Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-11
INSANITY HOSPITAL At MOUNT
PLEAsANr TO De OFFICIALLY
INVESTIGATED.
PHYSICIAN ALLEGES
mierREATMENr OF PATIENTS
D.. Amslia Dickinson Charges Attsnd-
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Dc oissvuntlsd Because o. Disagree
vssent with institution Authorities.

bot Moines, Sept. 1l.-Charges made
~ ~. Amelia Dickinson that patients
have Been n,istreated by attendants At
thA state hospital for the insane at
Mount riSasant. will be investigated
BIZ the stass board Of control next
Tuesday. At that time the board Will
make the semi annual visit TO that In
stitution.
Or. Dickinson filed charges with the
board Of control alleging that In aev-
errl instances attendants at the hos
pital pushed and struck insane patients
when they refused to obey orders. She
also told the board that the hospital
authorities did not change the canvas
used in the Continuous bath" aftor
each patient had been treated.
aays Complainant Was Pssvsd.
w. J. Dixon. chairman OF the state
board Of control, last night stated 'hat
Dr. Dickinson has hled certain charges
against the Mount Pleasant hospital.
He says that DR.. Dickinson was en-
ployed at the hospital from Jan. y 70
April n, 1915. On leaving, the chair
.,
tain of the hospital authorities and
hled charges referred to.
"The board OF control will 81 to
Mount Pleasant next TUESDAY to make
an investigation OF DR.. Dickinson
oharsss." said Chairman Dixon yester-
doxl. 49,
hospital for a time She left after q
disagreement.
chsrsss Canvas Not Changed.
"One OF the charges she made was
that tho hospital authorities did not
change the canvas for each patient
after taking the continuous bath. In
the best hospitals Of the country they
have adopted the system OF treating
violent patients by the continuous bath
method. It consists OF placing them
In q canvas In warm bath Tor sew
eral hours. It soothes them and they
become quiet, many Of them dropping
to sleep in the bath.
at I. the r,,le to soak the canvas
used for each patient in carbolic acid
after each bath.
we Will inquire into whether the
management has been following tho
rule. Tho board has offered to pay
DR.. Dickinson's way to Mount Pleasant
from her home In lola. Kan Sne nas
notified W. she will be present next
Tuesday.
Did Not Charge Choking.
TN her talk with TIE board Or.
Dickinson has not charged that pa
.sents were smothered with pillows or
c6oked. She did charge that attend
ants In several cases pushed and
struck p: tent when the patient re-
fused TO obey Instructions.
THE charges were filed by DR.. Dick
inson three weeks ago. She gave the
names OF number OF witnesses she
wanted called. One former nurse from
the Mount Pleasant institution who Is
now ut Evansville. Ind, refused to
come to testify, altho her expenses
would be paid. She said she has moth
Ing against the management Of the
hospitai and that her testimony would
not aid the case. Another witness re-
siding In Keokuk telcphoned the board
yesterday that she has no evidence to
present with reference TO the charges.
She said she did not want to attend
the hearing because her testimony
would not he worth anything"
DR.. Charles F. Apologize Is in
charge Of the Mount Pleasant hospital.
Nc charges have been made against
him. 4