Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-04

and the building is supplied with heat
ing and good water supply. q
The appropriation of $4,000 has been
applied to the construction of a piggery
and stable. The stable cost $16,643, and
the piggery has cost $S262.65. The new
ice house has been built at a cost of
about $500.
The products of the farm and garden
were seriously injured in consequence
Of the sharp drought that prevailed in
May and June. The hay crop was
light, the yield being scarcely up to
two-thirds of that of the preceding
year. The potato crop was fully up to
the average in quantity, but the quail
ity was considerably affected by the in
cessant rains at the time of harvesting.
The yield aggregated about $500 BUSH
els being about the same amount as
the farm has produced for several sue
cessive years. The yield of oats will
probably be above tho Aygf4ess;;.sbut
they have not as yet hee1ist trAshed
We have had under cultivhtfdh IS acres
81 corn, which has consSdffzbly in
creased the a3naunt of enSaf9RSa 1t was
well harvested and will aha materially
in increasing our product of milk. The
farm continues to admirably serve the
wants of the institution. not only ir
offering an opportunity for manual ex-
ercise for our patients, but it's broad
acres afford ample scope for lneil
necessary recreation.
At present there are 50 COWS pro
ducing milk, and we have So heifer:
from months to 2% years old. We
are endeavoring as rapidly as possible
to increase our herd of cows to such al
extent that there will be one hundred
constantly producing milk. With tht
improved ventilation afforded by ou-
new stable and the recent construction
of an improved milk room we are sup
piled with milk Of excellent quality.
The garden continues to be well man
aged by Mr.. Allen, who has under hi:
immediate charge, not only this i'm
portant auxiliary. but the floral de
partment as well. The early garden
crops suffered in common with those o.
the farm in consequence of the sharl
drought and did not afford so large {
yield as would have been obtained un
der more favorable circumstances.
The entire product. however, com
pared favorably with former years
The usual number of patients have sig
nifed a disposition to employ them
selves and the garden gives then
healthful labor.
[ would suggest that a suitable
building be erected, in which certain
of the inmates might find employment
in Industries of such q nature that il
might occupy them and produce ordel
and contentment and reduce the oppor-
tunities for melancholia, restlessness
etc. While the farm does much in that
direction, it is available but q. part OF
the year. / find in some European hos
pitfalls for the insane, IS per cent. ar
found in daily occupation during the
entire year. If such an institution die
not prove profitable from a pecuniary
standpoint, it would certainly be of
remedial value which cannot be over
estimated.
There have been 5S recovered in 1896
OF men, 81 women); 26 much improved
90 men, 16 women; A improved, (3S
men. II women: 20 unimproved. Q5
men. IA women); so died. 55 men, 25
woman).
Among the assigned causes of insan-
ity of the 24O admitted during the year,
are noted Is from domestic affiiction;
10, i'll health; II, intemperance; .,
oyerwork; 4, religious excitement q of
each sex); 1. sedentary habits "a
woman; z, senility; 2, worriment; 1,
morphine habit; 6. la grippe. Fifty
five were from unknown causes. .
Thirteen of those. admitted were from
10 TO 20 wears of age; AZ, from 20 to 30:
ia from 30 to 40; So, from 40 to 80; 30.
from 50 to so; q, from go to 20; 10.
from 70 TO 80: 2, from so to 80; and 3
unknown. -.
Of the number 104 were married (65
men 20 women; 106 unmarried GO
men, s6 women); % widowed; di-
vorced (all men); unknown. Fifty
nine were insane less than a month
prior to admission.
~ the deaths, 13 were from melan-
cbolia.. 2 of the 80 who died were be-
tween 80 and 80 years of age.
or the 24O entered, the following were
employed as given: artist, l; carpen-
ters. 6: farmers, 40: housework, %;
mill operatives, IL ~ "ao loho'
tramps, 1; school girls, a; quack doc
tor, 1.
Augusta furnished IL; Bath. o. Gar
diner. 7: Lewiston, II; Portland. IL.
ono hundred and seventy EIGHT were
a admitted for the first time; 81 for the
second: II for the third; 2 for the
ninth.
The report of the chaplain, Rev. j.
M. Wynlan, states that the preaching
of the gospel has evidently comforted
many of the inmates. and given them
broader view of life. The choir and
rousic. under the direction of DR.. Hill,
has been excellent.
The report of the steward and treas
urer, NJ. S. Campbell, gives the cash