Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30


IN, assurance that this Ia to be zone
day IN the asylum"-by a sane mani II,
tnAeed 20 much credit dare be taken TO
himself BY any human being whomao-
ever. The judgment OF a great phil
osopher II will be remembered was TO
,ho eject that all men are crazy and dlf-
Ter only In degree Who. indeed. shall
ssy that beings OF higher order do
no, look upon the world at large In
quite the same way that we look upon
ayiums for the mentally unsound7
We shall. however dismiss such idle
REGULATIONS having something n more
Immediate interest to contemplate,
VIEW LOOKING EASTWARD.
The sun Il Just rising. His honest
face has already smiled upon the tail,
sentinel poplnrs Of Provo and IL now
Frightening into light blue the curling
smoke of a thousand awakening htch.
ena. The air has an auburn GOODNESS
mingled with the franrancc ~ rlpcning
apples. II Il pleasure enough Just TO
stand sim and breathe.
nut We turn our faces eastward. The
dust Of the boulevard. which connects
the city In a mile and haifa drive
with the Asylum. is lcadcn-wlnged with
the heavy dew and fails 90 respond 10
the rolling wheel with feeling bor-
derlng upon awe we lift our eyes to the
massive rook-ribbed wasatch noun
tnlns which. In a series Of elevations
known ns the 10 peaks, rise almost. per
pendlcular before ~ for 1000 feet. f'or
rugged grandeur the range nt this point
has nowhere H. counterpart IN the west
Just now the mountain side o. IN the
deepest shade. The ciumps NJ scrub
oak and maple, which the evening boz
f0ry sh0ne out In spots Of brilliant scar
lpt. are but little more than distinguish
able from the gray lodges, aud cover
let Of actory-smokc ~ Just beginning
10 no from them. as ~ they too had
been sleeping.
MOTHER LUNA.
Along the southern slope of Peak No
2, her feet imbcddcd In the valley be-
low, her head pillowcd on the topmost
ledge. while her huge form Hes spread
out threc-qunrtcrs of a mile between
rccllnea Mother Luna, the greatest
natural curiosity In the West / here
with take the liberty VI introducing her
90 the people OF Utah.
The sun ~ Just now shining across her
massive brow. which supports a grove
u ccdnra Her nose has been worn
down BY the rains and frosta Of ages.
10 that one IL lot TO Imagine what Il
must have been In the halcyon days
ere Father Luna dropped her earth.
ward, Her mouth, a yuwning cavern
with one great tooth. ~ open 40 III Hhe
were atill having the last word. Her
lower In u massive. her chin protrudes.
her eyes, set IN deep sockets. seem a.
fected skyward aH II searching FOR signs
Of relenung IN the face Of her former
spouse, Her whole countcnancc In
fact betokens oblivion 10 the things
around her and an Intense absorption
IN things above, M II she were momen-
t1flly about TO renew the contest with
the crHtwhile victorious but now lonely
man IN the moon.
By this time the sun Is pouring his
shafts down the canyon and a rocky
promoniory, which figures as Mother
l'unh'H breast shows q gilded outline OF
CrngH ana cliffs. Below this, In somhcr
hues her skirt notified with groves In
autumn attire, falls downward I'm plrntH
toward tho valley by many "a winding
rnvlnu, until both feet and dress are
covered knee deep under tho foot hills
Just behind her and almost touching
the hem NJ her dress. rises I'm an It's
beauty and Htatelincss the Utah Insane
Asylum, , Strange coincidence that
Mother Luna and Mother Lunn'a chill
dren should have come to abide 80 near
each oihurl
THE ASYLUM GROUNDS.
by this time We have reached the
asylum grounds. on both sides " the
Inad are long rows OF corn, potatoes
,'lrfy' cabbage, ruta hagua. turnipH
tomatoes, carrots. onions and many
other varieties " table vogctables
The family must he both numerous and
NNfaHNW TINT liz 10. IA.
OF good things here provided
lurther TO the south, ON hillside
luplng toward US, II q thrifty orchard
heavily laden with fruit. while beyond
we Held TO the north II a pasture ON
which grnzes a flne herd OF Jerseys.
hrforc ue rise a collection OF splendid
buildings. For time we speculate az
Nhat The Inmates arc now dong
,hen stop 10 admire the beauty OF tho
llWnn, nowsr-beds shrubs and ornn-
mental trees on the northwest and
plth' The GOODNESS, freshness. frag-
,nge, awakening life and sunshine
'FwyWhgrc combine 10 produce a
tones " beauty ana harmony 10 which
~ H"rly Hive way In a pure mtoxlca-
Won oI the senses. when suddonly a
,'oIlhnt note reaches ua from one OF
Wv NlhdoWe of the female ward. and
W. e'e reused 10 the real situation. we
nave reached the asylum
LANDSCAPE LOOKING WEST
WARD.
Nboehdlng the massive stone stair
ny we reach the landing IN front OF
w NAN entrance, and learn that We
"a' come too enrly. The pntlcnta are
~ breakfast and the supcrlntondent
uNu MS hfslstHnts are engaged. We are
tn' sorry for this half .hours delay. u
'ngn uA an opportunity 10 visit the
tlp' 10 tho south. west and north
uI'ly " nnture'a beauty and har-
,'ng can contribute to bring order out
90 ,hAos w the human mind, no more
lung site could have been chosen ns
nolle Tor the stricken fellow beings
OURS II they have eyes TO see at all.
ulVn sanity cannot fail to How Inward
mcntsl '"''''''
On The south the Wasatch range enda
Wu,uWly ln the triple peaks of Mt
t'epoi the western horizon In Irregular
Traced by the SUBMITS u tho
'lulrrh range. The circle IN completed
on Tho north and east by Loco Heights.
oate nnd bold with their adjoining
mountains vlne-clad. Such IL the OUT
me but never did frame enclose
more picturesque landscape than tho
ulnh valley thus surrounded.
~ order TO appreciate the scene Inn
m"llalely presented TO the longing oyos
% inc patients, conceive a huge saucer.
hNy a mile and half In diameter.
painted In the following manner on
Tue eastern rim, the asylum where we
stand, with lta lawna. orchards, fields
"a. a.