Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

In the rear Of the main building Inese
were at once filled with 'Worhhs pas
tents, thus relieving the old Warus .,
An appreciabe number, rehueihs ~
more convenient and prohldple 20
those doing work outside the wuus' 40
on the farm dairy, In the laundryi va
and ut the same time giving class',
cation and society that proves 70 W
practically ideal or natural Inc WIZ WIZ,
Ing OF these detached wards or oot'ts .t
has proved highly satisfactory poIi
from society and an economic s.huu
point But two additional attenu 'I 4,
one for each ward, being requi'seu =, ~
their management The present F ltuS
ture proper with the two desacheu
buildings or cottages mentloheu WIZ
fully completed give reasonan pc eapsv
itv for the care OF $50 patientsi but
there have been 1852 patients N actual
daily attendance this year lust c,V s,.'I
and a floating population OF 4oO, sn .H,r
Ing the hospital to be stu oYerhoN'ns'
Notwithstanding this crowded conal-
Vim the superintendent has SO care
fully and expertly as physician-i,h-
charge. under the direction OF Inc
board. organized and caused to be exec
crted the multiplied and varied parts
OF this great working unit rs iocul
whole down through the departments
reaching in detail TO every lnalVluual
patient. Just here too much can not De
said In commentator Of his marvellous
| Nv complete and exact system OF report
| ing. Keeping him IN familiar touch WIFE
| every Individual. .
How this is possible is wonder to
| the many interested visitors to TINS
| Justly famed institution, we say
| famed. because all who become lnteih-
gently acquainted with II, the superln-
| tendent, his system and results agree
! in this verdict. And although lacking
| I'm the expensive appointments
! of more pretentlous institutions
| II IL the home-lke character ana reel
| inc introduced and zealously MAIN
| tanned by the present incumbent that
| gives Il one Of its essential charins'
| When Doctor Hardy assumed the grave
| responsibility OF superintendent ana
| musician In-charge Of this institution,
ON May /, 1896, he emphasized certain
| nrinciples and policies from which he
| has not allowed himself TO be severed.
| Among other things he asserted
| rL-. 80, ~-,.',.-- eo- insane or mental
hospital is an educational institution
| Tnat patients require prominently
exemplary educated companions LOT
| attendants.
| That the hi~her functions OF teach
err is to establish correct life ways or to
protect from bad habits,
| That attendants, therefore, should be
| ieachers: Q) In asserting mind as q
| unit over simply mind-force; and w III
forming or establishing correct life
ways, old habits broken up and new
ways established.
That work Ia the productive applioa-
ton of energy. Thinking Is mental
| WORKING. Persons suffering from
.-,srroa r.,e-tai alienation therefore
can not work IN the strict meaning
| ~ tp,m. sut are TO be directed. emf
| ployed and entertained
That n general definition OF Insanity
made 10 include the medical. legal aho
clinical definitions respectively may
read, Insanity is a disturbance OF sell
consciousness resulting In permanent
disordered state of the mind, beyond
the control OF the individual, character
iged by prolonged departure from tht
state Of feeling. method OF thinking anc
acting usual 10 the individual when II
health as result Of cerebral or cere
bro-snlnal disease.
That on general principles % the res
toration 10 normal conditions Is TN
fundamental idea In the care and treat
ment of the insane (mentally lid. t2
There must be an Intelligent, consistent
and constant effort TO harmonic th'
phvsieal. spiritual and mental activlucs
~ The individual; hence a knowledge
pathology. psychology and psychlatry Il
! essential. go Privileges must be provld'
ed and granted TO correspond to the ae
mai appreciation Of the patient. (D TIL
mental or inner world Of the patien
being more or less confusion his en-
,-ironmonts or outer world must be o.
tahushed and maintained as harmoni
Gus as possible. 90 In managing pa
tents suffering from mental diseases
there must be absolutely no aDn-@ w
punlshments and no disgraces. 6) IN,
inner management depends upon "a
careful classification; (b) attention o
the attendants, in other words, patienu
must be classified and attendants mus
attend. Cd In directing or controlling
tic destructive and INJURIOUS activities
Of the individual, judlcious recourse
must be had to the mental medical
manual and limitation classes OF con
troll respectively. (S) Where hallu
cination exists attempts at remoya
must be made by changing the thought
paths, and this can be done only b!
reaching the inner self OF the indlvid
W through the senses.
TO this clear exposition and persisten
fidelity Is due the envled success at
tending his administration
The coming legislature will. or cours
be asked 10 appropriate SUFFICIENT mean
10 construct such additions or building
as will properly enable the managemen
10 suitably care for and treat the In
creasing number OF persons suiferinI
u fro'n mental alienation.
Since the average annual Increase u
permanent population from the openin
Of the institution TIL the present time
has been about seventeen, and since III
hospital IS now fourteen oyerfull, II !
clear that immediate steps must b
taken for the relief % this condition, 70
In another season under present condi