The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-10
AMONG THE INSANE.
Some of the Peculiar Characters
at the Dayton, (O) Asylum.
A Beautiful Crazy Woman Who Wanted
to Bottle Mems souls-Charley's Trip
to Cincinnati and His Game Of
Bfllards-The Suicidal
Mania Among the
Unfortunates.

to Cincinnati and His Game of
BIllIards-The Suicidal
Mania Among the
Un~fortunates.
In the past few weeks 1 have spent,
upon different occasions, a portion of a
day in the Dayton Asylum for Insane.
and have picked up quite a number of
matters which I believe will be of in
terest. One of the first matters of con-
sequence that dawned on my mind was
the fact that any such institution where
six hundred individuals bereft of the
power of their reason are huddled to-
gether. there surely must be skeletons
in the closet, and this thought is
Strengthened by the fact that there was
aperceivable effort on the part of all the
officials and attaches of the institution
to be as obliging and polite as possible,
vet they, none of them, showed any de-
sire to talk of the very matters that I
wanted to learn something about. And
this was not because of any fear of
newspaper notoriety, as not q living
soul but myself knew I was coli
lecting material for a newspaper letter.
1t seems to be the even tenor of their
ways with all visitors. and indeed it
could not be otherwise, if the welfare of
the institution is to be considered, for
were they to tell the secrets of a hos
pital of this kind the people would be
shocked with amazement. i know
from what / learned that there are
- - III ---1-n wvhsI 4-z-
the officials know nothing.
This incident I picked up through re-
porter in this city previous to my visits
to the asylum, and / reproduce it here
because of its fantastic eccentricity.
The young man who tells the story is
now engaged in this city, though previ-
ously he was in the employ OF the
asylum. Among the numerous patients
of the institution are a great many who
are allowed to wander about the
grounds. Among this number was a
young woman, who shortly after the
birth of her first child became in
sane. She was an extremely handsome
{ creature, who when talked to gave no
indications of a weak mind. She came
from some small place in Preble County.
Before her mind gave way she was
known as a happy. vivacious creature,
who enjoyed life. but after becoming
insane she took a religious turn and then
became melancholy, and would not talk
except when it was necessary. She was
a handy person about the asylum, and
could be put at most any work. Her
name was Maud, and she probably had
more sympathetic friends than any
con he attr;huted to her beantv If faca
One dav She accosted NV informant
.sk;nr him n he d;J not went 70 600 hs,
sMo s.,is tn nuast;on was 80
W. .ronsad the ra"n~ 100 ouros;a~
III Ia teIIomoJ ~ 20 tho aaIios ,:
ana - tba b,,;1d;nms ad;o;n;nr tha asu
uno =. .n ULats Ien4 w 10y.
nnrn prop wh.-o n sha oI baid M batoro h;n y
two.oun"a hott1a she hod 20 on fron, .
c]rey;ce. and remarked:
.sTbere thew are and bonnd RI keen
80 1 ~ = &c so,,I - ctona,ndJi
w lux o1ol 70 " soui o.onoma :,
oa THs anu sne .aeL ~. ny h h.s.3a b.
~ - az ea;St rars ~ i;mht tho+ sho.
thron@h tha neiier rrating ond saw -
.ha het.om nos Covered Eth J ~reon;sh
i;r,;J ey;dentiv woter d;soo,ereJ bv
a1e The Iadv maniac went on N eI.
Main thero w:s no rood If env so,,ie
ha;no Let. that sbo oor,ld Gown fbam oil
- the nan,ta woniJ onin Lot har on,
them. ont and mt them into her hottie
Sic knew I,e sonl,e homo wos m Tor
The haart and could he ont ont w;tbont
anv trorble'
Stonawan .Jackson,s sopl wos in tbs
hottie when she got II frnm the sn;r;ts
and she had s;nce mt her bnshand,s in
Aftor axaio;n;n~ III +hoaa .h;nn. shs
asLed 1be vonnS NOV for h;s nap'In;fa
and told him If he wonId Law down she
would oet his sonj ont in a few m;nntas
and nuf If in the hottie In Keen the othe,
two COMPANY But the vonno man
seemed tn nave NO desire 10 have his
soul preserved. This Young lady has
since recovered and is now at bome
v;tb ber family attend;no IN ber house,
hold dnt;es 40 we'll az anv woman in n.
land of tbe frse
A eunnino maniac was Charley. thu
scion of a wealthy and widely known
family living in Miami Comfy. inst he.
vond The Montoomerv Connty line !
Have nsed the farm twas, Iecanse h.
has hoen cYred Of the nart;oular attaot
- whioh he was s,ffor;nn ct the t;ml
If wh;ch 7 wr;te hnt has s;noe heoom.
insane aoa;n and Is now. an irmate Of =.
nrivate ssvlnm in C;ocinnat; He is !.
Observation-Disclosures voung man of no
moge than th;rtv yssrs Of aae an,
when not suffering from the draa,
afa;ot;on 20 wb;oh 70 saano, ~ ha snh
On. ;Sn. =. go.
y oo., n,ea iS " :, t sna nusnno Mhnl
.h;nap + son ~ h;u hsoausa tnes
than - he foots Whan snffsr;nn fron
the awfuI disease he is ;nSeed q yavin,
maniac thongh never verv threaten;na
He ;s q varv ;naon;n,. foiiow Of q
t;uas .nJ {,;s e urbat aIvons nd
hin, ! tronhIasome mr;aoner '
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