The Penn's Grove record., 1920-11-12
Commissioner Lewis Report Re-
veaIs Many Cures of Supposed
Iy Chronic Cases of Lunacy.
ONE ASSEMBLY DEMOCRAT.
State Vegetation Menaeed by Gypsy
Neutrality-suspicious. to Be Asked
for Appropriation to
Eradicate Pest.

Trenton.-During the last month 62
patients of the State Hospital for the
Insane In this city were discharged
from the Institution virtually cover
ed from their mental disorder. That
statement was contained in n report IT,
Commissioner Lewis of the department
of institutions and agencies by DIR.
Henry A. Cotton, superintendent, WIFI
says that this Is the largest number
discharged In any one month, and the
result is due TO the fight made against
the existence of infection.
DR.. Cotton cited the cases of two
patients readmitted who had pro
viously spent years In the hospital.
He also noted the case of u soldier who
after several examinations and treat
ments was restored to his mother. In
one readmitted case. that of a woman
who had been out of the hospital since
December, 1919, I was shown that she
had undergone several operations and
had done we'll until about a month
ago, when she developed Authorizations
and was return ] to the hospital. A
much more extensive examination of
the teeth showed that q were. infect
ed. These were removed. and The pa
TENTS condition cleared up so that she
Is now considered normal.
Another case was that of a woman
who had peer discharged In July, 1919.
after having spent three years in the
hospital. Until recently she was re-
garded as having fully recovered, but
she suffered breakdown, and 1t was
found that her teeth had been neglect
ed. After the removal of the infected
teeth her mental condition cleared up.
The ease of the soldier was admitted
July II, 1890, after he had been In
government hospitals and had devel-
oped a manlacal attack with hallucina-
lions. Three days after his admission
to the State Hospital his tonsils were
removed, and on July "a his mental
condition cleared to an extent that his
relatives agreed with the hospital au-
thoHties that he was In a normal men,
tai condition. except that he lacked ini-
tiative. In this ease the patients
teeth were considered apparently In
good condition, but when he suffered a
=, elapse further examination disclosed
seven suspicious teeth. These were
removed, and the patients condition
again cleared up. A few weeks follow
ing there vas a slight relapse, from
which the patient recovered sufficient
sy to be taken home by his mother.
One Lone Democrat.
o- ,a,tor of $h4 lnrgcIo
ture the assembly will consist of SO
Republicans and one Democrat. New
er before In the history of the state
has either Of the two major parties
had such a meager representation.
The nearest was In 1897 and 1905. In
the former zeal IS Republicans and
four Democrats were elected and In
the latter Sc Republicans. one Inde-
pendent Republican and three Demo
Gratis. The smallest Republican rep
r~eseEtation was in 1913, when they
elected eight out of 60.
So great an inequality between the
two parties In a legislative body Is not
conducive to good legislation. nor. as a
rule, does 1t prove to advantage to the
party in power. The best results are
obtained when The minority is strong
and aggressive. Where the inequality
is as great as 1t will be at Trenton
next winter the temptation is strong
toward indulgence in an orgy of parti-
san legislation. Parties are like .ndi-
vlduals-possessioE of power tempts
TO its arbitrary use. Also where there
is nc necessity to maintain a solid
party front In order &c repel attacks
by the opposition there Is always a
strong tendency to split into factions
or engage In rivalries that are destruc-
tive of party solidarity.
1t will be surprising if the excessive
Republican majority IN the assembly
does not revive a strong sentiment in
favor of the election of a~ssemblymen
nv districts instead of by counties.
This will require a constitutional
amendment. and it will rebound to the
credit of the Republicans if they,
while in the possession of ample pow
or shall agree at the coming session
to submit such an amendment 70 pOpu-
lar cote.
To Eradicate Gypsy Moth.
The gypsy moth has descended upon
New Jersey, and unless war, relentless
and vigorous, is begun at once the
states forests, groves and orchards,
indeed. all its stretches where trees
now flourish, are menaced by destruc-
tion. The moth devOurs the leaves as
they appear in the spring, and when
they start to grow again more moths
descend upon them and complete the
Job. No intelligent citizen of this
great commonwealth needs to be told
more to realize that disaster of ire
mendous and farreaching consequences
is at hand if action. statewide and i'm
mediate, is not taken.
The legislature at its special session
will he asked to provide the sum OF
S112.OO0 to be made available at once
for the opening of the fight against
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