, 1875-10-19
OUR INSANE.
How Crazy Paupers Are Treat
ed in Illinois.
A Report Of the State Of Affairs in
tho Kane County Poor
l|0usc,
The Unheated and Unventilated
Rooms Whero People Are
Confined.
Results of a Similar Investigation at The
|iiIl County Poor-Farm.-Cou-
trayt y at the renitcn,
tiary.
Evils Of Political Management at The
Cook County Asylum.
Tho Food and the Bedding---Laok Of
Competent Medical Attendance.

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~. ~. .n'a'o poo.' so''oc'"'y ~ 1i"t poftle'l III
tn'a uaiotthhato CLASH WHO find their way into
g.. onr county aud city alnshouses, either FROM
their own homes AZ recent coHcs. pr fran, State
hospitals for tie insane, embracing tl,o4o tts,
80 ',,,,.Ia..,s ..s....',.,e 'o ''e'0 sissy
~ ps eo..e'nsioa na lnenrao'o' -,.,--
havo oeeh recently inqulrlnE, with scne par
ticularity, into tue actual provision for the ciass
of porsous to which rotercuco IN made md have
oott,ore,, cor,,;, fuo, j.; r,1,t,, ,h,.,t,, ,,,,;h
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an oes'1o"a 'na' tho Pubic sllo"lu DO maao
1uny aWaso o!, to tho cl'a TINT como
."u :. nroo,;ns,,, ~ ~ s'seu ""u 1o.r 'toa
40 pl"o,'e"o'e' ioF tne't permanent feae'' ala
md intelligence arc ACQUAINTED will, Tho wretch
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Gu s'ate IN ~1lch ',l'ndrc'H Of our poor arc. or
aosno moro urgent aters would have been takeii
pefore tt,,s time far thc;r rclof.
In approncLn; thin subject, howoror. it is
necesyary tint wo 1lu 10 viii cnrrert yinws nv
- ~
w
in society, 1t tho Ieast that cnu ho sa,1 mn in.
fah" Pe1son tio'gh poor, ,s something more
than illeIe nauler, aud therefore ontitlcl to
something moEo shan tho bare necessities Of
lfe. AolthoF aro they simply diseased persous.
ip tho ordinary scosn of the wn,l unabta ou flint
.,,,. - . 80 T.. .-:, - ~, ~. - .-.s'
~ Se' '' :" A"'o " pt'''0o 4ei 'uctA o"'i ""n1e
Ihtf Atc dlaenHed, 1t II true, bit beyond tlib
oT iheir ninia n nj othor cInusou = ~ IL nSo
lovcreatro thn as. " rna Sat 1pl-
not onlS, ~ tn}o. lncapaclatcd for doing right
in many of Tho al1alrs Of life, but worst of u
ing uliat is right Thcy, a,e as a wAn!e n,no
incapnble Of recognizing Jho truo r,elts ~
ansses o. themselves Or others Tiny etaso
y n,ese.ole , ~ ~ ~ members ot aoeiots' ahu II
pr i'll n 11 r%t,u
iha! they cnll ncllcr du or suffer harm to tholl
selves or otllrrt. Tlaoy do llot rcJuire tlo raro
~, ~ .na,,, s ~ pnpss cass nr .no merely sieK
ra @ ~ resuS ~ asoy 'e T. r. a. Of & sf
.rht IA ii ~ ~, stt = 20 , ,ne.essats "a ~ ioE hsn
uDae uF no otues ciaas' efeept the criminal
Of nessy Committed .o s ,nv q 5Ss ~
.ir n''y s'.,n Ii"sr tt ~ any .unn'Fs MY w"
r . ear " 10 p,osc 20, oh'y lof .hrlr
ra,nltn,, eni,.blc foo c.e, u also III Gest 'cs.s
. u 10 se'9re ~ them to 4c!r 'ncn'a health
ous ~ ,ue easc " tao nsahe thtse arp
tn relation to them. II shoy il-ussd. .Itlor
os ~ .a ~ ns ,lai o., sae Ssly to " ssaxssl-
et at as. IN ar our nT efen e aE S fay ha
a'ts tnelr .cstiouy, aiid there IA no Iedrrss Then.
ngan IL me management, or, more particularly, re-
s'sn', " tne iAsahe, cestah R'lia nt Sipehco aro
tn ~, & "h tt ~ ns ..elI"e' my eaetS' ahd aoes
ID 'ac'' tass 'n1o various si'erles ol cruelty
10 stac their cato fairly an moderately order TO
secure EoNl resulls irnn them. comfortable build
reign IT which Iuo attention bas Sesn ssen ut to ,t te
aanissun Of light, ahndaucc of fresh mir r,so
tn which tLsro fB tho heat Of Drainage
NM adequate mesna Tor heat1tg. They require
@ m @ ateas' anu ecdin8 Md ~ abundant 1np-
S s Sss 'osa sxss sesSta ss
i sa saosa. "a enf peat ststo Institutions
msnss, s,t aud Hi'h ny ssusll asasurs of SUCCESS.
~ hat mor 70 .he tasane loor faro whether curata
psnnes or ,n r oaae @ 9aE large nnbo nstutio1*
m"',s u't naneN ~ requisite Il thsr successful
ageasas coasa Hh1 Do they bare sonor.be
xel Ina M fsnul.ea sai r. witch cleanliness pre-
us md 1us aass ; bsanx a1a CLOTH
10 rsials rosn @ sna ahessea neFyons system, kind
nsurs snret t b S"o hSaicai @ n'ioc auch - wond
different a!.ss.e4 .slss mud heass sssuro for Item
e"i'.ni unhes,tst,men sit1,"n,d ,,.c,,,.
OF assoss ha 'es
h Hh saeqqsts t nanner r. sny county city ll,as-
nin 1tlnncn ih anch manner ~ 10 bp-
s1me ss ., cruel .aoetery and \ shanc. IL
tais present moMent heto ara in ats Of illinois,
several 1lhdft1s Of luhans ltrsGnE who not auy
e. Se.'ss so,wsl: 30 ws 'fss't soaprstlyry
tories 81 H. o,,shon't III tas Union.
,.d,,w W., n0w invite IN s,,,. attention tofhe
III this articlu II Will moi In io.ptbo Tor ms ia i.
noss .lan cite ts" Or ". u..asts ~ WY s
promise, however, that arshur, s,, Il nussil -.,
details shall 10 Forthcoming III t.n tiear fntur. IN
will clts enough Tor .uy present pur,oss M M ~. -
aUcst br, n j. ratsrson well.fupxn =, tsrns ~ IT,
SUPERINTENDENT Of yarinun htate nsyin,n. ~, 'osnir
pronfs,or Of Bellevue Pl.co Il .tsTt.. rss 'oe
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,os,,,,n. ~ f. ihs ro,,'1n,"n ~ MAns a., Euohts, E,
J.; o'f thn ~ 49,. H. re stt " .t" ~ usnt!a M mere II
~ o III ~ ~ - s, sdI ,"sn,; ~ ~, ~ ~ .na ha1h!nE Is
ttf !i @ D. t ~ ,snrt ~ .- 10y i.oe. ~ y tak tor
s..', @ "'''A "oe''o "o'o 'o' "''e 10 te"'eisd lla
c:,-1,r5, n ,,.,,,I.. ,4.,,.. H..
p eususah ,sh ~ i,'o'TSn i. ,,t ~ Aann County
ifo, ~ 1,n - ,,sara snS i idttt a'es ~ Lofy'
th,"s ,, y. !e n-iat T. Iara ss IT. Ill, uncto ~
,., "uH ~, h. i ~" - Viz 4n s4alS 9lated
NJ az AZ IVY W u , so'; a ~ tca @ ~ ~ "laow
gs.sn, ~ :" .n % T., ~" nns snii a..ts 1s t.,9
..S :. iuHa T. ~ ono W Moass ~ nun M uanueuHS
nv . e. ~ necessary 70 osesH ~ sooin VI 70 ~.
m nS M ;inin M ~ III 5MR R % ti ILL., Maa @ uss IT,
- ,l ,l.,n.nK nnK esl aha !ehao taila. tne man ~Lo
uar,~tT,i r,n%,nas s'r ~. n -, v, - a. ~
h.ye stoue naxanS.. .i1es snt r",nnn. np, toot,