Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06

Joining this sitting room are barred,
having been formerly used for the
insane Two men. very evidently
them was untidy and had no control.
He should have been sent 10 hos
piial for the insane,
The basement contains the mems
dining room The room and the
dishes correspond to the rest OF the
building The Kitchen is better than
ne other rooms and conveniently
equipped. There are bed rooms IN
he basement which are less attrae-
i've than those on the two floors
}bove. The basement is the worst
part Of The building The food is kept
n sanitary condition and the store
rooms We're in good order. The stan
lard of housekeeping is superior to
the condition OF the building itself.
The womens building is back OF
he mems building. II was built only
twenty years after the mems. but
seems a half century in advance of
i There are three floors Each
Hoor has two separate wings. The
third floor is unused in one wing
ma in the other is used for only a
lew women Each floor has dining
room The wide corridors of each
part are used for sitting rooms They
are furnished with comfortable rock
iue chairs. are light and homelike.
The walls are we'll painted and the
floors are in good condition. The
bed rooms are attractive Each has
q white iron bed with a white spread,
i good chair and stand and bright
r0lored rag rug. The women, with
the exception OF several who We're
very evidently insane, seemed happy
and appreciative Of their good home
This building was in excellent con
dition The matronS apartments be-
'ween the two wings is we'll furnish
ID and homelike
The binding used for untidy men i
in charge Of an inmate who receives
a small salary. Il has two floors. \
bah runs through the center of the
side. Ii is dingy and old but a. clean
rs il could he made Several Influenza
patients were in this binding. Il
was IN no way suitable for such cases
The laundry was excellent. Il j.
thoroughly modern and a light, well
arranged sorkroom with very good
labor saving equipment The women
inmates were ironing December Both
1915
The tuberculosis sanitarium is 4
small building In the center is the
office. the drug room and the diet
kitchen. On each side are TWO rooms
opening onto the screened porch
There Is bath room on each side
Each room has two beds and is com
fOrtably furnished On the second
floor is the living room, the bed room
and bath for the nurse The meals
are sent from the Superintendent
house Miss Theresa VI Gibney was
the nurse in charge Of this building.
This building would soon be ready for
some other use, as the new Count
i'anitarium was soon 20 be opened.
The buildings are all heated wiCh
steam and lighted with electricity
Hose is furnished in the corridors for
capes.
The institution has a capacity for
two hundred and fifty men and one
hundred women On the day OF the
inspectors visit there were one hun
dred and ninety men and fifty-fva
women inmates. Eight OF the men
and six of the women were able.
bodied There were two children. one
two years old, There were seven
manifesty insane inmates. Two WON
en- and three men were blind, There
We're q few predetermined. The ma
Threa-fourths Of the inmates We're
of foreign birth. representing every
European country Ten or twelve Of
The men are able to do chores and a
few had worked in the field the sum
mer before Seven or eight of the
women work in the laundry
The present Superintendent has
held the position for sixteen years
He receives q, salary Of 81 a month,
and his daughter. as matron, re-
ceiyes s3J per month The Assistant
superintendent receives $50 a month
The farmer receives $40 a month FOu'
women are aid $40 month each.
Two of these care for the women's
building. and another has charge o.
The dairy. The cook and baker re-
ceive $40 a month tho engineer 500
the night man $40 and the chauffeur
$50. the inhrmary man $l5. The IN
nerculosis nurse receives so month
This makes a total salary roll Of
500 month for the thirteen who arc
employed in addition TO the supcrir-
tendent and the matrOn.
The County Physician comes three
times week. fIeis paid 500 a year
for his seryiCes~here and in the Jail
and In the detention home The
County Farm Committee visits tho
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