The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-25

OF the patients make hostile demonstrss~
towards their fellow inmates. and occasionsns
come to blows, yet none refuse to obey the 49,
but hrm commands of the attendants In ~
entire institution there is no such thins :, ~
instrument OF tortue. Tho only method ~.
prevails TO restrain the extremely yicious 4. n.
women. strong linen tunic with sleeves tv,ss
Is long a. the arms, the sleeves folded crossv;ss
on the breast and tied behind the back. Th,.
while the patient has free play with her a.,
she can infict no injury upon her neighbors =
the mems department. those extremely yicIon.
have . leather belt around their waist And -.
wrists are strapped to the waist by . -
leather belt. Not blow is struck Not hs,,s
word is spoken. The entire institution sser.
70 take its tone of good cheer and jolly good ~.
turc from its superintendent, Dr. Waughop. n.
is oyerboiliag with animal spirits
Another thing worthy OF note Is, the patisr..
are encouraged TO pursue whatever occuuasto.
they like In one room found lot Of artist's ~.
terials, several excellent sketches and paintin,.
made by one OF the inmates. All the sevis,
and washing of the institution is done hr ~
women inmates
The utmost good feeling prevails throuRhoua
the asylum between superintendent and st,unA
ants, as well as between them and their patient
have perhaps dwelt too long upon the kip1
feeling that pervades between patient Al
nurse. but ii was the most important thing ths
impressed itself upon my mind.
stayed at the asylum one evening and u
following morning, altogether about ssyn
hours; saw the inmates at their three meals M
at all their exercises, andI cannot bring mysea1
TO the belief that the salary alone induces u.
attendants to urgently devote their time and
energy to alternating the sufferings OF the poor
patients. 1t takes something more than mone,
to induce men and women to forget the outc
world altogether aud devote their young hyu
for nearly all the attendants are youne) b
service of humanity. / saw one attendant Win
forty-three patients at their mornings walk n
ing through q bit Of wood surrounding the en-
lum- Had not been introduced to the attend
ant the night before would have been at Q lcn
to distinguish between the patients and theh
attendant
The daily routine prevailing In the hospi,S
will perhaps best help N to thoroughly unds.
stand the situation. The patients are aWakenet
by bell at 5:45. are dressed and washed 3
their attendants. The frat attendants' break
fast bell ia at 6, the second at $50. AT the %
tients have their breakfast, which consists uss
ally of bread and butter two kinds OF bread
graham and wheaten),go good coffee, plenty Of mill
and sugar Most OF the patients get meat ios
breakfast: all get mush and milk. At7:SQ q q
near after as the cleaning up Ia done, soms q
the attendants take out their patients for their
daily labor. while Others take out thefs for their
daily walk Dinner consists usually Of soup.
meat, two vegetables and plenty of bread and
butter. On the day that was at the asylum the
dinner consisted of q good tomato SOUP boiled
beef and cabbage and potatoes I tasted the
food, and found 1t equally as good - that SUP.
piled In the average boarding house Supper ID
served between 5 ana 6, consisting Of bread and
butter, fruit, cold meats and tea. The patients
retire to bed at In the winter and in the sum
mer. The ineandescent light burns until l0n
While these are the regular rules yet no r.
straint 10 placed upon the patients. Thoss
wishing to lie down during the day can do q.
either on the benches or on the bed&
The cost Of maintenance il 50.4 cents Pr -
tient per diem. That includes rairnsnt medi.
Cal care, medicine and attendance d ether
words, the 504 cents Is the only appgopeinsicu
made to maintain the asylum in all it hunehss
You will perhaps be better able 70 undssstand
the vastness OF the institution by the following
figures taken from the accountants books: ave
use weekly" said Mr.. Shade, $50 sacks Of asuf,
800 pounds Of meals of ell kinds, Zoo pounds Of
fresh meat, 400 pounds sailed meat about 80
pounds nsh, for We serve one nsh meal svssy
week, $50 pounds Of coffee, Is pounds Of ~, 70
pounds Of sugar, 50 gallons of syrup keep 70
account OF milk, for We have twenty-fou1 eovs
that supply all our milk. We buy mona We
have seven horses and two mule2 We DO IL
our own hauling and general team work"
The asylum has . much better opefa hous
that can be boasted of by the proud city Of ssat
tie. It has . seating capacity Of about "a
Every Saturday night some amusemsnt h)
given. Occasionally some Grammatical pr
torrance. more often dances. In these amuse
ments attendants and patients are alike pr
Elephants. The institution can truthfully boast
Of some excellent musicians, and Is goes viii
out saying OF many actors.
have thus briefly q say briefly, for, indsef
have not commenced to say ell that 10 WORTHY
OF note In that ssyium) described the inans
asylum at Steilacoom. There are two such b
situations now In this state, the last one having
been established By the last Legislature, and =
located In Eastern Washington. A the patissh
are received . thorough diagnosis Of their CO.
10 made, and they are assigned 70 the wards ~
fitted to their special malady.
have, however, two suggestions 70 mAAA
which hope the superintendent will kiAday
notice. Each ward should b provided wisA
Thermometer, 90 that . uniform degree Of hsal
never above 20 deg. Fair, could b MAINTAINED
throughout the entire institution. ] also thisk
that for the sake OF science. statistical systm
should be adopted whereby facts - 70 the -
tivity of the inmates, the number Of years tAg
have resided in the United States, their oscupE
ton, nature OF malady could Be- sasisf ase9-
tanned than by going through all the books
Ihave thus truthfuily described facts md
conditions as saw them. A large spfinknng
Of the inmates are German. Iconvefsed With
them In their native tongue, asking sven -
OF them If they had complaints, and thsy invaf
ably answered that they had mona Win -
exception that some wished to go homs, ] "a
not hear . murmur from any Of the s6S pstisnS
in the asylum.
The doctor always allowed me to conysrn
with the patients and attendants freely. Nearly
all the patients realize where they are
DR.. waughop has been superintendent u ~
institution for eleven years; Dr.. Rsdpash, BIZ
assistant, for ave years; Mr.. Shade. accountant
for four years. The institution II managed ~
board of trusteeS They are appointed for six
years each, and the term of one expires eTer
two years The present board Of trustees -
George d. shannon. Olympia; w. J. Fla 70
coma; A. B. Stewart, Seattle
left the institution with Q wish thas eveV
citizen who takes an interest In the Gauss Of 10.
manity, and who has heart to feel in behalf q
several hundred OF his unfortunate fellow -
ings, may make 1t his duty to at least oaee
year visit that institution. RosH LooK1M
The Bunko Game Doesn't WeSks
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