Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-04
No AADHOUS[ IN IOWA
Historic Institution Has Be-
come Obsolute Under Mod
ern Methods
PATIENTS ARE NOT RESTRAINED
Board of Control Has Wrought Many
Changes In the System of Caring
For the lnsane-Days of the Pad
ded Cell and Bed Straps In the Past
In lowe.
to rsmes-Repnhiican.

1 SHoClat 10 IsNleS-fepllullCd
| Des Moines, May 4.-There is no
such thing as a "madhouse" in Iowa
| any more The historic madhouse has
become obsolete and modern hospitals
have taken it's place. The state OF
Iowa IS we'll in advance of the move
ment to change the entire plan Of con
Quoting hospitals for the insane people,
and in place of the prisons where the
people sick of mind were merely re-
strained and left to their wild rawlings
the state has four great hospitals where
there is no restraint.
| "On my visit to the state hospital at
Independence" said Judge Kline of the
fact that for the first time In the his
| tory of the state 1 was able to visit
a hospital and not see one single IN
stance of restraint for even one pa
tient. 1t certainly marks the end OF
the old system Of handling the insane
and indicates what progress we are
making here in Iowa. DIR. Crum-
packer, the new superintendent, has
thrown out every appliance that had
been left over from other years designed
TO give physical restraint to the pa
tients. The old beds with iron frames
which could be strapped down have
been consigned to the junk heap. Here
was thousand patients. Including the
Idipsomaniacs and not one of them was
restrained of his liberty, not one under
/ lock and key. There may be here ana
| there patient inclined to roam about
the wards at night and for this reason
his room is locked while he is asleep
| so that others may not be disturbed,
but this is the extent OF the confine'
ment. The system of management
with out restraint works well. 1t brings
forth better discipline and we get bet
| ter results from the treatment Insane
people recent being shut UP. The new
lsystss n makes possible the fullest free
dom andstlle most effective cures"
| When The present state board tool.
Ihold OF the three hospitals Of Iowa
there was much of the old system pre-
vailing. There has been no use of the
padded beds and cells at Clarinda since
| the time of Dr. Hoyt. At Mt Pleasant
| it is still necessary in a few extreme
cases there to restrain the patients;
but aside from this there Is none OF 1t
| in Iowa. The board has sought to
adapt the newer methods of treating
| and handling insane to conditions In
Iowa and with great success.
Golf playing in Des Moines has be-
come a passion and some of the play
ling arouses a great deal of excite
nent in certain circles. The other day
two we'll known players-Robert Full
lerton and W. o. Finkbine-were play
ing on the links of the Golf and Coun-
try Club when they started out to try
conclusions for a wager of $500 side.
They were to play four holes. Fink
pine won, but it was agreed before
the finish they should make it fifteeE
holes ana ct the end it was tie. But
not all of the golf players are ready to
just for fun.
An amusing state of affairs has been
developed in connec ection with county
Sunday school convention and parade
soon to be held here. President Ainley,
of the association, invited Superinten-
dent Lyons, of the Unitarian Sunday
school, to have his school participate
in the parade. Superintendent Lyons
is willing to do so provided the school
is admitted to full membership among
the Sunday schools of the churches
,rhe matter has keen referred to the
executive committee and will so Eefors
the Sunday school convention where
some discussion is likely, as there Is
strong opposition to admission OF A
Unitarian Sunday school among the
others
Gov. Cummins has returned from his
I ST. Louis trip with the president and to
attend the dedication. The governor
was gone a week. This means that he
will have great deal of work to attend
to during the present week answering
his vast correspondence and attending
to detail matters of his office. The
governor allows nothing to be neglected
because of his absence from his office
and every Letter receives the attention
it deserves even though the governor
has to burn the midnight gas to eaten
up with the procession.
Equal Suffrage association is to be
held in Boone October g. and next
The date is subject to change If local
conditions should make it necessary
The association has several workers out
all the time engaged in forming CLUBS
and the officers anticipate that the at
tendance at the state meeting VIII be
larger than ever before.
1t is probable that a demand VIII be
made for some change in the law with
reference to the examination OF Iowa
insurance companies and that proVis-
T ion will be made Tor regular examna-
tions at periods with definite fees
fixed for such examination. g. l..
Pennington, of Bloomfield, VINO mas
been insurance examiner under Auditor
Carroll, resigned because the conrpen-
sation is insufficient, and because De
can do better as an insurance agent.
He has been busy making eAalhtna-
c}n