The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-05

great many things especially inter-
csting and attractive to women would
be carried on In this building.
Ideal Nurse Home.
THE Dix cottage. which Is frame
building. and Is now used for the COIL
valcscent women. would make an
ideal nurses home. At the present
time there Is practically no sati8fac-
tory accommodations for the nurses.
some OF them sleeping In the wards
with the patients, while others have
rooms on the top floor Of tho now
building, which Is an attic that has
been converted into sleeping quarters.
So much for the general arrangement
OF the present buildings.
kitchens and Dining Rooms Unsntis.
factory.
I'm addition to tho improvements
already suggested. there should DC
erected q central kitchen and congre-
cato dining rooms The present sys-
tenn Of numerous kitchens and dining
rooms Is unsatisfactory in every way;
and there should be sn uptodate laun-
dry. Tile present building could he
utilized by enlarging 1t somewhat and
installing modern equipment. A con-
trail heating plant would also he nee
cssary. and this would probably be
the most expensive item in the entire
plan of reconstruction.
"A number Of small buildings about
the place would naturally be done
away with In the general cleanup. A
now Ice house. new baker, refrig-
Grating plant. ETC.. will all be included
! In the plans for the central Kitchen"
estate park (Nlnnyc
|; According to the report by A. T..
Herring. NJ. D.. under the present
plans colony for the negro Insane of
both sexes would be established ut
State Park. There is building at this
place which is now occupied by less
than 100 negro women.
mono of tho work of this building"
says tho report. was done by the
labor Of patients Under our proposed
plan at least a hundred able bodied
negro male patients would be trans
fcrrcd to State Park and housed in the
small wooden building now on the
place. These patients would be uti-
lized In doing all OF the general. labor
such as cxcavatlng. clearing the land
unloading cers, mixing cement etc
This would save the State great deal
OF money and by-erecting a permanent
and comparatively inexpensive build
Ing all OF tho negro patients could be
housed in the near future, and Mt O
comparatively small cost would
say within $500 bed. This. to my
mind, Is one OF the most important
things connected with tie entire plan
OF reorganization.
"Thc negroes could ilbe used for
farming purposes: and there is no rea-
son why most or the produce used in
the hospital could not be produced 0n
this farm by the patients labor. BY
occupying the nogrdCs In this mahner
| restraint could be absolutely abolish
cd: the patients would be happier aHtl
more contented; there would bc, a
large number OF reeoveries; and = at
the same time thcyu would beconlei a
! valuable asset TO the institution and
| the State, ts@i' - ,UG .r;';r-. ,u. .ut
'"In addition to the colony for the
negroes there cohldIo be : erected al
State Park a building foep the idlotic
and imbectfe childfehsswho are now
living With tho patients in the State
hospital. The Importance or 'scgfegat.
ing the imbecile ana "feebleminded
! children from the adults has 'atever
been questioned. There should also
he constructed at State Park q sop
arate building for cases OF tubetcu-
f'fosis and pcllagra.9 .9'iThsre is splcn.
! did opportunity. both at the present
hospital and at State Park, to develop
farm colonies" IL tt-