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notat iatat, !9". lhay were vsin. passionate. Ut.
W. .s,al .3ought!sas. aud nufesIing..
Lima. Prsc.icod tv tho k1eptonantao shovs
MN 70 be morally inaana. III hne insshnce IN
feeord ,, in England. 4 snsn BtoIo nothibt bnt
n.o1ea. aod ~ trantportsd for tho crime. Iu
t1',H ,d,hR n,hhsaanR was tskeN but anades; in
shawle. In one case. q crrniual WA trans
por tot for stealing tnbs .there rna nothing
IN bis 'inn Of life and nothing in ,js
p.osesls, no motive. 10 maka hin, especially de-
nlse tuba; bns no it was, that wL.u be s,o,e it
va. afways...sxcept OF, ona occaaton-a tub,"
~ with kleptomanla. 10 with d!neomaniA: IL
10 form OF diseano emit. civ different frn1u tbo
oItnnass ts Vlce which It ximulatos Tic victim or
nsa 'nofmlsy IL invariably stnIabIo when moi suf-
nnoh exccs'lFo drinking aud lie rnneta1jY a.
hnn'es the virtue Of temperance, seeking tbs IN
'Aisenco OF LIS mad desires In secret. This dis
o,ae1 sna ~. II nearly osery case. inherited fron,
cnres is very small. Moral training nav b. Of
Rreht hcrrico in strengthening tho Will, but tic
nero treAtI1ous OF Al asyiuii tH in Dr. n yptnr's
op!'non. Of usc .only whom tue irrenlst:bIo in
r,ass Is upon tbe patient j !s poseEless to
TfoVons recurrence Of tho attacks
Tho eArly Wutnipg1 of'a departure from
.ano atato Of mind are Frequently exhibited il,
hta OF wAYwarlness, and in strange and unac.
eounsAb!o ffoake aba chpriccs. Tic nodcss man
startses and slttpt!seB lis friends by 3 sudden
toastsul msnner; the trut.,-lover ali 1t onco
shkea on tho habit Of lying tho honeet pe9son
*toops TO e1ieving and deceit. Httch abnormal
de'iatlo1s pf tho moral sentiments arc 10 DO re-
Ettae4 ID grnvo Indications OF mental alteration,
ottanttMeH warning ia given BY hn extraordinary
o:.altation Of Tho kenBes. Tho hearing becomes
maryeloue1y acute; or the vision IL upnatur.
ally exaggerated; or tho eeuse Of smet IL ju-
clchsed in forco, OF it IL completely altered 40
that pleasant perfumes arc perverted into ohro1f-
Gus odore. Tho most constant sud characteristic
symptom. however Ia d debitstod power OF n.
ttnt1on.
The tiret stages Of cerebral sp!tening nre he-
trhsed By failure Of The memory. Tas hand.
writing accurately reXiatars tho progress Of iho
alsoase.-the tremu!ous lines. incrcasiux
oraaures Ind errors In spelling, reAecttog with
singular e3attness tho growing confusion Ut tho
mind, 4 loss Of MUSCULAR power. = tiny muscle
drawn cut Of place, blight thlckentue Of tho
tcre. alo unmlstakablo signs Of paralysis. apo
p!e1y. mud itnbecilsty. Previous to paralyt.c
seizuse: thcts Ia often porye,aon Of tho sense
Of touch. patient fancying that tie skin IL
covered with Irritating particles Of duat o. Bal,
or that everything be touches ia velvet, Il tAas
It L contaminated with grease.
When these carly Warn,ngs nre hooded, q bin-
g1c prescription will often suffice TO ditsipats tho
lmpendlng trouble and restore body and mind
10 condition Of health. LII. Wynlcr declares
tressed tn its inc!piont stages Ia nlore easily
cured e than many purely physical tllaeases. "wo
Question: ho says, "if pneuMouia IB not
tess curAble than q 1lrst attack 0! insan..y." 1t
is to DO trentoa like Any other nervous disorder.
~ the result OF morbid bodily conditions which
mood to DO corrected. The geucral practitioner
nhould be competcnt to deal With incfpiont IT,
macy. and avert tho danger Of It's becoming cou-
tifmed. Wcrn tlese guardians Of tho puiAIo
health propcrly instructed, ard yigiant in dis
cosslng and dissipasing4he first tokens Of muu-
tai diaease our asylu,ns. HayB Dr.. WINTER, would
not bo 40 crowded with severe anu loperas
cases. And the suffering to patients aud t.icuda
would he infinitely reduced.
iIr. Wyntcr heartily CT secates tho custom Of
hill!dlng huge asyiuns RId luassins Eatinnts to-
Gethcr. - rho true principle Of euro for the
curable' anil support for tho iucurabIe, is an u.s.
soc@at'on tciAt healthy mtadx." This cannot bc
even thousAnds.~~of invala are assem-
blod under ono roof and the whule attuoa-
plicse ls saturated with lueanity. Ninety per
cent OF tue unhappy prisoners In our Asylutus
arc incurablc. and from 80 to 10 per cent of
these aro harn,1csa and doclle. l, Is I'll Injury,
AZ we'll ~ cruelty. to condemn tue lnstor claos
to confinement. They ahould bo restored to
theIr frlcn1s. whom these arc able to provide
tor them: or they should bo boarded IN or
th1cs together. IN private md Responsible iam-
llles: Tue cobt Of this mode Of maintenance
would bc less than to support them ~ rc d. in
luxurious aud expensive asvlunls.
Little OF no medical care s required III cases
Of chronic insanity; aud the huros. way ln
'Att4 I9Al1uk G4H Q0 AAlllulHtEEcu Is through
contact with henlthY minds. and. when II ii
possible. by regular employment IN the
Ordinary occupatlous OF life 10 illus
srato tho benaats Of tho system Of treat
ment which pr. wynter urges. 10 describes
tho famous inirmary for tbs insane at Gaecl,
Belgium. wlero for ages the opcn-ar treatment,
a. it Ia called. has been in successful practice
Here l,l0G patients liud Au:nes among tano
population Of about l0,0oe. Only one bu,l.llng
answering to al asylum has beeu erected in tho
AHfI In
accommodating but sixty patients. LII thjs
patients arc first received, anu detained until
the nature OF their ma!ady IL determined. Whoa
decided that they need no specia! medcni ntsvn-
uon. tAey arc distributed among tue cnssagas
and town aud farm-houses opeu to them. III
quo dldesent dwellings,. lunatics form part at the
household. aud nhase. in 70 far a. they are ea-
pable tue occupations and tho amrsemouts Of
the family.
Tho moro docile patients are apportioned
among *he town-houscs and the more violent IN
the cottages and farm-houses on tne bosIeIs Of
tIo community. Not more than tllreo lllnat.cs
arc don'clled under one root, aud generally not
more than one A stEact supervision Of tho vel
clana aud guardians have charge Of all the in-
mates OF The community. and c.dtens caro- IL
taken to secure GentIe and tudiclous treatment
TOR every ono. % The individual requirements
.! the lunAt1c arc especially considered. Even
tho Ut, 10 OF household aud family arrangements
IL lot thought too small matter to tako into
account when tue disposition Of tho lunatio il
settled. It II said that nourTictrs have
acquired. through ages. q traditional aptltudo
Eor tho ieRclllGent treatment OF patients. This
may seem strange assertion but wo SOC no
reason why qualite8 of this nature may not Al
we'll DO transmitted-at Ieass. II Dr. Daswtn'a
factB are to be depended upoa-Aa any oIherH"
EAch Patient IL constantly accompanied BY an
atscndant; but tho latter ia his companion
rather than guardian. and the paticn. il never
annoyed by 4 DcArce!y-nottCeebIe eupetylnion
i7i.tworthy patients aro often allowed to tako
walks, to s!t at homo. aud to purruo various iu-
les, guarded only BY child; aud no instance
las ever occurred in Gheel Of i child boing
harmed BY big douented charge.
1n Scotland. ayste,n has becn adopted for
'huper rttents thai IL aomewhat sl.niIat to that
i tihe*l. HARMLESS luna.ics aro distributed
!monG their f1'ends ot in licensed houses; and
he pian, works we'll. Tho mortality among
:ngl glBb asstNms.
Dr. WynteE warmly advocates tho adoption Of
h!s systuns Of oren-air treatment eyeryHtlere,
hat asylams may hc relloved Of the tLrong IT
ncurabie patienta that crowd their wa,es. lIy
bis arrangement, room would be 1uado tor the