The Morning herald., 1877-08-07
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HOW 10 CATO Z A LUNATHOs

! HOW 10 CATOF A LUNATICs E
b Years sgo, rhsn i was . yopngster, !
bscame IN assistant Of Dr.. B., Tie super
intendent of . public insane asylum-in
what town itdoss not matters. the location
don't affect tho narration in, the, Least.
IA italIini.nd asjluAs, some of Dur
patients were sdocils and stfactable, and
had the freedom Of the house and high
walled garden, while others, being violent
and dangerous In their madness, were
confined to .their rooms. oss .pi ha.f.i
Sometimes one Of these lsst-named gen.
tlemen would get loose, tact which he
! Immediately snnoanSsd by breaking things
gsnssally y-upSnS which announcement the
doctor would repair to the spot at which
he was ''slevsting ths ancient Henry"
snd, advancing upon him, with stead
fast gaze, would lhscinste him, as black
snake does , catbird, and march him of
to his reom instanter. The doctors eye
was never known to fall, shd be impart-
cd such . portion Of his literally charming
qualities TO- my fellow-assistant and my
self, thstlwe were able to master any or.
dinary maniac, although the doctor
himself had to sttend to the "tough Gus
TONER'S = - "a I. q - p o.
We had -ons. -lunatie by the name Of
Smith, as tall ~ Tom Hyer. and as strong
as an ostrich. besides being possessed Of
as strong digestive powers as that inter
esting bird, for he once got loose and
swallowed 50 many cents that he ratified
when he walked, yet he showed no .injuri-
GUS effects from the meal. y r"asg." :
He had broken out Of his room two or
three times, but had always gone back
very dociley WHEN any Of US made our
appeatsncS. Gl.J0l III 50sgll LID (
The asylum had q saloon in the centre
with door at each end; and one Of these
doors requiring fixing once upon time, .
carpenter was engaged upon it, when in
trundled Mr.. Smith and quietly possessed
himself of . long, sharp chisel. When
the carpenter looked around, the madman
gave p grin and poke Of tho chisel at
him, ,awhereupon the terrified man Of chips
scuttled out and locked the door-then,
while the enemy was battering away at it,
be rushed around and locked the door at
the other end.
Having thas agsd the ostrich, he gave
the alarm; and I, supposing that it was
an ordinary case which I could easily con.
troll, unlocked the door and entered bold.
ly, whereupon he made rush ct me, and
incontinently bolsed. .,.,t VI
The doctor; was sent for. He came, and,
after accommodating through the. .keyhole,
and ascertaining thst the enemy was at
the other end IF tie room, lie opened
the door, and asw ss once that his eye
would fail him In this emergency. "a
Here wss sppsrsnay's dilemma. i Here
was certainly . problem. Given: A
crazy individual, strong as bull, per-
fectly unoontrollsble, and srmed with q
deadly weapon. Required How to catch
him. pr 4 ATT III z,
To capture him by force was difficult
and dangerous undertaking, and to starve
him out would be tedious affair.
But the doctor did not hesitate for q
moment. ~ d'" nN&h @H t...t
"Alfred," said he. "go down into the
surgery, fill the largest syringe with harts-
horn, and bring ii up" .'' -''
I caught the idea, rushed down, and
brought back quart syringe filled with
hartshorn--diluted-for didn't want to
kill the man.
Then the doctor, Jones, and myself,
formed an army of invasion. We threw
open the door, and entered in the follow
ing battle array:
b Il, being shortest of the three, marched
first. holding chair In front of me by the
back, so that the legs might keep off q
rush four ,popgun flashed in the pam
Then came Jones, with the syringe resting
on my shoulder like apiece Of flying ar.
tillery. =, tz.,-,...rF liz
Finally, In the restr, In tho safest place,
like all great generals, came DR.. B.
The lunatie sat ct the other end of the
hall on chair, cycling us keenly and saw
sgely.1 Slowly, very slowly, we advanced
toward him. II seemed to me that we