The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-26


at this trick When consciousness
returned feebIy threw back thu
sheet. A cold clammy sensation per
vaded my whole body. my heart pul
sated fesbly. but revived. to shive
and shake for days after. When
was removed from this sanitarium
my limbs. from my knees to my
ankles. presented nothing but bruised
, and discolored flesh. They placed
scalding hot cloths about my limbs tc
remove the evidence of their abuse
and bound blisters under each knee
joint to draw away the coaguated
blood All day sat in a private car
I'm that condition too frightened @
say a word, for behind me stood the
hend. Miss Smith. Silently | endured
the biting OF the Hsters. for thought
was going home; but | was going
to a place even worse. to the Iowa
state insane asylum
Second Line Of Treatment
Strait-jacket ad infinitum. physical
weakness being no bar against appli-
cation. was knocked down on the
slightest provocation: choked by one
nurse, while another forced my
thumbs back; forced into a strait.
jacket; thrown on a bed with my arms
tightly drawn over my chest trans
versely, and never a response to an
appeal for water or the most neces-
sary essentials. While strapped to
the bed with fever coursing through
my system. sour bread was forced
down my throat; potatoes not At for
hogs. and other food equally as un-
suited TO a sick person we're given
me by force. The slightest atten-
ton is never given to digestion. until.
as have often seen. the poor suf. |
ferers sit on the floor screaming from |
agony. when finally nature took its
course. am badly ruptured from the
same cause. For ive months was
strapped to the bed the greater part /
OF the time. when there was no occa-
sion for II. There was no heat in the
room. the door was locked at night.
the snow blew in my face by the
force OF an Iowa blizzard. and the
mice ran across my head and up and
down the, window curtain. vainly
have called to the nightwatch TO
open the door and let the mice out
until ! was afraid TO disturbe her for
fear OF being choked into insenslblli-
ty and bitten by the mice. My hands
were extended to the side rails OF the
bed and secured. my feet drawn as
tightly as possible and attached TO
the foot.bar. my neck tied by thong
20 the head OF the bed. while the mice
scurried over and about my head
seeking for something TO eat. and
trying to shake them on as best
could. Miss Chase is the name OF the
gentle (Onurse who enjoyed my dis.
comfort and told me 10 shut up" 9
that the mice would not hurt me. I
When a patient disturbs the night
watch she treats the patient to ?
dose OF medicine very much like arni.
ca or ammonia by forcing II down her j
throat and Kisses into her ear. Now ,
viii you shut up9 You'll get no water
do you heart" Many and many
time has this been done to me: many =
and many a time have | laln awake
and heard the struggles Of other vic. j
Tins. My thumbs are yet strained
from being forced backwards by my
Miss Villiers. She was
noted all over the hospital for her '
Inhuman treatment OF me, but the
doctors never interfered. and as she
stood in" with the other nurses she
Sas allowed TO do as she wished. She
kept me tied so she could go on when.
ever she desired She would also re
ieve any OF the other four nurses.
and before Christmas. when she was
making Christmas presents. my con.
iition was both disgusting aud dis,
graceful Ten days and ten nights at
'ne time without intermission | was
bound in a strait.iacket TO a cot until
my back was raw and the mattress
seemed as II IL was filled with corn
stalks My ankles were cut from the
'ords binding them 10 the footraiL.
,lso went through the haEing expert
nee for the amusement OF Miss Vii
ier's friends The first period after
prolonged period OF strait.jacket ap-
'lication was told 10 prepare for a
'ed al 6 O'Clock. | objected. and be a
ore | had time TO think hve OF them c
ushed In on me- threw me on the D
loor, chair striking me violently ON A
he head. causing severe concus- c,
ion. My clothing was then torn on. ii
was forced into a strait jacket. and lin
hen grasped by the arms and feet a
nd thrown on the bed the attendants h