The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-02-21
Correspondence he Vermont Transcript
Letter from Near hampshire.
Tho CITY OF Concord It's Ccogra phy-ihc
INSANE Asylum The building and is
Occupants, &c.


CONCORD, FEB. IS, 1865.
TIA description of this town should
ever find its way into a School Geo
graphy ii would run somewhat in this
style;
Concord is q delightful little city ;
pleasantly situated on the western bank
OF the Merrimae river. 1t is regularly
laid out, the streets run at right-angles,
( and are for the most part wide and well
shaded. The houses are all well built
and neatly kept, and there are no disa-
ereeable suburbs. The place il cclchIa-
ted FOR its pretty ladies and notorious for
its pIain-lool1ing gentlemen. Famous
/ for its working-oxen. and remarkable
/ forts housekeeping wives. The pre-
/ vailing taste OF the people IS shown BY
the amount Of money they spend upon
dress. Every second door among the
/ shops being ithera Miliner's, Dro,S-na-
l,er's or Taiior's, while there are but
two very illy-suppied book stores. The
shop-koepeis do not keep full supply
/ OF any tliliS Nu' "a ""o7f -
thinas are called for, they send TO Boston
for them. This is enough for tle Geo
/ graphy, but as our space is not quite So
restricted, We may enlarge upon it at
pleasure. In especial we may visit the
very large Insane Asylum, that Is far mp
Pleasant Street on the brow OF the MIL
iool,ine back over The country with
/ groups of trees and inviting farm hoas-
IS thickly dotted about while irom the
front ve oyeriooll thacity, therivor and
lsa uudulaGng country beyond. The
grounds are extensive, well hid out.
with iaen .nd -hruberv. ana like all the
rrarnAa In and about Concord are most
neatly kent. Not branch or tuig
seems 10 grow out OF place. Though
.bi.is hut 4 drearv season TO speak of
natures beauties. a well clipt hodge
or tasfefullv arranged park are as easily
distinguished at this as at amy time
~
iit Duiinliis i 81 &c" 'iiei>i an" - no."
exceedingly eoh'i"ooious' having Deen
added To nom liiile TO ''lie' d. was re-
qnired. Not very long since " large cot
taee was ouill Tor liie rs ti''c'alie Oh
the patients ti'a' theS might pe KEEP en-
ureiY apart rom tue o''l'i7' anu d '''r
hulldihg Tor 'He SAINT purpose j. i'"" III
course OF erection. me "l'oie Is Ull''er
the able SuPerihlehdelee OF l'r- ban
croft VINO IS Wei kiio"h among ei'
Crazy Doctors, a- they are N'I ieu'
Ihefe are 'Woa Sistaht PhA 9i'i'ii'-' i'rS.
Brown ana ioI'ei ana MANY Huis17 gnu
attthaalilr, Dom maze ana ieiil'ie- me
patients no" number o'o' an '''iles are '''l
Well cared Tor ana "s kiii"iF 'ie''e'i ~
lheir unhappy state VIII ADMIT ISIS
oiS 70 'h INSANE A7N iulll nave De. Ter
chaiiee ~ seeing the "'''i''iiie aii' 'i'' ar
Isth-einel''s mace LOT tiie '"iiiloI. ana
/ narpine7~ 81 ,ile patients imam Oh seeing
ihe patients lhsli-e ives. Many oi litiii
nave memory enough leil to recognize q
VISITING dry, ana though Il 'l course nil-
irr- WIN their way Wifd moods, some
il"ie7 cn"nces taat "afu uoof opens %
admit a. visitor. Seizea nN common
Z impulse OF conceaiment inc patients VIII
fake refuge ia tieii rooms anu oh'I ''.e
attendant nurse remains i'f Inspection ;
'l "1hei 'li'le7 ''ey "'ii ''' 'Neo''''ii'i. g
communicative ana seem 20 ENJOY l''.i'-
ing better 'Aah 'op'ut az li''i' 'I'u '-e7
insoa strangers ear.
AZ '"e 'oiieolo Asylum '''eie T ''.e
poor woman who day and nish' repeats
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