Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-26
A Visit to the Insane Hospital

locked after the work Is dones until time to open up again.
 A patient looks after the dishwash- ing machine. which is a saver, in dish washing, where so many dishes have to be handled. Yeu may ask if they l come out clean2 Yes; not as you
 or I have seen them before now, just
 half done. where a girl would have to get the rest of the grease off the towel. I have seen such slack ness here and in this room, although small, we have no fear of running into swill with our white aprons on,
 for the patient keeps his pails out
 of the way Of womens skirts. and is Just as neat in all he does as you or I could be.
 Next is the cook room. which has a large bread mixer run by power, which makes the bread taste like home made. As attendant re- l marked: She had eaten six slices of | bread, it waS~so good, and she thought the seventh slice might satisfy her ap- petite. She felt almost ashamed to eat ! that, but it was so fresh she couldn't
 resist.
 All wear white uniforms, which give 8 clean look to those who are cook ing-nothing looks better than white. At the end of the hall is the hos pttal store. Here you will find every thing in it's place.
 Going from there up a flight of stone steps we find ourselves on the 1 main corridor, where right and left are matrOnS reception and Sleep1nS 1 rooms. dispensary, nlGs.lg room, den- tist, library and some sleeping rooms. Also mems and Women's bathrooms, etc.
 On the second corridor. we find at 1 the right the chapel, where meetings are held, moving pictures shown and dances given. They have a nine piece orchestra which gives good. up-to- date music. Some evenings you will 1 hear just piano selections. At the left. as also up another flight | of stairs, are employees sleeping rooms with steam heat, electric light, mak- 1 ing the rooms very comfortable. Passing now down to the main cor ridor again we walk along quite step where two ways open at the l north and we enter the private ward south is the private ward for men.
 In the women's ward they have about all the conveniences anyone would wish for. even to a piano. Going along the corridor again we find more passageways leading to the different wards. I might go on at some length in describing the differ ent wards, where the patients are, but 1 it would take more space, and am afraid tire you out, so will say there are all classes, rich and poor, old and young, put here for treatment. They have the best of care and attention
 from the nurses and attendants. There are those here that are able to work. And they are given light ! work to do. and seem to enjoy 1t. wonder many times in watching a pa tient what it is that has caused them to lose their reason. Many of them will tell you they are not crazy, and expect te go home soon; but by watch ing, you will soon find out what their mind runs on.
 At the present time I have a pa tient with nae who enjoys sketching. (She is a parole patientD I gave her a post card with a house on it. which she is enlarging in crayon. l have done it to help her pass the time while waiting to go on duty with me; also to see if she really can do what she claims. I am really surprised at the work she is doing. Once in a while she will laugh outright. but she is rational in her talk.
 Patients are taken out every day for a drive, or walk. with the at tendants,
 I will now bring this visit to close and give someone else a chance. FROZEN. Maine.