The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-08
CANTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1885

piOybu Oubhllb OF tno Guy bO carry Oub ih
resolutions and plans, though tho members
OF the board can still draw their salaries
No one seriously insists that there ls any no.
costly for this board, ~ congress has ro-
peatsdly refused 10 intrust II with any pub
lio money to dSburse, though, OF course,
the members OF the board and the gentleman
who runs tho establishment for them In this
city would be nightly pleased II, under tho
cholera, smallpox or othor scare, their sala.
riea would again be appropriated for, even
II thoy have no work 10 perform In return.
The roof will bO on the new pension oiiloe
building In a few more days, though the
building will hardly DO completed for year
or eighteen months yet This building Ia
entirely OF brick IL Ia the only one OF the
large buildings owned by the government
that has been constructed OF that material.
II was AN experiment, and according 10 the
general impression II Ia q failure Some OF
the lower rooms OF tho building are occupied
and have boen for some months but they
will not got dry. The pension olilco clerks are
complaining OF tho dampnes OF tho walls,
ceilings and floors, all OF which are Of brick.
II Ia spoken of AZ Con, Meigs pile Of rod
brick, Ths building IL will bo found, will
be more expensive tnan II II was constructed
OF marble or granite IL has already cost
over twice AZ lnucn ~ II was originally Siti-
mated IL Is located on judiciary square
A story h going the rounds Of tho n0ws-
papers 70 tho effect that one ol0rk out OF the
thirty-ilye In tho bureau Of statistics OF tho
treasury department has become Insane
every year IN consequence OF tho mental
work req lirol IN constantly handling ilg-
urea IL IA probably true in general way,
though thoro have been some years that
clerks have not been required 10 sock
tho secluSion that the Government insane
asylum furnishes for oyerwOrkoi minda
Judging from tho quantity OF useless aud
contradictory statistics that this bureau has
furnished In tho past, II would bo only char
liable 10 say that all tho clerks thoro we're
insane anl the head OF tho establishment
worse than all tho rest for allowing such
work ~ bo done.
Tho tabulation OF statistics In the prepaia
ton OF tho last consus drove quito a number
OF CLERKS insane A well known pbyni-
clan here, who has made speciality In
the trOatln Of mental diaoases. had a CEN
Gua office clerk from Tennessee under treat
mont His malady was that hO saw long
columns OF figures constantly before him,
which he had 10 add up These lguroa
were before him sleeping a. we'll AZ In his
wakoful hourA His mind was constantly
engaged In ascsrtaining the totals OF these
imaginary columns OF tgureA The doctor,
after examining tho case In all Ia bearings,
ordered tho patient 10 read scrlos OF
popular French dOtootivo storien After ln-
lahing those ho gayo as task a sorlos OF
books relating 10 crimes, In which detection
was not very important part Thon the
Tonnoaseoan waa furnished with another lot
Of detective stories, BY this time the col
umna OF ilguroa had begun 20 disappear from
his sight aud ho managed 10 secure an irrog.
ular aloOp Tho patient developed liking
for detective stories aud read everything In
that line that no could got by begging aud
borrowing from thc national al woll M tho
department libraries Ho got over his In
sanity on figures, but developed AN oven
worse insanity ON detective stories llo can
now be sc1n any day In tho congressional
library pouring over erdetootIyaatorla', aomo OF
which ho has already road aud roroOl eOv'
bral timpa