Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13
MEETING OF THE sUpERINTENDENTs OF INSANE
HOSPITALS.

The Association Of superintendent of Insane Hospitals
met Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, per adjourn
ment on Tuesday morning.
The paper of Dr. HARLOW on the subject Of heating
rooms and describing the arrangements that end in
the Maine Hospital for the Insane, taken up and dis
cussed, and then laid on the table.
1t was, motion, agreed that Drs Bell Kirkbride,
Nichols, Curwen, and Brown be appointed committee to
frame propositions for the guidance Of those who
gagged in heating public and other cdfces by steam
hot water.
Dr. KRKDRIDE read paper the Importance Of pre-
csion and accuracy in the of names and terms ap
piled to insanity and the institutions for its treatment
which, after discussion was laid on the table.
DR.. RAY read paper eherization in the treatment
of insanity laid the table for future discussion.
The Association then dourned to visit in the morning
the Army and Navy Hospital for the Insane Of the Dis
tric of Columbia, under of erection, and to
meet again at the place the Smithsonian Institu
tion) at o'clock p NJ. on Wednesday.
SECOND DAY.
The members of the Association accompanied by the
Secretary of the Interior occupied the forenoon in visit
the Army and Navy Hospital for the Insane and again
met in session at o'clock Wednesday, ut the Smith
sonian Institution
DR.. RAYS paper etaerzation taken up and dis
cussed and again laid on the table.
Dr. BELL read paper narratng his observations Of
what are styled spiritual phenomena, which after dis
| cussion, was laid on the table.
heAssociation adjourned to meet of o'clock Thurs
day afternoon
As some inaccuracies crept into former statement,
we give full and correct list of the members old and
new present at this ninth annual meeting Of the Associ
alton. They as follows: :..
DR. L. V. BELL Mclean Asylum, Massachusetts,.
DR. ls.T STRiBLryG Western Ineane Asylum, Virginia
Dr. THos s. KIRKBnrpE, Penn, Yana Hospital for Insane
Dr. DR. r. s sfTi H s asylum, Missouri
Dr. JOHN WAp.l, Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Johns
Brunswick
Dr. CURwES Peinsylva Lunatic Hospital "
JoHs +. TYLER, New Hampshire Asylum. ..
Dr. WV. II Stokes, Mount Hope Institution, Baltimore,
Dr. J. H. WoRTmSGroS Friends Asylum Brankford,
DR. @. A. WALKER, Boston Lunac Asylum
DR. T. Brown, Bloomingdnc ASYLUM, New York /.
DR.. JoHy FoSERDEN, Maryland Hospital for Insane
Dr. EDWARD JARVIS, Private Hospital, Dorchester, Mass
DR.. JOSEPH MoRgIS, Quebec Asylum Canada East.
Dr. T. NJ INGaAM, Kings county Lnna.ic Asylum New York
Dr. G. H. NICHOLS, United States Hospital, Washington.
MEMBERS n. m
DR. W. A. CrEtTut,r, Hospital the Insane
Dr. ED. G. FISHER North Carolina Asylum for the Insane
Dr. JAS s. ArnoN Indiana Hospital for the Insane ".
We might remark that the Association was formed on
the 10th Of October 1884, and held its first meeting
Jones's Hotel, in Philadelphia Its first President
DR.. SAMUEL D. WOODWARD, of Massachusetts,.
The Association was engaged yesterday morning in
complying with courteous invitations from the Superin
tendens Of the Coast Survey and National Observatoyto
visit their respective establishments Prior to this the
Association paid their personal respects the President
Of the United States at the Executive mansion.