The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-18

present state of public opinion, to in- duce his friends to send him to an asylum. The patient thus will get the benefit of a suitable environment, proper rest and food and the baths and exercises necessary for his m- proyement at the beginning, when treatment Is likely to be nose efilcac- ious.
 Second, the psychiatric clinic will afford opportunities for the instruc- tion of medical students and physl- clans in mental disease. The medical students and assistant physicians will help in the work of these wards, as they do in the wards for general med icine and surgery. Asylums for the insane are usually so far away from medical schools that they can be vist tied only occasionally by students, which accounts in large part for the meager instruction physicians have hitherto obtained in the Important subject of insanity.
 Finally, the clinic, under the di- rection of skilled professor, who Is paid to devote his main time and en- ergy to the clinic, will afford unusual opportunities for the advancement of Knowledge of mental disease. In the wards and the laboratories adjacent to them the professor and his assist ants will carry on scientific investlga- tions which will throw new light on the causes, prevention and cure of mental disturbances.
 "In America according to high authority, the economic loss each year due to the insane and the defective amounts to no less than SS5,000000. and the expense Is rapidly increasing. Any agency which will reduce this loss is considered worthy of the strongest support of the American people.
 Ready for Building.
 Tt was said last night that the new building will be four stories high and have a frontage of 160 feet The grounds where it will be located are already laid out and ready for the construction of the building. There is ample room and the location is considered ideal,
 Part of the money. as told, will be used to establish a chair of psychia- try, the professor of which will be the director of the new hospital. He will have as his assistants a resident phy- slclan, who will have two assistants to care for the patients. Three other physicians will have charge of the lab oratories-one over the pathological, one over the chemical and one over the psychological epartments-for the scientific investigation of mental abnormalltes,
 "In addition there will be between twenty and thirty nurses, who also will reap benefits from the institution. l The hospital will have six public wards, in addition to a number of | private rooms. The most modern equipment for baths, electric and oth- erwise will be installed, and there | will be commodious corridors for ex- ercise.
 To Study Europe's Methods. Although many countries of tho Western IIemephsre have made ar engagements for the care of the insan' ir asylums, it is pointed out tha America is far behind European coun tries, notably Germany, France ant Italy, since it has wholly neglected thu establishment of the type of institution now founded by MT. Phipps. For thi reason as soon as the architect ha been selected, he will be sent to Europ to study continental institutions at tn expense of MT. Phipps. If by that tim the director of the new hospital ha been selected, he also will go to Europ with the architect, that both may con fer.
 with tke consummation of MT Phpps' plans the institution will no only be a boon to the public, but wi
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