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PORT ON ASYLUM IS MADE PUBLI (Continued from Page Six.) rning the reception of such pa ents. This specification is not sustained tients are received under form eseribed by the board of regents he certificates of two phy-sicians a o insanity and.an order of the pro ate judge of the counties from whiel hey come. 3. That the board of regents ar in the habit of violating section 226 of the code of laws by not discharg ing patients who shall have recover ed as expressly enjoined upon thet iby the said section, and that the su ,sperintendent endorses said section. This specification is not sustained The testimony taken by us does no show such violation of section 2267. 4. That the board of regents an the superintendent constantly act ii violation of section 2267 of the cod of laws by requiring an' arbitrar; form a:d receipt to be signed by var ous persons for the custody of pa ients in consideration of what the su rintendent terms a release agains the advice and conset of the super intendent, istead of an uncondition al discharge contemplated by sai section. We find that these co-nditions ar t attached to discharges upon re very, but 1re attached to what i rmeld a 90Jday furlough, sectpir -9 of the civil code provides, 14 Th perintendent of the hospital shal] under the authority of the board o regents, furlough acy convaleseen patient at the request of his or he elativ-s or friends for a period no eeeding three months," and furthe rovides: "That if at the expiratei three months the patient ha-- no en returned to the hospital, his o er name shall be transferred frbr e furlough to the discharged list.' e conditions annexed to these far loughs we do not think, are in viola tion of law, or can we say they ar unwise. They seem to have been tah n from the reg'ulations of hospital r the insane in New York. 5. That the .said . superintenden d board of regents constantly vic to section 2268 of the code of law y receiving inebriates an< rsons adidieted- to the dru, abit who are not dangerous or vio t and by not requiring the pa; erein provided for and by receiv 'g such patients as voluntarily ap p for admission without requirini p 'nd .by retaing such patient therein when the accommodations fo the regular inmates are inadequat anid against their will. The authorities at the institutio1 have not strictly observed the provi sions of this setio of the code. Th section provides that "Inebriatese o persons addicted to the opium or elhlo ral habit shall not be rceived in the State hospital for the .insane fo treatment, unless they are violent.' " This remvirement has been observed \The section also requires the cou~n ves from whielr said inebriates come i f bewe~iraries, to pay to the hospita tesame amounts, $20.80 per month for board, as pey patients are re nured to pay, a'nd if not done suit i direeted t, 6e brought against saii counties for the same. This require Sest of the law has not ieen. .en rced. The section also provides ' That .any iebriat- or person ad dnetevd to the opium or ehlo.ral habit vluntarily making application to be s'dmitted into the hospital for treMi ment, may, at the -discretion of ths loard. of regents, he received as 3 Bales of Co Mr. John B. Broadwel cotton per acre on his er at the rate of 1 ,ooo pound able to do as well as Mr. I . Byl Virginia ~ Ferti Get a copy of our 1910 Far from your fertilizer dealer Mr. Broadwell tells in, thi he got this big yield. SALES Richmond, va. Mail us this ConD'n Norfolk, Va. VIRGINIA CAROL.INA CHEMICAL Duh, COMPANY. Please scnd me a copy of your 1910 wntn Farmers' Year Book free of cost. Charlest Baitimor Name.........................- Coumba Town............................Mepi St..-- ........... Shreveo ay patient but no such person shall be received or retained in the hospi tal when the accommodations provid ed for patients shall be inadequate for the proper care and treatm-ent of - lunatics and others lawfully commit ted to the hospital.' The p'ractice of . receiving such patients when the in s stitution was in a crowded condition Sdid at one time prevail but has been s discontinued for some time. - The commission submits through 1 Chairman Christensen, a report from Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr., chairman of the State ,board of health, who, un r der date of Decembe,L 20, writes that - the sanitary conditions are very bad, - floors, defective, drainage bad, aport i ments devoid of ventilation and light, - and "rooms filled with patients that were never inte-ided for human occu pation." The manner of hamdling t milk is partienlarly condeimned by Dr. Wilson. He adds: "As might be anticipated from the c erowding of 1,500 people into restrict ed and very unsanitary quarters a referen'ce to the mortality statistics of the 'nstitution show tuberculosis to 1be the chief cause of death. In 1907 the deaths from this disease constitu t ted 31.2 per cent of the total deaths _ a1 in 190S the proportion was 24.9 . per cent of the total deaths. This enormous death rate is about double the average rate of civilized com munities. It is due to the excessive - overerowding and the promiscuous mingling of th-e tuberculons with the non-tuberculous in very imperfectly ventilated apartments. Flies, which are very abundant are ao doubt im portant factors in the transmission t of the disease germs. r - "This unsanitary st%te of affairs t and the uncleanly habits of many of r the insane afford ideal conditions for 2 the spread of typhoid fever likewise. t That this disease is not more preva lent is a striking evidence of the eientifie skill and watchful care of the physicians and. nurses in charge, - but however careful and watchful they may be, if present conditions are permitted to continue, the time will 'doubtless come when they will find it impossible to stay the progress of the disease ,before it assumes the propor tions of an epidemic.'' The by-laws adopted by the board s of regents set forth the duties of the superintendent under nine heads in section 3. - The lack of system in the meidical, , mechanical and financial departments - of the hospital is- discussed in detail . elsewhere in this report. There re ,mains to be considered in conn'ection ~with the section one of the by-laws e the morals of the institution. Gen a erally discipline is lax, but as in oth er ma.tters conditions are far better 1in th'e female departments. The as -. sistaot physician and supervisor in charge of the, white male dipartment, eboth of whom have been connected. ..with the hospital for over 25 years, Stestified to lack of discipline in their e departments. They described "an atmosphere of disorganization,'' "want of cooperation' with those in - authority,'' an'd a "feeling of apathy and helplessness,'' all of which ex I tend to the other- departments in greater or less degree.'' For several . years daily conferences . of the staff physicians were held, but they have Ifor some time been discontinued. It is shown in another part of this .report that no daily reports are inade Sto the supeintendenmt or others, giv ing the cnditidn of individual pa tients. The superintenrdent makes ir regular visits to. the white women's . department and lie has until the past r few months been in touch with the i colored women's deparment of which tton Per Acre [ averaged three bales of itire crop by using fertilizers s per acre. You should,be iroadwell Using -Carolina thzers ners' Year Book or Almanac or write us fora free copy. s book his own story of how OFFICES:] Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. L, S. C. -Salem, N. C.Fe l r cr-^Al- Chem Rogers Si', New Lot Jus Table Spoons, T< Knives and Forks, Bi Shells. This is Nic] Silver Plated, ALL New lot Belts, Lad 4in-Hand and Bow Ties, Side Combs, I just in at ANDERSOh he was visiting physician. But he /I has a3ot been in touch with the pa tients of the male department for many years. In the .white male de- I partment in particular he has not been conversant with the actual con %dition of each individual case" nor I has he been conversant with general conditons there. There is no proper classification, or , treatment. These e subjects are considered under the head of treatment in general. The relation of attendant and pa- a tient is discussed under another head. f The rule requiring reports of re- r strairt and seclusion,.and providing e for permission from the superinten- t dent in each individual case to use N them is very important. It has been I generally disregarded, and the results I have necessarily been very unfor- i tunate. In most instances the imurse y is allowed to use his discretion in a- C plying mechanical restraint and se clusion. The .more extended discus- i sion of this subject will be found un- T der section headed 'Mechanical Re- I straint.' It should be said here, i howe'Ver, that in reply to our inquir- J' ies 36 State hospital superintendents jt replied that they keep records of re strai-nt, and one replied that none aree kept, 35 replied that restraint is use~d fi only on a physician's o*1ler, and nonet replied that it is used without. Asi a result of our laxness and low stand ard: in this respect, our hospital uses x a maximum of restraint and is more i than a generation behind in humane r control of the insane. Subjects of employment and amuse- s ment of patients are gone into at t length under the general head of ' "Treatment.'' No two agencies are I more necessary in the treatment and are of the insane than these. Our ; inquiries .show that but little is 'done i at oiur hospital along these lines; the largest number amused are in the I white female department, and none in e either the -colored male or female, I the largest number employed in the y colored female, and the smallest in g thie white male departme'nt. Condi fions in this respect in the latter de.{ partmen are paricularly' unforunate-. There has usually been co-operation t we beTileve, between the board of re gents and the superinten'dent, and the I resposibility for lack of effective ad- r ministration lies in large measures b with both. .. f The lack of discipline and any ef- 1 feetive system of control- of subordi- P ates detailed: throughout- this instie V ution ma.kes further comment at a oint unnecessary. t The superintendent states that the fl scarity of nurses has been paady 'nl ue to lack' of Zunds. He also sta::'ed: h ~'We have not got enough for the s asoon that iIre i dividuals applying b vere not suitable pmsons.'' We find n o mention Yf ta-se reasons. howev- t< 7y in reports to p.he legislature or to e: he regents. Monthly reports to the fi: egets have been made. There i3s.1 o complaint of any improper use of ,b ntoxicating liquors, nor have we di ound record of the escape of many e< atients in recent years. The super- mI r.tendent has drawn up a set of rules a: nd regulations, but they have not hi keen generally observed, and we could A jot find them upon inquiry at the hi ospital. - They are embodied, howev- ti: r, in the report of the superiinten- a Lent to the legislature for the years m 890-91, and may be found in the re- li, orts and resolutions of the general ssembly for that year. Another Brute. Louise Jebb-And tell Tom not to ol orry about me. Mary-I did. He said he wouldn't. - "Tna hanichbraf"'-Life ver Ware! t Received. ea Spoons, Table itter Knives Sugar de Goods heavily 10 CENTS EACH. ies' Neckwear, Silk; Fies, Silk Windsor arretts, Hat Pins, IXTRAVAGANCE AND INFLATION. Ileasure-Seeking of a Costly Type in General Evidence. ;radstreets. It has been supposed that trade kepression exerts a lingering influ nce on the public mind, and that in lost-,panic periods expenditures are enerally reduced so as to closely ceord with income. But unless resent signs are misleading, a vast umber of our citizens were not haste'ned by the baneful effects of he depression following the unto Vard teonomie happenings of Octo er, 1907. Indeed, there seems to e a spirit of extravagance abroad n the land, a-nd the events of a few -ears ago also appear to have been isregarded. In the Western and southern communities there is evi lence of inflation, and in the cities >leasure-seeking of a costly type olds high favor. The farmer hay ng enjoyed several years of unal oyed prosperity 'is bent on enjoying he fat of the lanad. He did not suf or from the depression, thanks to ontinuously high prices. In the arming communities money is plen iful and the mode of living is chang ng. Luxuries that were looked' at skance in other days are now . ide aanzded. In the surplus crop grow nig regions, -as in the cities, auto aobiles are in vogue. The Wall street Journal, in writing on the ubject of rural inflation, tells us hat "general ,borrowing has spread ridely amn the better-to-do pea le under fortv." Our .contemporary illustrates its minit by st.ating that a banker. in a Vestern town was asked where peo le.go.t the means to ,buy automo iles., .Ie replied that the secret ould be found in looking over the st of the bank 's commercial paper, rhieh the buyers of automobiles' had -iven in the form of notes to the gents of the marnufacturers. Then, omes the Iron Age with an edito ial in whieh it tells of a great aux omo.bile business in the Middle rest sendinig a representative to the ~ast with authority to purchase out ight a machine shop and to as'sem le 200 tool-makers as'. its working oree. The home plaant has found it npossible to turn out its planned >roduction simply because enough torkmen are iuot to be had. Wages re high, $11 a day being paid .to >o-makers and especially. skilled en commanmd $18 a day. -But., not early enough tenements exist to ouse the employees, and tents and 2anties are occupied as homes by ndreds; therefore the men will ot stay. On that account machine ol-makers are being sought in oth fields. Finally, we find a leading ir of bon.d dealers'-Fick &.Rob tson-complaining that high-grade >nds bring lower prices than they ~d ten years ago, f'or which increas I extravagance as well as the de .and that monzey must earn more ~e largely respotnsible. On~ evary mnd there is a cry for more money. good deal of this 13 due to the gh cost of living, but at the same tne the cra.vi'ng for luxury is also very evident cause, to which one ay also add the higher standard of ning. _ _ _ _ - .Relief Work. He--That drawing is entirely out my head. She-Does your head feel better? Ideas. -Baltimore Sun. I Are V Hone. With your land i sake of saving a you use a ferti only recomment analysis. 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