Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

tuition the aim of which 10 to re-
form persons addicted to the infem-
perate usa of liquor or opium. II
10 located at No. 1913 Chestnut ave.
nue., and liz called the st. Louis Sani-
tarium, The charter was granted
IN June last, with tho following well
known citizens 40 oorporators:
Samuel T. Glover, DR. G T Widnsy,
J W Luke, J N Booth,R N Scruggs,
DR. 8 T Newman, Saml. Cupples,
Rev w V Tudor, R r Scott, Rev.
DR. Pope Yeaman, 81 q Wright, Dr.
A 8 Barn es, J A J. Anderson, Rev
DR. J 81 Brooks, George Partridge,
Rev DR. s J NiccoIls, DR. I G Ready
Rev DR. " G Eliot, Rev DIR &c Fl
Rutherford, Row Dr. NJ Schuyler, W
P Muller and G Hepurn.
The trustees and maEagssrs are
Samuel T. Glover, J W Luke C T
Widney M d e Q Stanard ST New
man N D A s Barnes M D and J A
J Anderson.
Officers OF the Board J W Luke
President Z o Standard Vice Presi.
dent D a Bartlett Secretary and J
4 J Anderson Treasurer.
Officers OF the Ssnitarium G T
Widney NJ D Superintendent Con.
sulting Physicians s T Newman M
D J B Johnson N d AS Barnes N
D P G Robinson NJ D and TFPrev.
lit NJ d.
After the charter bad been pro-
cured, it was determined by the
gentlemen interested to secure the
private asylum at the place named,
on Choutsau avenue, 40 a Nucleus
around which to form a larger and
more useful institution. As a pri-
vate hospital, it was believed, it
could only benefit those able to pay
the fee common to such institutions.
1t is hoped, under the present ar.
rangement,th tn. t it will soon be plac.
ed on such a basis as to render 1t a
blessing to rich and poor. For the
present, the managers state, all pa.
tients will be required to pay a rea-
sonable sun for board and treat
ment, but as soon as they receive
sufficient donations to enable them
to do so, they will receive some
charity patients, and others at nomi-
nal price, while accommodations
will be furnished the ~af1uent class
at rates. In this way they expect
to continue the Sanitarium in a self
sustaining condition, that donations
may be used in charging the build
ings and grounds until the establish
ment has a capacity sufficient to &C.
oommodate all in the State desiring
it's benefits. At this time there are
few patients in the Sanitarium from
adjoining States, and all who come
from a distance are received, but
not as charity cases. Some of the
States have accomplished great good
in similar institutions, the reports
showing that over half of the inebsri
ates are permanently reformed or
cured.
The means used are: /. Moral
suasloD, 2. Freedom from tempta-
ton for a time, 8. Such medical
supper. as each patient may stand
in need of, 4. Mako the place pleas
ant and homo like, and furnish, as
far as possible, mental or physical
employment for all.
The Trustees say: All friends of
erring and suffering humanity de-
siripg to join us in this benevolent
enterprise may send their donations
of money, furniture or books to our
General Agent and Superintendent,
DR.. G. S. Widney, 1918 Chouteap
avenue, and we, as Trustees, will
see that they are used to the best
advantage in building up this much
needed establishment.
Among the hoard of visitors we
find the names OF the following citi-
zeEs of this city. Gov. G. 81. Hardin
Rev. J. D. Vincil.
1t is said of Bob Ingsrsoll that
while be processes a disbelief in hell,
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