The morning call., 1890-05-10
UNBALANCED MINDS.
DIR. Whitwell on the Recognition
Of Insanity.
Leading Types of Lost Mental Equipoise.
Curious Freaks and Decisions.
Feigning Unsoundness.


The last lecture of the popular Lane course
which has been one of rhe Features of rba t,ooner
$3.50. 10 - 0"o Va 'Ne Go Va '"o Ooopei
,,' SOioso e'ei 'inee II WIS lounuou' was
. aeil'efeu last evening py d. w. O. "nlt"eil'
lne occasion are" iofth the usual large attend
ance OF the friends OF the Institution.
Dr. H. Gibbons thanked those present for the
appreelation tney had shown of the EFFORTS Of the
medical nroIpssors durlno the year to imnart
useful and valuable knowledge in an interesting
form. lie stated that The subjects Tor the next
course would be announced in que time
Dr. WbitwelI choss as his theme 1.-THE Recop.
,i,io, of Irsarir,,n 10 80 ~. ~. t
., "a t Anoas 10 S"iu maj tne PopuiaI
!dea Oh INSANITY IS that OF a raVing. mcoherent,
h0wllng maniac, VINO from his violence OF action
and language can be easily recognized. This
false idea even obtains to-cav and shove now
n.rd q, "a - o,5fa', 49, - ~,
- - - 70 ~ eAaule"to popu'ai p'eJuulces' 1ne
luea, however. belonged 20 The age when the
treatment Of the insane was in its infancy, and
When insane asylums were associated with iron
bars cbatns and ,,aIlst. NJ .rrarv
' O-'0 "-N - y. 80"
IN AN ASH LuM'
Inc lecturer Illustrated what well-regulated
insane asylum meant by relating how Edmund
Burke was conducted through one and atter his
tnsnsctton asIad .,bsra ar tb 60, 80 - -
a az, %1Ner' "I.e aie INC 'i"AS nien auu
,t '' su 'a' ,.e n"u soen auu
IN 80 ~ , 80 a. 81 VI tnen
III LHlS hlheteeHth century, educated people
are amazed, alter going through an asylum, to
see that The inmates are men and women like
themselves with their ieaIousies and onorreIs
knowing tight from wrong. obedGenf we'll
behaved and in MANY ases baving q d., ,Jaa
nf TLeIr avn disease ~ ~
TUE INSANE prAsoN copppcrrv
To ~, 60. r. tso el hi'i.o Ii
-, ~ SNOW tndt tne insane reason correctly,
tnousn II oil iaIse premises, tne lecturer tod
se9ty ~ ,u nv aSAeG au dttehulns pny sielan
u ~ ~ I IN - nc p sa tetuseu
L L VIII NIL Sou' sdlu TIC patent.
-, iou VIII Oe hangeu' answered inc pnysl-
0i sl1;h $500 - ,
- III az. no, mout- l an ~ insane, ahu tne State
~; " I'M, stdteu tnat tno great dlMeulty
"1o W shoa Plopei ueHuition vi INSANITY. Inc
comnraSnG re Si'as f ~ @ uhtil IL
~ ~ el ~ i the rom the sIghlest aoef
Idtivu Vi il'uu ~ t.Ie fi9leIt Iafihss OF the
!id i Al many cases uOuot VIII forever re-
anred The varinns cssas came, ne ssna ~ ~ 1s
by one line of demarcation
Two witty Freuchmen have given definitions
of Insanity. Boileau said Ibat ali men are in
sane and the only difference is the ability 70
conceal IT, MonlesauIeu held Thai insane ssv
Iums were built in OrQer thai tbe rest Of T6e
world may believe Itself sane Even Hack stope,s
definition, familiar TO every law student, would
not hold to-day INSANITY was change from
the ordinary made of fhinkiup sneaLino and acr
ing, which was beyond the control of he person
So changed. 1t was Impossible to make detini-
ton comprising all Cases
THREE IEanrNc rvprs
Tho ,bres Ia.dino go ~ ,r.at,i,s,
- ieeIns tJPeo vi in5dultf are MAMA,
III % -, I',I, ~ n.ia, NC leetaiet NUS
Sts at &c h Dy @ eases the leadug
Sich Ihe az n ~ ~ NC, anu .ie py
G,d "a , W su0n 10 hquor anu opiuh ~
H. iontnrar oi,' th, ,., ,., . A.,
,ddest ~ III o i I - IL pai SIS IS the
Va "a; an "a S peTause ~ stiIkes tne victim
$500 g., III tS tt pioon VI nedIth anu never
in 80. 10 aOiu uu. i' nea'n enus AT
disastnn 20 ,t , uissnit5 Is Tue most
as oS Ih ~ p aents anu tnen iaihilies LOT Dy
80 ,h d ..,o !" ~ pou ~ opeLS was Iost
fo' nc 1919 1es Inc eaIlest sSiup-
1890 $4,000, az ,, Jon, az Lne uemDllhg
is' pupii anl ext afagahce Oh de-
sionS In, III Sarni,-, ,V az, W thoIt uoiu-
dreams of yesterday He incresses the u%nh tap
Of his carriages frnm the hnndreds r. The 10
sands NeiIheT arpnment nor ridicnfs hsxe IL
slightest effect and he will sitIi enntinne 70 hs
lIeye the COTTAGE a nalace and Inc honssnaid On
empress 1i
wA,,,1,r mo ,,,,,,,, ,r,,,, -, ~,
WANTED TO GlhDLE THE GLOBE.
IN order 10 snow now rational The insane some
tuies are. anu csEaDie OF imposing on others, the
LeTtuIe CT Stateu tldt no knew patent VINO was
IeITdseo oS the ofuef OF court OF Justice. Sey-
eIdl gay aIteI Tue doctor met him aud the pa
t We wanted 10 lake MN on Nellie BY trip.
Dofelnor otahIofd, he SAID, mas gwen me
passes l0f tIlp around tne world Come with
me anu pflhg your FAMILY" In a short time he
was Dack IN me asylum
IaeI being suspected. case was cited where
sommd mina aI t6s tme 'i Ss ana peen Oh I'm
when she asserted Thai sha aS WIS ,i ,s