Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-09-18
RANGE AND RANCH.
What Montanians are Doing
in the Yellowstone
Valley.
Property Owners to be Heard
in About a Fortnight on
the Assessments.
Ripples from the Local Stream
The Doings of the Courts
Yesterday.
A Model Insane Assylam.

NH pciuopr uot kcucfubly AuVWb
that one Of the public institutions of
Montana, although only public in one
sence, has by its excellent system Of
management earned q high reputa-
ton, and been deemed worthy Of ex.
animation by other territories and
states. The institution referred to IL
that established by DIR. Chas. +. Mus
sigbrod ut Deer Lodge, for the care Of
the insane Of the territory. Although
II is strictly a private enterprise. in
the absence Of any public institute of
the kind, 1t Is generally viewed in the
light Of "A territorial affair, and to this
extent does the superior management
Of Mr.. Messigbrod and his assistant,
DIR. Mitchell, reflect credit on the ter
ritory. From Gov. Faulk, Of Dakota,
who has just made visit TO the sani-
tariun, in the interest of the board of
trustees Of the lInstic ASYLUM of that
territory, Of which board the Cover
nor is secretary, We have learned
many items Of interest In the manage
ment of patients at Deer Lodge that
fully warrant the high need Of praise
that is bestowed upon It. The system
except In the violent cases, is one of
moral restraint only. In which the
most philanthrophic ideas are intro
duced and practiced. The sAnitarium
Ia delightfully."- situated at Warm
Springs, near Deer Lodge, on . tract
OF 4, 800 acres, owned by DIR. Mussig-
brod, on which the springs are To-
Gated. Here, where the health renew
ing properties Of both air and water
rival any spot on the continent. the
Doctor has erected a number of de.
tached dwellings Of the most comfort.
able nature, In which his patients
live ~ much at home N they could be
anywhere. There u 10 wall or en-
closure suggesting restraint and rs
long as a patient merits the liberty
given, It Is granted without stint.
The domestic arrangements are neat
and cleanly, the fsod of the very best
quality and the attendants of a class
that ARE In full accord with the kind
and humane proprietor. In this ely
sium the Eighty wards Of the territory
are ata nominal sum given such excel
lent care and attendance that the rates
of cures exceeds any institution ofthe
kind In the country. Violent cases
are kept in restraint only ~ long
as their condition demands 1t,
and II Is q noteworthy fact that the
spectacle of Others enjoying 40 easy
and unrestrslDed existence has .
marked effect on the violent ones,
who quickly gain state Of mind per-
hitting their enlargement Gov.
Fsulk saw during his visit several
patel Is enjoying the fullest liberty
that when they came there were 10
dangerous as To require confinement
and irons. The benefit to the terri
tory of this system, In monetary
sense alone, is very great. Instead Of
being at the initial cost Of nm expen-
sive building aud the subsequent ex.
pense OF Its nalntalnance with never
ending deficiencies, repairs and steal
ings, the sole cost 10 now embodied In
the simple matter Of their subsistence,
while II Is safe to say that the humane
system here practiced could never
attain equal results In any. prIson-like
structure where strict rules aud pun.
lshmsnt IL pecessIty. Although oil
credit 10 due TO Doctors Mussigbr0d
aud Mitchell. still the Montana sys
tenn reflects credit on the territory ut
large aud gives " one put>lc il,stitu.
tion At least that we nlay proudly
refer TO.