The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-10

but as a rule they try to deceive the visitor
as 10 their position in life and
not constrained. The cause OF their insan-
ity is generally shown in their conversa'
ton.
Crossing over to the
woMES's SID
of the building the same cleanliness and
baroness OF the wards was noticeable. There
is nothing in the corridors save a few
benches, and in this side of the house the
steam pipes. In the males side the
wards are heated by registers in the
wall. Right here be it said that not one oil
the female inmates was handsome, while TO
the contrary there were many extremely
| ugly, with contorted features, and some old,
haRgy looking ones that with their short
tufts of hair on their heads made one turn
away in horror. In this side
there has been much work done
in rearranging the wards and in the way of
re-ceiling and changing the flooring. In the
wards OF the third class the colored women
are kept. They were not many in plumbers
and did not appear the least insane, so far
as looks are concerned. Some OF
the women were mischievous, at
least one showed that disposition when she
snatched one of the company's hat and ran
to the end of the hal with it, and then
tauntingly put her thumb to her nose. On
the walls in each OF these wards there Is a
clock, il is supposed for the poor beings to
count the hours of their mysterious life
b.. Mrs Doughty, from Franklin, has a
peculiar mania OF telling i'm a rapid man
ner of her relations and showing the rela-
tionship. A torrent of words came from her
mouth that was wonderful to hear. On en-
lering one Of the wards where the conval-
escents were, an old lady with rather
a sweet face came To the
H. To- wuffh N
pamphlet in hand, and the visitors were pre-
sented to her as
MRS. WHEATON,,
about whom there has been SO much in the
papers of late. Inviting us to take a seat,
she spoke at length, using splendid Ian
guage. of her tronbles and at times would
This part of her conversation seemed
to be affectation. while as n rule
she spoke very collectedly. Her
whole conversation was on the subject of
her confinement, and many times she begged
that the writer would "allow her TO put but
tae tip of her finger on his arm and take her
ont OF the building. If you will not do that,
please bring a multitude TO see me and she
would prevail upon them TO escort her out"
She spoke understandingly of all outside
topics, and III the writer had met her outside
of an insane asylum he would never suspect
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nf her imprisonment was tbat on a certain
day that she was to nave received
the alimony granted her by the court in
her divorcs suit she disappeared. From that
day until three months after she was not
heard from until brought to the asylum
from a county in the southern part OF the
state with a legal commission OF lunacy.
Many stories are told of foul means. She has
also a mania that IL she gets out she will
start a publishing house and take young
boys TO learn them a trade, 40 as To keep
them away from the contamination of daily
newspaper work. IL naturally puts the Wis
itor I'm doubt when he meets any one about
the building, as to who are the patients and
who the employees. The writer is
confident now that he mistook
several in the sewing room. In these de-
partments there were many at work., busy
with the needle, under the guidance of sew
eral seemstresses. In the wash M ironing
room many more were at work with the
milder class of the male patients helping in
the heavy work. The kitchen is
in this part OF the building,
the rear of the old asylum.
Some changes are now in progress here,
such as making a new kitchen in a more
suitable place. The building Is supplied
with hot wa-er from immense boilers, and
IN case Of fire Holly water works have
been placed i'm this section of the bulldog
with connections and plugs conviently placed
around and In the entire asylum. Ia all
the asylum is la a good condition, and ON
petes, ia points OF complt teness and etiec-
tiveness, with any In The country, besides
heing among the largest. Superintendent
Evar s. report will be out i'm "A few DAYS, and
"A comprehensive view of It's condition will
then 90 had.