The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-19

and II females, and of these deaths "a were
Of thu nervous OF organis diseases. There
new rsmsin'in the asylum e69 persons, and
Of thsss there are I'll males and 1853 females.
The trst patient WAS admitted in March,
1881, nearly twenty yetrs ago, and he lt 10
this day sn inmate. Il is a pretty well e.
tabliShed fact that uuleIs person RECEIVERS
frsm q eaia Of insanity wiisin say twelve
months froa thu dsto Of the nrTt stack, ths
case is likely toproTe incurEbls.
| Gad from this rapport tbs following 10
teresting data OF tho 229 last Ysar I'd.
mittea, l4o wore farmers or their wives,
widows or daughters, SO being male fsraSS
had 10 were housekeepSra, while Of
any other occupation tho number dors
sot exceed 8. fad also that there are 1903
married cut Of the 229, and Of ihs,o the
malas snd females are in tia proportion OF
5s to 90 Only 80 of tina patients are native
Texans, y of Tennessee, aud Alabama, Gsor
gis, Mississippi ard GorRsny furnish Is
each. Marty the entire 230 we're put in by
the county court, and % arc supported BY
their families. Concerning the GAUSS oi
insanity ssme 81 are registered as unknown
while % 0rO from religious exeitaMsnb ID
from epilepsy, and 10 from iutempsraxce
The stewards report shows total receipts
from state, county, private donations, etc,
S62,5OS.7l; while the disbursements for The
year dry goods. clothing. medical sterss
salaries, repairs, etc., I602ll55; fara ans
garden products, $1,7l2Q0. 50 for as eau b
sscertaiacd, iAs average proportion Of in
ssEs parsons 10 states population is absu
in 1000, while TsIss shows ~ the neigh
borhood OF in 1900, Thoro are to-day o.
least 800 insane people throughout oVr limit
TINT ought TO bs in the luhSIic sSylum, are
they ara increasing at the rGN Of 100 year
To accommodate ih1 demASd would reQairt
buildings and grounds that would coat nsGr)I
$3.50 600, aud this aaeunt will DO asked fsi
al ths session % tina Legislature. Beside
this $4,000 dd!i0nEl gr0 ns0d0a 10 put 81,
present buildings in proper condition, SucA
M adequate wstar supply, heating spssrstu,
sewerage, furniture, Otc.
The average OS't Of construction Of .ks e.
! principal irVsye asyluns now ia the Upitat
States is $500 for each inuata sccomms
dated. Under the oxiStisE law, private pN
floats ara required to pay for their freshmen
Sne maintenance stipulated price proper
IienaLO TO tho &cesmwodDtisA tssT rSosivG
This 10 Thought to DO not night; all ciIizsns
j! Ia urged, ought 10 10 put int a riate i5gti
tuloa on torus Of perfect equality,
Thcr5 ought slso to DO writton tarymOR,
10 all Regulations Of lunRcy, especially il
criminal 0i'ss, 70 subFqrva tho ends Of uptic
sad fairEoE.
Tho lGylum il run on tba most ecoHouicA
principles possible, SIS will Nave bsen tasi
rem the repor! given shove. Tia par ospil
osst Of ruPp9rt was Sl3S for She psd ysnr
Tho largest aslsre, are, 10 Tho supsriNSoud
sns, $500; TO tia sStistant phy,iciSn, 81, 500
TO the STEWARD $780, and 10 the mAtrol
5000 Az this inmates incr6uss in sumbor
another physician az also q drug store vii
bs needed, El9a additional carpn cf ettead
ants, aisla ana fempla.
Somewhere in his report, ths president re-
mSrSs; Numbers OF these upfortursts In
s.Se GrO now immured in ibe ceunLy iEils
o'Ners arc insiici0utly provided for A,
"terptnne TO the counties ,apd hundreds o
's remain ar intolsrabIs burden ups,
{ 'r fLmiiss or friends; while others rsan
scouts terror to tho communities in whlo.
/ lAdy live. J. T. L.