The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-19
THE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE:

consideration OF the subject.
THE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE:
DR.. NJ. f. HULLIHEN, OF this city, has
Just returned from Weston, where he
has been attending meeting OF the
Board of Directors of the West Virginia
Hospital for tho Insane. From him we
learn that there wer, present, at ;he or
ganization of the new Board, HoR.
ALEX. MONROE, OF Hampshire; Hon. },
l.. ARMSTRONG, of jackson; DIR. n. f.
HULLIHEN, of OHIO; Hon. JAMES
WIrHRow, of Greenbrier; Hon. IRA j.
MCGINNIs, of Cabell; Judge MATTHEW
EDnIsToN, Judge THOMAS A. EDWARDS,
and Col, JAMES W.WoFFINDIN, of Lew
is. The member absent was Mr.. CUSTOM,
of Morgan. The Board met on the 18th
inst, and organized by the election of
Judge MATTHEW JOHNSTON as Presi
dent, and Col. JAMES WoFFIDIN as Sec
rotary.
We have heretofore congratulated the
people of the State upon the most excel
lent management of this Institution, under
the control of DIR. CAMDEN and his eff
cient assistants. but DR.. HULLIuEN as
sures us that the condition of the build
ings, and moro particularly of the IN
fortunate persons confined therein, re-
fleets new honors upou the officers of the
Hospital.
The institution has now attained such
proportions as to warrant frequent men
tion of its operations. While the num-
Der Of insane persons in West Virginia,
as compared with other States, is really
insignificant, yet mental disorders 1.-The
most terrible Affections of the human
family are becoming much more noticea-
bic since the States grandest charity
has opened its portals to all whose
minds
Like sweet bells,
Arejangled-out OF tune"
From DR.. HULLIHEN we obtain the
following statistics concerning the Hos
pital, for the first six months Of the pres
ent fiscal year:
Patients now In ............... 1913
Officers, attendants, engineers, cooks,
washers, laundry help, &c.................. 81
Total inmates ......--...............4 40
A family of this size, 1913 of whom
have to be treated medically for every
phase of mental disorder, and carefully
guarded lest they harm themselves or
Others, is responsibility which but few
men would care to assume; but under the
management Of the Superintendent,
the vast machine runs without
difficulty, and at cost too, which will
appear incredible to the average hotel
keeper. In the cost of supporting each
of these patients is to DO included food,
clothing, medicine, salaries Of officers
and attendants, and the thousand and
one incidental expenses of keeping in
repair and warming an immense build.
ing, and all this is done at cost per |
patient, per week, Of taoo dollars aud
thirty-thres cents, and they are not half
fed or clothed, but have plenty
of the best the country |
affords. For instance, there is |
consumed in the Hospital daily: $50
pounds of beet, 45 pounds of butter, % |
pounds of sugar, 20 pounds Of rice, l6
pounds of coffee, pounds of tea, 80 |
pounds of corn meal, 800 pounds ofHour,
rs dozen Of eggs, $50 heads of cabbage.
bushel oftarnips, 2 bushel of beans, 6
bushel of potatoes, and all the other arti-
cles necessary in like quantities. The
rooms and bedding provided for the pa
tisnts, are better, we are informed. than
those furnished in any hotel in this State,
and the fact that this Is done. for the cost
given above, should be and is the proud
est testimonial of the efficiency and true
merit Of its present management.
The highest number of patients in the
Hospital during the Last six months was
$685. lowest S47; daily average s76s; sd-
mitted during the last six months, IS;
discharged, 81. Applications for room
for new patients are constantly arriving;
until the admissions much more than
double the discharges, Ohio county, BY
reason Of her great population, is more
largely represented than any other
county in tho State; and DR. HuLLrHrs
givne& thsas1tityihg Information that
all Of them are. :tfsetsd s9 ahndly and
cared for so well, that their friends should
be under lasting obligations Of gratitude
TO the officers Of The Hospital.
Alter thorough examination of the