The evening times., 1899-02-10

tions to keep the two apart. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that 1t is gross negH-
gence on the part OF the county sto. allow
this state of affairs to continue. OF course
where there are practically no attendants
ii is impossible TO keep up strict separa-
tion Of the sexes, but certainly feeble-
! minded and demented patients Of both
sexes should not be left in building
alone"
Other AlmshOuses.
The report enters into details of the
condition Of the almshouses of Baltimore
county, Caroline, Carroll Dorchester Har-
ford, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George,
Queen Anne, ST. Marys, Somerset, Tai
bot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties.
For most of them improvements are
suggested. The old and wellknown bad
condition Of some Of the institutions, and
the impossibility of properly caring for
insane persons in such places, are dwelt
upon with candor and force.
Dorchester AImshouse.
OF the Dorchester almshouse, Dr. Pres
ton says:
The colored male and female patients
are not properly separated; in fact. one
room was occupied by two men and one
woman. One imbecile negro woman was
dren during her residence in this aims
house, and a white woman was reported to
have had several children born in the in
stitution. There was a negro man in the
asylum, an epileptic, who at times became
violent, and the superintendent told the
secretary that he had just had irons made
for him, and that whenever he became
troublesome he was chained. Altogether
this almshouse is by no means a suitable
place for the care of the insane. They are
not looked after as they should be. the
building in which they are placed is old
and out of repair, mechanical restraint is
employed, the sexes are not properly sep
arated and little or nothing is done in
the way OF procuring occupation for them"
Disgrace to "a County.
In the Prince George county almshouse
DR.. Preston says the building used for the
colored patients lis disgrace to the cCun-
ty." He adds:
Eight patients would be full compile
ment, and yet there are sixteen patients
living in it. In dirty little room, hud-
died around a hot stove, was crowd OF
insane nego men and women, absolutely
without supervision. There is no bath
room for these patients. Naturally il is
impossible in this almshouse to keep the
sexes apart, and number of children have
OF the secretary's visit there was a young
white girl who had become pregnant while
in the institution, and this same girl has
given birth TO two children since she
has been In the almshouse. The blame
for this wretched state of affairs can in
no way attach TO the institution Of
physician, since they both do their very
best under the circumstances. 1t is to be
borne in mind that in this aimshouse there
are twenty-four inmates clasSed as in
sane, some of whom are at times unman-
ageable. Now it is absolutely impossible
for the superintendent, who has no assist
ant TO look after the farm and a.so this
large number of insane"
Three United States marines stationed at
the Naval Academy have made application
TO accompany the draft OF 200 marines to
be sent to Manila. Other volunteers from
the corps are expected at the Naval Acad-
emy, where about seventy marines are
now on duty.
Mr. Edward R Cassidy, of Annapolis,
who was appointed teacher in a public
school in Wicomico county, has resigned
and will return home
Millard F. Thomas, Deputy Supreme
Archon, and Alfred J. Carr, Representa-
tive to the Supreme Conclave from Pea
body Conclave, Improved Order of Hep
tasophs, made an official visit to Dekaib
Conclave at Annapolis. The visitors were
properly entertained at a banquet
In the war with Spain Annapolis fur
nished upward of seventy-five soldiers.
The only death among them was that Of
Private Taylor, who died of typhoid fe-
yer.