Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-26

mas refused TO MAKE the regular payments
The suit was then brought, and yesterday the
torney Arv1ne of this city appeared for the
mother, and Attorneys Webster and O'Neil
Of Waterbury for the executor.
Self-Interest and Human society.
To the editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
When reading over your excellent issue of
the Esd noticed the contents of your cum
nation of "All Around the State" and
among the items was mention of "more
room necessary for the INSANE" and persons
SO bereft of head that they cannot take care
of themselves.
Also many points regarding sanitary re-
form, etc., etc. But we will now confine
ourselves to the most deplorable part of the
article.
You tell us that the new insane retreat in
Middletown is full, and that there are 100
other cases reported to Senator Catlin as
Mr.. Editor, is frightfui state,
ment, and it should seek solution.
What does it meant In the short
space of the erection of the Middletown in
sane aeylum !, 800 insane cases have come to
light, and they are there, and no more room
ings to accommodate the 100 unprovided for
Just 80 with our almsheuses, our jsils, state
prison and lockups. What meaneth these
thingsi Is 1t because our population has
twice doubleds No 1t does not; for since the
erection of the insane retreat at MiddletowI
the state population has increased but few
per cent, while the institutions we have
named have more than doubled their in.
mates, and a loud call is made for more
10 kos,, tel
sponses as to jails and prisons. What doe!
all this meani
May it not be true that in these days o.
heavy tsxes-police, churches and public
schools-there is more show than substanc,
in the systems which simply inaugurate NOR
offices and officers and places of confinement
and multiply mischief instead of checking it
Why let self interest become master of human
societya Why not stop and resort to stats
tics to find the facts and thus find out what
the mstteri Is there no lesson to be learned
by the suicide which has appalled, this com
munityi Somebody knew that the victim
was travelling dangerous road. Somebody
knew that he was running ashore. Some
body knew one reason for 1t and somebody
knew another reason, and among the banks
brokers, churches, social and political circles
and friends why did not some of them put or
the brakesi
Dut SOuu w. ElLCu ID uoAu-auu when 1T
died the graveyard turfed over the best mar
in New Haven for the last fifty years. HI
was "break" to such cases as we speak of
he did what no other man would do, he sale
yes or he said no, or he said stop. Yor
must not do this or that; you must do differ
emit; you are not doing right, etc., and sucl
words of caution from him would cove
finances, morals.an domestic, religious, pc
litical and social life and duties.
Now, New Haven and the rest Of man
kind say: What will you make by bother
ing yourself about other people? What Is i
to you! You can't make dollar by inter
esting yourself in that man. If he is travel
ing wrong let him go, he will only make an
other smash, and perhaps you can max
IN netbing out of that; don't bother.
such and worse expressions we have heart
from good men, from brother church mem
beers and from neighbors; yes, from aetna
brothers.
1t IL no use to deny the fact that as tim
has advanced there has been constant drift
ing from moral duties, personal kindnesse
and brotherly love, church wise, state wise
city wise and every other wise, and many
man has lost his head, his business, hi
money and his friends, for no matter Wit
the man lie his best friends nowadays are sill
yer dollars and bank bills, and when they ar,
gone the man is deserted and cast aside il
every particular and they drift into 1nsan
and bemented asylums and poorhouses, or t,
bridge immediate distresses write mem
names for them or help themselves by thei
fingers becoming lean and long, go that the,
reach too far and take moneys which do no
belong to them and get into trouble with tn
law and find themselves behind strong door
or they become outcests.
Selfshness supreme has increased tn
percentage of unfortunates by the neglect o
those who are we'll off or rich, and see tina
others have got upon crcss.road whicl
leads to q miserable ending, when few
words or a little financial help and good ad
vice would have checked perhaps progress
downward and would have saved reall.
good man and good neighbor.
Besides there are now many in insan
asylums who do not belong there; and tn
same is true of prisons, jails and lockups, ant
had the power would examine the case
in each and every one Of them and let on
such as did not belong in either of them
Then there would be room enough in eacl
for the needful cases and room enough lef
to last for twenty years to come if only thos
who ought to be confined were sent thereto
HUMANITY