The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-07-25

aleu III the St. refer Asylum:
After a thorough investigation for
twelve months, the following was writ
ten, kept secret from the officers, and
taken with him at his discharge from
the hospitak This subject, headed "A
Curse" will not meet the appreciation
OF many at first sight, but on investiga-
ton, every reasonable thinking person
cannot fail to indorse the sentiment,
a curse We will take the subject in it's
stit.,r2nt bearings n the FIRST place the
- ""ace pn = patient in he FIRST aye
Of treatment. \ person becoming iucl.-
tally affected eyc, III q mild io-iu, the
first thing friends consider is TO send
their loved one away from their care, to
be cared for by strangers, in strange
place, under strange conditions, in fact
sending them in total darkness and OBJ
security so far as their knowledge is con-
cerned. This is injustice to both par+
ties. But you will answer, the asylum is
charitable institution and conducted
by the best medical men the profession
can produce, and of high moral chris
i tian character, and possessed of the
greatest sympathy for unfortunate hui
man;ty that can be found. Thy cannot
err. My knowledge of the facts on that
question leads ny iIind very ifsu'h to
the contrary. l will caution yo1r 10 re-
member these men are human beings
only, and are subject to human lra1lty.
And charitable institutions car. be The
worst imposed On of all from the simple
fact OF the confidence imposed in them
by the public at large. And say EN-
phatically that the public is desperately
ignorant Of the mana gemcnt Of the svs-
tenn, let it be right or wrong the people
are to blame tor the wrong, because we
have no right to back our reasoning
faculties and watchfn!Eess aId1nSt any
public institution, much less a CHART able
one where Our friends may dc imDris-
oned. You that have friends in any
charitable institution look ;ti.cr /. n if
voL care for them. You, rational friends,
PIT yourself III thc .';ttte Gi y"ti.- ''!iiitced
loved ones, taken from Your friends.
your home, forced nils away among
strangers, divestei O! al human rights
'u.u iiHer'iSs' E"uF S"Hd'Ii"n ahG PRIV
iieses lower ttian IN" tis''I1o Hi.n1ii!S, and
you VIII then leei that you are and
never can &c ";'} ANN bat a lunatc.
Oh. hofl"' o. h"'r"'5' no mind but
one that nave e%i'sli> need II can realize
the pa1lgS .. lP:1ti III SuIii d state. Such
treatment have in''Aeino:e pe'.He insane
thi'h eyer 'tife "'S1 car>u.
ON laiNraht ;h'l d-lI-i>d c:il5, Tor
the SAKE Oi 'luii-'li,.,' Il nothing more, II
YOU nave. E!e"-'il,E a.'i'Stc4 iii>-.'>ts. do
NOT Send tiieHi 10 Tie ira"he asylum as
long as ''ey nave any CONSCIOUSNESS OF
ila'i'an lec'li'Ss. Acel' ti:c:ii a 'li''e .o"Ser
ana E' t"e"l ''e At natural death at
l''i'e' "oaiA 20" uA'.cr any Iifcuin-
''''i'eS Se'i'' ) o"i S'Sh '''eha away rom
Soo' ''''e' ~ III ana N"'"'eos5e' among
''o'' you "'''" ''"l'i'''S o!-totiti
's''S' MIC ms meaning "l t!le treat
''S"' .''." ~'''~ ~ ''' ~ 'se'''-' 'S'ol-
'''i' u ''il'' Io-'''o' . VI '>'i' Mid: why
"a" W" 'e .S 'ie'''' 'es' now: Your
''"s"s' LAC Id" pio''oe' '0i ana pro-
@ss's '".l'' "'"'o -" Se"" your le-
':''i'~ '''.''-''~' II
li'''>~ '''N'' ''S''''9 III your
'H'o'' ~" Day Gil '''''''l'.''%' no: ION
s'''eN's t..oe ar ]s"e': VIII you
no' >o''''oei "'e'A~' ZIG Id" ''cco'aS
W.T." o'' ~ an Id" 10 nol just
anu o''e'' "'''eSo''te laws arg i'DuSe"'
20" . CIV nv oi't"e' '"t loEe 49,
gu" W. INV o", 'iie'',' ~ 'ne is'" oi
mo so'Fne' Nt'H'
Wv ~" ii''A' he'Se 'eeil TOO s'iehI
' S~'oo,' N'He 'heli
49,, '..ei''o" .''i.e'' 20 'I'e SUBJECT only as
'''' WIN '~'o'- 'ie eS'sia'ules' soIter
up ny 'nose WIZ cohuuct those 1nstltu-
s'o''s' anu ''s d matter OF course they are
iralneu III accofoahce win thelr pouches,
anu oil accord with ana support their
system OF management. They are not
So uh"'sc az TO work against theif own
interests the oiiis are passed without de-
oate anu Lecohe laws. those laws
shouid DC looked alter by ailleg1slaturcs.
90 not desire mere TO reflect on any one
asylum Or its nasement, but the
present system Ill general. The facts
are the people at large, have no expert
ence with and in those institutions, and
they 90 not know the 1nii.ieHce on tile
patients as above described. All is lett
exclusively with those who manage
them' giving no further thought but all
must be right. by nay experience in
those institutions L have learned that
the men who manage them are educated
IN them, and like some other men cling
tenaclously to their Eet themes, and
they have as many as ordinary men.
They are SO accustomed to seeing the
| grief of patients, they pay no attention
tn IT A nd IT must he l>araI TO-