The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-07-05
For The Cecil Wing
The Living Home, wilmington.

The Living Home, Wilmington.
On beautiful ives ern hill overlook
ing the city of Wilmington, surrounded
by picturesque scenery and commanding
views inferior TO none in the country,
stands large building of immense capa-
city and beautiful cons.ruc ion. The
edi1ice is characterized by superior taste,
novel architcc ure aud model arrange
men $. This building is known by the
name of {" The Liring Home TOR Sick
and WeH," and never was an institution
consecratcd to better cause, or bap-
tlzed with more appropriate name. The
cause, humnnHy,-thc name just what
it purports, Home, one of the sweetest
words in the vocabulary of any nation.
The proprietor, DR. John A. Brown,
is genuine philan hropist, and for the
contrivance ard erection of this insttu.
ton, is entitled to grateful position in
the affections of his fellow countrymcn.
The enterprise was stupendous, and
| required no small amount of moral cour-
age and irrepcalablc decision of charac-
ter. The Doctor has succeeded, and
"''houe any usclotdICC3 save SUN DIS HIS
own resources, mental and pecuniary,
furnished. The 81 G, selected by himself,
is most beautiful and eligible ; having
the metropolis of the State a; its base,
with the majestic Delaware in the dis
lance. The scene afforded is grand and
enchanting, and never was the language
of Thompson more appropriate when he
exclaimed -
= What beautiful prospect spreads around.
Ut hills. and dales, and woods, and lawns and
spires.
And glitcrng towns. and gi,led streams till all
The stretching landscape Into smoke Decays
The buildings are so arranged that the
well boardcrs are not in the least annoy
ed and distnEbed by the sick. And |
can assure all persons who are seriously
com emplating passing the summer
months a. some pleasant establishment,
by all means come to the Living Home,
where you will find advantages inferior
to none in the country, and at prices so
low as really to astcnish you. The best
and most healthy food, such as would
delight the most fas,idous epicurc-
lovely and delightful ridcs-the most
cXhilerating eXcrcisc-clean and we'll
ventilated rooms-chcerfu attendants,
and profuse abundance of pure air, are
a few of the Distinguishing charac cries
of this establishment. The sick will
find by entering the institution that they
have at last realized their lof lest iIcali-
tics of the comforts and convenicnccs of
b,,,n IN ho c,l ,rl P,,l
OF affection. Here the best medical
talent in the counry can be procured
Of every medical school the pa lent in
all cases having the choice of physician.
And'the nurses having qualified them
selves particularly for this work of
mercy, are always ready and willing to
discharge their duty faithfully. 1t is
unnecessary for me to say more for
the institution speaks for itself, and the
invlrablc verdict has been rendered by
all who have patronized i',-that =" the
half had not been told them"
In connection with the " Living
Home" the Doctor has department
called i" The Delaunre Home for the
hebr,ate and MSanc." If the Doctor is
deserving gratitude and The thanks of an
approaching public for his philanthropy
in the erection of the " Living lIome,"
he is entitled to enduring praise for hay
ing furnished a shelter for this class OF
the doubly unfor innate. What noble
example i. worthy of all imitation during
all time. This is the browning glory of
his enterprise and this institution will
be TO him monument more grand and
expressive than the costliest marble of
earth, and more enduring than the sta
bill y of the hills for his reward will
not be confined to the aerial walls of
time. but will extend to that future
where men are rewarded for the deeds
done in the body" lie has provided a
refuge, which the State has neglected to
do, and Independent of State appropria-
ton or legislative patronage has pro-
vided an Asylum, which stands in strik-
ing contrast with the mcagre provision
made for the Insane by the State
authorities in our Aims Houses, which,
if any, are little more than mad houses.
In rela ion to the treatmen; of insanity,
separation from family and former friends
is almost universally recognized as one
of the most essen, ial rules of treatment,
in relation to the greater number of cases.
With the wealthy, such an isolation is
often attempted in their own homes, or
at least in private manner. But this
plan is most certainly liable to objections.
The anxiety Of affection is neverfailing
temptation to break through the restric-
tions, which are therefore seldom we'll
observed and even when they can be
main aimed, there is no little danger of
abuse of power, on the part of the mer-
cenary and ignorant guardianship to
which the pa lent is entrusted. Besides,
it is often of the first Importance and
necessity to separate the patient from
the causes of his disease, which are often
connected with his own home, and from
everything that may have tendency to
produce Impressions or awaken associa-
tions coinciding with the morbid feeling
or train of thought. All these consider
atoms indicate an Asylum as the proper
abode of the lunatic. But there are
others of great weight. 1t is only in
such es Adjustments that all the measures
which experience has shown to be advan-