Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-02-16

THE LIMA STATE HOSPITAL To-
Gated 3 miles north OF Lima, Tor the
custody, care, and special treatment
OF insane persons OF the following
classes: tlrst-Persons VINO become
insane while IN the keformatory or
FenlJentlary; SecOnd-Dangerous, IN
sane persons IN otner State hospitals;
Thlra-PersOns accused OF crime, DuU
not indicted because of insanity;
Fourth-tersons indicted, but found
to be insane; Fifth-Persons acquit-
ted because of insanity; Sixth-Per-
sons adjudged to be insane who were
previously convicted of crime
Seventh-Such other insane persons
as may be directed by law. Was au-
thorized by the General Assembly in
1904. Governor John N. Pattison ap-
pointed a Building Commission IN
1907; construction on work began Au-
gust ID, 1908, continuing through ad-
ministratlons of Governors Andrew l..
Harris, Judson Harmon, James M.
Cox and opened during administration
OF Governor Frank b. Willis; con-
structed on pavilion plan of fire re-
sisting material throughout. Dis
tanee around buildings measured at
grade line, $3.50 feet-more than 1 "
miles; 10000 cubic yards of concrete;
$500 tons of reinforcing and struc-
tural steel; 100000 face brick; l.
SAG windows, 1862 pieces of sash, con-
tanning more than $4,000 lights of
glass; "a tons of sash weights and
$1,000 feet of sash chain; 80 acres
of plastering; 8 acres of cement and
tile floors; 122,S9O feet of electric
wire-20 miles; 81, 900 feet of cleo
trical conduit. The buildings are val
ued at 1888, ,639.83. Normal capac-
ity, 1000 patients; ready for reception
patients April l, 1914; first patients
July 10, 1914; admission for fiscal
year 1916, 500 men, 154 women, as
total of 750. GIG acres land valued at
$63, ,622.00, mostly tillable; agriculture
and truck-gardening will be principal
occupation of the inmates. From 80
to so per cent. of the male population
are able to take part in work of till
ing soil; during past season, raised
500 bushels tomatoes; 1882 bushels
potatoes; 240 bushels peas; 1,470 doz-
ems green corn; 632 bushels wheat;
100 tons hay; 1890 bushels corn; l.
534 bushels oats and a great variety
of small vegetables. To carry on this
operation required 9 horses and g
mules, with necessary agricultural i'm
plements; herd of 81 dairy cows pro-
duced $4,000 pounds milk; piggery
raised So hogs from which was fur
nished for table 4,764 pounds pork. A
COW barn 176x40, and piggery 129x30,
were constructed during the Summer
Season; patient labor took an active
part in this work. Leading into the
Hospital was constructed roadway 81
600 feet long and 18 feet wide. The
grading, placing stone, was done en-
tirely by patient labor. Silo, 40 feet
in height and 16 feet in diameter, con-
structed, and filled with 153 tons of
ensilage corn.
LONGVIEW HOSPITAL, for the
insane, near Cincinnati, locate
Carthage was established in 1921, but
did not receive State support until
1861, when a law was passed provid-
ing that the cost of maintenance be
partly borne by the State. At pres
ent the State pays all expenses for
maintenance, but the buildings and
land are owned by Hamilton county.
Admission to this hospital is restrict
ed to citizens Of Hamilton county. The