The Sauk Centre herald., 1899-01-05

"In no sphere of sociological inquiry"
says Governor LInG, has modern science
made ,,aat,r ad1 ,ngo thap IN the sttdy
and ,,st:meut of '~earzity. The early
practices OF treating the insane 6rst, as
possessed, and latterly, as crinlil.ais, have
been wholly disv..dod, >->oapt as traces
remain in the f0i 60 ,r - oLmtinents.
The modern ara ~atiocal conclusion is
that insanity is d disease and as such re-
quires treatment the same as any other
ailment. In thi -,-,. So, y, Tie hospital
Is the proper ple, fC- arc. II it is or
becomes permanent ur chronic condi-
ton, then the pa Lat we might
call mental c., - 3 the home or
asylum is the pr0ror place for his care.
There is no more sense in keeping the
acutely insane uad the chronic in the
same Institution ...s.. '',, F3uld be in
keeping those W. h0A tocoTne physically
crippled in hospital designed for the
treatment of acute cases of disease or in
jury; still this is what We are undertak-
ing to do in this to today"
Adopt -r.n~o Method.
In their phys ~ l,at> ,he chronic
insane do not differ oceoHti,l'y from sane
people On the IN to suffer
less from sickle, y;''.,,.. ..copio Who are.
mentally Souno :, r'(ese gaetS IN
mind, and the additional one hat
human being cannot be contsnt y ithout
some means of el .lioy n....t, sud I ,at the
instincts and C..-. % e t.so ~ otally
crippled in this ~n.'~7 ere the same as
those of sane people, It seems to me that
the dictates of interest and httmanity
alike will compei ), 1. 10 estt-.l,. i hospital
extension in t.. sou5 lines,
and to adopt ar I'D. u, o moro
natural and ! f9 mates,
and which viii s'ses til.y,y cents
!, 3, IS effsesepey fer l,s ssetisn ~
port as they pos.,.ss,. Is -,
should &c the =,
board of orr ct' t'~'s 1rs-
agree The board Of t9.5teas .oc5
what is termed the tG0iony s.
The board of corrections aud c'sTit.
the other hand, racop,npend yYha
known as the ''Wiecnnsin plan.
Under it any county that may so elec.
should be authorized and empowered by
the legislature 70 erect and furnish a suit
able hrri'din" ~ huildinne for the ntainte-
nance and care of the chronic insane. un-
der such restrictions and safeguards as
they point out and suggest, the systts to
piy he oonntv q 80 nor week FOR each in
m'+e jared for. Both rlans haf9 his in
common: that they are better calculated
10 Place the chronic insane nnder natural
cc~diti0ns and Thus insrra their greater
comfort and happiness, and alsa that they
VIII, hough IN diLerent 6"e,ree, utilize
tie productive caracity Of She inmates
toward their support,
Gravcrs The W,-c1~,,oi,,, plan.
~ plan u IT, ,,-sr;. 80 ..id retains
the enti~r ~7-hion+ -07 -,cca7frery jad-
ministratioh under state control The
other RENTS Vi4e administration OF the i'm
st on 20 Jne iocai authorities, reserp.
ing, howe plo powor u e0atrol and
sureryision TO 5he state. As Between the
two plans lay judgment Las lead me to
"a .. The W..so o..ain plan, aud recon-
In..-' IS i-,,op pssJn miJiIl,ut hoSitancy or
1e72rve ny first ions were
against it, and Iny present Judgment is
the result OF Investigation nd Qbserva-
tiul.. - IL ot;rer consolidating uttered
into Il, [ shu,,',, ,.eol. Il q srIat Eef0.m in
Itself for you to select that method which
transferred tAe bul:ieu Of administration
t- IL ,octai ,~,.oil04ioiCo The adlliftistra.
tiln Of the county Jams in Wisconsin
is most admirable judged by the same
standard, i. - - .ol3 ~ oil Easpects as
Il niniStra..on u tie state hospitals,
in that state or in ours Ia respect TO
econoaly, ti.o4e - ,.,.4Giy a1.y room for
coIh.s.Ai son, Sic !, ,ulesn5.. IA the report
of the hospital board to the contrary not
withstanding.
Governor Lind tl.en 3etails at some
length Lis ---sez 7sltio.4s i .4;ts to some
of tho Wisconsin o,i,,-.1y ,.sy i4las for the
chronic insane, finGiias them in manage
lA5Ltu ~-.N1 o. pt},2 Hefound
al 5i.s ;,lre''- ts,-s- -,5y-'+ad hattnr housed
than he had expected, and also better
equipped Tie food for the most part be-
ing raised on the farms operated in con-
necti0n was wholesome and abundant, the
beds and bedding cleaner than in any
similar institution he had ever yisitea.
He is loath to believe that as good local
ma nag e1nent cannot be obtained in this
state as in Wisconsin. The supervision
rests IN the state, and its aid TO theextent
of $3.50 per capita could and should be
made contingent upon the maintenance of
a high standard At the present one hos
pital in each congressional district would
probably be sufficient, with one for each
rit