The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-06-12

ctuU WouSu HSlS, w uiiC ioI iheSh1oN
as a sermon, the address of the Hon
orable M. l.. Alexander, President OF
the State Conservation Commission re-
minded us of Gods great generosity to
the people of Louisiana, where none
but man is vile," and of our duty, as
good citizens, to properly conserve
this beauty. Between these two splen-
did addresses, good imported band
played most inspiringly our national
(?) air, "Tipperary."
The height of the days delight came
with the announcement of dinner. All
of the patients whose minds are not
warped by prejudice or foggy with hal
lucinations admire DR.. Pierson, because
his work here for the past ten years
has brought about much good; and he
has turned the public mind in the dl-
rection that is bound to bring happy
results after he has left here. AS |
say, he is popular with the patients,
and made a big hit with them, in ex-
tending an invitation to repair to the
loaded dining tables, with sweep OF
the arm that took in the whole crowd
= guests and patients = he shouted:
"You are all invited. All of you. You
all look alike to me-"
Our capable butcher, early the night
before, had skewered the well-dressed
carcasses of three large beeves and six
fattling sheep, and over the red en-
bers in the pit they (the beeves and
the sheep. People roast the butcher
when discussing his steak had cooked
all night and morning long, being
basted at intervals with good fat drip
pings. Well, to hurry back to the
| table (for it's long time between six
a. M and two p. n.y. we find food in
abundance. Great heaps of honest
beef and mutton for the men, and
pyramids of sweet-meats for the wo-
men and children-and men. After
dinner, the visitors were shown the
barns, silos, splendid horses, and a
herd of more than hundred English
Guernsey and German Holstein cows,
headed by Lilly-a Holstein-a dairy
on four legs, whose yield is ten gallons
in twenty-four hours The war back
home does not disturb them, they are
too busy making milk. At 49O, the
guests and some Of the patients suffer
ing from an enlarged nerve" came
to the mother Institution on the train,
where for nearly an hour the guests
visited certain limited areas of the
Hospital.
Many of the patients, including the
writer, met dear old friends among the
Legislators and guests, and it was with
reluctance that goodbyes were said as
the train pulled out for the main line
back to the world"
These visits to the Hospital are
bound to result in great good. This
branch of philanthropy has been sadly
overlooked, largely because the people
of Louisiana have not been in close
touch with the work. Much should be
done for the insane-sick folks, dOubly
sick because the mind and not the
/ body is affected. The four physicians
here are kept busy going from place to
, place in the Hospital, and much of the
, time the patient must be left to the
, mercy of an attendant. The insane, in
many cases, like the dead, can tell NO
tales, hence the need of intelligent
} humane attendants. This kind you can
not always obtain for salary of $40
{ per month and board and lodging.
, Personally, have no axe to grind
for | am getting along fine, and hope
r to be out very soon; but great suffer
5 ing tenders the heart; tremendous
, crises push back little the mysteri
. Gus curtain of death, and give one q
} glimpse of the eternal. This appeal is
. for my unfortunate brothers and sis
5 tiers here and in many jails throughout
t the state, who would, could they do SO
8 make mightier appeal to their big
Q brothers in the legislature for needed
. assistance. None can adequately real
: iZe what the insane have suffered
3 through the absence of sympathy from
a those whose duty it is to protect
e further advance of the movement fo1
e the prevention and treatment of thu
a insane will depend upon finances 4
4 tremendous responsibility rests upor
e the legislators of the state. l refuse
e to believe that the property owenr viii
= knowingly permit the more unfortunat,
d citizens to suffer frightfully for thu
+ want of small mite from each tax
e payer.
e The legislators know, too. many o