The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-21
MINOR MENTION.

MRS. e. P. W. PACKARD, of Chicago, is moving
in the direction of a reform that will appeal to
the best judgment of all people. At one time
she was an inmate of an insane asylum for the
period of three years. She explains that she
was the daughter of clergyman in Massachu-
sets, and that she married minister in Illinois
After living together for years. she experienced
change of religious belief, which SO alarmed or
incensed her husband that he caused her to be
sent to the insane hospital. although, as she
maintains. she gave no evidences of insanity. and
was at no time other than in her own mind. This
was done at a time when there were six young
children depending on her care, the youngest a
babe of eighteen months There she was obliged
to remain for three years, though she
made every endeavor to communicate with the
outside and to enlist sympathy and prove that
she was as sane as anybody. Her letters were
intercepted, nor was she allowed to send out
written line that had not been submitted to the
inspection of the asylum authorities, who saw to
it that nothing passed that would lead to her re-
lease The reform that she is endeavoring to es-
tablish is that it shall be made the duty os su-
perintendents to allow patients to write letter
once week, if they choose, to any one they
please, without the interference of any one In
this way. she claims, patients could communi-
cate with friends or with the proper authorities
and establish their sanity in cases like hers,
where she wasimprisoned to crafty the spleen of
bigoted and heartless husband, who ran off
with her children and all her possessions while
she was held captive
D p1,s Oh
partially destroyed by fire, was once a favorite
residence of the Tudors and Stuarts, and is now,
with'its gardens, very popular holiday resort
of the Londoners. The gardens in their present
form were laid out by William III, and com
prised forty-four acres They are in the
formal Dutch style, with elevated terraces,
long shady arcades and a curious maze
or labyrinth. The palace consisted of three
quadraueles, two of which ware erected
by Cardinal Wolsey who presented them, when
finished, to Henry VIII The great eastern and
southern fronts were erected by Sir Christopher
Wren. The palace contained fine collection of
pictures. including the famous cartoons of
Raphael. open to the public free of charge. and
was occupied in part by persons of rank in re-
duced circumstances Edward VI was born
there, and there his mother, Queen Jane Sey-
mour, died Charles was for some time i'm
prisoned there.
IT is announced that it is hardly possible that
Miss Rosini Vokes will be able to play as adver.
tised, she not having recovered as rapidly as was
expected. 1T was wrong for her manager to hold
the house against another company that wanted
to fill the hiatus created by her illness. There
are few people in the world harder worked than
are actors and actresses. Their life is hard from
years end to years end. and there are few green
is doubtful if Miss Vokes will ever be able to
play again Her condition is such that she is
likely to die on the stage sometime as actors
have in the past There will be too much PRES
sure put on her sometime, a sudden faintine
spell, and then recovery. An audience will
be shocked by the sudden transition from COM
edy to tradegy. and the amusement world will
go on as before, and fresh victims will be found
to fill the overworked ranks.
ONE of the stubbornest persons on record died
in Missouri poor-house few days ago. Nine
years ago a co.ored woman became angry with
the superintendent, and to punish her he put her
IN room and locked the door. The next morn
ing she refused to leave her bed She was not
i'll, but from that day until she died she refused
to get up and moved only when she was forciby
dragged out to have the bed made This would
have been good case to have performed faith
.'cure" on. Had it been possible to persuade the
woman that there was something supernatural
in her recovery she would have got we'll long
ago, and made the usual fuss over it.
CAPTAIN GLAzIER, who few years ago made
trip of exploration to the head waters of the
Mississippi, and who discovered" that lake
Itasca was not the source of the same, is shown
up In an unenviable light by Mr.. Henry D. Har-
rover. whose name seems toindicate the esteem
In which he is held by Glazier. Mr.. Narrower,
with DO evidence of sympathy in his soul. pro-