The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-02

P Pansa %r G. psl' DAVID ss' G. Golden
Mathew Mathew Morgan Ts,DI''' Francis cottenet,
| John G. White Alex M. Lawrence,
John T. Van Aleu- Ralph schoyer,
| Augt. Cleveland, George c. De Kay,
| d. Trenor, w. Coster,
| j. Sherwood, II NJ. Bostwick,
c. w. Meleta, WIS Miller.
@g- ITALIAN OpERA.-The Gentlemen of the Com
mtes for the Complimentary Benefit Of Mr. Palmo are
the Saloon of the Opera House.
On Monday February Doth article appeared in this
paper, signed "Medicns" and published by Alexander
and father q Doctor Edmund Stewart Assistant Physic
an at the Lunac ium, Backweils Island in which
after quoting from the presentmen Of the Grand Jury
and giving some imperfect statistics OF the Asylum, the
following nterrogaories made What was the cause
of this mortality Was the diet bad Was the medical
treatment destructive to life Were the patients treated
like beasts The crowded condition OF the Institution
the class Of patients admtedthe bad diethe miserable
clothing, are sufficient causes for the mortality.
The Accommodations consist oftwo buildings contain
ing 1872 small apartments for 800 inmates. Mush,
rice, bread and moasses often of inferior quality to-
gether with vegetable soup only four times week for din
DER constituted, with scarcely any variation, the Diet
House pauper and the supply of that often scant 1t is
well known to many of the Aldermen, as well rs to the
Commissioners and Resident Physicians Of the Almsouse
during the period referred to by Medcus" that the As
stant Physician Of the repeatedly urged the
cessiy OF extending the accommodations of Improving
with Fever of Typhoid type, did several occasions
prevail epidemcay have only refer to the residen.
Other erdemics might also be mentioned. That the
deal treatment wise and judicous, need only sp-
and refer to the number of patients cured Medical gen
iemen from similar institutions have all expressed them
selves highly gratifed with the treatment and manage
nen oil the late assistant physician and only wondered
the maady not greater when they considered the
commodatons. food, clothing and number of keepers
viz three salared attendants to over three hundred pa
tients.
To say that the medical treatment bad must
cessary reflect much blame on the able Resident Phys
clans oithe Aims House and Lunatc Asylum, viz Doc
'ors A. f. Vache, for than three years, Alex
months, embracing all the period mentioned ny Me.
licus."
That the Assistant Physician was kind humane and
duous, in all his attentions to the Insane Yves seEevi
lent from the attachment and respect the inmates
always bore towards him. The numberless visitors to the
Asylum uniformly observed the harmony and good feel
ing that existed between him and his patients nor do
we believe that any respectable person acquainted with
those submitted to his care for his Kindness was his
l fault, n il can be called such.
Of the present incumbent awarded him BY worthy
'ire may be iny appreciated we must believe at the
time that humanity nna
| mendacity." JUSTlTIA.
o. PROFESSOR BRoNsoN's COURSE OF LEG.
TURES ON UNIVERSAL PHILOSOPHY, commences
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many hundred splendid Paintings from London, exhibited
magnificent scale to aid in the demon strasns also,
four five Of the best REGULATIONS and Songs each Lee
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| 0g- OUR READERS WILL NOTICE THE DECI.
.;o
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