Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-09
THE CARE or ORR INSANE. (.
LcgisIntive Committee Considers the
ScurerRtlon QucstiOn.

An adjourned meeting OF the Legis-
lative Committee on the Segregation OF
the Insane was held at the Capitol yes
terday at II a. NJ. Present were Sena-
tor Lovenstein. DR.. PrIddy, and Mr.. Nc
Rea OF Petersburg. Colonel Boykln and
Mr. Watts were absent.
pr. Noncure. Of williamsburg; DR.. Black
ford. OF Stanton. and DR. Drewry, OF
the Central Asylum. were also on hand.
a letter was read from Dr. Preston, re-
GREETING his unavoidable detention at
home. The committee was appointed by
the last Legislature under a resolution
drawn by Or. Parker. OF this city. ana
offered by Colonel Boykin, asking that
the recommendation Of Ex-Governor Nc
K,nnev tina, the report of commission.
of which DR. Parker was chairman. re-
commenting the laws governing the luna
tic ASYLUM be changed; first, in re-
gard to receiving patients. and, second.
that the chronic be separated from the
,cuta insane DR.. Blackford explained
his positlon. He agreed that the mode
Of receiving patients should be changed.
&C recommended by DR.. Parker's commit
tee. hut he was opposed TO segregatng
the chronic from the acute insane.
NJ T.oyenstein then called upon DR..
Parker. who read a paper setting forth
the changes contemplated by the commits
sion OF which he was chairman; ana
cleo recommending the establishment Of
an incbriate asylum. with room also TOT
ir,heci,ac The Doctor inquired OF the
n,her Gentlemen uhe then superintend-
ont1 whether they thought such an asy-
,,,,,, uyas advisable, and received an aflim-
alive response.
NECESSITY OF SEPARATION.
Dr Moncure read paper endorsing
nr Rlackfords views. Dr. Dre"IN' Oh
the central Asylum. was next called
uuon and read quite lengthy ana
iaarnod essay on the subject under us
n,,retor lie laid great stress upon the
racoesitv of separating the epieptic IN
80 from rho other classes in the hos
III, 10 favored the New York law
=, Tho subject II seems that there are
ioo euilcptics in the State-2' In the
ae,.l,ins and poo i'm the pOor-houses OF
the Commonwealth.
tcrg Letter was read from DR.. Ap-
,,erson OF Marion. at one time connected
:. ith the Southwestern Asylum. lie CON
Cured i'm pr. ParkeTs views concerning
q, central board Of three commissioners
rbe New York iaw) who should manage
and unity all the regulations OF the ulI-
aeNlnTnS III Alit s7AdiN. ~ .H'''
No. &c great difference Of management.
Tbera should be but one system, and
that the best.
Dr Apporson favored the separation
- the chronic from the acute insane. ana
thought it might be done at the present
Dr parker recommended that all the
acute insane. with the epleptics. be- col
l.cted AT stanton and the chronic insane
Le sont to Williamsburg ana Marion.
rbere are. or were two years ago
orIv as acute insane in the three hospi-
ais of the state. and l.i53 chronic in
ea,,e- those who had been harmless for
live wears Or. Parker cont"nfed that
these latter should have greater liberty.
fresb air. and sunshine, ami not guarded
day and night at heavy expense to the
state
The committee held another session yes
to-day attention and further considered
his question. ItaIi'grrei ~ 70 ia'" hour.
Another meeting win 90 h'b when II
Is hopod "a full committ"" VIII DOB secured
ana a bill agreed upon O. B.. presented q
the next legislature.