Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-15
EASTHAvEN
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unheralded. We hope also to make
our report 80 complete that it will COM
mand the confidence of the finance
and the ways and means committees
OF the state general assembly. This
is intended not only to obviate the
necessity of further investigation. but
also to prevent the necessity OF lobby
ing on the part of the management.
So far as the institutions have been
visited, the committee has been re-
ceived with the greatest cordiality.
and no effort has been made to en-
ceal anything, but rather all have
seemed glad to impart information
The central. northern and eastern
hospitals for the insane are crowded.
making it impossible to receive
all that are rightful applicants
There are many applications
on the list Of all. Sta
tistics reveal the deplorable fact that
there are 422 insane people in poor
houses, and nearly fifty in county
jails. Fourteen are in cells in state
prisons. The governor is empowered
by law to transfer such patients from
state prisons to asylums when they
shall have been tried, but he is pre-
vented by the crowded condition from
exerci-ing this prerogative. To meet
the emergency it is proposed immedl-
ately to erect in connection with some
of the state institutions a separate
building for the care of the criminal
t. =. 10
provided before another year. At FIT.
Wayne there are 600 feeble minded
children in the home. with
30 applications for places in
tho home. 1t will be nee
essary in order to increase the capacity
of that institution, and 80 increase the
capacity of the hospitals for the insane
that all those IN county jails and poor
houses may be accommodated. This
is to be done in order that the propa-
cation of feeble minded and people
with insane tendencies and procllvities
may be prevented from propagation.
It is estimated that there are now in
the county jails and poor houses 900
feeble minded persons. A state that
is rayinp her debt at the rate OF
million a year and rapidly getting out
of debt. should and would take better
care of her people than this if the pub
lie we're only informed and aroused on
the subject.
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
In regard to Easthaven, said Mr..
Roots, we find absolutely nothing to
criticize, in the management. or In the
condition of the patients and property
found there. What we say of the
northern hospital under DR.. Rodgers,
we can truthfully and cheerfully say
of the one at Easthaven. The inmates
are made comfortable, and their I'M
fortunate condition is allsviated to the
greatest possible extent. One thing
that has impressed the committee Is
the humane treatment the patients re-
ceive. and the tenderness in their
treatment at the hands of the manage
ment. The result of this is that about
fiftv patieuts are discharged as cured
each wear, and only about i've per
cent. of those discharged is returned
.ftevward. Undoubtedly the cottage
systsm is the best and should De con-
tinued and carried out, as 1t furnishes
better facilities for classifying the pa
vtiants and treating them according to
their yarying needs. The necessity for
Increased capacity should not interfere
With the carrying out OF the cottage
;aaa There are sixteen counties IN
tb;. district. as follows: Adams, Al
len Blackford, Delaware, Decatur,
E-.rkl;n Fayette, Grant, Henry.
M.S;.or. Jaw Rush, Randolph, Wayne,
walls and Union. Statistics show that
in these sixteen counties there are IoS
patients in the county poor houses s .nu
l3 in county jails. There are 80 ap
plications for admission TO the loeai
asylum. 1t is proposed TO enlarge tue
northern, central and eastern nos
pitals. The local, eastern ASKS one
additional cottage for women Win
capacity of IS; one for men, win
similar capacity; and another Tor men
with So capacity. Ii Is p'oposeu
.,so to provide hospital cottage
for the men and one for tne
women. There is no hospital 1or
the bed-ridden insane at East
aaven. An effort will be made TO
-rov;de at least for ali those IN the
poor houses and county lails, ANA those
~ the waiting lists. The superinsen-
dent also asks some MINOR improve
.nents. The committee compliments
.ho district on the location OF the hos
10 wh;ch location is well adopted
tor ;ts nurpose. The committee has
ah,.;Ded information with arguments
IN favor of the Improvements ana ao
aitional appropriations asked Ahe
E.sthaven management asks the regu-
lar 500. 900 Appropriation. ana sioo'
900 for new buildings. Inc recon-
d.,;ons of the committee will not
- .novn till the assembling of the
legislature
presented by DR.. Smith and Mr. nni,
stated that the committee hau
hard all day verifying all the Statements