Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-09
STATE HOUSE.
Methods Of Indexing Reference Books
Of a Department.
Governof Robie Believes Insanity is Increas
ing-Other Capitol Notes.

~ 0"Ct OdpitOI NOteS.
Ahother nice case for the stuffed
| pirus and animals is being Dlaced in
the hsh and game department. II is of
quartered oak and will be a y,rv
pretty thing when finished. This case
SITS III the eastern part of the room
beside the old one which is a wall case.
ne new one sits in the center Of the
room ana Will have glass on all four
Sues. IL VIII be a grand Improvement
| over the Old method of having the
IlFds ana animals sitting about the
| '""ih 10 so large an extent. as ii is not
Sood Tor their preserve ton Some of
| them VIII have to be left out but the
| smaller pieces can be placed in the
case where their display cannot be i'm
| proved upon.
This week offers nothing of import
anee at the Capitol. though next weeI,
Will see two days with long sessions or
the Maine Board Of Agriculture. Then
| the representatives of the IS counties
| together with many others Interested
in agriculture, will be present to dis
cuss the questions of the day and to
give their ideas as to the way the work
should be conducted for the coming
year. The Journal published Secretary
Mckeen's programme of the meetings
in Mondays edition.
The reports Of the various depart
mehtS now in the hands of the printers
and due to be given to the Governor
ana Council very soon, are those Of the
torcarinnal. the bank examiners. the
l"Ior Departments reports. The treas
u!ri : copy viii not be given to the
printer until after the 23rd of this
month which is the date set for the
examination Of the accounts by the
board Of examiners appointed by Gov
ernOr Powers
This is an off year with the fish and
game department and contrary to the
practice in most departments. this one
has no report printed on other than
legislative years The only report to
come from the department is the one
given out. last week, in the abstract
through the press.
Everything in a State department
office is always in apple pie order. to
use the popular term of the day. and
in the office of the board of health it is
no exception to the general rule. Here
are hundreds Of books on the subjects
Of health and matter pertaining to
medicine and its practice. and thou
sands of circulars. pamphlets and
booklets. including all the leading and
some of the lesser magazines Of the
day. in the English. German and other
tongues.
CO mo nv cf y, nj to II
able to use them to the best advantage
an index is required. To have them
present and not know wherein to look
for any particular subject would be
about as bad as having only a few. As
soon as a book is received. Secretary
Young goes through it ana makes up
a list Of subjects contained therein and
files them in a b3y. Every magazine is
treated in this manner. 50 that moth
ing is received here worthy of being
filed. but that a full list of subjects
with all the directions as to finding.
are in the file. After the doctor has
written number of these slips they
are filed away on cards.
Already he has good system but
he is q progressive man, as his work
Of the past has shown, and he is about
whereby the number Of the case, the
shelf and every detail II mentioned on
card In case he has a subject upon
which he desires to know what others
have said Of it. his catalogue Will show
him exactly where to look for the
writings. and everything pertaining to
the subject in the department will be
laid before his eye as h looks at the
catalogue. SO nothing in the lire OF in
formation goes to waste here.
The doctor is a linguist Of great
ability. his great stronghold being
German. ana the library contains
bound volumes of the valuable German
periodicals in great numbers.
n think" said cx-Governor Robbie. !
last week. 10 Portland newspaper
man. that there is a gen raj impress
sion on the part of those who have
given the subject any special attention
that insanity is on the increase III
Maine"
Governor Robbie is chairman Of the
board Of trustees Of the hospitals Tor
ne insane Of the state. Speaking "l
The present condition Of the insane ana
If the outlook he said:
"T think we shall be forced to ask the
next Legislature for an appropriation
for the hospital at Augusta. W" shaii
not. however. be forced TO ask for any
large increase in the capacity OF the
hospital there.
AS good progress as could be eX-
pected has been made on the hospltal
at Bangor The decided advance III
building material has been one reason
for the delay. l am satisfied that they
are advancing the work as rapidly az
possible. but do not think the hospltai
will be ready much before the meeting
Of the next Legislature. even u II =
then.
With the two hospitals at ihe'r as
posal the trustees VIII be III postum
net only to receive and provide lor t,'e
treatment of all the insane OF the
,,-iO HE have