New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
me rsoBLEnS or INSANITY.

A r,prr pFAD BY DIP. GEORGE N. BFARD BFIOLE
JulN pICo-IrGAL sOcIrTY-THE DI- CUssioN.
Al a meeting of the Mcdco-Logal Society
u,d.t No. - West Thirty hrs,-st "Wednesday George
NJ Beard, st. d. read d paper on " The Problems OF IN
sanity" 1T is paradox OF astronomy said DR..
Be,ri d" that the sun may best be studied during an
.i,,.,. and In psychology tho mind may be studied
host wien 10 Is ccpsed insanity Is disease OF me
nr,tn In which mental coordination is seriously i'm
,,,ir,d. This coordination may be impaired temporarily
1T, drunkenness and b. various functional dls
or,I,-s but It is only seriously effected 10y In
sauity and hence the word seriously Is
u-,d adysedly Insanity Is disease o. degrees; there
IL no plata dividing line between sanity and insanity
INSANITY NAV be divided into two Northumberland IN
uity embracing forms which there are deln-iHhs
t ,,,t,uui insanity IN which there Gr no decisions.
rs,nity Z. a barometer OF civilization and IA we ed
vance hhcr In the arts and sciences So VIII INSANITY
becorpe more prevalent among rs Intense application
ht,in work and indoor lfo the agencies when most
freoueutly bring abou Win sayages or barhorah'
there ~ little or none Of t. The intellectual activity OF
The women OF TODAY l. another great cause OF insanity
what the mother j.. VIII the child be in nm iuteSei
degree.
lu4anyis increasing most perceptiby Ia Europe ana
America among the poorer classes Civilization grihdS
hardest on tue poor shutting them up IN close HOUSES
with bal arr and poor food, and compelling '"'m TO
str,, f,r cxist,uce The brain cannot always bear m
uudtr The strain, they have Few rccithuOha 'hu
amusement, which be INDUCED IN ior thr rea1 t.'9
~ t.ir minds diagnosis an cf5cS al Insanity II H'o'
IirS rit me rlNsciln must know tn sublrtt psy-
cL,Iorrtly: know how he thinks, what he Ihnka ana
an about his general disposition laS'i"hs' cue l,e
NO Ilifes Of cure IA tie case OF insane persons
an,nd greatly upon the advancemcnt OF toe disease
-, lie treatment is begun. IL Is better II The
'areut can Doe treated out of the asylum, ana II ne
moi confined or Isolated altogether from the
!, Grid narcotics and stupcring remedies should no DC
u.ed neu their he avoided. Unill COMPARE
lively short timr our Inventions nave lenueu 10 nn
Increase rather than to decrease OF insanuy
an late. however, the inventions nave Deeh III
he onposite direction. tending TO give us more
en- q and rest rs for example The telephone eeY"th
railroad aud the electric light II the latter Is perlttd
II NAV also enab to breathe "A purtr ayr, -. IN
proved system Of education WITH less crainml u
Ionld tend TO reduce the increase OF insanity Inc
snee Of the mind cannot predicted like me eclipse OF
t ln but with study may learn i3 detect II III ls
Gr sinQes and il treated early 1t need rarely become
serious" -. ,,,ou, ma coratdsro-
HE discussion upon the topic by the members present
DR. Hammond criticised the matter tecnnoaIJ ana ~
tsurnlly and remarks were made by Dr. SpltLhA, ME
Riddle and others II was decided tAat IN the near
tre mo society would devote an evening 10 the specA
discussion OF the question