, 1876-01-25
OUR INSANE.
Report Of tho Medical Committee
of Investigations.
Treatment Madmen Receive In tho Jail
and station-Houses.
Lnck Of Experience Of The Medical Officers
at the Asylum.
Defective Arrangements as Regards Food,
Bedding, Etc.
Tbs Accommodations Poorer Than Tho Cost to
Tho County Warrants.

Tbs Accommodates Poorer Than Tho Cost to
Tho County Warrants.
Tho regular mecslng Of tho BoccsY Of Ply
siciAps and Surgeons was held Al The Grand
Pacific last evening. Thoro VIA worry largo
attendance. Dr. ". II. Dyford read an interest,"
lag paper on "'The Dermoid CSsts Of tho Ovary."
Or. J. 3. Jewc from tho Committee appointed
to ascertain Tho condition and treatment of Tho
insane poor OF Cook County, road the following
| report, which, on motion OF DR.. Dsvan, Was
unanimously rocclvsd rs tho expression Of the
Hocety.
| After stating Tho fac.s connected with tho
appointment Of tho Committee Of 1nYestiga~
! lion, cons1htnE Of Dra. Hay, T. 1fourotin, A.
| leeyes Jackson, Charles g, Smith. and Ur. Jew
ell. Chairman, tho report continues:
For aone time, and frou, ssr'oua eauses, It not
ptaescalieto TO seeuse M meeting Of tho Complies
,s,s .e 4evds tho wsst et ~ Gorni:tes ne I've
.at ss.s'; e ls ,as;
seqcnt eondon. s.poei.ts :. our @ County A,yam. s
1a ths p1oaisu9n 70 S, ,s Fl s TGEk y X bns s.
any w. she d.
ed his 4re before ths Conmitsee had fairly begun 10
ses for tho reason that s bad ,ust been removed from
his pltco III C1unty Physician, and he 9esfol. very
properly, that be took any ,Art hts action might to
Construed With so1ne r'au.,bit1 y in retaliation for
Jackson un!o,tunaeIy 1t the ts set for the rftt to
the Asylum LETT only swo members Of tho uqtuuseo
| ready for Action.
| After Soma general remarks on tho subject OF
insanity, aud . statement Of tho reasons why
no many in1aue persons Ase to be found In this
county. the report says:
WHEN 4 rEasoH BEcoxEs INSANE
atrong Or poorer CLASSES, he il takcn. rule ba
lin EDutt and examination Ia hat In,
fore jury, who. upon hearing the tcatimony, de-
clares the ,erson sano or insane and the lsss tho
qnired ny l.w. and tho person ia then sou. ia au
..yIufn. But the Court slss only oueo week in thin
| an Inquiry Of snme Importance 10 what is dnuo
with violent cases without home or friends In tho In
Hitherto they hare been sent either to The rolIco
stations or thu County jail. where they arc combined
% shst Ss " sue III a
the statons or jail from t~sntsfour hours to ons
gsfsSs ~ san be A. to The condition
At THE srAT1osa And JA1L
T9qa ID G 1 as IN , ss
hs. enyo,ed .mps opportunities Tor A.oe1tsu.ng .hs
Tbs ususl History Of tho commitment Of .n insane
pctso,l - follows: He n either tsken to Police
5een found sc'ina 10 d4.ordeli5 rnaaasf Oh thss
before the magistrate, shoslns by hi. deueaaor
hts eend',,o h. T. .onAriy loesod u and
sue county 4a3s1clan - sent aoe. 4efaat@
It IA two Of three days after the
st arrest efore he reaches tho staon. and tha
Iaieat, and then he cannot remove hin e1eept under
due process Of law which ntcerhitatea petition sro
the County Agent and warrant s!Fned W The Court
THIS Often takts day Of two oro 20 that altogether
from the police station. lie may bc. and Eost iEe.
| qnentY IL. taFsu8 maniac, oltta hade, or partially
a. extremely althy, and tn many cases las passed
day or two without food befofa his arrest. Tbs &C.
comnUdhtIonA At the stations ARC TsFJ pooF tho food
ts of The cosrse.t quality, md the patient IL usualy
hard bunch the etoue dsrotuu
Of tho aour Of his CELL MANY eascs hare been eeon 10
those stations Of men and women IN the vllaest de-
ltrun stark naked, covered win nlt srd exposed TO
| tho Raze Or every enance paeser.nys ~ or
mnoeser ,sa. nav ~ ,his eana.o, dMi "oss rss
eonnnn in ths Harrison Street Station for nys or sis
days, aud towards The close OF ths time vas almost
txlaHhtel by Ills tteFt1nos IN his dauru1n. During
ta!s time hc hsd no br and the on!y 'ourshnaent ha
had "a far ss ~ aro tafor9,ed was bresi and eoee
t,on and surrounding. ..-
Tho mAy change shat ean BE- made In this programme
to take singe easta aud ~ soon ~ tho papers can
d to secured. tfanalcr ihtmto
I TIE COUNTY JAIL
but this il hardly my beer The jAil il III ventilated,
Dis celle dark About iset pnuRre: the 6unts arr b
Iron Ind fastcued scatnst t.le walt which il cher
bsre iron or frotected by n1ddpv which on1y fur.
nishea oco,,pstion 10 nssne inmaea In sr{npiuc II
on. Tho watey-cIoeet .re Ia euch CELL and those Tho
fnov lilo inssns can readily ste to What uso they may
Ie nut by them In fsct lis fana1er seems to b. ios
tic worse in IN ms respects,
Ii tho censraI police statinoh OF ths North md South
Bdee tic cen arc high, and Neli ventilated and light
c ald In these resieos II Icast Letar tkn tho tolo4
iu the taf
Of The iueano crig lrpuah IN 10 Court for thls Ia
nnnvo3ahtr nnler tbe Htsfn law hoveycr puch ia liz