Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-26
NO. g..


Springfield, Ill. Oct.-When the
season Of the superintendent a7d
trustees of the insane hospitals Of
Illinois convenes in the Office of Gov
ernor Deneen, plans for elevating the
service to higher plane of efficiency
will be presented by the state board
of charities. 1t is probable that
committee will be named to take
charge of the suggestions, after they
are discussed, and submit fina se-
port at an early date.
The suggestions, which 03Ane from
the state board of charities, recon-
mend the establishment of a state
psychopathic institute for the ednca-
ton of institution physicians and the
scientific study Of diseases of thu
brain and nervous system; the estab-
lishment Of compulsory trairing
schools for nurses and attendants; the
establishment of bath treatment for
hopeful cases Of insanity; industrial
education for chronic types; improve
ments to provide sufficient ventilation,
and other physical improvements 20
place the buildings and equipment in
better condition.
The board also recommends the es-
| tablishment of a state village for
epileptics, state sanitarium for con-
sumptives, and hints that it may ask
for a second hospital for the feeble;
minded. The report is lengthy ORG
and the general recommendation is
that the problem be worked out from
the bottom upward so as to bring
about improved conditions for pa
tients at the earliest possible date.
The report reviews at length the
necessity of having nurses in closer
contact with the insane patients and
also points out the need of eliminat-
ing the prison features in state insti-
tutions where the insane and feeble
minded are sent for treatment.
Touching the need of new institu-
tions the report says:
"The present state board of public
charities, when its service began,
! found need of a stimulation Of the
scientific spirit among nearly all the
physicians in state institutions. They
lacked inspiration for central ia
stitution. Among other reasons, 10
remedy this condition, the state board
of public charities recommends the
creation of state psyehopathic in-
stitute under the civil service, to be
located by this board at one of the
hospitals for the insane and with
psychopathic laboratories in every
state institution having a consider
able hospital service. The local clint
clans should be instructed at the GEN.
trail institution for service in all in
stitutions.
In its recommendation for the es-
tablishment of village for epileptics
the report says.
"Complete and modern state care
would remove all epilepties from coun-
" dILuSHOuo6St StdtS uOop1tdlo LUZ tnO
insane and the hospital for the feeble
minded. The most careful statistics
available show there are in Illinois
hospitals for the insane 724 epileptlcs;
in the Illinois hospital for feeble
minded $50 epileptics, and in Illinois
almshouses 444 epileptics, or 1868
epileptics now receiving some sort of
institutional care.
"To care for these unfortulates
properly would require the establish
ment of an epilaptic village on a
farm Of 1000 acres. The state board
Of public charities recommends the
creation of village for epilepties. In
view of favorable action by the legis-
lature in 1899, concurrence in this
recommendation is a reasonable hope
if united front is presented. +"