Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-28
GATHERED BY THE wAYslDE
rRx Ora Miliams,l.

pes Moines, Nov. 2S.--Any ANALYSIS
of the increasing per capita cost OF th'
public service and OF all governments
activities--in the nation, IN every sSs.e
in the counties, in comsnonst'es-Wh
mot be complete without taking into ae'
count the fact that, in response TO !
general demand, there is greater neeo
of doing more for the people ana ne
cessity for new fields OF pubic endeaN-
or to fu,fsn ali the requirements OF Sc
,cie,y. The members Of ,sse board os
lcor.rol realize this fact, because il IS
'hrousht home to them IN many ways
every week. bat on their r>ecen: tour os
a number OF other states sAsy We're
deeply Impressed with the fact. Every
where there is chansins asstsude TO-
word public institutions They are be-
ing transformed. Places Of detention
/ become places Of correSttons places 81
jressrain, becomes places sor care; IN
curry preceSies all else
| Take. for Instance, the treatment o.
the insane IN Chicago .he members
oi the board visited the big new gen
eral hospital maintained by Cook coa''-
~, also the psychopathic hospital III
Chicago, Here Is the iies as 10 the
latter, a patient IS i'll Nth nsess:a l
disorder He IS sent - NC psyche
pathic hospital He IS placed N the
care ~ specialists. He IS watched and
examined and s,adie5, Treatment IS
applied in any and AZ .orGns. Il is
strictly :, hospital, The result Is that
Very many who are sent there are re-
turned 10 -hesr homes &c sfo-eG -
health Others are sen. 90 ,he state
hospitals for insane or epsleat4c or else
where Pa, when they go ~ the state
institutions they so with their cases
thoroughly understood ana diagros cd,
All the inquiry has taken Place before
commitment. A Judge q the court
holds session once each week AT the
hospital and taxes testimony o. the ex-
per.s as 70 the ocn5iticr IL MS or that
eng and commitments are yr2aae oIiy
after fun hearing and on courT or
ders
Now in Iowa the plan IS tina; when
citizen displays evidence al Tren,a. un-
balance he Is Stunned or 81 alone dur
ing Al the period when 8 cure might be
easiest then when ne becomes plainly
dancerous hs IS taken before e So
called beard and g commitment or
CeTegi, and after he IS sa,2t away the
Investigation then commences. TIE
rev method is to Investigate first and
3ncare-ate afterwards TIE -ew meth
% IS 70 place tire patiea. under The
care q: q ccrps n specialists, 10 be
studied by competent aIieais.s and TO
1e 1rea:e6 BIZ best doctors and 10 DO
this RICH; al The first. TIE new way
Is "a have commitments hy cou-.
trained ii thA work. Il Iowa ninety
nine commissions with II. sorts Of
members undertake This delicate task
But the rev way costs money. II IS
expensive and the public must foot th-
bills
The systen adopted in Illinois IS be-
ing adopted in many % the states
There Is also tendency 20 have large
hospitals fer the insane in connection
with la-ge ci1ies Cincinnati has late
hospitals % the country.
= step IN the direction % modern
Ting The system % handling the men.
tally IL has long been a6voca ted in
Iowa The heads 81 the state hospi-
10 GET The legislature 70 provide FOR
psycaopathfe hospital IN connection
with tt.s STATE university. But even
II this csa NOT Re done members %
Inc board believe tas-e should he pro-
Tls.oa for competent aiienists II Iowa
There should " AT sile-ist al each u
tae state hos7 itais. There should be
one fer -hs STATE prison. The reforna-
tp-y and tbs TWO reform 81 hools. Per-
hays oos could Do TIE wosk 70. al
four
TIE tact has beer r.eted that there
IS great deal yer - De learned alton.
-zez-sI disorders. II the prycaopatIlic
hcspiizl in Caicsgo they are doing
-oata reseerca yora- The slzperinten-
1elt aellsgss that cure Wi! yet he
found foy snsaajry. i, ali 5epenGx on
toe actual Cause. n irkanitY- which has
asEer ye' been definitely Sscerraines.
TIE things aolet leads ~ ~ !asanity
are 6nown- hgr 5lst what ta1es place
x tse 5rata eel. 70 6srerenrlste the
a2.s from tae insane is not known.
i IL Dsccaae u3ora a-6 uzore recog-
I&zed tnst there Is close relation be-
-weez crime end mental aefects or dig
ptders. The pe-tel-sgY ssne and nor
c-la2 PERM rarely eyer commits q
er@12e- A study If tals sab5ect ia a
-lecessity.
Towa hzs opportsnsty which nss
cGzae u 10 utter state II me union ~
eats yslss a,.5 maintain sao6el epilsp-
t4c Y51-&se- ftcIl14e} Icconloyue and
M sseocistes oa tae board have be-
sease n4ges Impressed win this fact.
Itlsy :sse tr3rsos ~ gather !afor.aa. ton
froIa eserg sy@vres ~ that they VIII.