The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-10

returned to society as useful citizens
themselves as we'll as from society.
Since coming to the asylum three
years ago, Doctor Schwallie has inaug.
nrated a number Of changes. At first
the patients were, given their food in
tin plates which they took and ate
where they pleased. Often as not they
, threw the food away. Then the doctor
decided to erect large dining room.
This room is open on all sides and il
furnished with long tables and benches.
The patients took to the new order of
things at once and now enjoy the din
ing room more than they disliked the
former haphaZard arrangement.
New Dining Hall
Then the doctor had q large center
hall built of concrete which Is one of
the best buildings on the island, Is
is sanitary and freproof and provided
with every convenience. Many Of tha
other houses are old, built Of wood,
dangerous and in u high degree unsani.
tary. II is the hope Of Doctor Sehwal-
lie that these structures may soon dis
appear.
/ At present Doctor Schwallie is work.
ing on an Improvement which, will make
IT, POsaible TO take care Of more than
20O more, patients New roads are be.
ing built and aImodern receiving ward
is being erected. This ward will be
modern in every respect and will be
equipped with high class X-ray ma
chine for making diagnoses Of all all
ments. The ward will also be equipped
with a modern interchangeable appa.
ratus for treating all manner Of violent
insane patients. This treatment has
been tried with marked success on the
mainland and many notable cures ef-
feeted. The patient is kept in warm
water from periods of from one to nine
hours. The treatment acts as soda
tive and is one of the best nerve treat
ments known to science. The cures are
effected through treatment of the ner-
yes, the cause of most insanity. D..
Building New Cottages '.''..r. f..
| Excavations for this building and
three large cottages have already been
made and it is expected that the cou.
tract for the structures will be award
ed next month. The work will cost
approximately SOC, 900 although only
P$40,00O has been appropriated for this
one unit.
1.-THE otht. $4,000 will have to be
obtained some way" mused Doctor
Schwallie. He probably will ask the
Legislature to provide it. The Doctor
has great faith and believes In doing
things and getting the money somehow.
And somehow the money always comes,
as it always does to a man who has
faith.
Most Of the rough work is being done
by the patients. They crush the stone
and build the roads. They also b. lay
the foundations for the buildings. They
are willing and steady workers and
there is never any trouble hat the asy.
lum so long as the patients can be kept
busy. To keep them busy is the big
problem. What is needed is large
tract of land to be laid out for agrieul'
tural pursuits. Another thing needed
- piece TO segregate the feeble minded
from the actively insane. At present
they are kept together much to the
detriment of the feeble. In many eases
the mind of the feeble can be trained
ard developed and in some cases com
plete cure is effected.
More Money Needed ,Uhhh
Doctor Schwallie expects, F1DdsR tHF
next legislature to appropriate $2O0, Oo0
to carry on the work for the growing
numbers of insane in the Territory. HI
advocates a larger place, more ground
and more buildings. If he is able to in
duce the legislature to appropriate
5000 900 he believes that the problem
of the insane in the Territory will be
solved for the next twenty-five years.
At any rate it is a tonic TO take &
trip to the insane asylum and see the
work that is being done under the su
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