The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-14
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SUPERINTENDENT INSANE AsYLUas.-The Association Of
Superinendents Of Insane Ayums reoonvened at the Smith
sonian Institution on Friday evening, at o'clock
The made his report upon the condition Of the
finances which accepted
1t ordered that copy Of the proceedings Of the
alton be published in the journal OF Insanity" and that
slips be furnished by it TO the medical journals of the United
States.
resolution offered by Dr. Krkbride, expressive Of the
the services rendered by editors the journal
Of Insanity" adopted.
There long discussion the divorce OF wives
their husbands or insane husbands from their sane
wives Tho debate upon this delicate subject profoundly
interesting but the matter finally dropped by general
consent.
Resolutions Of thanks passed Hon. John W. Maui
ry mayor Of Washington Professor Bachc Lieut. Maury
Of the National Observatory and Others for the kindness
and courtesy extended by them the members Of the
alton.
The association then adjourned the fourth
day in May, 1885, in the city Of Boston.
ErHrR AND CnlonoroRaAt the late meeting Of the SUI
pcrntendcnts Of insane hospitals held in this city, the effects
Of administering ether and choroform unacs were ds-
cusses most lcarnedly and fccngy.
Dr. Anthem remarked that though he had used choroform
in surgical operations his experience with article In the
treatment Of insanity limited In the cases in which he
had employed IT, the effect produced had been only tempo
rary but this owing to the fact that other object
sought than the immediate relief Of the patient He had
doubt that had this treatment been continued
lief would have been the result
Dr. Nichols said that both ether and choroorm wero used
the Utica a. W Asylum. II was the opinion Of Dr.
Brigham the superintendent Of that institution that the nd
minstaon Of either Of these articles would not be safe
Of aonio but when administered in chronic cases
their effect very beneficial It would be asserting to
too much however to say that any unato was cured BY
this treatment lie had also used these articles in the
Boomngdale Asylum; but II due to Dr. Raw and the
subject to remark that they designed only to exercise
quieting influence and not to produce nsensibility
Music At PRESIDENTS SauhRE.-The crowd assembled
yesterday afternoon the Presidents grounds TO listen
the inspiring music Of the Marine Band unpreceenedy
nrgc and the remark made by several that tho music
was unusually good
PIoNo.The beauties Of May have oft and over been cee-
brated in song Genius and literature have their impo
an aid for centuries to glowngy depicting the loveness
the fifth month of the year. The cold blasts Of winter are
clustering March, and alternately smiling and weeping
April have passed and in the midst not Of rcyolu
on either civil bloody but among scented
flowers, beautiful to look upon.
Floras is also the pc-nics There win be
charming at Arlington Spring tomorrow. Tho Mount
Vernon Club have put the ball in notion we expect 10
hear that hundreds Of young friends Of both scses uni
tod in the rational and Joyous the day JOY
10 every heart at Arlington Tomorrow and may the brows
Of all our friends be deoked with immortal Towers