The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10
Color and Muse Cases.

Color and Muse Cases.
The color cure" and the music
cure" illustrate the care and effort of
modern alienists to meet individual
needs. The effect of colored light
upon the nerves has been tried upoa
the principles of Wundt who noted
long ago that red was stimulating or
even irritating. as. for instance. a red
rag To a bull. while blue, violet and
green had a soothing effect. We have
fitted up several chambers with pri-
mary colors predominating where the
patient may live in an atmosphere of
color best suited to his or her ma
lady For instance. a red room is
effective in cases of melancholy. a
scmbre and quieting room for acute
mania. etc.
Music. too. has played an important
part as a therapeutic agent, and OBJ
servations show that a patient suf-
fering from acute mania may be put
in a calm frame of mind by sad and
tender strains. as the melancholy pa
tient may be reused with the livelier
and the patriotic melodies. From a
osychical point of view these expert
ments have proven of great value.
and will be further pursued under
competent direction But to return
to our athletic club. as one might say.
the physical culture idea was the out
growth OF the older system of en-
ploying the patients in MANY small
ways-light garden work. tending the
walks and flowers. running lawn
mowers and other similar employ
ments. as well as setting apart GER
tain hours in the day for work in
shops where the clothes, shoes and
articles of common use are made by
the patients.
To stimulate a desire for athletic |
perfection in some chosen branch has |
the effect of dissipating the Illusions |
aud mental pertuTbations with which |
many CT the inmates are afflicted /
More than that. better appetite and |
more natural sleep result from this
active exercise in the open air and |
rs disciplinary influence the sound |
ness Of the policy is unquestionable. |
In athletic contests everything Is /
lone to repress undue excitement and |
o instil respect and forbearance for
.eliow contestants. thus making ii |
EASIER. too. for the attendants. whose /
inties are manifold and ardnous at |
best. The old methods are fast dis-l
lppearing( restraining apparatus and /
III absolute forms Of treating the in /
'ane are abolished. and whereas the /
I'D method was simply to lock a man
- with his delusions till death re-
ieved him. now all is done to divert
he patients attention from his hal
FORMATIONS BIZ making his work as
rel as his play the opposite from
hat which was possibly the cause of
be mental breakdown.
Suit Sport to Case.
For instance. IL 8 seamstress is
rought here for treatment she is kept
5 far from a needle and other re-
ainders Of her trade as possible: and
the patient is an indoor worker he
5 put 10 work in the open air.
Where the majority Of the patients
ONE from the miserable tenement
lums Of great city il Is no easy
ask 70 study their individual needs.
at one thing improves them all alike.
nd that is physical culture Our
ED 0ay programmes are not unlike
n intercollegiate tournament. In
luding baseball. football. running
road jump. ting OF water. running
igh jump. hundred yard sack race.
undred yard dash. throwing the
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