Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-20

when the President announced the selac-
ton of the following
COMMITTEES.
To audit the Treasurer's accounts-Drs
Ranney. Everett and Green.
On resolutions-Drs. Shew, Selley and
Hughes. anu
On selecting time and place of next
meeting-Drs. Kilbourne and WiIkie.
The hearing of
VERBAL REPORTS
regarding the progress and improvements
made IN caring for the insane I'm various
States, was then resumed.
Dr. Hughes, of st. Louis, in REPORTING
with regard to his State, detailed. at cor.
siderable length, the evils resulting from
the appointment of entire Boards of Mama
gers Of Insane Asylums at one time. hold
Ing that these appointments should be he
yond partisan influence.
DR.. Slusser, of Ohio, said that in his St2ia
there are three aSylums under the iuris dic-
ton Of the State, and two others under the
control OF counties, accommodating in all
about 2,lOO patients, which capar .itv is 10
be soon increased to 5000, and an addition
to this, provision is made for idiotic per-
sons. F'
Dr' Eyerts, OF Indiana sid that his State
mas Out one lIsane asylum at present with
d capacity FOR 600 patients. At the last
seSS1oa OF the Legislature, the Governor
recommended an appropriation of $1,000
W Tor the erection of additional buildings.
OUT, IN consequence of the Senate having
passed one bill in that connection, and the
House an entirely different bill, the recon-
mendatlon OF the Governor had not been
carried out.
DIR. Bassett, Of Iowa, said that in his
State, law was passed appointing a Board
OF visiting Commissioners, consisting of
three persons, which law he thought had
proven unsatisfactory heretofore. He
warned his BROTHER members of the AssO-
cation to be on their guard against Mrs.
Packard, a rampant female, who, il seems,
IS going about the country like a roaring
hon, having announced her determination
10 vlslt all the Insane AsylumS in the
United States.
DR.. Rannie, of Wisconsin, said that in
ms state one asylum is completed, and an
other viii soon be completed, making ac-
eommodations for $50 patients.
Dr. Stewart, Of Nebraska, said that one
asylum had been burned in Nebraska. and
that at present their accommodations are
limited, but that suitable buildings are
now being erected.
DIR. Bowers, of Minnesota. said that in
his State they occupied two temporary
buildings At present, but that a building
capable OF accommodating some 400 pa
tients was IN process of erection.
Dr. Cannon, Of West Virginia. made a
very encouraging report with regard to ac-
Communications for insane persons in his
State.
Dr. Fisher, of Virginia, was SOrry to saw
that his State is doing but little for the
insane of the State just now, owing to a
lack OF funds. A bill appropriatiDg $780,
900 IN aid OF an Asylum was lost in their
Legislature last winter. Oy but a single
vote. However, the people of his State
were personally DESTROYS of making proper
provision for their unfortunate fellow cit
liens. He spoke at some length upon the
Importance, in erecting Insane ASylums, to
have the buildings detached.
DIR. Bryan, of Kentucky, said there were
about I,OO1 insane persons provided for in
his State, which has three asyluns-
DIR. Forbes, also of Kentucky. gave an
interesting account of the laws of his |
State, IN relation to the insane of the |
State.
DIR. Green, of Georgia, said that good |
many out door Improvements had been /
made in the asylum which he represents. !
In his State the asylum is compelled to re-
'eive idiots, lunaticS, epileptics and inebri-
ties He said that there are now two idi-
ytic brothers under his charge, both of
whom were born not only entirely blind,
Dut also without the vestige of an eyeball.
while their hands and feet resemble the
eet of rabbit.
DR.. Lett, of London, Canada. stated that
he institution he represents in the Pro
-ince of Ontario, has been undergoing
cry extensive repairs, and is being put in
cry convenient shape.
AT the conclusion of these reports, DIR.
Sannie, Of Iowa, read a paper on ssThe
roper care of the insane"
The reading of this paper was followed
y lengthy discussion, which was partici-
ated In by quite number of the members
I the Association, each setting forth his
wn particular manner of treating the pa
tents under his charge.
TO VISIT THE BARRACKS.
The Secretary read an invitation from .
zen. Pennypacker. for the Association TO
isit Ash Barracks during the session. Re
erred to the Business Committee, with a
that the invitation be ac-
apted.
Adjourned till 10 O'Clock A. NJ. to-day.