The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

'rar,s INSANITY, scarcely eighteen per
eat recover. Especially nus this be
he case where. us in West Virginia.
he insane aru thrust into cells III the
'arIVu, eOunty jails unIil places eau he
provided Tor them aud are often COM
p=llyd TO remain in that worst Of ali
places for an insane person during til
most critical period Of their disgSse. |
believe, however, that the average of
persons cured in Hospitals for the In
sane aud resiOrcdIo society aud friend
will rrai h nearly Svrty pr csat Vi the
whole number OF admissions.
lIsToRY AND EARLY TREATMENT.
Insanity has manifested itself among
men during III age. The Bible men.
lions numerous cases VI luuacy. among
whom muy be remembered Saul. Ne.
buvladnrzznr, and those possessed
with devils, whOwcre brunghtto Christ
10 be cured The ancient Egyptian,
and The tricks had something like our
mnlern .r.y'uuS for the treatment Of
the Insane, aud in iact our modern sys,
ten Of medical practice is much IN.
debted to the scientific researches Ofthc
lncicuts for It's present stage Of excel.
lence Insanity was more eoumuu
aiming thu more civilized people. aud
was more inlcIligru ly dealt with
During what are called "thc dark ayes
vi European history, luuscy could not
have been mo { hurshly Irarrd had i
been regarded US u crime, for lunaric.
were chained in dungeons. subjected
tn daily biarings. and, in some Gases
starved to cath. The first asylum sci
apart for the treatment Of the insane.
was the Bethlehem Hospital in London.
which came in lime tU be called bed
LAM aud thus gave rise to the name
By which all similar institutions are
sometimes popularity known. Ilospi.
tal' lvr the insane were soon after Cs.
labli'hcd in France, mud us the nations
progressed in civilization aud men b..
gan 10 recognise more and more the
claims Of common humanity, improved
methods Of Treatment and moro rnlight.
encd systems were introduced. Noble
hearted men aud women devoted their
lives to the alienation of the miseries OF
insanity, and the hearts of the whole
people of great States were moved to
compassion upon the unfortunate. All
ofthe States have erected asylums for
their care, aud seem 10 vie with each
other in u noble emulltion to give 10
those who have been deprived Of the
right use Of reason that warclful anil
constant care that their sad condition
demands.
TUE wEsr VIRGINIA RosrlrAL ron TUE
INSANE.
On tho 22l of tlareh. 1858, the
Legislature of Virginia appropriated
the sum ofTwtn y.Fiye Thousand Dol.
lars Us the Iirst in,tilnr,nt for u l.unatic
Asy'u'" w''' OF Tue Allegheny Noun
mins. The Asylum. ut Williamsburg
aud at Stauntun, though large and
c"mmudinus. Were crowded to their ut.
""'t capacity ana mere were many IN
SI"y pelS'"S Il, ''' H'.'e' unable p" sa'"
"''''l''ahee ~ new Asylum vas " ne
ceSS,y' heSo'"'hGiy Tue appropriate"
msn'''"ra above was a., made ana II COM
"'t,ce e'n'S''hgo OF n"''''' > Wallace
OF Ie,er'onFs' Dr Ciriiicnt L. iiirrlS,
81 nu'p!.PPF' and samuel ! walker
OF H"cElnsha'.' Unsupported by Gov
rrnor iiynfy a. VIE 10 Sl'll thht IT,
'inh OF virginia lying west OF the Allie
sn"Iy Mountains, aud select site tor
the building The committee Visited
a'ia Inspected number OF localities ~
s,.l,c,rd Weston IN io.i. cnnr,, -.
he most eligible spot. Il is j"cu'arly
re'a,"d OIL lion j NJ. Btnnrlt, then
Aud''"r o! Virginia 'nSt he FASTENED
nome 10 weston rrlor I" the visit ut the
commissioners h"u the stones all gath;
vF'u our "' Tue ''retss' the i,nc': aud
tre'S wh''e~a'he1. Tue outside ct tie
houses put !" g"'d r'P1Ir' AMI every.
mug n'!r 70 a'sn''" lh appearance oil
tliEt I, Health Nh CUuilUTt. liza l'tin.