The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-04
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT
OfItinerary Of Asylum Commission No. 4


(By Senator H Hohenschild)
The law establishing the new In
sane Asylum No. 4 empowers the
commissioners to visit one or more
institutions of similar kind for the
purpose of obtaining information in
regard to the latest improvements in
buildings of this character. In con-
formity with this provision, the COM
mission consisting of j. d. Allen of
Butler, j. +. Berry of Fulton, o. C..
Clay, of Canton, j. l.. Buchanan of
California and DR.. c. H. Rigg OF Mid
dletown, together with the architect
OF the commission, HI. III. Hohen-
schild of Rolla, left st. Louis on the
evening of Dec IL, for Toledo, Chic,
at which place a thorough examina-
ton was made of the State Hospital
for Insane, located near the limits of
that city.
This institution was opened 16
years ago and contains about | 600
patients. 1t was one of the first in
stitutions in this country constructed
upan what is known as the cottage
plan, consisting of series of de-
tached buildings, being at that time
a radical departure from the methods
then i'm use for the care of the insane,
since it substituted freedom and
amusement SO far as practicable for
force and confinement. Up to that
time it was customary to erect con-
tiguons buildings presenting too
Enuck of a prison like appearance and |
necessarily confirming the inmates
within the walls.
The institution is under the man. |
agement of DR.. Fl. A. Tobey, gen
.tleman of high scientific and profess
sional ability and man OF resource
full qualifications Too much praise
cannot be given DR.. Tobey for the
original and unique manner in which |
he supervises the thirty or more
Buildings and governs with kindness
the inmates thereof
The next institution visited was
the State Hospital at Massillon,
Ohio, which is also of the cottage
plan type and contains many inn
provements over the, Toledo build
ings which have suggested themselves
an the brief period since this method
has been i'm USE
This institution has been in oper-
alton for 6 years and is without
doubt the most perfectly planned
IN the United States, if not in the
eaerld- The buildings are modern I
and erected not only from utilita- {
raan point, but what is too often neg :
lected, an artistic one swell. Accom- {
mediation is now provided for $40 |
patients which is about one-half that t
III win accommodate when completed q
according to the original plans. G
Hsr- Henry c. Eyman, a gentleman T
OF genial disposition and high pro- il
fessional ability, is the superintend-
ent, and though only recently APP q
pointed has already won the affec- d
ton of the unfortunate inmates I'M "
der his charge. h
The State Hospital for the chronic D
insane OF Pennsylvania, located at o
Wernersville, was next visited. This "
contains SOOpatientsa and n
has been in operation for 3 years. o.
The buildings are detached but con- a
nected by open corridors, being in m
character combination of the cot Il
tage and contiguoust type. There a
are many innovations noticeable here d
which furnish serious thought for re- 81
flection a,
The Superintendent, Dr. s. S. Hill, b.
q well known specialist and gem ii
tleman of wide and varied experience, b.
Is in charge of the institution. ii
The next point on the itinerary was Of
Pa, to reach which, it &C
was necessary to proceed to phila- st
where the Sabbath day was q
spent.
This quaint, historic old city is rich ii
with memorials of men who gave to h,
the world as noble examples of cour- in
age and devotion to duty as can be is
found on the pages of history. re
First, Independence Hall was Wis., g,
tied. This building was erected in p,
l72935, and it was here that the q
second Continental Congress was
and on July 4, 1776, that r
the Declaration of Independence was st