The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-01-05


and should be reforrneo.
sIn no sphere of sociological inquiry"
says Governor Lind, has modern science
made .rs;.tsr adv lsncc than in the Study
and l-s,sment 9f 'reartity. Tie early
practices of treating The insane first, az
possessed and latterly, as criminals, have
been wholly disvs.ded, s--oapt as traces
remain in the foi - e e,-- co1-Itnents.
The modern ara ratioraI conclusion is
that insanity is a disease and as such re-
quires treatment the same as any other
ailment. In thi. - ,-,o stss,, lie hospital
Is the proper pls fer are. Ifitis or
becomes permanent vi chronic condi-
ton, then the pa < aat we might
call mental Or gn3 the home or
asylum is the proper place for his care.
There is no more sense in keeping the
acutely insane aud tho chronic in the
same institution would be in
keeping those W. hes ,ecoTne physically
crippled in hospital designed for the
treatment of acute cases of disease or in
jury; still this is What we are undertake
ing to do in this to today"
Adopt a,apo Method.
In their phys esiia.ds tae chronic
insane do not differ oeeertisl'y from sane
people, On the - ora TO suffer
less from sickncs., v',,.l. .sloi5le 8ho,are'
mentally sound D-~.,-- tisese facts In
mind, and the additional one hat
human being cannot be content ithout
some means of en- pioJ mont, sud lat the
instincts and o. E t.ge ii utally
crippled in this roya-a are the same as
those of sane people, It seems to me that
the dictates of interest and humanity
! alike will compei ~ - ssi-sl-i9n hospital
extension in t. T2SeHt lines,
and to adopt q 3isa'. 70 moro
| natural and ] Mates.
and which viii SEQ ti,xs tents
, s es 80 cseeey fer ssnsiss:, %
port as they possess. - 5s,.
should Is the ~
board of ecfr 1858 5NsrA
agree The board Of trusteas4g
what is termed the tCoiony s.
The board of corrections aud cfarita
the other baud 7aconn}end syha
known as the ''VVieconsip pian.
Under it any county that may SO cleo,
should be authorized and empowered by
the legislature 70 erect and furnish suit
able br7ildin" M huildinms for the ntainte-
nance and care of the chronic insane un-
der such restrictions and safeguards as
they point out ard suggest, the safe TO
pay the comfy e 80 ,'er week Cor each. in
mate Jared for Both riars hays his in
common: that they are better calculated
10 place the chronic insane nnder natural
cc-ditions and thus 'nsrra their greater
comfort and happiness, and alsa that they
viii, though in 9 different dssree, utilize
the productive canacity Of the inmates
toward their support
Eavors the wt.e~-,sir, plan.
nv q u {
the entire ~,-htoct 49, 7,aca7 isaery af. adj
ministratioh under state control The
other RENTS viie administration OF the in
st Zion 10 tue ioca.i authorities feserr.
ing, howe t.le towor ii eoatfol and
srperyision to the state. As between the
two plans, ray judgment Las lead me to
"a 20 che Wisconsin plan, AID recon-
mol It's ;.,to ,s.on without hositallcy or
reserve. by first is..ss.s.ibBs were
against it, and my present 5rdgment is
the result OF Investigation md pbserva-
tion. e IL otirar uo;lsitic. .s.3I.s uttered
into IL shes, ,,sel4. Il g great Tef5sm in
Itself for you to select that method which
transferred The Dul den of administration
&c s'hs locasi ...tiluli.ies The fain1ifasstra.
ton of the county as,lams in WISCONSIN
is most admirable Judged by the same
standard, IL - - sotl, ~ al spects as
Il sminisd5ffsasts..oIl u Tie state hospitals.
in that state or in ours In respect to
economy, ti.ole Is ,.a4iiy alg room for
coIlip,.IisoI, the !, ,.ieen5s IA the report
of the hospital board to the contrary not
withstanding.
Governor Lind then astails at some
length Lis 5Isel1atio4.s = ..i;ts to some
of TIC WISCONSIN -gu4..y s.sy i1llls FOR the
chronic insane, fnGiug them in manage
,nslto1ce 81 l@f'e. Eefcund
al die inrsi' tfr.ss -t7ritaa better housed
than he had expected, and also better
equipped The food for the most part be-
ing raised on the farms operated in con-
nection was Wholesome and abundant, the
beds and bedding cleaner than in any
similar Institution he had ever visiteI-
He is loath to believe that as good local
management cannot be obtained in this
state as in Wisconsin. The supervision
rests In the state, and its aid to tke extent
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
large city.
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