Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-02

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xlnfsy consented ,ssr ~ quite rrnber
Of lsfienas y sEn uses. sone Of vhoup n
~ opinion need bnser frezxnuen4 81
sf's hospital i, however. = iimis
IN tne capacity aesre for insane people
~ town and city bimshoases and have
rsasan 70 believe the hcspifai cannot
bs fehssed very mth further 10 this difcc-
ton. Al the prssd time every svsiisbie
room IN the waril occupied BY patients
AMI se are ebiixstP provide for 153 By
sis<pfng them On q In the open corrijoss,
Placing them unds4 be supervision Of night
attendants. Asbie}om the danger INCIDENT
providing for th( nszne In this mauaer,
fis exesss Of ps4nts. over the proper
capacity Of the insd5 fieB. must necessarily
lessen the patients PpostuniEies for esns
fort and recovery, u can but faii 70 meet
the highest purpo< for shieh the inssi.a-
tion vas established
/ In the esens ofin epsdemie, which 4
likely TO occur notfreqaeHtiy when large
aartbsrs are do& .iled, this EXCESS %
patients above our 1rmai capacity soaH
greatly ernbarrxss
The superinfentt cites conditions In
other states for eatg for the insane 10
course OF which be- 6ys, Connecticut = fth
population little exeess of that of
Maine. ID caring fosneasly two and one
bali times as msas iss insane an 10 the
stat. of Maine
AZ the CLOSE OF tiltpart of bis report be
says The Legisixiye of Maine has not
been backward IN eandiag its benesoienee
to ~orfhv eharifiesissd / trust that tie
same spirit which fzkelsaraeteYixed former
Legislatures IN probing feF the care OF
those bereft of thef reason may govern
future legislation"
There have been ssasaierabie repairs the
past season. As the billings become ohi.s
the need Of repairs isreases, especially Us
regards the roof.
In the direction n Improvements much
has been ascompiishs the past year. Bet
ter facilities for hsing the obi chapel
building have been pssidsd. This building
has also been plped pr spring water, and
nos every wazi AMI very building is Emp
Piled With spring wser for drinking pnr-
poses Many other improvements in piping /
have been made. III old steam disiafec,ef |
shich was burned ssiy in the season i,as
been rebuilt new.
In the long lis, Improvements is the /
complete innoSatioa3f the Basement an /
tfoN -f'Ag Va Ntf fft-f 4iiGLAlpts
the reslating Of the sof, THIS was maize
an absolute neces,ityfrom thu fact that thu !
center walls Of the hiding had settled 20
sueb an extent. tha in the judgment Of
the architect they hi become absolutely
dangerous. In tihf reconstruction heavy
steel beams were piced beneath The wall,
resting upon --iach hon columns. the fouu
dations OF which rest upon the ledge,
which affords perfee seeurii to the buihi
ing. These ehanges3eeessitated thorough
renovation Of the ding room for the help,
not only in the obstruction of cemen;
floor, but thoroug system Of sewerage
and plumbing as well. In its com
pletlon il Affords not only an excel
lent and convenient lining room but places
the entire center bulding in a most excel
lent sanitary conditsn. They have IN COZ
Beeiion with the ahve, built n tre-proof
vsnlt for the keeping Of the books and val
liable papers Of tie institution, which il
connected with the newly constructed and
convenient Office ofthe steward and treas
urer, upon the frt floor of the centre
building.
The grounds abou the new payilions have
been greatly improved. The new eontrac,
with the Augusta lumber Co. for steam
heating has been satisfactorily carried out
Regarding the fan, and garden the SUI
perintenient eportsfavorably. There was
rs in most of this part of the State a falling
off Of nearly one-ah in the hay crop.
This falling off wassupplemented by some
900 tons of ensiille, % per cent. being
sweet and the rest yllow corn. Results OF
feeding this to the eDws has been most sat
isfaetory. Other cpps upon the farm par
ticularly oats have been larger than the
preceding year. Fifteen high grade Holstein
heifers have been iaaed to the herd of cows
also two thoroughbred Hoisteins. The
herd has approximaed nearer to full sup
ply Of milk for the hospital than ever be-
fore. The swine have been large source
of profit The gGtien has been unusually
productive under the immediate supervision
of Mr.. Allen. The farm and garden have
Afforded many of the patients needed exer |
else and proved valuable adjuncts of the |
Institution.
Uuder the head of prospective needs, (
Superintendent SaAboru says: Some 20 /
years ago the outhtildngs which were then !
located in the rear Of the hospital and in |
close proximity. were moved to their pres
ent location, which nj that time was deemed /
a Sufficient distance to render them unob- ,
jectionabe to the wards of the institution, !
but ~ wing after wing has been constructed I
in the direction of the outbuiltlings the !
former have become nuisance, and posi- !
possibly IL not removed to q greater /
distance will become source of
and disease" He says
that repairs are urgently needed ON these
and he advises the removal of |
them to a suitable location upon the .sHoyt Z