The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-11-30

70 the resources and revenues OF the State
! have already called your siten,ionto
the iset thai lands on which taxes hal
bsen psi were returned delinquent. and
the owners cpn l-el'c,l TO redeem them
icnsS = Recommendation made la,t wear
that saltab's provision he made for aiiu.,
In c.siH- O. 'hi- Kind. an1 Tor p imburs
ius ihe claimants
HOSPITAL Dor rHE INSANE.
TIE uuhappy coniition OF the ins,,,
The means a. 3 20 restore them 10 health
sud suauine-- OF mi,,d aud their treat
meni aud care. arrest thc attention o, ali
humane persou- Under the m,lio-a,io,.
OF ci'i.iEei hic sccir,y has undertaken
thc.r suAfiisd~hip, and they ha,, h,comr
''r ~ard- OF ,he S,aie The responsibility
Of their csrc. therefore. rrsi. nrun Ni win,
are concerned IN the making or exrcu,ion
oi laNs, aud BE- cannot BE- safely eynS.5
10 sufficient means have not been pro,ii.
FL Tor tieir care. there H. no recour., lei,
tit io adj o. them. The tep.rt of Ola. IA
reciors Ut the hospital Tor the insane III. ~
that during the Ia Iyesr application, w.r.
made for the admission OF one hundred ANA
h'ty patients of whom eighty -iN wer, adj
united aud admission refused 10 IN, p.
uiaInder for the want Of room The >uper-
uicndcnt estimaie- that here are now IS
insane persors. including the colured nm
pro, itei ior.-many Of them confined Il,
the county Jails. Ih,- state OF thing, uu,ht
not 10 te permitted to continue longer Re.
cent case, yield more readily 10 treatment
nd arc more easily cured than those %,
long standing. aud yet the irrational meth
oi is pursued OF confirm. such case. IN
Jah-, aud retaining the mcurahles Ia tb,
hospital The cost Ut maintaining lpnatics
IN jail la-t year wa- slj,gui 81. nearly on.
half the amount required 10 support all
that were IN the Hospital Humanity and
economy alike demand that this rol.c,
should be changed In nav lat annual
message, | suggested that the llospial
contained many harmless patients. who
were hopelessly inrurah'e, wiki the eApec-
tation that ii would arouse inquir, "a. To
the best disposition To hc made of them -
To tins class OF patients. the Hospital "A
mere a'ms-housc. aiiordins them food clio
hing snd shelter
Tue directors. M their present report.
recommend that they be returned To their
respective counties, there 20 be cared for
J commend tins part Of their report To-
your spec'a' consideration. Should YOU
he unwilling 10 adopt their recommended
Uo"' the ouly other mole OF present relief
would be I" secure accommodations TOR
these patients elsewhere aud there have
'Ne" m"'"'''"'d ami cared Tor Tine
a"opuo" Of e'''er one ct these eSpeiieul-
would "d'fd only temporary relief and
should III 40 wise tend To relax proper ei-
''f's 20 complete the Hospital buildings
~. o'''' oil directors estimate that it
VIII IT, I'.'e si'''oo' 0" build Ihe next TWO
a'c.'o'' "or'H oil the centre BUILDING and
''i','' ''T ms purpose an appropriation
" f'''''' Tor ne present. N''f' alb" SIM
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