National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-26

Eo0b 10 moral REFORM kcnOu "H lat
part of their nature has D< Nd its
majority, although with soBsNf thcm
the years of the psalmist would hardly
suffice for this result At present their
lot is anything but happy, alternating as
they do about equally between tho work
house, the hospital, and the gutter, and
alike out of place In each one of them"
In one of the female wards was tall
stately-looking woman, with hair as
white as snow, neatly and richly attired,
who sat in the reception room while
another patient played the piano. This
lady imagines that she owns the entire
institution that the building is her castle.
and that tho doctors and inmates are her
guests. She receives visitors with charm
ing dignity, assures them of their well
come, and says that the doctor will show
them every object Of interest about
the place. ...
An er.army officer patient has the idea
that no is the comniander-in-chie of the
whole atiair,wbich,, by the way, he thinks
constitutes grand metropolitan police
force Of the United States. He says its
tho most efficient police force in tho
world; that IL was organized by him, ana
thot he directs all is movements.
Col. Pinchoyer, who Is as familiar to
Washingtonians as the monument is
looking much bctter than when
no was Sin tho world" lie
is forced now TO be Clearly
and tidy, has gained in flesh, and his
general health is excellent. He still has
his claim against the government, which
he is sure he will get some time, but he
gives no trouble to tho attendants.
One of tho most curious stories of hall
fluctuations is as follows: There wore two
patients who were perfectly harmless and
who conceived so great an attachment for
each other that they wero allowed to
room together. One imagined he was a
rooster and the other that he was grain
Of corn. Each concealed his weakness
from the other until one day in burst Of
confidence the truth came out Then the
one who was grain Of corn was In con
tinual fear that the rooster would eat
him. His rooster friend tried TO assure
him that he would never eat that partic-
ular grain Of corn, but this assurance did
not satisfy his mind. Every morning
when the bell called them up, the rooster
would get down to the footboard and fan
his hands and crow, and the poor grain
of corn would slide out from under the
bedclothes and get under the bed until
the growing was over. This went on
until the rooster was attacked with sore
throat and then the grain of corn imag-
ined that his crop was taken out and that
he could not digest corn any more, and
after that he had no fear.
The variety Of Authorizations cannot
be imagined" said DR.. Wilmer, "and
sometimes IL takes good while to dis
cover the special hobby Of q patient. /
have one in my mind now, physician,
and formerly man of very brilliant
| intellect. He drank very heavily for a
long time, and was finally brought over
here, where he has been for some months.
He has not yet displayed any particular
hobby, but there is general confusion in
his ideas and marked loss of memory OF
recent events. I fear no will never
recover"
DIR. W. w. Godding, tho superinten-
dent Of the asylum, has been specialist
in the treatment of insanity for about
twenty Eve years, commencing first Of
Concord, N. H.. He then came here and
was DIR. Nicholas assistant for q number
of years, then going to Taunton, Mass,
where he remained until DIR. Nichols's
resignation, aud then returned hero In
charge Of st. Elizabeth. The medical
staff consists Of Drs. s. b. Lyon, chiel
clerk and physician in charge Of the
female department; A. II. Wilmer, first
assistant physician in charge Of the male
department; Maurice j. Stack, second
assistant; A. @. Patterson, third assistant
J. G. Simpson. D.. Kenney, night medical
inspector, and - Blackburn, micro
scopist. An