Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-07-24
prect1ns for getting Patients into he S;atc
Hospital for the insane,

prectnnS for getting Patients into Ie Sat
Hospital Tor the Insane.
1s, |, should be particularly home i,
mind thar the institution - not drSiCne,
5 as mere Asylum; bu. aS hospital tO
= the treatment and cure Of insanity; an,
consequently ucurat.e cases wall not Z,
retained therein 10 The exclusion of those
which may be regarded as curab.e.
u. The application for admission
may be made 10y any person Standing al
the relation ot friend or guardian for the
time being; and such application Should
SET forth, The full name OF the person,
aSo the age-coloC-civil relation, as to
hurried, single, or wIdowed-piuCe OF
biClh present residence - occupation
ani prcuniarY eondi,ion-how long IN
ST 4e-wheiher the first attack or o,her-
wiss.-whether The patient IS mild and
manageable, or eXc.laLle and Violent
whether subject 10 ep.lepuc H., o. prone
to suicide or h0mIclde-the PROBABLE
cause OF insanity hereditary
and whether the pt,ten, has been
subjected 10 hospi,a! treatment, aai II
20, where, and how long.
IL - li4l t'la ttAllt A-AAA tAS iAAAllf tf4
ab-v5 fact, a. possible, should be stated
IA the application or certificates accom-
panylng H.:
81. Sui application must be ac, d.
panied or followed by The following Ger
llficates. before the superintendent eau
de,erunlue whether the patient can be
admitted:
1.-Two physicians Of the county in
which the pIueut resides, mist certify
that they have carefully examined MO
the condition OF such patient, and be
iieve her 10 be actually insane. Il j,
desirable that such certificate shall be
somewhat explicit as to the present ana
past condition of the pali"ni,se,t!ug forth
ne opinion Of The pays;ciaas II Is 10 III
probabilities % cure. auI ANY other inn
p0rtaul Suggestions which they may deem
proper.
1.-THE chairman Of supervisors of
the town, the mayor ot the city. or the
president Of the lucorporaled village va
which such person properly resides,
must certify under oatn, 10 ihe SuperIn-
teudeut of the Hospital, lhal sIyh medic
al eNamiuatiou has been mldc and
such chairman, mayor. or pre>iItui,mu,l
accompany his certificate with the Ger
tiioate o. the examining physician.
Il must be specially observed ty taose
having the Insane in charge, tia. ,he
application and the above certh .ates
mas; be forwarded 10 the SuperiulrnI
ent, and his reply attj,e{ 6JJrc patti
enls can be sent for aGtnIssioI.
l. is now positively kno vn, that the
presen, building cannot accomod4,e all
the insane Of the State; the above pre-
caution, therefore, becomes specially ne
cessary to avoid disaster 10 those who
are thus affected. Aud while It is now
apparent that all applicants canno, b.
admitted, the spirit OF the Urg1H,c at, as
/ we'll is thai sound policy which would
make the Hospital suDservIcrt 10 the
cause Of humInlty, and promo.ive Of the
public welfare, gives precedence TO
those cases deemed most readily durable,
having due regard 10 the relative rights
Of counties
1t must, inIecl, b. arplrcnt to all,
thai if IucurabIc cases are permitted 10
exclude those which may al present be
i curAbie these, in their turn may become
luouraJle alsJ; and thu, the practical
utility OF the Institution may Ue quit
destroyed
Wun respect to the JosiIenr. Of insane
persons, We deem j, proper 10 suggest,
that if such persons shall have been, for
the time being, removed 10 the county
iaIi or poor hJust, Ihe residence should
o,. regarded as IN the town, cuy, or vll-
LACE from which he had been taGs re-
moved to such Jail or poor houes; uua
the proper officer of such town
CITY. or village, should make The uecrs-
sary certificate as 10 the medical EXAM
nation of such person. B1 II al usaut
person thus confined shall not have q
residence ia any particular town, Guy.
or village III tho co4uty IN which he ri4 )
be so cOuhued, the chdIrman, mayor. OF
president; Of toNA, city, or yili.ge, II
which sucn ja.i Or poor house IN ~ b. To-
Gated would seem 10 b.; HE proper Per
son 10 certify 10 such examination. IL
this las cidss OF cases the law Is n5,
clear; bu, such wII be adopted as tbs
rule until further i-g station may b. had
on the 81 iect. Al expense In c01@ey-
ing patients to the Hospital must bt
borne bv such patients; except waer,
persons in "IuliZ-ut circumstances
apply for relief Iu tIat r-spec, 10 tAt
chairman, mayor, or president ot tIe
town, cry, or village, ia which thry re-
side, IN which case the expense must b.
borne by the county.
a BENNETT,