Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-16

patients. But if the proper authorities were dis.
| inclined TO remove it, and were determined that it
hould remain in its present unfortunate loo alton,
| 1t ought 10 have been fEi.ncd chapel and hall
of amuements 10 take The place Ct the present IL
contri, ed and Giro umscribcd quar- crs More than
medicine, more than chang oftrea ment or diet'
more than anything else, the patients 1T cd pure
air, and a place for worship, exercise and
aInuso ment.
Secondly the building has been dive.ted Of all it.
| interior chapel arrangements ard turned into u
place for Ike, ping patients, for which from its 10
cation, sze and OH inal design, it is entirely unfit
ed. The lower story is finished for male and thu
urpcr for female patients. There are sleeping
rooms ranged on each side and hall running
he length Of each story. In these halls the
patients are to dine. The sleeping rooms have
pen spaces. over The doors, so that the rich
vtilusia may come forth into the diniug room, to
-icet the crazy men aud women at their morning
nl al, and to adj perchance relish thereto. The
MY escape prov dcd is three or four miniature
vcnllaior', and all the impure air they will be
able cary off will not be missed from the dining
hillS. TIN. feature alone is enough to curse tn,
c,a Ii hmen, but in ad dion the water closet foi
the gene al use of the patients is at end Of the
i ning h IL, ard this too has ,ntilaor ovcrthe
door! The building is to be warmed by steam
to be carried d long distance from the boilers, anu
the heating Of the building properly is cxtremel,
doubtful. II food must be cooked in the all
building and brou sht to this, and the difficulty Of
ne dical and other attendance of the patients must
re OBVIOUS to all. As it now stands, the bull Ing
81 h lis Dtlings and appointments costs some $50 :
J0J- an utter and oeporable waste of mono
No b.ame can OF course be a tacbed to the Exec
uie Council; they simply carried out the pre-
visions Of The act OF the last Legislature approprat
lug So 90 for changing the chapel into Hospital
ne ult lies at h. doors of those members OF til,
Ict lature who voted tie appropriation without
thous ht of The result TO the in titutol andth poor
un ortuuae, there. We sh uld a .ree " it'll one o.
he Trustees who remarked in our pre- sence th
rher day, that conlmi tee of ten men. inmate
f the asylnm, wouS hsvc had better idea Of thu
fitness Of things han favor so insane a project.
F",iisih Napiisl Anniversary.
l.. d. Moore and wife of Washington, D. c.,
formerly of this city, where they have host OF
f'iends CO, blatcd the other evening the forfeit
anniversary Of their wedding day and Of this in
terosting event the National Republican says
at was in The spring me Of hi, life forty years
ago, when amid all the rich cooring of autumn
lays the love of valued fire nd was ated to love
and when the romantic lamour Of youth makes al
he world seem as rich and gorgeous as the leave.
Of the forest. The memory of those happy days
ader and beautiful, va, recalled last night, ana
he memory TOO of all The warp and oof Of married
lie, its sunshine and shadow, it. pictures in golden
frames, its fruits in silver pitchers, its April show
cr, lis rosy blossoms and it's chilly Storm it. dark
clouds and unkind events, bu, memory was bril- h.
eued with the hOugi hat the world has provo
more good than bad, that i has more sweet thai
bit cr, and more Of love than hate AMI l. was with
such tn ugh a. these That Mr.. and Mis-. l.. d
Moore "a Ice ia their friends lat night to cec-
b,ate with them. in their happy home the forfeit
a uvor.a'y Of their " ddin2 day.
I re numerous friend, WHO responded TO the in.
Vi ati' j., of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore brought III Them
many beautiful floral gifts and hands me presents
The 90 Lratulalions affccionatc and sincere.
and the eveuin. will be long aud plea anlly
membercd by all who were present. Mr.. Lou,
y. Moaie las been Tor long time chief of the
Ian division, Register flee, and has host OF
~a,mly attacked fl lends.