The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-08
SUGGESTIONS FOR TIE LEGISLATURES.

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If it had not been for the adoption Amendment to
the of the State providing for the 10
about further enlargement Of the Asylum in this report II
department for males already crowded to It's
capacity and that have few applicants whom we
admit for want of but thought could sugo
But when contemplate the usual of insanity in this
taehat the wards for males crowdedthat regu
January 1sso-that if appropriation should be
promptly would require years complete
the present date of duty which from the posi-
hold would be criminal in compes me
invite the Legislature give this subject the most ser
GUS consideration Table No. shows that admitted
two males this year. As many will apply year. and the
next and 1t not chapter of accidents which may
not be reproduced but obedience to law out OF
nsane just certainly the usual number of
persons win be born die! One wing added to the
department for perfect symmetry the building
1t then capacity patients-enough
for any asylum in this cimaeaer which it should not be
enlarged. Then will question of location for
Asylum in part / will press this
in this report but will hold myself in readiness to inn
part committee of the Legislature information in
possession reoa-f
The remedy alluded to in foregoing paragraph which
emergency this The amend
the law regulating the admission of patients ino and their
1875" reads as follows : :... .se aas asssss5
SEC 3 Be further enacted That in furtheranee of the
Board of Trustees give months pa
rents guardians relatives friends of such of the
inmates of said Asylum and such be hereafter admitted
harmless incurable, known have
any such parents guardians relatives friends and if
parents guardians relatives friends known,
being notified, aforesaid, they shall neglect fail take
such patients within reasonable time, said Superin
and Trustees shall notify the President of Board
of Supervisors of the county from which said patient
brought Asylum the President aforesaid
patient county, aforesaid any
within the degrees provided by law in such cases. shall be
charged with the custody, and said
TENT if able and responsible therefor but otherwise such
patient shall be provided by the county pauper
of returning such patients the county shall
by the relatives aforesaid responsible aforesaid and
Now the dculty about this section is that Boards of su
pervisos sometimes disregard the notifications them by
Shers occasionally ignore the Board Of Super
visors and have Of helping ourselves Last year
penalty informed effect did pass
the Senate At what point, how it failed do know
ton By impartial enforcement of the law
in the male department for number of acute violent
and durable" and thus add the usefulness
Asylum. as.s o1a saa - n+ tsaJ a@f
The Of lighting up the Asylum night, is an old
hobby with thought had it years
ago All of earlier contained steeotyped chap
the danger kerosene,
non-explosve varieties of coal oil, begins my
Blood and presses upon and heavier
horrors It is time try very CAREFUL only
the heaviest and least nammabe kerosene But coal OIL
alIs variations, is like mule when one is
going to kick the other explode 1t is also
supplied with the of exngushing fire.
amply provided with of escape but there
ger all the tme and aside from the value of the property
which scarcely be less than 5000 OO including machinery
outbudngs and ALL the idea of house are, with
dred frightened, screaming lunatics in it, pleasant
thing to enter ones head about The thought
is stunning 49, ~ F#stfsf73# #-ea
There so many inventions of cheap apparatus
for manufacturing gas petroleum. products
ron etc. that have doubt that careful investigation
the various methods would discover that will combine
cheapness with safety and efficiency Such thing
great blessing to the Asylum and commend the
i ton of the Legislature. IS a.aeef 81 i1s s
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