Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-05

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Fetreat at Brattleboro have been ill-treat-
a by attendants, and that evidence tend
h to show that in some cases patients
ave been knocked down and otherwise /
bused by attendants, but without knowl-
dye of those in charge of the institution,
he legislative committee appointed to i'll
estigate the retreat, presented their re-
ort to-day to the General Assembly The
mmn,ee' consisting OF senators ". n.
Hne"u VI rrahh!'' county "n" LINUS
Va ,-",oi.e ooin'9. anu nep
% w. w. nonue'' y. p"' Ill -
S.uai' VI hS"uo'iS''c anu - D. n'ooNs
mo"'pei.el, was appo'"'eu February
Nie'' ."e nra'.ieooro i,e.'e". az
a..'eooro' 10 'ake INTO eohs'oerat'o"'
vesusate ana report upon inc manage,
zen. VI saio 'hst'"tion' ana tne care ana
ed''nent VI persons VINO nave pee" vi
re now cohnneo therein, ana AZ 10 'ne
o"cs' ana AaNhIuI performance vi All
&c u"''cs VI inc o'"cers '"ereo''
PLENTY OF TESTIMONY.
The committee after VISITING Rra,t,eboro
md ,nakinr a carefn, ;nsnection NJ tho
etreat. held nub,;c hearings AZ which 70 |
illnesses anneareo One Thousand twen.
,.tu,o +vnewr;ttan nogos =, tost,,rnrv
ere taken and among the witnesses were
he trustees. superintendent. assistant.
MUSICIAN, nurses. attendants and en-
loyes Of the institution. former nurses
nd attendants. discharged patients. mem
ers Of the State board of supervisors OF
he insane. physicians connected with
ther institutions and others interested
the welfare Of patients at the retreat.
COMMITTEE
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, sttanSan,s -. ,,;,, $500. ~" oao,,n
go - $50. 49, ..... 49,.
.at ,nn,,;r,, ,,,as" 80 .s;Sr .h
".N., t.' D ""o stn-,a III.
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or ana the actual cost not univ mre.
|iudes the making Of improvements but
involving 1t in debt. and that II sus-
aimed the contract be modified. Another
important recommendation is that in the
went It becomes the policy of the State
o enlarge the State asylum at Waterbury
hat that institution be so enlarged that
III patients supported by the State can
be cared for. 1t is also recommended that
Eome satisfactory ground be found for an
greement to the end that the State be-
come trustee of the institution
SIX spEC1E1C CAsEs
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"o.e 80
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eo' ~ ""' W 'ne VI,
" W. s .o ne "voe'eau,''
v"" .o"nu ,,,al seer U, the e'sn.
10. eee ,"aue ~ '".o'u "e,e "o'
uppv.u w ~. eS .. anu Tue eisn.n.
10 s"e s"s,eu o'oNen
~w ""e .ou a. .ne re.'ea'. was
%, 81.
80 ~. - III. ~
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INJURY VINE s"'e"' a' the re''ea''
MhS' CAEMENTs CASE.
With fekard to the case of Mrs Lillian
bearlee Clement OF Burlington the COM
nitteo IifdS that the retreat should have
lven hMskcIoser care and attention. 1t il
ufther Ae1ted that Mrs. Clement might
md shooAdNaya been applied with cloth.
NJ adafJted IN her condition and needs
md that measures should he taken to
rovidc suchapatients with uroper cloth
ng and proper furnishings should be
,laced in rooms where this class Of ma.
lients mus. ss coTn::;.ie:
The report further states, "the unfor-
unate Clement incident is the result Of a
mistaken policy. The retreat is not so
kuuipped with isolated apartmcnts that
tAcan from an aesthetic view point salts
Factorily care for certain types OF insani-
~ without recourse to the usual restraint
Ind should have so advised in the case
eferred to-.
ne o."e' ."'os eon'"so are ",ose "
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ao'' anu ~. " S'''n
ne oo'"'''''0e 'epo'' !" p"r' Is aS
oro"s'
.ou, .oni'''i.'ee upon oe"'s appon''cu
"a ,,ass ars,n, 80 ~.
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u..;n~ .m..an," CIV. sonras CT" t,.. Won, ,'rn-
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90 .,S m ~. ,vho,. w.. f,,a ,h.a,
go. c,aon tn n,attrss.es y, ~. had,
m m. whole are moor. The bedding. ex,
rept upon the back halls where the more
disturbed class OF patients are kept. was
clean. Each ward is supplied with prop