New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-20
ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SUPER N
TENDENTS OF AMERICAN fNS1Il u
TONS FOR THE INSANE.

The first session of the twelfth annual meeting Of
this Association took place at the Metropolitan Hotel
yesterday. The following members were present:
Dr. Isaac Ray Butler Hospital Providence H. Prs'idcst
Dr. Thongs s. Kribde Pennsylvania Hospital for the Ia
sane Philadelphia Vice President Of the A.'css9n c,,
Dr. J. McIlhenny, Southern Ohio Lunaiie Asylum Day
Dr. Jsme. AthOn Indiana Hospital for DO Insane Indian
Dr. J. f. Tylers NewHsmpshre Asylum for the Insane.
TDr Iobn p GRAY New York State Lunatic Asylum Utica
DR. Andrew Mcfarland Illinois State Hospital Tor the Insane
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Dr. I'd Jarvis Private Asylum, Dorchester Mass
Dr. William H. Stokes, Mount Hope Institution. Baltimore
DR. John Curwen Pennsylvania State Luna'c Hospital ia"
Dr. cbsaneey Booth, Mclean Asylum, so@eryie Mass:
DR. II A. Buitolph. J. State Lunstic Asylum Trenton.
DR. 10. A. Reed w Penn Hospital for ln'eSe Pittsburgh
George mI1s s ssse Hospital T.unon
Dr. Nertiel B.mis State Lunsc Hospital Worcester Mess.
DR. Jas n. De Wolf Provincial Hospital Tor Insane Hall
Dr. T. H. Van Deu.ep Michigan Asylum forths Insane Ksi
Dr. j. H. wOrthinson Friends Asylum for the insane.
On. Gotten and Howe, Peperer Private Asylum Mas.
Dr. VIM II Rockwell Vermont Asylum tor Insane "O''
Dr. Plny Earle late of the BoomiDsdas ylum, New Yot
H. NJ Ronney New.York City Lunatic Asylum:
Dr. C. H. Nichols Government Hospital Tor Insane, Wash
hston p C. S.cTtSy Of the Association, ,..,,,, Fam
Or Tdw Fisher North Carolina Asylum for the Insane
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d. bancroft, New fIamPshire Asylum for the In
s.De, { ucord
After the appointment Of several standing commit
tees md the transaction of other preliminary bust
ness paper was read by DR.. Tyler on The Care OF
the Violent Insane" which followed by an inter
citing discussion of the prominently important sub
iect Of the kind and amount OF personal or muscular
restraint which is best calculated TO promote the COM
fort and restoration Of the insane Of all classes The
prevailing opinion Of the members of the Association
were strongly TO the effect that class of patients
should be confined in cells but il chambers as large
ard as inviting in their construction as those for the
copyaescen that the seelusion Of the violent Insane,
ly day should be infrequent, and generally III the
bIief, practical duraon and that neither muscular
restraint nor seclusion should be subject to the
judgment and control Of subordinate officers OF at
tenc ants. -,
Dr. MCILHESsr read paper on " some OF the
causes that are productive OF insanity which gave
rise 10 wide and important discussion OF the subject
Of hereditary of insanity, and those though,
10 be incident to the deterioration both OF mepfai and
physca constitution which is incident TO the progress
Of modern civilization. ,
Invitations were received from the authorities of the
Institutions for the Insane at Boomingdale and Flush
ing L. L. and on Blackwells Island, to visit those es-
tsblishnents which will be accepted In the course OF
the week II.
The Assoeiation composed Of the medical gentle
men having charge Of institutions Tor tho insane
Every such establishment the continent OF America
is entitled to a representative in the body