, 1866-03-02

Many Il ise resaert OF Tie Tn.nrs1 ..e alre.d,
for The reiozmalfo!E OF 1nchl4ates, ca1ied eThc
Wsfh5ngtou,an Heme." The progress Of the tustl-
tuition has BEEN fequs utf 1s!er1ed 10 By The city
ix,rtod promptly and courteonsis.
propcry tor The u.ee Of the 81 41Anne,'' the public
teuevolent institutions Of the eltr, and naturally
dtFtEe 10 krow. not only how thi. particular e=t1o
lifhment IL succeeding. but whether similar enter
rood done BY ench IN a.rlum. People nrr fearful
:hai the ditease Of uznnkennest, once drnss fse.
thoush there msy he temporary suspension OF the
aet Of drinking, there no fattal cure Of lhe de-
SNORING sppeiiie. While ne do rot denF that the
"c1 y ~ f5s 1a}fen a9nei 1 &c . Fss
vi 50 much confidence. that there are Iaany facts
which thow that the suspseign + not well founded
ecsttnly il not IN The maturity Of cases. ncurahle
''The Mathingtoniau Home Of ih!i Gty il
largely modelled stcr an lnstil1.lon Of the ratne
Directors and Superintendent Of the Wa.htnc1onian
Hnmt Of Boston, for the vrar 1861 aave been recen
lT submitted to the pnblic- The gentlemen who
retpecAtllIty, and their statements may b. depend
E. e 4epor to The Sense nd ioDts .; Kepteseats SEN
par1 Of ihe seventh Annasl Rcpo.l: The number
Of ra.iru1s received INTO the Home for me yea. 1855
Is 20, which i 10 snoee than dnEn. the yca5 pte-
TIT avenrr 1etderee Of each patient u the insfitu
tlon Wat 81 dny.. The average cost Of Sustaining
Zach paticnt war ssG:s. Oi ihe 30 rec. 1s.d into
iane0 ionlsn md nd I tse ailh, Of 81 TIE Tie y ~boie M
nE~ber received there ass now dotag
!. INSIDE not On hear: ~, but on The pc%oua knowt
edge Of The Superinseuaent-tne numoer OF Isl;
there aze, CRAFTY improscd, With ,hs hope q uli.
considered incutabe ant not 1T TO ee at large, III.
paying, l46. o. those admitted, there have been.
:; ejereymen, i: ihe nalsnee beng a,sts and me.
ellaues. with representatives from large nurnbss
Of ..adc: and callinGe.
Mo,a] valne Of transferring NM from the tanks
Of the rou.prod1c.nt to thoss Of tue producing
classcs, and from life Of diserpatton 10 life Of
usefnnes. it ls beterrd that there ate few tnsutn
1iont ~hich can show a more tasonb1s record. 4
beers.t Of fea 001 has been uade to the Home IN
Uo1ton BY The late Jost1a Bennctt, k.q. which
= w want .1eats needed by he necc.,sie. of 1he IL.
e1itut0n. President Clarp closes his report with
the following fenarka:
the ipthtiate can be reformed By The application
ard pxe Of the tequtAite means To accomplish
this, be needs for time 10 be zepara' ed from old
associations, and to be surrounded with new tnaa'
enees. and have awakened within mmsel new Al
pirations. The Home has alsesdy temcn.tra'ed Its
ability to accomplish :hrtt objettt- with largr
tropo: ton oi ihoe- Who laye ava,led tbcnseiTcs
OF lte mode OF treatment. This = shown By the
tacs, that nfar Coo patients have been within its
ca1e, md TINT nearly Ill h1ye been benefited, and
large proportion have been reformed They Lave
resisted temptation, snd stood firm - temperate
aeD: and arr now nliuE their piaces In society a.
good ctttxcre.
A'Ihk means Of reform chiefly relied on, Is the ex
elese ol The Law Of lnun~ss. The inebriA'e + re-
Eafnea =. man though MI the hetter instincts ol
nle natu!c nave neen Perverted. sympathy IL ex-
tended 10 hiH-hope and eouHdepce are eYcited-
eeIfe2peCt II afonfed-+elfcoutYu e.tablishcd and
he gradually learns 10 stand alone The fact. too,
shxt hlk effort to reform Is 4 voluntary one add.
much 10 BIS conndtnce. and 1nc1a-ce hi. de.irr 10
restrain bis sppe1ite. The example, Of o,hTr vim.
!ike tfnsclI, are striving 10 regain shcir formef
sIandre, ha: al-o salutasy and cnc.1ing tnue nee
On bis mind.
THE h1ef+ings ot kind Providence have sexncd
TO crown the efforts OF the lone; peace and haf-
nuEy hxsc ricnrd within It's borue11: md the eEs-
piossT have hbo1ed faithfully 10 tuAl tac11 appro
priait dut1et.''
Mt leave The reader 10 make biz own comments
upon The basis nt the. { statements. The Washing
'tunan Home Of Chicaco /. certainly u~elnl in-1
su'ton. IL judLe1onrlj managed, knd Is dese1rin
tbe esnpathy md support Of the pnc spflt:et cItf
1ens Of Chicago End The Northwest