Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-08
The western Banaiic Asylum.

Ii Is 4 pamphlet Of 81 closely printed
pages, embracing much valuable and inn
portant statistical information in relation
20 this unfortunate class Of community!
The Report Of Dir. F. r. SrRIBLISo. the
Physician and Superintendent, y very
full and complete. touching on every
point Of interest connected with tile In
stitution. by It, We learn that during
the past twp years, the nliseries Of 594I
Of suffering humanity have been alleyia-
ted, and 6ejhare been restoFed to reason,
and The enjoyment ofkindred and friends.
OF this number, 3o7rwere males, and 2l.7
females there were in the Institution,
at the commencement Of the two years,
3g8--males, 2s6, females. 1852; admitted
during the two years, 1885, 81 males. 30
females: remaining, at the tinno Of the,
report, 500 4e28 males, lGl females
There have been 1856 patients discharged,
including elopements and deaths -79
males, So females recovered GO 29
males, 33 females much improved, l2
males. 4 females, 5 improved, o.
males, 9 females unimpfoFed. 5-3
males, 2 females clipped, 81 males !.
died, 46-3$ males, ia females. OF the
524 received during the two years, i 86
were marrisd-96 males, 90 females !;
ESQ we're single i 80 males, 10l females;
| 40 weres vi dpwed+ ia males, &c females;
unknown, & males. Among the. sup
posed causes Of Insanity < we find placed
| to the credit SfIntemperance. 38---males,
90, females, Z !; IllHealth, 54-7-males 80,
females, 1911 Epilepsy, 2o--msles, HE,
females, q Political excitenrenN ~
male /; Religious excitement e5-males,
| le, females, III; Masturbation, 99-males;;
Domestic trouble, f6--nales, 5, females,
Il3; Domtstic aalietiop, 5--males, ] /, t.
males, q; Sexual derahgseme EFT, 3lt6 If
males !; UnFsquited love, -fenaIes-;
! Disappointed lpye, g. males, 3, female,
+ 5|; Veracity questioned in court, 51--fe7
male Blow pm thehead, 7---males; Tx
cessiyc use Of tobacco, 6--males, 8, lie.
males, 8 ID cath Of Husband, , i Death
1 OF Wife, IS Dissolute habits, te--fe-
~ 4 .BIS<.l :
males ]; d DeHauch, 2 -- males :; Pecunia-
| ~ troubles, lis males. 10, females, B !;
Unknown, I54;t with a great many
others, such d Litigation, Flight, Meh-
| tai Fatigue, &b: = . .<~ I
There one Pofntin DF Striblimg' ) Re-
port, 70 which W wish TO call attention,
and particularly that of.our Mem bers pi
| the General Assembly, It is Is folIows /;
| ..Once more would / respectfully ask
your board ID invoke the attention. Of the
general assembly to tho importance 4t
making additional provision Itor the ia-
| sane citizenss four Safe Tho necessity
| for this which was predicted four fears
since, isHnow being realized to yIpainful
extent. Since our last report355 appIip
Ications have been1rajected at dis asylum
4 alone. OF these billy nlneNWefe nonresi7
dents aid !si1 Golored persons. Il is
true lhas some Of These applicants were
subsequently, received here, and others
have doubtless be4n provided for else
where, but The Ifnct cannot be disguised
fthat there are man nowin the iails of tha
commonwealth and 1 fear maily .nl9re all
large, and under circumstances of far
greater discomfort than eycn those in tile
prisons. !, 0.zL XIII Nj 81 7. n, HI
\ my views are unchanged as to the i'm
ip9ficy charging the present asylums,
lbelieyiDg thaLit would be far better 10 have
one, of if needs lid, two, additional estab-
| hshments, ii still think also tIratit-shonld
be located sonew heGe west of the Alle-7
ghany mountains nor can. / cease u
trust not only that tho work will BE-
promptly began, lbutpnder circumstances
that will JUSTLY the expectation that III
point Of construction, Organization, &c:
prove a model instituli6u!' 7
/ Weput forward die claims Of CnARlES-
TOY. as aeandidate for tllte location Of this
contemplated Institution, and, i a bill ior
lts erection be passed il behooyes US 10
strain every nerve p Isecureits location
here The cost oferestipn will probably
/ be some $3.50, OOa-4the estimated eogtsof
a building capable Of containing ESQ pa
Etients-and the annual expenditure from
SEQ, 900 to $4,000 tie expenses of tls
Eabove institution for the two past years
were SCI 8o7, 4s--a Egoodly share of
which was distributed among the farmers,
mechanics, and merchants in and about
Stanton, and would form quite an item.
in the receipts Of any village and. there
are many incidental receipts which, IN
course. arenot embraced in a report, --
And another important fact to be con-
sideled, is, these expend itures are paid
i in cash, drawn from the general fund N
The State, and are just 50 much additional
capital to a community.
CHARrEsroS isItl1e geographical centre
Of the western portion ofthe State, North
and South, with the exception Of the tive