excited ingenuity could invent we have
thus far escaped the melancholy Of suicide. For watch
fness and care ant and unemng great credit due to
those to whose charge they were committed.
We grat6ed that have healthy location The eli
mild and the mountain air is saubrous Since the first
opening of the institutions Notwithstanding the severe physical dis
which many of them subject there have been but
twenty lone deaths, or little less than five per
We consider longer necessary the Importance and
necessity of this institution the State IFS utility TO those
who afflicted with this severest of human uferngs Great
numbers of the insane may be restored their and their
the Asylum. The prospect truly cheering to the
friends of humanity that suitable provision made for the resoa-
ton of the poor before they have passed into ncurabe
ae weced themselves, and Of nconceivabe anxi-
ETY., well of great expense, their friends and the
munty
The provision made for the poor the last session of
the Legislature benevolent and satary provision for
who suffer the double affection of poverty and insanity 1t
is believed that will be adequate give fair trial every
cent that may be offered for admission If the insane
placed the they attacked with the dsor
der many will be restored three months thereby makngom
for others take their places. When consider the large pro-
portion of that and the joy experienced by
unfortunate family by having of its afflicted members
stored usefulness what OF happiness produced by
this noble provision
1t much regretted however, that according pres
statute direct application the Commissioners cannot
be made, becomes The longer the
time between the attack Of insanity and the placing the patient
in asylum, the longer will be the time required for restoration,
and the less will be the chance of Besides the affection
and the expense Of the friends continually increase while the
ien remains with them If INDECENT person becomes
February March, for instance, he wait whole year,
corng the present statute before he paake of the benefit
of the appropriation During this time he may have lost the
y favorable for recovery and have past incurabe
In the month of last February INDECENT person and
head of family became insane His friends, supposng it be
too late TO apply the Commissioners for share the appro
praon made by the State him the Asylum their
expense Before the Commissioners May the patient
restored to his afflicted family enjoying the blessings of health and
and capable of performing the relative duties of domestic
and social life Had his friends anxousy waited until the first
of February" of the following year. he might passed into
state OF hopeless insanity We would therefore, respectful
y the attention of the Legislature subject trusting
they will amend this part of the statute that those who are
afcted with this severe maady may receive the first practicable
relief
In noticing the results of the last year, find that hun
dred and nneysx have parakn of the benefits of the ns
ton There niney-fve patients the commencement of
the year, and hundred and have been admitted Eighty
three have been discharged leaving hundred and thirteen pa
tens the Asylum OF those who have been discharged
ioyne have recovered, wenyegt have recovered and
six have died. ~ 1al4 I1n4