Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-13
HOSPITAL FOR IHE INSANE,

AIter many fASioeAi u-S-b oA4 ANA'S@A f'A
the main building as II now stands was
completed in 1882. The amount OF money
spant in erecting the main and other build
i6gs was some ST50,COO According to
ons OF the reports OF the Superintendent,
The dimensions of the main building are as
follows: lnesl leBgth 1925 feet. 4 inches,
with fronts l2ll feet inches as sections
Ian There is also detached brick hos
nitaI 52y52. three stories high: brick
5nildiug for the Colorei insane, equally as
well equipped ss the usin building; and
besides there is now gong Up large
brick addition, which will add greatly 70
the area under roof. The present roofing
aras il 81 acres of slate roof There are
: aces Of flooring; II miles OF sewerage
nine; 1 mile Of ventilating p'ps; 10 miles
# heating pipe; q miles OF gas pips; IL
miles of water pipe; 2 miles I, sporting
and drain pipe; l2l wiadoHs; 900 doors;
one tower 200 feet high; { toSers 100 teet
high; and smoke and ventliatiug sack
l2G feet high. To visit each ward once
requires a walk of miles. Inc walls
would enclose su area halt e miIe long;
ons eighth of q mils wide and hieen tee'
bivh. There are OF present soma IOO pa
tents male and female, white aud colored,
inside this vast collection OF walls, whose
vvants and welfare are hooked after by the
following officers: Dr. W. j. Bland, SuPt
d, J. 81. ManoWu, First Assistant ID. :.
s Lewis, ditto; DR.. c. c. Her5msn, Sec
ond Assistant; Mrs Mary B. Jackson,
Netron; Miss Ida Mctiee, Asels.an: Nh,
IRON. besides a numerous and we'll selected
co-ns of keepers. T. costs TO maintain
patient something ike 81 90 FER weeks
iTbs patients are well fed, aud carefully
looked after. The State government 10
kindIv sud humane. Tue dreaded straight
;ackst" il rarely used, and o1ly patleHts
with suicidal instincts sGS dangerous
tsmperaments are confined. These are Sc
cared By means of soft leather Gull which
fits the wrist, and is attached ID band
ab,n, the waist. In this way they can
neither hurt themselves nor Others, ana cao
move about as if perfectly harmless. every.
tb;ng about the hospital is 90 neat and
clean and well kept as the csp:aln's eaain
~ a MAN of War" 1t rellsct4t credit on
the ma ,agsment, and should be q source
az nride to the State, that the gentle aud
humane principle; the strict sanitary regu-
Istion. and the intelligent oversight hsre
a5otsd and enforced have made weston
Hospital, q shining example IN the ranks
Of successful American Institutions for the
care Of the insane, Tho statistics pup
lished show many queer iss'' "a TO insan''y'
For instance Ireland las furnished more
aatisnts than any other colntrI; snd Oai''
Wood. Harrison than am other counties
:, West Va. Hereditary. epilepsy, iii
health. jealousy, self abuse, intsmPersuce
and religious excitemsat, are the recruiting
causes that flluP the raaSI when DEAN
Inns them ont Red headed people and
editors rarely become Insane, and hard
work has sent but thrcs patrenis 10 the
Hospitsl since the begiautuE. Poets lnVen'
tors artists, bankers, merchants and Poin
o;sns drift ASYLUM ward in large nnmoers,
INIT Fstke- from 8 arrangement or sickness
az the brain. thsn from mental weakness
nure aud simple. Dyspepsia hss male
more people insane than bard study. DIS
ar,.,in.ment in love; seduction; domestic
trouble; and ths measles ali Dave their VIC,
inns; while remose for evil done, aud gooo
Jssds left undone can claim but one single
solitary soul IA whole chapter could De
vrIttsn on the idiosyncrscies, the iancies
and the antics OF The 700 padents-theit
msans Of recreation, their balls, and Out
door sports, their reading, then work. sna
VIVA, thew say AID talk sOous bat thai
mat be LET'S TO other t&ads and otnei
caves Cor our space forbids,
PRoN1SESTPEoPsE.
! Weston Is thu home of many inhuenha
and successful people ct more than iocs
reputation. The Hon. L9nis Rennstt u
Known all over West Virgins, as oSgn'
clever and intelligent gentleman. Judg'
edwards, the editor Of that stsunch snd re
liable organ the Democrat, is 3 success
al cultured and accomplished man; "nil
his assistant, Mr.. ]. W. Wothudin' mas io'
Of push and acknowledgements qus1'e
in the modern newspaper once. tr' aol
and Editor Edmisfon are by no means eS
amples Of locally brilliant men, OF Ehol
i can be said that "psnt up Utica contract
fheir powers" inasuach 90 they are know
far and near. Judge Sptn Bsannon IS
noted able and popular man; SUD Is
prosueosive candidate for the Democrat
E cousrssuonsl nomination OF this distrlc
Every person in The Stats bss heard OF u