Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • 4

IiUNlNTATIO ASYLUM REPORT. ft. (CONCLl 'ID FROli Tim FIRST PAGE.) inot- iiWi(ntioris: casual rekJf ftf its "fiialorr can not fail td award to the memory of Clark, i recently jiead, a full 'I tribute of honor for the. and interest, which he always atre to, the unfortunatelunatic. He was, and in truth, the war, friend supporter of the Batfle-scarred inafmed, he' was incapable of active; service In the field; add stf the people made him Governors -The glitter arid glare of fields of glury; for which he hiid a uaturnl taste, did not -divert his attention from 'the civil dutiesof his in the -wildest.

of. thdsfe gAirring times, remenibered, even, the Peace 4, to his honorable dust, and blesaiDgs upon his glorious memory I The next attempt to enlarge the Asylum was soon after I took! charge as superintendent.1 The Asylum was crowded to ita utmost capacity with chronic and incurable incases, 'the slowv but stead3', accumulation of years. New cases could not be admitted except to fill a vacancy, and vacancies did did not occur except' death and recovery, afiid recoveries''' iif could.scarcely be -hoped-for. 1 a'glancej that if the 5 Asylum was to, remain in that condition, curable cases be forever. barred, and my would be simply those of a On the 20 th day of 1870, jl addressed a commu-' nication to' the Board of Trustees, in as' strong language as knew how to writer The Board transmitted it to Governor Alcorn, who always took an active personal interest in every thingtonnected'with the duties Qf his The Governor wrote a most eloquent and convincing message to the Legisla- turet; The number of patient9 then in the i-Asylum; was 154.

In a short 5time, the Legislature made? an appropriation of $150,000 to repair the bid building, and to add two new wings, so as to enable the Institution to accommodate three hundrad f. patients! A contract was soon' made and the work commenced. To follow this, step by step? would be -In' the early part of1872, the. contractors complained that they could; not 1 complete the wings with the money agreed upon; and asked for an additional appropriation 'The Legislature appropriated $29,400. With this, the work proceeded to its completion! The new wings7 we're soon opened, and wc all rejoiced.r To prove-that I was correct in my estimate of the wants of the insane of the State, wings, especially one, provided for females, rapidly filled up, and we' hall hardly become accus-.

tamed to the new appearance the grounds by these new Wings, 'until' was. apparent that another one must be built. 1874, I brought the "matte to the attention of the Legis-- through1 my annual report? and urged it with all the vehemence- in my "The result a failuie. the following winter (187,) I tried it with better luck. iegislature made an appropriation of to commence a new wingurider the supervision of the Board of Trustees, the brick to be made by convicts in the At the end.of the year 1875, the first and second stories had been built, an the walls had been carried up as high as the window sills of the third story with over 225,000 bricks on hand.

The Legislature which assembled in 1876, made an appropri- ation of $8,730, which was deemed sufficient to finish the walls, put on the roof, and protect the work against damage and ox- posure1, it having been determined not to, complete the build- ing during that At the beginning; of the present year, that work had been donethe roof was onthe floors were laid the Windows were in the pipss and gutters were fixed. J.n On the first day bTFcbruary, of the present year, the Legislature appropriated the additional siim of S16250, for the. purpose of and heating it." 1 This has been the Asylum stands, to-day, with? three wings on the west side for females, and two wings on the east side, for with an aggregate capacity for about four, hundred and. ten a cost of "$404,380, all told or, about $1,000 for each patient to be accommodated. By comparfson with other institutions in the United States, this is a cheap1 Asylum? the average cost, per patient? being about $1,250.

Especially' is this true Of the wing commenced and finished 'under the supervision of the preseet Board, of, Trustees. While it will, accommodate about eighty patients, the' appropriations for it have amounted to only. or; about $625 per patient. 1 need scarcely. say.

that the opening of the new in August last, gave great relieft to our. crowded wards, and en- abl'cd us tos relieve man distracted home3. throughout the State. In the course of a few weeks, this wing will be filled to reple-. tion.

Then what tr mnintaim in an nnrative form: all tne Denenis oi muae charities to thSf afflicted among1 thb-whites. If mixture or. races be made ihe'f condition of participation of charities, no -matter how you j.may regard the wisdom.ofthe objection, that condition will act among the: whites to a ver great extent as a virtual o4 -r. "That was rwell and the arrangement was muuc avoid the mixture of races." Ave have had no trouoie.iroin-r a this cause; 'The two races are not' mixed, but they areboth under the same control. -We 1 have had no race-jealousies, nor race conflicts-no, race-clashes of sentiment, nor race-gougings ox eyes, eituer, amongsviue or, eiupwo wards are as separiate; and "distinct as the houses" on, a street, and; neither class' ever trespasses' upon' the precinct of the other, i In 'the field i and i he garden- the patientsi of both races work side bv.side, harmoniously together under tue same iaiscora.

ucuu no wounding of sensibilities; and with certain well-defined i lines of separation which neither; class has ever been disposed to cross, it may be truly said that we "dwell i vc-ar. ThU total tient pet annum fir thekfnrinfvaa nt gtves-tbe avcrag MCi pa, Uen. of hu naturT I I "viu iiir ort. wtiJi wno came in C-J -t or 10 NAMES OF i I 5 25 7. 't ft THE COLORED INSANE.

iAn epitome, such as I am attempting to abridge for this report? would be incomplete; without 'some account of the colored insane? Mississippi has never been 'unmindful1 of her 'children of misfortune, not even her colored ones. It will be remembered that- this Asylum" (too small at first), was not Until "1855. To 'nat? the managers were-not -blilividus nor. indifferent to wants of the colored people, themslaves, it is only necessary to quote from the report of the Board of Trustees, to the in They said 'J4 There is' no under existing laws, for the ti6n'oC slavesj; 1 free persona of color, into, the-, had it been presented to the attention of the Legislature, would doubtess have been provided for? 'Mississippi in all her, legislation upon the subject of her slaves, views them not merely as property, but' as human beings, i Their amelioration' ahd comfort arei being more and daily, cared; for. It is the pride of Mississippi, and; wo may.

say of the Southern States; that slave is amply protected, by law, from brutal and, barbarous treatment from masters, overseers, and others. It is true? the relation Of master and slave is like every institution known to society; often abused but it is not so much adefect'itf the law, that abuses are not corrected, as from the fact that frequently, as in other violations of law, the necessary evidence is wanting to establish guilt." The Triis? tees believe that there should be a special department for this 'class The masters of slaves recelvel as patients, ought, un-questionably, to support them while in the Institution in case of free persons of color, who have property they should, of course, support themselves," but when they are uhable to do so, the charge, as in other fall on the counties in 'i which they reside. Signed, Gkorge S. Yerger, 4 1 N. Barrows, J.

Carpenter, i AV. P. i C. E. Hooker." the war was over, although the relationship between the races in this State, had been changed, the demand for the' care and treatment of the colored insane was: still more' im-: peratiye.

matter upon the attention. of anil wh'ea 'the' new wings were, opened proper wards were assigned to' the colored they have Ijeen Occupying them ever since: At first, and' before "the experi- 1 ment was tried, it was apprehended! that a feeling' of caste would-operate against the success of, an institution in which the afflicted of both races were under the same Gov- ernor Alcorn had an eye to this "when he wrote his message to He said: Enlargement becomes a most important element of treajtment inthis1 State? The proposed change in r.ouri criminal law' in; reference to the commission of or who'afe insane, Will; constitute, a new draft. upon the? accommodations of the Lunatic Asylum. The" insane, sent into the establishment under such circumstances? juuai, ue separatea irora an tne others; seeing that their press tamination of crime And ence amongst those wild" bear not the con has an injurious effect1 on "the" results of- save any similar impediment to cure, the irritation that would ionow irom a mixiure or colored persons with those who are 'white'must, as an act of humanity, be avoided. the case of the insane I have called attention to the 4 neoessity of nf srahgement of the Asylun for the separation of the white dunatic from the i lunatic of color.

Principles are can, never be made to apply in all' places and -under all circumstances. While anxious fdr.thT measures of reform which have alreadv pointed5 out in thk wt charities of the 'State, 'with; the "I view of giving the. colored people, not only their rights' of the present, but whatever, is possible of lequital for the past, I am not the less solicitous SUOGESTI0NSFOR. THE LEGISLATURE. If it "had not been for the adbntion Of the' Amendment to- the Constitution of the State providing for the assembling of Jr the Legislature; biennially, it was my purpose to say nothing about a further enlargement of the; Asylum in this report.

ll is thatthe department for males is already crowaea io iw utmost capacity? and that we have a few applicants whom we cannot admit for want of room but 1 thought couiu sug-vJ gest a remedy for that trouble, at least for the coming year. liut when Xi contemplate ttne usual rate oi msaniiy, fy8, State-rthat the wards for males are now crowdedrthat a regu- lar, session' of the legislature will not assemble again until January? 1880 that even if ah appropriation should be promptiv made' then, it would require two years to complete a new wing; thus carrying, nay calculations lorwaras lour years from -the spreseut date, a seuseiof duty, whicliTrom the posi- tion I hold, would be criminal in me to. compels me to invite. the Legislature to give to this subject the most seri ous consideration. 1 Table No.

shows that we admitted fifty- two males (this As many will apply next year, and the and on It is not a chapter of accidents, which may or jnay not be but, in obeaience to a law out oi which vitaT statistics are made, the usual number of persons will become insane, just as certainly as the usual number of a persbnswill be born or die! One' more wing added to; the department for males wiU perfect the symmetry of the building. it will then nave a capacity ior nve.nunarea pauentseuougu for any this climate after which it should not be enlarged. -Then will arise the question of a location for a new Asylum in another' part of the State. I will not press this matter in this report, but will hold myself in readiness to im part to a committee of the Legislature any information in my possessions The remedy, alluded to in a foregoing paragraph? which I suggest as ah application to relieve to" some extent the present emergency is The third section of an "Act to amend the law regulating the. admission of patients into; and their discharge1 from the State Lunatic Asylum, approved March 4, 1870 reads as follows Sec.

3. Be it further enacted, That in furtherance of the object of this Act, it shall be the duty of said Superintendent auu xuciiu ui iu give uuc uiuutii ti vjc iu tiic pa rents, guardians, relatives, or. friends of such of the present 1 inmates of said Asylum, and such as may be hereafter admitted as are chronic, harmless, and incurable, and are known to have any such parents? guardians? relatives or friends and if no sucn parents, guaraians, relatives, or inenas are Known, or, being notified, as they shall neglect or fail to take such patients away-within a reasonable said Superin- tendent and Trustees shall: notify the President of the Board of. Supervisors of county from which said patient was brought to said Asylum, and the President aforesaid shall issue his order to the Sheriff of his county, directing him to return said patient to such county, and the relatives aforesaidif any within the degrees provided by law, such shall be charged, with the care, custody, and maintenance of said -pa tient, if able and responsible therefor but otherwise, such patient shall be provided 'for by the -count' as a pauper, and the expenses of returning such' patients to the county paid by the relatives aforesaid, if responsible as aforesaid, and: otherwise out of the county poor i Now, the difficulty about this section is that Boards of pervisors sonietimes disregard the notifications sent them by the Superintendent and Board'of Trustees of theJAsylum, and onenns occasionally ignore tne oraer oi tne JKoara ot supervisors, anal we have no means of helping ourselves? Last year -Ilsuggested an amendment to that section in the shape of a penalty, and I was informed that a bill to'that effect did pass the Senate. At what point, or hdwJt it failed, I do not know, but it' did not become law.

I respectfully renew, the sugges- tion. By an impartial, enforcement of, the law we can make' room in the male department for a number of "acute, violent and cases, and thus add to the usefulness of the Asylum. 07 97,751 .100,487 116,674 185,961 107,541 ,171881 106,734 136,992 67,250 46,990 68,667 zm Hill. t. hand.

I III UT I I Til I DOT I A 1 ia 2i3 88 aa tiu 1 i.i. tp 1 96 19Q.67 pn -nft in Putting juame insane xnew nampsnire ijnum. Krth a fn ntnn Boston City i iWorcester, Asylum Asylum 4 'Utica Asylum, New York i Willard Asylum? New York New Xersev Asylum 4 i StateLunatic rennsyivama. Government Asylum, Washington. 1 eastern syiuui, 4rguia.

Alabama insane tiospiiai-. ississi ppi Asylum, 1877 Last clothi t1 A i. I oiuue me ueain or i tb undex.tanrt thisducuon M. LPT employed. Cha, SI 3 a 1 t- oa a 15 For he whole -house.

all unused- ti weening y.ai instance in which nrtki eve be given of the acceptance 1 1 1 1 1 1 eighteen witieases-fo, months he and engine in order for a day UT did npt take him with sLri Zt Atl.T- "'-I 231 99 motes 235 96 192 58 212 59 168 00 1 oi ill I frtr 1 Itvn.n nnfultcrinir tinot ear. the cost per capita per annum, nB v-h- i -r ku ng 'ahdrriedicar 'attention. This we reoucea to 3 rtTlau -mronffl nnt hflve the world 1 Peasant IT. nnr.mtipnis iiave icu, uu Lil.uj ima o'ufi woiTM hiivfi been oromotlv paid. simply made our purchases at lower and besides.

we -had fKo flrltrWno-ft nf the siinDlies from a most raagiiificennt vegetable earden anu tarm. isee me oiewaru rcjjvxi vt moo thisyear.) few weeks ago it 'occurred to me to compare some of our old fei "When hia unmmnn ua ua.3 r.niiiH x.uJum muuuii vniavan, which iu mat. mvsierioua rpnim His chamber in the silent halls of dun. He went not, like the quarry Scourged to his dangeon; but soothed r-'neaiy Ph. A 11 Alien.

ttL. neer a vounjz man of skill i. U1S tf ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. We are again indebted bViniria rtf mtrrovinoti .1 man, i of Clinton, nni nArpti sa( nt a timfi when the Asvlum was I on.) alert frt ian TtTItlU T-i in debt when it had no' credit abroad, and when our.transactions several hundred pamphlets mooM were tliuiwcu iu luoumji icvicns, ainx uiitni vnrienes ot find the difference in the figures so great- .1 or instance, compar- years in his private library. Tf fl lilt tllC Cill JL I J.

If HUL nu uv. I VUlOlVJiD nuilU ing articles Beef per Baccn and Pork per pound, v. Coal per.ton5 i I Hominy per barrel. Molasses per gallon I Meal per barrel. i V.

Rice per pound Sugar per pound Blankets per pair. s. Domestic per yard I Mattress ticking per Calico per yard. Lowells per yard Shoes1 per 1 lair 1 i Starch per pound 4 '68-100 c. 12 1-6 6 $10 50 $5 87 00:.

4 70 65f 45c. 5 02 3 63 12: i 6 I 13f 8 1 80 53 c. 6 00 $3 00 14J 8J' 24 12 6 151,, 11- 2 70 $1-50 15 s- 4 only knew how hisbW 4. i uuuauuus big aupiriuiaieu hv tKa mates oi tne Asylum, 1 am suretbat thoughtful kindness of Mrs. HHW ana oeu.

aiconer wouia iawrs. 4-1. tl.n Ci.i tuanKs ior: many courtesies. $ew3 pers are always welcome visitors. CONCLUSION.

In reviewing the transactions of year, wniie.we do not claim, in even act, to have done the oest thatcosi be done, vet we find some consokiirr in the reflection that, with the li before us, we have done the bestthat could do. Could we pass through same scenes again, and have a seas trial, we might make some chas's here and there, just as I might, if re nniran enn no ir mawa These figurespeaM for themsel ves. Of course many of these L1 es in the phraseology of thisit port but the year- of our Lord IS? with all its opportunities for failure, has passed into history, andfe mistakes and blunders must stank gentlemen of articles have rallen ui value, but we 'cannot our know tnat we have saved a verv handsome per cent by; purchasing at wholesale for cash. And this is ja practice which should. prevail in all pub lie institutions.

In these latter days, the. funds of charitable institutions liave come to be regarded as the legitimate prey of Uhey are mnnflv snares. -r in conclusion. Juunanc syium was uuru ju ueuu iue urat msuirauou nt nnrmjt tntW 1 .1 1 1 ii. 1 i us Hewas maun uurtowcu suuwu thft t.ourtftsr M(1 Ife i- 1 11 i 1 a 1 toc i wrangi iiweeu aim juttiiure iu iwo.

ess which you have extended tofc rom tne day or itsopening aown to tne last-aay oi xecemDer, 4 1871. its historv was one bt befirsrinsr and borrowiner. Debt cW- 1:1 ji. A i 0 coniinueu support, ana co-ouerauo. gea-iisoeeis, iruueu ueuuuu una amug over us ueau Ke in- coneratulate vou uponlthe terminal creit, nuctuaung oie warrants ana otner of ear wiftout any-unfortaDate causes i xu iu repm ui ine oam or irus-; currenCe-that the benificent influerd tees ior 1011, 11 was siaiea mat "ior tne nrst time, since tne i.

iL-TlVi. a' -1 1 ui iue ASYiuui nave uecu umuscuiui organization or tue lusuiuuou, it is enureiv iree irom uem. hasta small cash balande of ,8170 62, as shown by the Treasurer's honored plae amonr lbe I i vl, frrjzz. w'-r! charities of the world. Very' respect fully, Your ob serrv Wm.

M. Comptos, Medical SuperintendeDt The means of lighting up' the' Asylum at nigb.t, is an old hobby with' mei I thought 1 had worn it out several years ago. Atipi my earner reports containeu a chapter on gas but every time! read of the burning of an Asylum, the ever present danger of kerosene, and the other so-called varieties of coal oil, begins to freeze my blood, and. presses upon me each time with fresh iandlieavieri -horrors. It is time we try to be very careful, and we use only the heaviest and least inflammable kerosene.

But; coal oil; in all its variations, Is like a You never know when one is going to or the3 o'ther exploded Itls also true thatwe are supplied with the means of extinguishing a and we are amply provided with avenues of escape, but there is some danger- all the time, and aside irom of the property," which scarcely be less than $500, machinery, out-buildihgs and all, the idea of Whouse afirej with dred frightened, screaming lunatics in it, is not a pleasant f-thing to enter one's head about bed-time. The very, thought ia stunning yy There are sq many! modern Inventions of for, manufacturing gas out of, petrolium, and its "'products, rosin, that I have no doubt that a careful investigation of the various methods would discover One thatrwilL combine cheapness with, safety and efficiency. Such a thing would be a great blessing to the Asylum, and I commend it 'the attention the Legislature; The Asvlum is free. to-daV. and if anv evidence of self crialn- lation should appear? io crop oiit in these I cordiallv invite the Board of Trustees and the Steward of the Asvlum tinite! with me in therganization a mutual admiration society, I ior wnnout.

tneir nearty co operation mis result couia not, nave ueeu secureu auu uiauiiaiueu. i-v ESXIMATES.FOR 1878. iThe estimate for the! support of the Institution for the next two vAow-s iea HhAri -v .1 I A J. 1 1 io aoM ujjvutuc iwiutviug ugures5. i calculate tnat we will(T have an average of 4 10 prices of supplies should remain as at it will cost $170 per capita per annum jluis wm proauce tne aggregate sumof in round numoers v.uuu per annum, i would not Legislature by- putting on a single dollar pruning x)t an; appropriation bill.

We' have tried it nnrl ought to know what it will cost: A smaller throw us back into; the plough of debt, for the A.syjum could not oe ciosea, money or no lt better to havea surplus than to fall short: If I was" writing mv last Will and TestWpnf and desired to bequeath a legacy to the Asylum, in the absence of mouey wntcn a would leave the mjuuctidnrwritteh in letters oi inaeiUDie ink as.you'go. i a- I LITERARY. 3 Success Unpeecedented in thk histoei SIMILAR-ENTERPRISES HAS ATTISDEJ) i PDBLICATI01I Of THE PHIADELPHIA try to bamboozle the MR TiMEi tqbe.qut off in the xv THE CHEAPEST AND EST WEEKLY IN. THE UNI0.N. we i56 Columns of the Choicest bracinc all that poes to make a FIRSI-tw LIVE WEEKLY PAPER.

FINANCES. -Although it is not my special province to report the detaiis oft expenditures ring; the year, that uty de vol vi ng more par- 1 ticularly upon the Treasurer and Steward of the. Asylum, -yet I cannot withhold an expression of the gratification feel ia the js economical and "successful manner in whi6h that department of the business pf the Institution, has been conducted this year. In the JSteward's report, which I herewith transmit to youVail the. items pf expenditure are set forth in full, and his vouchers 1 are open tol the inspectipti bf.

the, proper committee pt theXeg -l islature. althougti thejast Lfegts-txo lature made aa appropriation to complete and fuTnis.lL henewn nOi appropriation was mado for the support of the pa-' tfents who weretooe'enp in.th'e sprinjg' if wasfore- seen tnat thej new wing would oe completed py the of 1 1 Augustiand the, question of support became one of moment. The demand for the admission of patients was too clamorous It was determined to open the' new wards an yr ana trusirio economy and judicious purchases to carry1 -J rw- 71-J yvi 1 'u ouf sails, to suit the breezef -jf made forithe and landed safely with nearly fifteen. dollars of iur- Ziit plus money in ttfe reasuryl Atfxamfnition ofihe following table, which I have made from authentic t-enorta nt tuUon.illo.w.to the-members, ofi out efforts this i y.J."1' ur. me memoers or tne Auegisiaiure, wouia pe interested with the details of the medical treatmentadopted jn This -is: a matter of- special study with us, not only in our own experience an A we wafcbul of the views of others as they appear in new: books and in the medical ioumalk of Ka 7' tY vr.TO-:iir.

uauies wno was, appointed Assistant I'bysieMii' in 1871 still I occupies that and bv, his fiHnli A 'i uciivafce trust xc0cu not oniy enjoys tne confidence, and affection of Tr." uuuer nw care, out nas won the respect and esteem of visitors and correspondents as well. ''r Capt: FMcGilli by his long experience jan'd deyotiorr to hw business of his, Steward, income Io thorang efficient, nUiat hisservices would sem "to bS aTmost wwum )fu omciai, report aa well a hi i. the products of the 4rmV rt a5 ei ma report of mother. conUnuek fo perform the datfes as matU? assistance whicK she gives to me frbm her cSmIr -in' the management of the female v1; the diseases peculiar to! eatment of THE WEEKLY TIMES, that has popular, in the past, will be continued tin out tbe year, yiz A SUlUfcO wr vu" OF THE UNWRITTEN VHISTOSY of tie lata i a her report for year of n5mit position last falb.nVi i resigned mo At kj it a iiiHrnnnnr nn4 i a l1L a -m, fV uonscientiona. On the Wadden is now details of "ZiZr master of all the minute ateresttjf -the nzed him: eg our nis are and -nktif an 'expert in Tits sphere' at "JtilT it T-t ROM READING ACTORS IX TH.

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