The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-03
TEE NORTH CAROLINA IN
SANE AsYLUSI,
ICONMU NICATED)

Grissom's Report to the President
and Directors Of tie \. G. Insane
Asylum.
We have read this report Of CHAIR
table institutions of our State with
Interest and feel deeply interested
by the amount of charity that it is
silently accomplishing for the poor
and stricken insane Of the State.
We say poor, for it IS to that class
who are unable to bear the expense
Of tcing treated at private III sttI-
tions that its work is entirely direct
ed. In addition to this asylum there
is one at G0ldshUrO for the colorCd
Insane where 200 or more of these
unfortunate beings are cared for,
Also one for the whites at MOrgantOn
capable of accommodating 500 or
more. Yet with these three institU-
tons capable of caring for LOCO, re-
liable statistics show nearly as many
in the public j2lls aud in private
confinement undergoing il many
cases the worst Of treatment.
All nonor, we say to the patri-
otto legislator who assumes the re-
sponslbility of voting the money to
sustain these institutions. And
twice hOnOred be the noble men whose
faithful services in these institutions
have placed them in the front rank
with the charitable institutions of
this country.
We append some extracts from
this report Of DR.. Grissom showing
the number of prtienls IS we'll as
the daily expense per- cnpito, and
would Ike If we had room to give
his beautiful tribute to Mis- Dix, the
noble hearted pbilarthropist, to
whose unwearied labors the North
Carolina Insane Asylum is largely
indebted for its existence.
We give a few extracts from the
report.
"There are now under treatment,
including those OH probation, rs be-
fore stated, l46 males and 146 fe-
males, making a total 292 Beyond
this number it will scarcely be pos
sIble to go in our admissions. At
the beginning of the year we had in
charge PAS, and upon this basis our
appropriation was made, with the AS
surance on our part that we would
increase the number if possible.
The daily average of 273 shows how
well we have redeemed this promise.
The admissions during this year havc
been IS in number aud the discharg~
es so. The whole number treated dur
ing year 322. There h>v been sent
home cured H. imProv, d, 2 unim>
proved, and not / Na5e l. The
greatest number NJ der treatment at
any time. lncluding t,osc on proba-
ton, was on the 29th of November,
1887 and amounted to 292. The
sn all st number was on the 1st of
De, rmhcr, 1886, and amounted to
PAS"
The total doIy per coptto ex-
pense of the INSTITUTION for the past
year for everything, except improve
mentS and repairs, is 81 cents-in
Guiding all repairs is CAT cents"
81 he death of Miss DorOthea L.
Dix has removed from her labOrs
one of the noblest workers in the
great field of human charity--hus
yelled one of the brightest stars i
the heaven of philanthropy. For
more than half century She stood
IN the vanguard of humanity, work.
ing valiantly and unceaSingly for
the stricken insane. Difficulty new
er stopped her, distance never wear
led her, opposition never daunted
her, refusal never subdued her,
pleasure never tempted her, ease
never lured her fame nevsr attract
ed her. Her objects were the wre tch-
ed insane field was the world--
her thought the relief Of tue suffering
her success was their redemption,
and her croWn shall be the Gift of
Him like whom she event about do
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