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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
high order of efficiency.

h1gh order OF EMERGENCY. N.
There has been material increase
in the population of the Hospital dur
ing the past two years. For the details
concerning the number of patients,
their care, treatment and classical
ton, and suggestions concerning i'm
provements which would certainly be
of very great value to the Institution,
we respectfully refer you to the re-
port Of the Superintendent and the
accompanying tabulations.
The vast amount of extra work
which devolved upon the Superintend-
ent, staff and all officials, nurses and
employees, by reason of the decision
of the Supreme Court regarding Com
mtments to the Hospital and in con-
sequence of the fires have made their
duties unusually arduous. In this and
in the discharge of their regular duties
all have united in a successful effort
to overcome every obstacle for which
the trustees desire to express their APP
probation
Respectfully submitted,
d. D. BURD1TT,
c. H. A. STAFFORD,
c. A. CALDERwOOD.
Report of Superintendent.
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superintendent,
Residence of Inmates.

The residence of persons admitted
by counties is as follows:
Addlson-9 men, women.
Bennington-2 men.
Caledonia-19 men, 10 women.
Chittenden-36 men, 90 women.
ESSEX men, 2 women.
Franklin-13 men, IA women.
Grand Isle woman.
Lamoille-6 men, women.
Orange-12 men, women.
Orleans-13 men, 8 women.
Rutland men, / woman.
Westinghouse men, SO women.
Windham-2 men, 2 women.
Windsor-1S men, women.
Total, III men, 1913 women.
Washington county leads the list
with II patients while Grand Isle
numbers but one.
Against 191 residents of Vermont
are numbered residents of nearly ev-
cry country on the globe, q from
Canada, . from Ireland, etc. AS 10
civil conditions of patients, 129 We're
single, 1877 married, 40 widowed ana
8 divorced.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22

thank your board, individually and
collectively, for the aid, sympathy and
uniform cooperation and courtesy
extended me in my arduous labors.
DON d. CIRCUIT,
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Total daily aver. 3O,163 27,7O3 57,S66
%Transferred to Brattle-
boro Retreat .... 2 2 4
AS stated in my last report, it will
be seen that the number of patients is
constantly increasing, and for various
reasons will continue to increase. For
the term ending June 80, 1898, the
average number of patients was SOB;
for the one ending June 80, 1900, it
was 524. During this term 25 patients
were transferred to the Brattleboro Re-
treat
In consequence of these removals
the daily average for 1902 was 511.74.
The 1904 period showed general
average of 514.60. During the next
term an Investigation" was ordered
by the Legislature, and made, and nu-
merous changes made near the end of
the term in the management. In conse-
quence of this there was no increase
in the daily average, being 513.43 for
the term ending June 80, 1906. The
term 1907-S showed an average of
5000, and the term for which this is
report, 1856. This is an increase
of 10 ga per cent in four years.
The increase should not be taken
as an index of the normal increase of
insanity in Vermont, but is explained
largely by the fact that the people are
becoming educated to the fact that
lunatic hospitals are being conducted
today as hospitals and not as asylums;
for the restoration to health of large
per cent of the patients; an ameliora-
ton of the condition that must neces-
sarily exist if the incurable ones are
cared for in their homes or in poor
houses"
Another factor that accounts for a
small percent of the increase is the
recent enactment of the law that en-
ables the courts to send any criminal,
awaiting trial, to the hospital for OBJ
servation regarding his mental condi-
ton. Obviously, some of these are de-
clared not insane, but help to increase
our numbers. Still another, is the
fact that within the past five years
many cases have been sent here from
the various penal and reformatory in
situations in the State, for medical or
surgical treatment for various all
ments.
The hospital during the past two or
three years has been run practically
all of the time at it's full ! capacity,
having several times come within three
or four of 600 patients, and it is OBJ
vious that unless our capacity is in
creased, frequent transfers will have
to be made to the Retreat at Brattle-
boro
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Deaths.

While the per centage of deaths the
than the previous term, it has very
little significance, as the average age
at death is the proper standpoint from
which to draw conclusions. 1t will be
noted that 20 patients were past Is
years of age when admitted; three
being past 90 and one &c. The average
age at death being nearly 81 yers.
AS stated in our last report, some
what radican change in the care of our
patients was introduced by the present
administration, viz: 1t must be obvi-
Gus to any thinking person that the
province of the lunatic hospital of to-
day is to restore, if possible, the UNI
fortunate people committed to its care
to their normal condition; to care for
and protect them in the most humane
manner possible; to protect the pub
lie, and that this shall be accomplish
ed at minimum expense consistent
with the best results attainable. To
accomplish this we have adopted the
outdoor" and nonresident" policy
The historical padded cell' does not
exist here, and we have used the least
possible amount of mechanical re-
straint consistent with common sense
and safety to the patient and others
Our old airing courts" have gone into
innocuous desuetude, and we have at
tempted to inculcate and teach all IN
/ our employ that the golden rule should
invariably be observed.
The construction of verandas begun
in a small way, four years ago, has
been continued,-nine having beer
built during the past two years-unti
all of the wards on the female sid
and seven of the eleven made wards
have them. These are all large, com
modious and comfortable. Six OF then
being each 68 feet long and IL fee
wide.
i In my opinion nothing has been don
here that adds so much to the com
fort, welfare and happiness Of our pa
tients.
From spring to fall, when the wealth
er permits, every patient, who is ply
sically able and not employed in som
Occupation, is taken out on the exei
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Daily average number OF
State patients 26,S73 23,161 5O,O3i
Daily average number of
private patients 1920 4,542 1882
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The Age Tables.

As TO ages, the larger number wee
admitted between 80 and 40 years, S
cases being admitted between so and
100 years, . cases from II to 20. Az
erage age at death, 61.S6 years.
An exhaustive table gives the num-
Der of cases from every town in the
State Burlington leading the list with
As, Montpelier next with 81, Barre and
st. Adams 90 EACH st. Johnsbury II:
Rutland IA. Average age of men
when admitted. 1897; average age of
women. AZ; average age of men in
hospital July /, 1910, 46.02; average
age of women, AZ years.
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The Occupations.

In regard to occupation, the table
shows 67 patients with no occupation.
46 laborers, ~ housewives, SO farm
ers; 80 homework; 8 Students car
penters, and a scattering of other oc-
equations. Thirty-one alcoholic cases
were treated of which II are reported
recovered; 10 improved and much inn
proved; not discharged; one suicide;
one death.
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Financial Report.

The appropriation received by the
hospital for the period was s25O'OOo
with special appropriation of $4,000,
or total receipts of sS09,359.72, IN
GLIDING private patients contributions
which were $31,220.44. The disburse-
ments were $222,671.54 out of the
regular appropriation and the stock
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22

else ground, as rule, twice a day.
During the winter night rides are Civ
en- as much as possible. The past win
ter, owing to abnormal conditions
caused by the fire, the sleigh rides
were omitted.
June 9th, the three burned and
water-damaged wards having been re-
constructed we began the removal OF
patients to them, and July LIST, saw
everything in its normal condition.
These wards have been materially i'm
proved in many respects from their
condition previous to the fire.
The general health of our people
has been good, there having been no
epidemic of any kind, nor cases of con-
tagious or infectious disease, except
tuberculosis and these are carefully
segregated.
Convict and Criminal Insane.
/ wish to again call your attention
to the class of criminal and convict
insane, which the law says shall be
kept separate and apart from the 9TH
ers."
The building CONSTRUCTED for and de-
voted to that class, is inadequate in
size, unsuitable and unsafe, making it
very expensive to administer. It can
be easily demonstrated that with a
suitable building for this purpose,
saving of at least $1,000 annually could
be made. Safety to the public, welfare
OF the patients and economy demands
that something should be done along
this line.
A shop where some mechanical work
could be done by this class, and in WIN
ter by some of the other male pa
tients, would be a grand thing for the
patients, and would probably, in
measure make their work more profit
able.
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within the period, -. 474 402 S76
Whole number of differ
ent cases within the
period ..............4 1866 396 S62
Discharged within the period, viz;
As recove. I'd at time of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22

crease in the number of patients dur
ing the last four biennial terms.
1904 1866 1907-S 19O9-10
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MADE BY TRUSTEES.
Eleventh Biennial Report On
Vermont State
Hospital
TELLS OF FIRE LOSSES

Asks Legislature Whereby Funds Can
BE Made Available For Contingent
cies and Emergencies of That Ma
ture-Superintenden Grout Tells Of
Work nj the Institution.
The 18th biennial report of the trus-
tees of the Vermont State Hospital for
the Insane at Waterbury, for the term
ending June 80, 1910, has just been is
sued from the Capital City Press and
Superintendent d. d. CIRCUITS labors
for the two year period make most
satisfactory showing. The report of
the trustees is as follows:
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
The EVENING STORY

server might have noted that he was
carefully washing his hands and arms
| in bucket OF water which he kept In
the WAGON. He also produced a comb
from his pocket and smoothed out his
black curly hair. s. Holmes himself
might have been puzzled to know the
reason for this fastidiousness. Peo-
pie do not expect fish huckster to
be as spotless as school teacher or
bank cashier
AS the wagon proceeded, the voice
OF Marcus was heard less and less.
and he seemed to spend more and
more time trying to see a certain
place.
Aha, Marcus, now we have discov-
cred what interests you SO deeply.
Now we do not require the services
Of Mr.. S. Holmes to solve the mystery
of your fastidiousness. The attraction
Is Leah. eldest daughter OF Max
Strauss. She is the handmade at
present in charge OF her fathers fruit
stand
We can unhesitatingly commend you
for your good taste. Marcus. For Leah
is certainly good to look upon with
her full form. those fine eyes and that
peachy complexion.
For months Marcus made 1t a point
of driving past the fruitery OF Max
Strauss every morning. His extreme
baslifulEess. however, had prevented
him from advancing any farther in the
acquaintance of his divinity. To see
her, that was sufficient for him--ex-
cept when he saw someone else talk
ing TO her. Several times he had
seen a dapper young man, well dress
ed. Laughing and talking to Leah In an
off-hand manner that seemed almost
sacrilegious to Marcus.
AS he approached nearer now he
saw this same young man engaged In
animated conversation with Leah. The
heart of Marcus dropped. He felt i'm
PEELED to get out and throw the dandi-
fed fellow into the gutter. He could
have done it with one hand.
Suddenly Leah turned with a
scream and Marcus beheld two boys
running away with their hands full
of oranges. Almost before he thought,
Marcus was off his wagon and In pur-
suit. His long legs soon brought him
up with the younsters. and he collared
them both Making them pick up the
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
FIVE NEW WAYS TO
COOK PEPPERS

Stuffed. -Make a stufiing OF cooked
rice, tomatoes. little minced onion
and salt. Fill sweet peppers latter
seeds have been removed) and bake
until tender, basting frequently.
Puree.--Remove stems and seeds
and chop fine a sufficient number Of
green peppers. Cook one-half hour in
salted water Drain. press through
collander and reheat with salt. but
ter and sweet. cream.
Risatto.-Put in bake dish alter
nate layers OF cooked rice, sweet pep
pers and minced onion. Season. Mois-
ten with hot milk. Cover with dry
bread crumbs and crate cheese thick
" over top. Bake As minutes.
Creole. Seed and slice green rep
pers. Soak In cold salt water for
one-half hour. Drain perfectly Dry.
chop fine. fry in butter. Spread the
peppers over cooked rice in bake dish.
moisten with stock. onion juice and
the fat In which the peppers were
fried. Heat In oven and serve.
with Eggs.-Parboil for five min
utes six green peppers from which
stems and seeds are removed. Drain
and cut In fine strips. Chop one onion
and fry In butter. Add peppers and
cook until done. Butter small rame-
kins and put little OF the mixture
and drop one egg In each. Cover
with buttered bread crumbs and bake
White hose are worn more this sea-
~on than for many years.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
Mamma Little Darling Ont
Hunting For Big Game
BY r. r. WILSON.

-
In our back yard 'ere's lots of flngs
To have fun wiz when you p'tends-
A wheel-barrer n gate at swings
N our dog n tat n all our hens
N our fence n garden n flower
bed,
AT you diets spanked fer steppin' on,
N our hired man at is all red
FIN hoein' out in the hot sun.
I like our hired man best Of all;
He knows the mostest fngs ats
fun;
He knows bout injuns ten feet tall,
An tells me, when his chores Is
done.
An right beside our yard they is
A really woods with lots of trees:
Our hired man cy's the grass in
there,
Men tell me bout the bear he sees.
NJ he says: "Cap'n. ats a bear
Wot is one-big n black n
Hark!
Ef IL you I'd not go in there,
A-speshly when it's DROWN dark"
An at night when my prayer w
through,
My mamma tucked me in my bed,
An men heard at bear go
"Oo-oo-oo!"
You bet | covered up my head!
Men when I'd ct my brekfas dish
OF oatmeal, men | got my gun.
A-goin' TO make at bad bear wish
He hadn't scairt me like he done.
My guns a really, truly kind
AT, when you pull II, II goes,
"Snap-p!"
An men went to try an find
AT bear before took my nap.
An men | saw-what do you s'pose
Right ere behind our flower bed.
In our back yard, big. black nose
A-sticlin' FIN a big, black head!
II was bear a-growlin'-My,
I ruined and Skinned up In is tree,
An pulled my feet up list as high,
So he'd not Diet a bite OF me.
NJ 'en the photo man came by.
Ar took my pitcher in is tree,
An said. Bud, why'd you climb so
high?"
An when told. he says at he
'Ent seen no bear, but list a dog,
He said, men he LATED so hard
He had TO sit down on a log
But | did--right in our back yard.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

fruit they had dropped in their flight.
he led them back. A crowd had gath
cred and Mr.. Strauss himself. reused
from his breakfast. appeared on the
scene.
II am much obliged to you. SIR" he
said shaking Marcus hand and inquir-
ing his name.
Marcus eyes were on Leah.
MY daughter Leah" said Mr..
Strauss.
Leah blushed. Marcus mentally COM
pared her with an angel. rather to the
disadvantage of the angel. The dap
per young fellow had disappeared. The
two boys had done the same. Before
Marcus drove away he had accepted
an invitation to call the next evening.
Their wedding may not have been
In the society notes. but their mar
riage licenses Is of the same size and
shape as anybody's and cost just as
much.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

Marcus was the proprietor OF fish
wagon drawn by horse power. The
wagon was equipped with scales Cloth
fish scales and scales on which to
weigh fish, Laughter). knives and
wrapping paper. Marcus stood on a
step mt the rear. You should have
heard him cry Fish"
Marcus was known as a successful
ran He saved his money. too. and
it. was rumored that he would soon
launch into the wholesale business
down At the river.
Marcus was driving up Second-st.
one summer morning and a close OBJ.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

buttons of cut Jet. pearl and crystal
are some OF the novelties.
Velvet and satin cloths to match
the dress, and fur collars and weltins,
for use with fur-trimmed costumes.
also will be shown.
The principal feathers Will be black
Russia and drll calf. Black suede,
with unobtrusive chocolates and pur-
pies in the toppings. with patent
vamps, are also preparing for display.
Toes will be rounded for the west.
while the typical eastern toe this fall
will be longer and will have sug-
gestion OF the French
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
From the Mill 20 the Homo.
Every Woman
Every Girl
Every Man
Every Boy.
Every-ChiId

Can be more satisfactorily sup
nlIed with Summer Underwear at
this store than II is possible with
any other store
Fitted better - with much
greater variety in selections-and
AT surely money-saving prices.
This is easy for us because We
sell the products Of our own large
mills in Bay City.
For more than Is years we have
been selling Worlds Star" I'm
derwear and Hosiery direct to
consumers--never to the trade.
Come here and enjoy the advan-
tages Of the one and only Exclu.
sive Underwear and II os iery
Store
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

Some OF the newest designs are
shown herewith. The two on the ex-
treme left are really advance styles
in soft tan for next summer. In the
center is a shoe of mat calf, with
dull calf top and two-button collar
of the same material Next to II Is
black satin boot. with crystal but
tons. On the extreme right is shoe
of patent colt, with kid top and pat
ent colt collar. Lower down, In the
center, is a black satin slipper, with
rhinestone ornament, fanked by some
of the new cut Jet buttons.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
NO REsPECTER OF PERSONS.
BY A. Robert Groh.

We will grant. right here in the be-
ginning. that clothes speckled with
fish scales. and hands, permeated with
the odor of fish. do not belong to the
ideal hero IN best seller" Never
theless, IL must be admitted that
Cupid is not by any means respecter
of persons.
Marcus Lacey Is a case In point.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

.. .,' u. wre.: sG S sE5aR ny 5;
MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
GHtLpREN s1 WHIME TEETndMH VIII ~
CHILD, sOFTENS the GUMS. AL4LAY6
all PAIN: CURES WIND COLO. and r
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
world. BE sure and ask for Mrs. Win.
slows Soothing Syrup" and take Nc
other kind. TWENTY-FIVE cents bottle.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

Unless cake tins have been well
creased, 1t is difficult to dislodge the
contents when baked. The expert
ment should be tried of wrapping the
tin for moment IN a cloth wrung
out in cold water, and then giving 1t
one or two sharp knocks.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

Dear Miss Grey: (1) Give me a
recipe for prune pie. (2) Which are
more fashionable-round rats or tur-
hans? (3) Are large hats to be worn
this fall. or will hats be smaller? a.
Please give recipe for candy.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
~ O.
.OOcIETY

Mr.. and Mrs. George Hargreaves
and Miss Hargreaves. OF No. 419 Vine
.wood'ave.. are spending August at the
seashore.
Mrs. Walter T. Bradford and her
two children left Wednesday for st.
Joseph. Mich. for two weeks visit
with friends and relatives.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Fish.
or Memorial church will give an Ice
cream social In the parlors OF the
church Friday evening, August 8.
The Baroness Won KetteIer. of Ber
I'm. who has been the guest OF hei
father Henry b. Ledyard. Crosse
Pcinte Farms. for some time past, left
Thursday morning for Banff. In the
Canadian Rockies. accompanied by
Miss Florence Pond.
%
Thirty department heads and sales
men of the Buhi Hardware Co.. we're
the guests OF the Arm at an annual
dinner held wednesday evening at
the dinner an informal toast list
rounded out an enjoyable evening of
opod fellowship.
The Detroit Motor Boat club will
make it's third annual cruise to Chat
ham, Ont. Saturday and Sunday of
this week. The feet will be led by
Commodore William Z. Scripps' nag
ship Narmada. The citizens OF Chat
ham, from the mayor down. have made
great preparations to royalty enter
tain the visitors.
The marriage Of Miss Katheryn
WEIGH. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. l..
M. Hartley, to Harry Walsh, was
quietly celebrated in this city. Tues
day, August 2. Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh
borough. Ont, their former home, and
later will take up their residence in
Plainfeld. Ill.
Mrs. Frederick M. Alser has given
the use OF her beautiful home at
Crosse Pointe Farms to the Woman's
union OF the Crosse Pointe Evangeli-
cal church for an afternoon musicale
Thursday. August IL. In aid Of the
maintenance fund OF the church. The
sANciNai piOAtdiu - III tnC hoiiuc Va
Mrs. Clara Koehler-Heberlein who
will be assisted by Miss Louise Davi-
son. violinist. and Harold Armstrong.
baritone. The program will begin at
o'clock.
o.
An especially fine program has been
arranged by Conductor Neddermeyer.
or Neddermeyer's concert band now
playing In the Wayne garders for Fri
day evening. when the members OF the
Harmonic society and their families
will he the guests-af- sMF NeA4ernfcy--
er and James r. Hayes. The pro-
gram Will be entirely by German conf
rosers, and will include selections
from Wagner's "Tannhauser" and
Lohengrin." LISTS Les Preludes"
and a fantasia on Songs Of the Faith
erland." Secretary Leidich, OF the
Harmonic society, says that a Har-
monte membership card is all that Is
necessary for admittance to the con-
cert.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
@ a 8 TO Fri a

From the MIL to the Homo.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

White hose are worn more this sea-
son than for many years.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05
FASHIONS

Velvet trimmings are seen a great
deal on the midsummer hats.
Some OF the newest girdles are
white satin beaded with pattern in
cut Jet.
The blouse coat is especially becom-
ing to young girls and small women.
Black and white striped suits In
serge or linen are very fashionable.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-05

They usually have blaek na<in eo|loSd
and CUTS. !, "A.
The lace frill has once more been
introduced under the brim Of the new
lace hats.
Dotted wells are not worn this sea
son. The favored ones are OF nne
large meshed metz
Black lace trimmed white hats are
much seen.
The black and white combination
shows no sign OF falling on In popur
larity.
Young girls wear ribbon bands with
flowers, In their hair.
sashes are worn a great deal In