The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-06-08

Daring the month Of April lS5O Dr. Anleeyaaa
was Obliged to smpatste the arm Of maniac near
the shoulder on account efhemeTJAage from deep
sloaghlpg wound, caused by rope which had been
used with great brutality In securing bis arms when
he was aPPFeheRded Ny the eonstaeles on Hawaii
The greatest difficulty which has to be e0nteRded
with IN the treatment Of great proportion Of the
insane, is the want OF suitable employment; those
who sre In good physical health aud only labor ua,
der the lighter manageable degress OF folly lxed
ideas, kept 10 regular work, such eul,ivating
kalO, preparing food, gardening, repairing fences
aud roads around the grounds; the lighter cases Of
insanity In women, also admit OF their employment
In domestic work, as sewing, washing. etc. but
there remain number OF such as labor under an uu.
due degree Of excitement and therefore cannot be
trusted with tools, or who would be Inclined to cs.
cape, Others who refuse TO do field work, then the
idiots aud those who arr afflicted with some physi,
cal indrmity; all these are idle most Of the time,
their generally low grade OF education, prccludes
them from taking pleasure in reading. and with the
limited number there arr lew games in which seve-
raj could engage together. A bowling alley was
constructed, aud It was hoped that 4 would prove
univsrsal attraction but It has happened that only
a comparatively small number can be Induced to
paratus seems to be quite as ineompreaeusiole as
souree OF amusement 10 The native patients, ii is
principally the foreigners who derive benefit from
them there is no, native patient who has learnt
trade; yet 1t Is one Of the principal conditions for
the restoration to health OF an Insane mind that Its
attention shoala be steadily but pleasantly occupied
The whole Establishment has been constructed
under the pressure Of soanty means and large hall
or saloon, where the patients may eonregatc during
hot bad weather Is necessary and Indispensable.
There Is serious detect in The law regulating the
admission aud keeping OF Insane persons in the Asy.
Inn. As q stands at present. thc Magistrates arc
the only persons competent to decide when person
Is 10 b committed 10 the Insane Asylum and once
there such persons cannot De released unless he has
recovered sound mind,
Tic ground upon which Magistrate Is bound 10
commit person. Is not only thai The reysOa Be- ls
sane, Ns, also asaSegus u the pas'ie safety, ana
DC OF she cannot DC discharged under See u TIE /
'Aci 10 establish an Insane Asylau,,n ualcss co6-
plese recoveJy can be ccytiaea by TIE Physician h
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