The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-21
ESTATE ASYLUM AS
 SEEN BY VISITOR
Robert L. Norris Found Conditions Near to Ideal Where Our UnfOr- inmates Are Cared for and
 Healed If There's a Chance.

"a mission being to pldCe all dSeu IlldU
 in inc State Hospital for Nervous
 Diseases. more commonly called the
 state insane asylum,
 Nr. Norris reached the asylum on 8 Friday. which is cleanup day I inc wear around, the ,one day when is not the custom to admit visit & ors Mr. Norris, however, express ed n desire to see how the patients were cared for, and, with the con- sent of pr. J. l.. Greene, the new supprintendent, $. D. Thompson one of the authorities, acted as the guide.
 First they visited the reception room. where all patients are first taken. and where they are examined and weighed. Then to Dr. Greene $ nriyate room, where is kept a com nlpte record of all business trans actions, with Miss Hattie Knight, private secretary and stenographer, in charge of the records. In this office a system is maintained by which any patient in the institution may be located in any hour of the day or night The women's ward next was visited, and the dining room where hundreds are fed at a time. and the kitchen. In all these numbers were at work cleaning and du,ting. and everywhere was eyi- drncc of the immaculate cleanliness fhal i, maintained throughout. At pn,jon was called to the fact that there were no flies allowed in any pH of fine institution.
 The kitchen. where more than fourteen hundred are cooked for. is provided over hy Emmanuc. Shores. a negro patient who has bong been in that position. He has l>c assistants In former adminis- ugous Shores made several al- rupD, to run away but now say, he place seems like home to him laj he has no desire to leave. Leaving the kitchen, Mr. Norris visited the electric light plant. the tr plant and the laundry. In this Inst place all the washing is done
 
 ..r OF no trouble.
 The roulaIcscenl building for Noman with a capacity for l5O pa r0D> was formerly not used, and was referred to as the COW barn. NoW there are l37 patients there. aI caIrd for in the utmost comfort hy three attendants. The sleeping rooms are upstairs. and each pa teu, has a cot, and everything is kept neat and clean and comfort abie \ similar building is under construction for men. and these are considered a valuable addition to 'he equipment in restoring to health those whose conditions have made them charge on the state.
 The laboratory is one of the fin e>t in the state. Here every facility Is had for the most minute eNami- nation of patients. The blood and urine of each is carefully exam med and the knowledge thus ob- 'alned used in seeking a cure. A complete durg store is an import ant part of the institution.
 In the mems ward every patient that was able was busy performing the duties of clcan-up day and seemed lo be enjoying it. Here pool and billiard tables and other games and amuSementS were supplied The mrns nlirmary, in charge of Mrs. Flames and her husband contained ' patients, and here the utmost aue' prevailed as the wants of the >tN were given close attention.
 IHe WoWen's inlirmary had B lHnu.s. in charge of Mrs. Mitrh- '.. Mrs French and Mrs. Wright.
 N present time there is com p.et' Turkish bath establishment Ior men only. but one is soon 10 be p'o>Idrd for the women as well.
 In Inc Women'S work room the p.mripal occupation is sewing, N1I-p the majority of men work ou. on inc grounds. in flowers, gar ur1 truck, etc. These are kept in nra, and fine condition. In the 'tI'u. tune many acres are planted 70 vegetables for use in the asylum, 'hd The patients mostly take inter- est m the work. At 10 o'clock each morning the patients who are able are out on the grounds for exercise.
 Among the noted patients in the asylum are eX-GOSernor John s. LIiJle, Circuit Judge Duffey and rN-"oNernor F.. H. Hamiter. In all lnere are i.i62 patients, 702 male anu '6O female. They rave 38 trained nurses.
 lows:
 I j. L. Greene, M. D., superintend-
 R. F. Darnall, NJ. D., clinical di- rector.
 |. 0. Thompson, NJ. D., pathoIo-
 J ?. light steward.
 D A Arkebaucr D. w. Roberts. "' k. Fletcher and C. R. Doyne,
 physicians.
 t. T. Cook. dentist.
 MT Norris said that there was a wonderful improvement in condi-
 IohN at the hospital now over those
 m mn a short time ago, and he feels
 una, II there is any chance at all
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