Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-29
Every Form Of insanity.

Almost every form of insanity known to
investigators is treated. Acute melancho-
liza is credited with having the greatest
number of victims. Others are afflicted
with chronic. simple. organic, acute, stu
porous, puerperal. recurrent, epieptic, hy-
pochondrial and agitated melancholia. Nor
phinism alcoholism, general paresis senile
dementia, terminal dementia. paranoia,
form, each also has patients branded for
life In age the inmates range from the
30 years of woman afflicted with epi-
!sPfc aneh to the years Of child
The inmates are ruled by kindness. In
the female wards. neatly uniformed girls
are always in attendance. from whose
races encouraging smiles are seldom abb
sent. and stalwart men care for the af.
ficted brethren in the male wards.
The appearance of the building through
unfortunates and to the patients reared in
the environments of poverty a vision of
fairy land.
Causes OF Insanity Explained.
The University medical students and
their guests, upon their arrival at the in
stitution. were escorted through the va
rious wards and then taken to the chapel
an interesting technical lecture on the
causes of insanity, the proper manner of
caring &c Tor patients and the correct method
ceeded, making his points rapidly and
tersely. the students made copfous notes,
and at the conclusion OF the lee
ture heartily congratulated the doctor.
Luncheon was then served, the fare be-
ing excellent and enjoyed by all.
At 2 o'clock the clinical lecture was an
nounced. In it Dr.. Woodson described the
various forms of insanity. the treatment
given for each, the manner Of detecting
symptoms and the peculiar actions of the
afflicted. Each form was illustrated by a
subject and in all forty patients were
placed on the rostrum for the Students
inspection. The lecture was of absorbing
interest to the visitors and diversion for
seemed to enjoy the change from the dull
routine Of their dormitories.
At o'clock good-bys were said and the
Kansas Cityans departed from the institu-
ton, but not before giving rousing cheers
for the superintendents and his courteous
assistants.
The Information Seekers.
Those who participated in the excursion
were:
=, University Medical c9llegss-Eaculty pres,
Punton, DR.: Jabez n. Jackson. d.. Charles
sehmitt. pr. r. Claude Lowdermilk, Dr.. ].
studentsNs: j. Henshaw. c. N. William
son. B. E. Hendrix c. NJ. Fisher. H. ].
Eelsh, George 3. Porter: ". AndIauer; j.
Whitney. H. A. Cox, H. W. Crittenden,
G NJ. Thralles, George G: Thompson. ]. e.
Payte. W. S. Hull, d. Webster. Durrett.
". G.. Bradford. L. s.. Harvey. ". !.
RuTysaR M,isms l. HSaFt!l Y R1sns Has5y Pot!sf ia
8. Rush. w. +. Howard, Taylor isheii,
o. r. Hammonds. G. v. Hackney, A G.
Minnick, E. ]. Wall. D: B. Harm. G. r.
Gerard. Richard Ray. Charles Mcdonnell.
c. J.. spellmire, Anthony Sharpe. ]. NJ.
A. E. wilkins. o. P. Wood. ]. r: Gram
mer. D. E. Hammontree, ]. A. Ellis. 8. 8.
Cant.
Western Dental college-Dr. H. B. Nc
MILAN, H. j. Wetmore, D. r. Brockman,
Elma Brockman, Claude II. Edwards, Wes-
ley Gentry. F. Zachman, r. Howard. Vodra
Davis. c. W. Means. W. NJ. Bowen. H. R.
schalle, a; F. Kennedy. A; G: Euart; J.
syckel, NJ. A. Schooley. Frank B. Hender-
son. J. L. Frederick. F. B. Moon c. s.
Fuller. G.. A. Weber. A. NJ. Bradley C. R.
Downing, II. A. Hamm, ]. F. Grammer.
Kansas City Medical college-H. H. Tag
gart, w. H. Little.
Kansas City Dental college~D. NJ. Aus
tin. F. H. Beaumont.
Kansas City Homeopathic Medical COL
lege.L. E. Jast. Charles W. OFT. L. R.
Kansas City College of Pharmacy-E. B.
Woman's Medical college-Dr. Name
Stephens.
Spalding's Commercial college-Eueene
Ivey, James L. Jones. E. P Clifford
Unattached-Mrs. C. II. Munro, Miss Jen-
ME Munro. Mrs. Frank Paranski, Mrs
Charley Mcdonnell and H. ]. Zeller.