Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-02-25
Scene in n Mad House.

From sketch Of BloonpgdaIe Asylum, in
the Now York Tribune, VIC find tho following
eloquent incident:
IN reference to what is sand of cn,rus,ing
in mt to tho Insane, must relate n lt,o ,nlo
whic!, touched tho heart in childhood from the
cocEcn. lips OF mother
THO .minisicr'' Of the village had son of such
uncommon powers that the slender means on
which the large family lived we're slrnincd 10 the
utmost 10 send him to college. The boy priced
the means Of study only those under such CIR
cums,anccs know how prize thcm. indeed far
beyond their real worth, since by excessive stu
dy. prolonged often nj the expense OF sleep. he
| mado himself insane.
All NAV conceive the fco.ings of the ia mly,
when their star turned 10 them again. shorn OF
lis beams; their pride. their hard earned hope.
sunk 10 thing hopeless, that there could
be poor u do hin, rcverence:-
But ihcy loved him. and did wha, tho ignorance
of tho time pc rmittcd. There was h,iie provis-
ION then for tho treatment Of such cases and
whn, there was oi kind TIA, they snrunk from
rcsortIny 10. If 1t could DO nvodcd. They kept
INN Mt homc. giving him during tic frs, months.
the freedom of the house; hut his making n
tempt TO XII his father. and conicsslng after
wards TINT his Old vencr hon had. is often tho
case IN these affections. reacted morbidIy by its
opposite, that he n once 10. cd parent
turn his back w'thou; thinking how no could rush
up him and do him an injury. they felt obliged
TO use har,hcr measures. and chained him TO
post n ono Of the rooms Of the house.
Inerc, so restrained, without exercise or pro-
per medicine. the fever Of insanity cnmc upon
him in lis widest form. Ho ravcd; shrickcd.
struck about him, and tore oil ali raimc MT that
was put upon him.
Ono Of lis sisters, named Lucy, whon no had
most loved while WE'LL had power soo,ho
hun. Ho would listen TO her voice. and give way
TO mIdar mood, whiIo she tniked o sang. But
this favorIto sister married. went to her new
home. and tho maniac became wilder and more
violen; than ever.
Alter two or three years she returned. bring.
ing with her an infant. Sho wont into tho room
~herc the naked, disappearing. raging object was
confined lie knew her instantly, and felt Joy ct
seeing her.
"Bu,. Lncy," said he suddenly. sis that Your
baby you havo in your arms! Give it 10 INC; |
want TO bold it,
\ pnng of dread md suspicion sho, ,hro' tho
Young mothers heart; she turned r,alo and faint.
Her brother not mad that he could not
understand her fears.
"Lucv." said he, "do you suppose would hurt
your chiid?'
Ills sister had strength Of mind and Of heart.
She could not resist the appeal and hastily placed
tho baby in his Poor feliow.--he held II
awhile. s,rpked its itIo face. and melted into
ton r.. tho first he Ind shed since his insanity.
For some time after that he better; and
probably had he boom under snch intelligent, On 70
rs may 10 1la0 n! present. tho Crisis might nave
been followed up. and n favorable direction civ.
en- to his disease. Blu. tho subjcc, UNDER
stood then. and having once fallen mad. he was
doomed tn live md do no"den,n-"
CINCINNATI MARKET, F,t. 81. FLoUR.-A
sale THURSDAY evening Canal 50 Iris SIS pect-
3D. Sales yesterday, principal from store, brls
at 30. 100 and $50 brls at 3:5o and so brls 800.
WHISKY: Sales yesterday Of 100 trls a, lelc. per
br.; LEA at l6ic; Sc, 40, and 20 brls at ITO.
PORk-Sales 80 900 brls country bulk nj &C. pcr b
hog round ~ brs bless Pork city packed ~ 100 b.
LARD.-A sale Of 26 tres, and $50 kegs No i, city
edered is reported at &c per H. and this price freely
offered for large quantities. The holding price
IS 6.a64. Some lots held a 6ke-fCin CaE ssss
Ito THE PUBLIC CENERALLY
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