The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-28
Southern Insane HospitaI-To County
Clerks.

The demand for admission TO the
Hospital j. great and increasing h
aycrv day. In order that the peo- y
Iple NAV understand the situation
lpropcrlv, send YOU this circular
which you will have published IN
the county papers.
There has been much talk and un-
lust criticism because the hospital
can not accommodate all those Tor
whom application is made Some
| of this criticism arises from ignor-
ancc-and some from down night
lknaverv. the men uttering the COM
Iplaints know they are guilty Of abb
solute falsehooi, because their IN
telliaencc an 4 standing teaches
them more truihiully.
The capacity Of this Hospital Is
four hundred beds-with this ca
racity it is sufficiently crowded lol
lover crowd an institution OF tins
kind i a menace to the health and
lie Of the patients Sane people
can be crowded together without 50
much danger, but not 50 with the
insane.
There are four hundred and four
II people in the Hospital to-day
J. equally divided between the two
4 sexes. There are on the Register
lfour hundred and fifty two people.
ytyo hundred and twenty men and
(; 1.-TWO hundred and thirty twowomen.
Il There are forty eight on iurlough,a Al
o. home on visits with their families
n- and friends.
have endeavored todo Justice te
y, every individual and to treat eaci
AT county with impartislity. Of fcours
otmv action has not been satisiactor,
O. to every one in each case That
did not expect. | have done VIVA
y, thought in myiudgment was best
y Nv action i approved by the Boar
p 81 Control Of this Hospital, by IN
he Board OF State Charities. and D.
~ the Governor.
Did The new addition TO the Hospl''
i approaching completion. Vine
ar, completed and furnished this VI
nm accommodate one hundred and III
seS additional patients. When II
ex- building i completed we hav.
20 available funds Tor furnishing lig'
~ ing and other fixtures, which cou
not be included in the general co
nm tract. Our appropriation also ?
l6o been reduced eight thousand u
26l bundled dollars below that OF Ia
year.
lay We have no available funds
the furnishing, etc. etc. Inc ~
will makes il a penal offense for
E,arl Of Control 10 incur financ
obligations or to borrow money
the ana the only relief j. 10 await
his conyeninr ot the next Lcgi~latu
In which will he in January 1871.
the AN appropriation i made II VII
thcbs !, oui command before MAJ
NIT lst-so YOU see it will be nearly
were year before the new addition can
ons, placed in an inhabitable condi'i'
mis- see no relief except by some
pom. traordinary measures, when
more not to he expected. 60 not kI
civil 81 any wealthy philanthropi-t, '
the viii cone forward with the mon
adj allow IL TO use il. and present
rela- bill to the next General Assem-
IN for reimbursement.
bat some people think there
and huLdreds Of vacant beds IN
ener- Hospital. One man makes the
rson. sertion i. his community that
>her- capacity OF the House Is twelve J
! all. dred beds. and | have only IN
have House six hundred people, lea'
Itions six hundred vacant beds.
told that he holds an official |
con- ton. God save the mark v
i OF such men are placed in official
n. n sition.
y the | simply make this statemen
relieve the uneasincss Of the pee
and that they may know the !
anu ~ "a the conditions which sure
a to- - ,,'.;,,,,;nn -; ~ ,h;s time
~ | ask YOU then to have the p
W. Of your county seat print tins E
lar (I send you two coplcs)
poses they to request other papers in
ctions county to copy the same.
harac- Every effort will be made Z
i dcs- cure funds with which to III
and finish the new building, !
this time | can not say how
nav cc.-ful these efforts will be.
10 say e Al TuouAs.
- 'ne Medical Supcrintend'
i'e - Nav 18th. 1896.