The evening times., 1896-04-15
WORKING AMONG THE PATIENTS
Queer Freaks and Funcies of The
People in the Asylum.


large one, and was us,. Ior the ,oIliLt-
m.nts OF The coor.d patients. II consisted
OF long corridor aun cross han, with
rooms on cithcr side for sleeping apart
nIrnts. There were :,covcs lii Inis ward.
NtIi a. Inc otnrrs, ANA II WAS sunny ANA
p.v'i>Jut, though niue INFERIOR III iti-
Hisnlng.
i iu.". urcn told that IL was here | would
duunIrs> IinU inc most ipusc, ana 80
ieoKr-i inOut me curIonsiy. IL was AN 'A-
tr,iue.y noI-N p.n'' 'n- patients appearing
to f,t. Il ore ,Arit!tiIr 'iInn any iI"n httii
before lncy were roiinIng about Irce,A,
ana some uI tirin JoIir,u me STEW nrt,
nut o,nrrs Just uuig drouiiu 10 talk.
Are incs gooi 40 you mere asked
one girl, VINO nung over the radiator ft-
hlud me.
Yes, ,nry's goo' 20 YOU. hut !cok ~ de 81
Old cio,ncs / na> 40 wear.
Her r,"thIuE w"s siiri'ar 10 mine, hu' II
app.art-l To bother Bcr. she was con
s,niliy inspecting u, ana she showed me II
MARI oil !, which read, "tIrst hc,rc:h.
WHAT does lmat mean" asked Mary.
That = Tie name oI the ward.
An nru coporci ininlny pushed her way
tu the front, and began Il Iirau. about pto-
PIE who mesuI. rIZ'u one ana came mo onc >
mouse TO steal the tnings.
-, an you uanct, nIIiIn,iS- asked
''Surc. | can, honey she replied and
executor shuttle lmpfOInptu.
Inc 'OIuIru paIicnis scci,Icu 10 be more
happy IiIn tie wfiir oi,S, ana also they
appeared more quarrclsume. TWO OF
fLvIiI goI mo Il scrap about something
ana were swearing AT tdti ptiItT III IL very
threatening manner when the attendant
returned. =,
them. there is nothing tie matter with
vou ,hil,iTen: make M and lie good friends.
Ana the two walked OH very amIcahy
together.
ONE IN RESTRAINT.
Later on / m#nafrd 10 sip away from
my wrrk ana pol up 10 the cross hall.
! looked around mC, but saw nothing
different. except one patient on II benCu
IN u Straight Jacket Inns Is suohf
CanvHs wal>t with long sleeves, SO that ti'c
patient aims ,oulu ut iuluvu ana 'aStetiru
uennIu H,I. .-nc was also 'Icu IN her scal.
! Juupiug nom The IranlIC way III which
she Was going Ou >lU nCcGrd tie restraint.
sIw molt pIt!cLts working mere thdh
~ the UIII Mat'ii ''hh- Hilppihe mo 'AS
bath loom ITtcr a Glrl with u pau ;iiii
pIush IA I,r hanu. asked Ter II Ihey Hduc
thCm WORK III Ihis ward.
NO, miss; dry don't make us work,
she saiu. Il Hhcs TO woIk, 4 does.
anus been raiscu 40 Ike WORK, ana 1 helps
around here whenever wants to-
went back 10 my sewing cnalr ana fclt
that l wasn't discovering much abuse.
asked Mary, M Inc course oi Tie morhiiIE,
what war,I ne wds III, anu learned Size had
been III good many OF them during her
long confinement.
| 10 tuCS tr,at you any better or any
worst upstairs: | asatd uer.
No, oh, nc; its an about the same, only
| its qulcter III some wards.
n
| lunch OF ginger COOKIES, and al ll:3o the
WORK was fo.ded up and pui away and we
| were conducted back 10 our own quarters.
Ii wasn't very long lien uftIi dinner
] time and While ! was waiting for my
| dinner specuiated On what more there was
! Tor me To see. | could thnk or nothing 10
! do bat to rave Wildly and get taken out oI
/ Birch ward and placed IN Il straight Jacket
| rist To- see what sort OF tcamtcnt was aC-
corded the UnrIly.
Wnitc | was hcsitating To do this SAY
tie head attendant ana asked her if she
was gong TO pat me III u different room
! that night To sleep.
I'm sec" SAID shc. Perhaps i VIII
| IL you are good glrl and can make room
| FOR you ,
| Her "perlaps'' was not satisfying, ana
wien leased her about IL she tod me uc
,.drdiy she didn't know. THIS reply per
| s,,aded rue that | would have to declare my
,L%ntIty tnar afternoon. | could not run
! me risk OF another nign; III the dorinltprE;
for ! dreaded Il collapse. MortoNcI, /
/ law no Usc III II. ! iad s'fh lWtht! Iou'
nuurs of confinement ana iilu to'tth! ! s,"u
! !ros into the uoiscsl ward IN the hospital.
Stin when we went Into dinner a rev
I minutes later was siill undetermined. we
! .,t down TO what would baNc been Il
J WuplI>oue dinner on ordinary pCcaS- oa>.
/ There was meat Stew and Il pudding. But,
/ as al every other rep@st, nausea Wai'rI
I ON eating ! could not overcome tiilt- AHu
, on mis- occasion 1t wa attended with a
/ Cranpng pain winch crntinusd IN !ntersi'!.
as the minutes went by.
/ MISS WILBURS FRENZY.
! | saw the necessity Of tastening the scene
| intended 10 prccipfate, and waited WIN
/ ruxiDlS dread for the meal to be over, as
| did not wish to disturb any OF the other
4 patients. Artef tn"S ua All LETT thc dinihs
| room except the workers | IinSerei behtna
as usual but this tiincl dlh not oIIer 70 llelp
| IN the work. l went an slood Dy tue VIII
dow and muttered ficrceIy TO myself
| The little attendant watched me sadly
| as SHE moved around tue room, and occd-
sionally spoke TO me, asking me how iell.
| did not reply TO her inte!iigentlS, Dut
! stared at imaginary people aud kept IN
! cre.sing my excitement, "a the WORK was
! nearing its completion. About the TINE
| the dishes We're al. pat away ana ne room
| in order l had reached the period OF shout
| Ing. | had screamed out Ilercely several
| times. Cast them out! cast them out.
| They're all around: ever ybody has jheiDl
The nurse came up 10 me anu put uer
| arms around me to cuim me, aud told me
must come out OF the room and keep still.
| j resisted her efforts TO fetch me OFF tn.
| little table where | had pcrched myself,
| but at that moment the pain became more
| violent aud seized me with such Il fierce
| grip us to become undesirable.
| defy any one to act under such circurI.
| stances. As for myself, after a moment Of
| resistance l tumbled into heap into the
! nurses arms aud exclaimed, slneiy enough
| Il am iIi, very i'll. Can't you get me some
| thing?'
| Where are you i'll, DEAR she asked.
| "All over me; I'm in such pal
! gaspea.