Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-24

What the Patients Do 10 Annse Them
selves-The Final Lecture.

Life ~ Dwight 10 not "a unbroken
period of monotony. The lighter nd
happier elements are constantly bab-
bling up AID stisrveseing 90 Iaat once
acquainted there is amusement and
pleasure without stsnt or limit. some
of the brightest vita and ksenest pun
sters visit Dwight. and the fow OF hu-
MGR Is spontaneous and unchecked.
Time Is not permitted 10 hang heavily.
To be sure every Ino hours the remedy
must be taken aud four times daily
the treatment hall must be waited.
ASIDE from these requirements the pa
tents have nothing 10 do. set they are
the busieet men on earth. The daily
routine takes in . bath, \ vlslt 10 the
club, q shave or shine. and as many
vislts TO the posiof lice rs there are mali
trains 10 arrive. At the postoIhce the
men form into line and move up TO the
window In regular order with as little
fuction ~ marks the progress during
treatment ~ the Institute. Amusing
incidents occur here. largely confined
10 those who upon arriving at Dwight
register under assumed names and for
get their new eognolnen when lnQulr-
ing for letters.
All sorts and kinds of pubic i'm
provements are suggested ana other
Wise idle hours are devoted 10 imsgin-
airy surveys and the construction of
sewers, laying out OF paiEs, paving
streets and supplying electric lights III
place OF the weak, unsatisfactory sys-
tenn now maintained. Al the club
speeches and songs and elections speed
the morning hours. In the afternoon
and evening the annex is crowded with
card -pisyeIs where spirited games are
played with never quarrel or dispute.
Many devote an hour or two 10 quiet
siroiis III and about the village anu TO
neighboripg farms. To the student
and iiteTatcur the sumptuous apart
ments, stocked with literary lore and
furnished IN luxurious manner. be-
longing 10 Mr.. Prime, is al entlcing
place and therein many eminent men
have whiled away dull afternoon.
In the Hotels.
Little grolps assemble in the hotels
and listen to tales OF adventure, stories
of life in varioue parts OF the country,
"reminiscences OF great men, The attrac-
tons of home, bright stories aud spark
ling wit. Not infrequently boisterous
pcaIs of laughter are succeeded by
silence and unshed tears as y pathetic
story follows an outburst of humor, or
a shaft of satire.
Nothing escapes the eyes of the
hypercritical. improvements are sug
gested for every convenience. If the
conversation iags attention is directed
to the fixtures of the Office aud learned
discussions are entered into with all
the earnestness of men vitality inter
ested. Not move Is made, but that
it is observed and subjected to criti-
cisn. The flour Is too smooth and pol
ished T. day; tomorrow it may be too
rough and dull. The tables and chars
may be too low and large IN the FORE
noon, only TO pass IN the afternoon as
too high and small. Anything and every
thing become the subjects Tor profound
dissertations, and even the opening
and closing OF the door is sufficient To
precipitate q philosophical symposium
on the theory of motion. Incoming
patients are fruitful source Of merri-
ment. Upon the arrival Of man
"worse for travel" he is immediate
welcomed as q star performer. For ali
prove To be a princeiy entertainer. for
III add ItiOn to the amusement crs Ated
by his exhilaration, he invariably
affords much sport by his grotesque
efforts to show that nc is perfectly
sober, and that he is "a very imp0r-
tant fellow in Ina own bz:iiwick. !"
Such u fellow struts for q brief nour.
for in tire morning there is an en-
pnatlc Difference" and he sinks ont
of sight, to reappear and enjoy the
spectacle presented by he successor OF
day or two later. Every incoming
train ia an object of expectant and
curious interest. The pstients gather
along the street TO witness the arrival
of newcomers, and many rrowfnl,
yet amusing spectacles greet them, rs
the more or LEES iuebristed candidates
announce their arrival by vocal or
physical manifestations.
uandying OF Terms.
1t mos. not be supposed that the pa
tents confine themselves 10 the use OF
words and terms prescribed 10y Doctor
Kelley. The patents are variously
and facetiously referred TO az "csdets,
"stucents" and Tags" The treat.
.aent hall lie prof.ancd ~ the title
"shot-towcr," and the injection is re-
forred TO az "shot," stab and
"iab." The Remedy loscs its identity
among the students, and because
OF its drastic properties is referred
10 rs dope" The hotels are
dubbed "eateries" and the detention
hospital-"jsgger g." Nearly every
descriptive title aud name iS abridged
and given u currency ana ng The men
SD that it passes ms common among
them without the least suggestion OF
aifectaton. DIR. l. eiey and the st. 4
discourage such levitv. but the no1
while entertaining the Hottest respect
for everything connected with tls
Treatment will no; birdie their serse oi
the apt and humorous and SO long ~
they remain j., Dwight. the uss OF alb.
brcsiated and uieanlngitss tefas u
continued.
Whcn The final titssmcnt has bern
received the humorous siIs - eur
taiaed and the dis~nfhrallrd msn ca.
ters The lecture roon 90 rercive he lasi
words of counsel AMI advice before re-
turning 10 his Old asoeisics. Here
Br Bls,ne N forcetal. luc'd iliustrs.
tom elbows tie eifncts of alcohol rpor
BRAN and nerve ilstnes aud explain,
what tue treatment nas accomplished
He cautions ns hearers. nov graduated
To eschsw the saloon and evil associates
Every man goes oat froD Dwight With
b.. will power entbroned. HIS hand,
are free, MS purse open. bis rps IN
sssied. III he viii. he may drink. IL
insure abstinence be cautioned
against corfuptng Influences and
reminded that
WEE IL = rneBsssr ~ szeh ti4ssas rnisn
Asfo b hated netds bst te seen.
Yet seer iff Oft fafei ar win Der face.
We hrsi endsre. thea plTs. thea efrtrses
L. Y. WILLIAMS.