The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-29

earnest attention, es 1t must be patent to every
member OF the Legislature that the foregoing is
no exaggerated statement OF the waste Of public
school funds.
would further recommend that you memorial.
lie Congress, through our representatives. on the
adoption OF national System Of eduSatinn, auG
more especially on the subject Of contributing
means towards the education OF that class OF chill
dren Of tile Southern States who have been hith-
erto deprived Of the means Of education In pur.
suance Of the constitution and laws of the State
aud nation. At the close OF the recent rebellion
th sc he'd In slavery were turned loose upon the
world with neither education or even houses to
sh liter them but were left to the mercy Of those
who had but recently held them In bondage. 1t
could scarcely be expected that assistance would
voluntarily be rendered them by those who felt
that great wrong had been inflicted on them.
selves by the loss Of this class Of legal property
They have, therefore, before them years OF strug.
succeed in educating their children and prepare
them for the duties Of citIz, ,nship. A national
system or education, supported by the General
Government, would secure equal advantages to
The Lunatic asylum.
The report OF the board Of regents Of the Luna.
tic Asylum, including the annual report OF the
superintendent and physician, Communicates
much valuable and interesting Information In re.
latlon to this Important Institution And the val
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Legislature. The regents speak OF the euperintend.
entIDr. Ensor as having, during the past year. ef.
fected many long needed reforms In the AFFAIRS Of
the Asylum, and, by his intelligent and untiriug
eXert1ons made very declled improvements In its.
various departments. and thus contributed large
ly to the comfort OF bis unfortunate charge.
The various statistical tables referring to the
operations and condition OF the Asylum are full
and satisfactory The number OF patients admit.
ted during the year was 125 OF which 7Iwere males
and 81 females. The number OF patients in the
Asylum October 81, 181f was $40: whites 295, col.
ofea rs. 1856 males and 1877 females OF whom 30
were discharged cured, 10 improved 8 unimprov.
ed, and 80 died. The supposed causes Of insanity
OF the patients admitted during the year was:
Hereditary IL, epilepsy 10, consumption 8, intem.
perance 5, domesu; trouble S, childbirth S, con
genital 6, masturbation T. typhoid fever 8, menen.
gifts q eating opium 2. injuries to head @ uterine
diseases p softening OF the brain 2, hepatlc de
raugement 2, heart disease 2, aud there were one
each OF syphilis, influence ofpuberty, exposure In
the army, malariou5 poisoning, cancer, preg.
nancy, suspension OF menses, bad health, un-
known. The form OF insanity IN patients admit.
te during the year wa: Acute mania l6, chronic
mania IL, puerperal mania s, dementta 20. imbe-
cilty IL, epilepsy IL, mslanchoia H. idlocy Z, de-
luslonal insanity 20, monomania 2, hysterical ma.
MIA 8, dypomania l.
A larger nunb,r Of patients have been admitted
than In any previous year, and the whole number
nrder treatment during the year was greater
than ever before.
The receipts Of the Asylum have been
from patlents.... ......................$ 9,8A 7S
From tie state easurer............... $4,000 90