Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-03-19
oREGoEs GREAT ASYLUM
A PAte as u. seup.fon of les Opera
tions and Management.

March ;:
This graEd institution SPEAKS wei
for the people oi Oregon 10 20 thor
leDiy providing for the wants Of IT,
.or unfOTtunst.s wbOse lot IS is
me here. Tue building occupies ou'
o. ths preitiest si:ts around Salem, ano
for nice sites salem is famous. IL j.
nov a very large building With wing
sll IL In every possible direction, hn'
ths ward where I am Iosatsd IL Lu!li
detached and IL called the inhfmary
Underneath the whole building, wLic.
is all bull. With good brick, is v 10
tunoel walled with brick, and brci
arches, aud along tie ceit-r u tn
tunnel IL aB iron or steel railroad 90
which road trucks Of various sizes o.
used acc Jrdins ~ the nature u u.
material carried. Along this tunB'
are several steam boilers To heat up tn
buildings overhead, and also bius COZ
ialniDg different kinds Of vegetable
from the farm; alec stacks u cord WOO
70 heat the water with. The food fO'
the difiereoi IL wards brought owe
this railroad from the kitchen ano
bOlsled up TO the different ward pan
tri,s by elevators. The boys alwayi
know when breakfast, dinner or supper
is comipg by hearing the car com'
trolling along.
Now. will speak somt thing about
the discipline. Al $40 n. M, . bel
rings, aud we rise to Eet our Abulliions,
which IL at a fine marble basin with
hot and cold wAter faucets 10 each, aDo
we have soap with what the Indlai
called sunday medicine In II. w,
go back and shake up our beds and
make them up. Then we have break
fast at $40 a. m. AftGT breakfast those
that are well enough help 10 clean up
the crockeFywAre, and reset the tables
aud clean up.the ward by frst sweep
log, then mOpping and again sweeping.
and often the carpets are tsken out anu
beaten. Mics snow white cotton spreads
Of fine designs are carefully spread oyer
each bed and finely embroidered pill
low sham put over the pillows. At $50
.. M. bell rings to announce the doc
tors. Our ward ~ the first Visited, and |
about the time the last sound is out Of
the bell, click, goes the spring Of the
door and Ia March DIR. Rowland, the
superintendent, Dr. Williamson, first
assistant and Dr. 0rifieth, second as
sIstent' the feturevu sud tiss,. A
ylsor. IL mAy not do any harm 10 pass
al opl0ion on these gentlemen. DIR.
Rowiand is a fine christian gentleman
and SCENE 10 be pater 10 us all. He AAs
a word foF us ali, sometimes In sympa.
thy. sometimes joke, and sonetimea.
II needs be, . Fsbuke. lie seems 30 be
q gentleman endowed with wisdom, a
very essentlal virtue Ia such an i'm.
nlense establishment ~ thlA DR.. VII.
llamson ls q gentleman with q Yery
dlggitied appearances, but whsn ap.
prosohed, yefy gentlemanly aud syIn'
pathetic, and is very much llked. DE-,
unfith h q gentleman endowed With
the spirit of dissertation, aud . good
IeadaF u eharsotsf lie can almost
ssii what you are going 10 say bstofs
you Aay u, aud can say from sEpsn.
snos that hs is good phy ysieiAn, ,tsoanss
hs brought ms out u q fsvsrish oold Ia
shoFt order, toe days ago, The mat
fon has = very niothefiy aud lady.liks
asgorimsnt. The supervisor, I thlnk,
u vsfy Eood nan, aud oftsn oomss
a5oand ths wards alone. aud lhsn bs
puts on iDos diEuliy gud Aifs thaa Df.
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