Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-11-24
Fanoies Of ;he Insane.

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Island there Is mouse apart nom 'pe u'I' O"'N'"e'
in which The worst caseS are eohdned. Inc strange
laIu.;ans under which these unfortunate persons
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al matte, even ia theirworst estate, are not Ill
together so ferociols as is commonly supposed.
In this house many were very dIsorderly' but hot
one was chained OF dtprived by long jackets or
otherwise, of the use of their limbs. Their wrath
was made manifest not by deeds but by words.
They are merely rhetorical rufains. Their threats
aretenible to hear, but their notions are ny no
means appalling. Among the ladies' IN thlSdepa't-
most gracious majesty the Queen OF the City Halle
New York. Her highneSs graclously conds scend-
ed to WINK at our reporter and presented him with
a small piece OF an oyster shell, as Slight token
OF her most distinguished consideration. oyeF71
wheied with this proof OF her kindness, he lmlta-
d,the, conduct of those weakpinued men whose
attentions are the torment OF the life OF every cee4
Urated autheressg acress cantntnces or female nds
vocate OF abolition, and asked to be permitted to-
have the honor OF taking her by the hand.t Even
this request was granted. The Lunatc Asylum
has accommodations Tor five hundred patients. AT
present there are five hundred and eighty, OF whom
one hundred and six are Americans, the remainder
pfforeign BIRTH The delusions believed in blythe
Inmates are manifold, and some Of them are eX-
ceedingIy SINGULAR In the Asylum we saw a
man who al1irms that he 10 God and who has coy-
cred several sheetsof paper with oherent sem
fences, which are designed as Bible for the use
of the W hole world and the rest of mankind. 'The
Empress ofthe East, West, North and South
here holds her court. The Queen OF The United
States who was CROWNED at baltimore uoily ullIeS
on most republican fare and III a most democEa7
tic manner; and although our banks, commerce
and civil institutions are solely supported oy net
money, without shilling and scepusieSs' MON
eTs of Queen Victoria are numerous at bIackweH.s
Island. DR.. Ranney says that there are now IN
the Asylum, an Emperor oil the United Slates' an
Emperor of France, King OF Scotland Ftlhce Al
bert Napoleon l4;5 the son Of Sls ttooerE Fee' Two
young gallants--one engaged 70 German FrnceSs'
and other King and the husband Of 'NauemolSelle
Jenny Linda great General. ana Aiitiohatet
who claims the power'ot invoking GEM from the
spirit-world, to DO his budding. among the.le-
males are twoewiEes OF Presidents one OIL whom
personifes animals, ard mistakes them I9L hel
friends, five Queens, one MarcholneSS OF NoIth
and South America, and one who IS belro'iiea 70
an English Lord, and every day waves Ler hand-
kerchief TO passing ships, suPPosng them 70 nave
been despatched by the English Sovereign 70 CON
vey her lover 10 our shores In q class emolnouS
! of weaith-the lnamacal monetary cidSS- thelI
are five millionures OF great ihhuehcs' one VI
whom owns the Asylum t% o the lslanG' anu u olle
is the proprietor OF Nv anu New 1olA
There is class OF ,heYotseS-two otheIS tSone , u
male the other:a femae) personals tue son OF Gop,
and womanwho declares herself 10 oe the Sis.e! OF
Pope Plus the Nlnth' heIeSs oil an me misses