, 1874-12-13
?AUFERS AND LUNhTlGS.
a -Four Of Inspection by the County
Commissioners.
Visit to the Poor-House and INSANE
Asylum.
Those Institutions Found to Be in
an Over-Crowdcd Condition.

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IA visit ~ ,os,,.o.;,, rx,s n,,da vostardav tn
the Cook conntv r,asno a av1um and poor -Honse.
at JcfYorao, ~, +ho ro,,or;,o ,non},ora nj the
Board of corrtr ro,n4,;.s;ona-a. Masara Rur.
dick c;nontbor s1orafrror 1ot,aor c1onoh,
Jones' Schm;dt ro,t;ng Ho,don ana Carroll.
Tho insnoction ,r,s ,r,r,or,al.on oa much for the
information of tha ,o. N enhera of thu Board az
for obtaninr ocn1ar f7enonatration Of tho
procrcss of uav ro-ka nndcrtskon and the
general cond;t;o, ~ +ha hnildings. Nine
o'clock VIVA tba honr act down
for leaving tho countr hndnoa. Init whoever
knew of n Coro,nisuioner or nm Alderman to bo
punctual any mora than woman?
Ato or,rtou ~ IN .,1o.,, H.. ,,,-+r ~ ;rorar
49,. ~ ~ e'oeA 'Ao tA., -. o .ssea
''on eta11eu' anu alter 4 TWO nours on'e actoSs
IN unsheltered countEy.-thc winter wind blow
ing with a cruel whiz causing each one to wear
remarkable phiz.-
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- a 49,
IL must De mentioned here 10 tnat the COM
missioners and others interested in the sanitary
condition Of the country IN tho immediate
neichhorheod of tba Asvtrm nav rive it THAR
a+tout;o,, +,,.t -, a.. -o.d ,a.d;,o fror,
-. @41' =" tae 4o"o 4' 49,
tne MAN, or plank roaa, TO tne
Asylnn1' strong evidences OF oe1ect.se sewerage
were given. SO strong, indeed. that Commission
er Jones vas forced to protect his olfactories
with his slenhcr3.n1aid shawl. The risit. the
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 7A4'' "o"'o w
sCRPR1sk
It was unexpected by tho Warden, Physician, anu
other officers Of the buildings, It really eeemed
eo ,ha ,or+v .ttar driv;,g nm aacand;,p tha
-. ,s s,.i.,,- ;..a .ha .,,,1d;.~. .a]a-e .n.,
e"ep7 aAo se.aN6 Au.' t.o o0''A7 D'Ns~e :"'
one connected Win tno Asylum presented hm-
eelf. When the Physician did make his appear
aucc, after the lapse OF minute OF two, he
tried to concea1 TIM faded old fclt hat.
nis nouso ano tam neaaeo'e'!ns'
which. Was fegardeo US anotnes es1dence
Of the surprise. But tho strongest proof
to the writer's mind that The officers were taken
nnaw,res was fho suffocatinp, unniensant inda-
scr,hah1e odor which ne,rod 81 the corr;dors and
rooms an the fist acnr. Il ras not nhat ronld
be called "hcspitai ernell," or T. an asylum
hrae7a or an noor,horse snee1a :" Rliie il
mirht have heen combination of ali three.
That such an atn,nspber. sLould Gust there ia
ine1,Icable ~'~- ~--0'
IscESprSo FROM THE cavEnsors prrrHs
in which me drug sto:o is situated the visitors
.nlit mn into rart,es Of two and three. and. es-
can;np fron, the d,sapreeahla ntn1osnhere Of the
corr;dcrs y en-. ont ;n1o the erorndsE some in
snectad The poor-House- the work on the uex
Tine to the Asyiuu1. some the out-houses, aud
others the farm and stock.
chaDtoned Ey DR.. T.ne. Phpsician to the Asy-
jrni and G. i. Eimt terly. tbe Warden.
the poon-uorsE
is n three-storv and basement frame building,
constructed IN the most approved old-fashioned
strla with stnen Narrow stairways. narrow cor
r;dore. smo1l and iucommod,ous rcoms On each
toor. ,nnword. bu;l, IN a style eutabIe per
hans for 1be npcee.ities c< tha comfy in the
eatlv DAYS of It's settlement. hut wholly inade-
ouaio tn tha renn,rementa of ina n-eeent
honse- which is yery bsd. it being much over
c,nu,,ad t,,e number az inmates oucht tn ha
tnorn 4n etyort was made Ia ASCERTAIN the
1acl but the Warden. 3Ir. Kimberly. appeared to
cat t,urried wien asked tho oncs1,on and wa. to
emhar seeea to ali carnnce flat II, nurs,,e the
innuirv It vas eyiaent world be rainful. "Hou
MANY inmates have you now Nr. Xarden?"
III viii Il ox Vt lie hcols-" Tho rerorter
vent with him to his Office: he turned over q
leaf or two and SAID. "o153 take $50 from
TINT 1873. that's the uuuLer."
AIIow r,.rv adn,i.ti, na t}u,inu {ba vao,2"
.Ti,at's the nnmber!"
"Ha;o ron record Of tho natiyities. aces
ornnfovmei,ts Ic If the inmates -
4.Wa}l vea. hut I con1d not +elI von fpat no4
tbe number OF each uat:onal1ty."
IIow ,nanv Of the nauneis arm sble and IN
work !"
''sevonty.hvc."
:, He:e i tue INQUIRIES ended. and repairing to to
he At diuner. The Commissioned, examined the
f,od snrf rfic;nllv and asked tha men # 1heT
weJo eare fed With thu food, and wl.nthcr it was
GOOD. TleT ali '-'~-
e pRt1srp INF w.nnEs's nur. or r4rr
md son,s ~ ti.n, inde.d ,nnea-ed n Ia ,,br;v-
inc @ on It. Goin:. up.staira 10 lie dormtories 10 M
fae,o1es ~ of evcry ,cc rom chiahoo ne M " o
sud IN 81, staces ~ af illness wa-e eeen crovGei
;nto the narro,T hedrooms Tha odnT ups sim
~, nnhos-ah}o snd commemorative ,I'n ;rsract,c-
reo 70 hoat;1r ct t1,oronahiv ,n.Tn T,a rrosorco
~ 70 me,y yonno ch,1Sra, cnnGnea ~ 1,,ci, 49,
,nosr,aTa ard r7t,, s,'ch snr,onnd,,n. w. cor-
1or,ned 1eneral1r hr ti,a s.;t,.nrs oHJ 10 noc-
tor ~ ts,r snH:osi;on vii ~ r,o1.;no i;s ~
,,I.1 renort 81 e. ar;v ~, :. r;a ~ o.,;a,
.s - @A'' t''o 1'4@ ofNA''@
rnrer px.,rnv
+ba+ ron ha rasnrta6 e. - ss4.o tho ,h;,d~o,
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