Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-22

INSANITY IN New YoRK.-The Lunatic
Asylum at Utica contains about four hun
dred inmates Three hundred and ninety
were received last year. and ninety seven who
applied for admission were refused because
there was no more room. 1t will soon be
time for another hospital.
The report by the managers and officers OF
the Asylum, of its operations during the last
year contain some information. 1t seems
that of the 400 who were discharged in that
time 1876 are pronounced recovered and only
1872 unimproved. So large proportion OF
the reooveries is a gratifying proof of the wis
dom Of the treatment pursued there
OF these admitted, 243 were in INDECENT
circumstances. Nine were criminals.
There were 80 deaths among the patients
from various causes. None We're by suicide.
By far the greater part of the patients were
educated more or less. Upwards of 800 had
received instruction in schools, academies and
colleges, while only 25 were unable to read
and write.
The age most liable to insanity, it seems,
is attained between 25 and 80. Under Is
the cases are very few; from 5 to so they
increase rapidly; and from that time to so
they decrease gradually and regularly.
More Of women are married than single
more Of the men are single than married.
Of the whole number in the asylum 202 are
married and 1913 unmarried
There are 81 farmers, AZ laborers, l 0 mer-
chants, 10 school-boys and 9 shoemakers
Most other occupations average only one or
two apiece. OF the women 100 are set down
as house keepers, SO as house work. Other
employments average three or four apiece.
AS to the cause of arrangement; Intern
peranc is held accountable for 46; popular
errors for 20; spiritual rappings for Is; do
nestle troubles for %; defective training for
10; grief, s. business perplexities, I; excess
i've occupation, Z; want Of occupation, 4 re-
ligous excitement, 4; restitution, 4 disap-
pontment in love, Z; too much study, 3;
fright, .; temper 2; pride, 2; disappoint-
ment, 2; imprisonment, 2; penuriousness, ].
The rest mainly from disease or other physi-
cal causes.
The patients find varied employments and
amusement in the asylum. There are work
shops, one ofwhich has ten work benches and
a lathe, and has turned out during the year
upwards of hundred pieces Of furniture.
The tailor shop has produced some 600 gar
ments. And the matron reports that the num-
Der of garments and articles of furniture
made by the female patients under direction,
is $3.50. The "Opap printing office supplies
employment for many and reading for the
whole, through its library and exchanges of
newspapers and magazines. Daily service is
held at the chapel at Z in the evening, at
which a choir ofpatients assist. The Hutch
insons, Ole Bull, and several other musicians
have given musical entertainments at the asy-
lum, and number of the patients attended
the lectures exhibitions and state fair at Uti-
ca.
The report shows an efficient praiseworhy
performance of difficult duties by the super
intendent treasurer, and, other officers OF
the $4,000 expended, only some $4,000
were received from the State. Counties and
towns have paid $40, 900, and private patients
$4,000. The very reasonable requests of
the managers for Improvement in regard to
warming and ventilation and for separate de-
partments for criminals and drlnkards, are en-
titled to be considered by the Legislature, as
well as their suggestion of the growing ne
cessity of new hospital. The money spent
in these charities will never break the State,
even if it were a hundred fold as great an
amount as their present econmical expendi-
ture-Alb. Eve. Jour.