The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-16

VoTaDle eXnlOlt, ana personai rXamiIa-
ton Of them enables me to confirm I'll.
general accuracy Of the repor,s
| In the Wisconsin State HpeDita' To-
the Insane 52t insane persons have re-
ceived trea,tnent during the part wear.
| The number mat have died or been d,s
charged is AS, leaving in he no piral
Sept Goth, 373.
The Stats les accompanying the re-
port are OF most interesting chlgac or,
and will no doubt be carefully considered
by you.
The Drmber OF patients received since
the institution was first established il
1858 Ofthat number 535 have been
discharged recovered; 307 improved !;
236 unimproved, and 202 have died
! Ofihose now in the institution $50 are
pronounced incurabIe.
OF those discharged cured, the report
shows thai . very large per cent. were
discharged within tv eIve months of tnr
date "f their admission. The per Gen.
tum oi cures is not very sati factory, and
no doubt is largely due TO the fact that
! large numbers were NOT brought to the
hospital tor treatment until thsir cases
had become hopeless.
The hospital Is unc mfortablv crowd
ed, and the superintendent hiss been
forced IN the past year, IA in frrmer
years, to send away many incursblt CT
ses to make room tor more recent ones.
where recovery epended upon prompt
treatment.
| The Superintendent, who reluctantly
took charge of the hospital four years
ago, having rendered MS resignation to
accept another position, it il hut iust
that / should say hat, in my Judgment,
he has discharged the delicate aud re-
sponsible duties If bis position with xbl
ity and humanity, and is q serving of
the thank 81 the state
| The report of he Building Commits
sioners of the Northern Hospital for the
Insane gives satisfactory account of
that institution The north wing is now
completed and furnished, re4dv To re-.
celve patients, ami the central building is
nearly complete.
The hratlDg, ven Hating AMI culinary
apparatus IS also complete, and will soon
be ties ed
All the work appears to have bsen
Well done, and M money has been paiQ
TO contractors that has not been honestly
| armed. Trustees have been appointed
to take Charge, 10y whom a superntcnd
emit has been selected, and the hospital
will be open for the reception Of pa
tlents as soon IS the legislature mikes
an upproprHtlnE 10 meet the current tx
prnses, which, hope, will he al the earli-
est possible time. respectfully call your
attt ntion to- the report Of the Building
Commissioners in regard to the compe
tlon OF he south wing
/ In view Of the facts stated by the B ard
tnf Charities, in reg rd to the number of
Insane now unpr"vldrd for, who should
receive trea' ment IN an ASYLUM, l am eft
the opinion that an immediate extension
Is necessary
DEAF AND DUMB, AND BLIND,
The Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
at DeleVan, is an admirable CHARITY. and
its present management seems to be all
III t can be desired
One hundred and sixty-four pupils
have received instruction in the last wear
and enc hundred and forty-four remained
Oc,Ober l. 1872.
The institute will soon be crowded for
room. and the time is not distant when it
should be enlarged.
All that have said III regard to the
Institute tor the Deaf and Dumb will an
ply with equal force to the Institution for
he Is md at GAINESVILLE, except that the
Blind have ample room for many years to
come. The number OF pupils in attend
aDce during the last year was seventy six
being seven more than the year proceed
ing.
The reports of the excellent superin-
tendrn's Of the Blind and Deaf and Dumb
will give you better idea than can Of
what is being accomplished for those
who, In the providence ot God, have been
deprived of their sight, hearing and
speech.
SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.
/ | regret tn Ray that the harmony that
has existed among the trustees of all of
our OF her charitable institutions. has not
prevailed among the trustees or the Or
phanN Hume. Asan almost necessary re-
snlr, the Home itself has not been in all
respects harmonious
Charges OF a grave character have been
made IN the public press and elsew here.
affecting he management Of the Home.
The public no doubt, wish to know an to
the truth or ta'sity of those charges, and
have the right to know. / recommend
that joint.commlttee of the Senate and
Assembly De charged with an invsstiga-
ton nf all matters pertaining to the man
agemene OF the Home, that justice may be
done to all parties.
+ In :he meantime, I call your attention
especially to the report Of the trustees.
which Is unanimous upon the subject of
The general mansR ement during the last
year, and declares the condition Of the
children aud the schoole to be better
than any previous year. The scperate re.