Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-14

who are fighting the evils of society,
the devoted Christian women who IA
vor the right to cast ballot, and they
are not doing it for notoriety, but be-
cause they see in it the only way to
solve the great moral questions OF the
day 1t is the women who devote
their time to the frivolties of life who
manifest no interest in this question
of woman suffrage. The woman OF
the future will be citizen with full
suffrage because it is just and right
if woman is fitted for the high duties
of motherhood and wifehood, she can |
be trusted with the ballot"
This is a strong utterance from one
| in high position in the church. But
| to return to Mrs. Brown. Let us beg
her not to abandon her work in oppo-
sition, for if she will keep right on in
Iowa, the suffrage bill will stand a
chance of carrying Emily Phillips.
Editor Courier:-It appears from an
article in your paper few days since,
and the report sent to the board of SUI
4 pervisors that DR.. Apologize must
have been misunderstood for l am pos
tive that several statements attribut-
ed to him are incorrect in regard to
eleven men and one woman who live
in the basement of the Wapello coun-
ty hospital for the insane and sleep
in one room.
!, None of them are in the basement
except at night and each occupy sep
arate roc s and instead of the woman
being under restraint and in seclusion.
she is unrestrained during the night
: and all meal times and sits in the wo-
! mans sitting rooms during the day
and the room is warm and well light
: ed
J This patient is one the supervisors
have asked to have transferred to the
state institution for the insane more
than year ago. AS to the matron
caring for the insane, she did from the
time one attendant resigned until we
2 procured another which was in four
days.
e AS to the blind man, who was re-
D ported as only receiving attention
c from the patients,th attendant gives
p all care needed except for exercise.
t The female consumptive was remov-
= ed to the old building because there
e had never been case of tnat kind in
5 the asylum. The attending physician
n recommended the removal.
). The above case is only one of the
o many cases that present themselves
v all over the state; that emphasizes the
n necessity for state hospitals for that
t class of patients.
s. We feel that they are more of men
l. ace to society than are many who
n are confined in insane hospitals. 1t is
re to be hoped that the coming legisla
is ture will provide for just such hos
!; pital.
e AS to the physician making his pre-
1t scriptions mostly over the telephone
e. He comes at least once a week and of
1T tener if necessary, but being acquaint
er ed with each patient and their gen
y eral condition, he is enabled to Otter
Up treat and prescribe by telephone.
IL Had DR.. Apologize examined the
Id Physicians record for the Insane
OF he would have found just how Otter
lie he had visited the asylum. how mucl
lie time he spent and who he had treate,
De for the year.
lr The building which is unfit TO
he humans" is brick structure S6x5
I'D feet with wing 66x32.
n The second floor consists of the VIC
mans ward, dining room, wardrob
IN and toilet room, the sleeping room
is for the steward and help, no NOR
OF than two patients occupying one ROOF
en- and each has one large window an
m ventilating flue.
IN The first floor consists of the men
MS ward, wardrobe and toilet room, o
Sc fee, family sitting and dining room
tie and is lighted and ventilated the sam
ey as above
M The basement consists of the kitcl
ey en-, bake room, refrigerator, stor
af- room and dining room for men.
he has cement floor except three room
en- which ale foored. Two sides are O
he cupied by sleeping rooms and are SUI
ng rounded by an areaway. Steam maj
he runs the whole length of the hall Ii
MS. rooms are the same as the abo,
for wards and are lighted and ventilate
Ter the same.
The board of supervisors have an q
fidavit from a prominent archite
in that the ventilation is all right.
ION To my certain knowledge not mo
will than two patients occupy this bull
ing ever had the comfort of stea
heat or luxury of the bath exec
!. when at Mt. Pleasant and at this
stitution.
tie The supervisors of Wapello coun
Tell are liberal, humane and progressi
.: men and capable or doing more TIL
ity feeding hogs as one superintende
'uf- of our state institution said some t,
osl- years ago at public meeting as |
his ing the limit of their ability.
the They feel that the rules sent out
pie the state board of control are such
)ne the main as they were trying to L
me in governing their county hosp
IAN with the exception of few mir
ext points, one of which is the separs
lily expense account IF the pauper and
the sane, which they have found quite
ter fiult to comply with.
the They are sure that were they
tee. keep them separate it would 9
ly | nothing to the comfort of either.
other is not to allow the paupers a
nge insane to associate.
lily, They see less harm in their as
ers. ciating together than those who hi
as never dwelt with the two elias
ury, jointly for here they have found
We wife insane, husband pauper, fat
of a pauper, daughter insane, mother
ater pauper, son insane, sister insane E