New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-15

personally experienced the horrors Of intemperance
but surely argument could be powerful 10 SUI
ferer than to have those mild steady clear eyes LOOK
into his with honest sympathetic pety and that khd
voice say, 81 know what you suffer- for l have been
there" venture to affirm that the best man or clever
est wanting this kind OF experience could not
WELD an influence half potent Beside this personal
influence OF the superintendent, meetings are held III
chapel on Sunday and Tuesday evenings at when inc
patients expected to present These meetings are
addressed by reformed men, graduates OF the Home
"a Mr.. Lawrence calls them; men who have them
selves come up out Of the depths and stand on the shore
OF life, busy In their work In the world and yet
ready to pause any time TO lift up the fallen MEM
Der OF Parkst Church CHANGED to attend one of these
evening meetings, and after having listened To the adj
dresses said TO the superintendent: This IL very WELL
but should like to see some Of your patients"
"They are all here" was the reply. "What these men !
Why, they would compare favOrably with the members
at one OF our own church meetings" The present Gu
perinendent OF the Home differs In many Of his ideas
from his predecessor, Dr. Albert Day Dr. Day believes
theoretically in the admission OF both and women
10 refuge OF this kind, though only men have
ever been admitted TO the Boston Home. Mr.. Law
is strongly opposed this mixed school arrange
ment. II and women 10 be In the same nsti-
tuition for REFORM he says "et us build between them
a brick wall as high Humans gal0ws. There should
be establishment for women but am confident 1t Is
both sexes. OF course when you consider that more
than half our inmates free patients, too poor TO
pay trihng expenses, yOu can readily imagine
that they are not all gentlemen Some OF them indeed
are men both coarse and bad We should certainly
pei them for any misdemeanOr but we do not require
OF them certificate either OF manners or char
acter before entering and they are not at all
1T for female society" Unless this exclusion OF
lovely woman" be considered hardship, the rule OF
Mr. I "a IN
deed has worked changes in the institution which
almost rival those effected by Warden Haynes in the
Massachusetts, state Prison When he took the reins OF
government he found room, fitted with bolts and bars
called the cage" In it strong bedstead fastened
TO the floor with irons and in adjoining room was
full supply OF straps and bandagcs to be used in binding
delriOu patients bed thus depriyng them OF the
use OF their limbs. Mr.. Lawrence has found none OF
these things necessary As he says. treatment that
would "a would be likely to increase the
insanity OF whose wits were astray."
But You have bad cases Of delirium tremens here
don't you Z" / asked
80. yes"
And do you get along with all Of them without using
FORGET"
Certainly Mr. Coles had better tell you some OF his
stories"
Upon this hint, tho Assistant Superintendent spoke
He was light, slight man OF between 80 and 60, who
looked as II resoute unatc need not be long IN making
All end OF him.
''Why yes" he said, " tell you in two words the
secret OF teaching delIious patients-hHmor them
Every time you oppose crazy just strengthen
the hold OF his delusion. Only join in with him. and he
soon gets quiet one night 1 had big, strong fellow
who would weigh pounds to get up stairs. He was
brought in after the OF the patients asleep and
he was inclined to be noisy and was as mad as March
hare II had asked him to go mp to bed II would have
taken several men like to get him there, and there
would have been row likely to disturb all the house.
SO let him have his own way for awhile. At last lie
mounted a chair and began TO personae the clown OF
circus such frantic fun, such mad mrth it seems to
me no one ever saw but after awhile he became dis
,,usted with his small stagc-the chair. why fellow
can't turn round here he said. Then was my time.
That's fact. answered, sympathzingly. 1t just
spos he performance. III tell you what-rye get a
place up tarsa regular rng-a stage that's something
like a stage. just let's 40 up there and
have il out He went along, lin a state OF
the uttermost satisfaction, and soon had him in an
upper roon where he quite at liberty TO stand on
his head his heels best suited him. There he went
on with his performance until he had tired himself our,
proper medicine aud go to bed. Another time was
summoned to the relief Of patient who believed that
rats were tearing away AZ his ytas found hm In a
condition Of AFFECT terror. They're here, under my
coat he shouted as went in; three Of EN- gnawing
away How lucky that you sent for me; III get cm
out in meter 30, with appearance OF desper-
effort, pretended 10 draw one out ana handed TO
an attendant in my rear to be thrown from the window
Then tugged away at another The third he sald, had
worked himself lower down. and wa desperate. OF
course had "a struggle for him. but nj last cried out
triumphany. They're all gone now, and the patient
sank back In utter exhaustion, with great btads OF
sweat on his forehead. Yes, they gone he said
with sigh of relief; but should be dead man now II
hadn't sent YOU This illustrates our stem
and the system always succecdsf inquired.
II hasn't failed yet"
Mr. Lawrence his idea ~ freedom az an agent
OF reform far ne thinks the location OF wash
ngtonan Home should be- by all means, IN city where
the patents having constant liberty 10 80 out viii at All
times encounter the temptations which are likely To be-
set their after lives. He takes no patients committed 10
him against their w-Only those who come OF their own
accord led by their desire 10 REFORM lie seems EN-
nently the right I'm the right place Inc only draw
back 10 the wider Of the Home he rules so wisely
ia want OF sufficient for those who fan would come
10 IT, IL the desired legislative grant ~ obtained inc
new Home Will be at once undertaken, and In II VIII be
room for all who come unless Massachusets grows more
dssipatcd than seems at all probable. There Will be
books to read and games 10 play, aud music to listen TO-
and there will be- let hope the same efficient manage
ment which already. under unnumbered limitations ana
a has crowned with such distinguish
ins success.
THE INCOME TAX AGAIN.