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1'8 DocuMKNT No. 11. [Session
all those means calculated to exert a favorahle intliK^nce upon
the diseased mind. Many aie the soui-ces of amusement
which have heen found, not only t-uifabl.', hut hiijhly benefi-cial
in such institutions, in wliic-h vcmj many of the patients
can be deeply interested, and ot'icn witli marked benefits to
some, and to while away many an oibei wide led'ou:^ hruir
to all.
First, and chief, amom^ the wants in tliis respect, is a siij)-
ply of books for those of the inmates who care not (o labor,
and have lost but little of rlieir interest in readini^. So sensi-bly
was this want felt by one who had spent some months in
the institution, as to determine her, wlien leavini^ it, of rais-ing,
by subscription in her vicinity, a sum sufHcient for the
purchase of a library for the ward which she occupied while
an inmate of the asylwm. With wonian-Hke fidelity, and witli
characteristic energy^ she has faithfully redeemed her prom-ise
by sending no inoonsiderabio sum as the fruits of her
labors, to be devoted to that pui'pose. The number of vol-nmes
will receive a large increase b\' the addition of those
which have been purchased under your instructions. J>ut the
whole will hardly constitute a full lil)i-a)-y foi- even one depart-ment;
and it is suggested, if the wants of the Institution in
this respect, together with the need of other sources of amuse-ment,
may not be proper and reasonable items of expendi-ture,
and which would command the favorable consideration
•of the legislature.
In addition to libraries for the several wards might be named
;the magic lantern as a fruitful source of entertainment. In
'truth, so univei'sal is the introduction of the lattei- into similar
institutions, as to be now regarded as indispensable. A bow-ling
alley, at which so many could not only find i-ecreatiun at
all times, but obtain an invigorating exercise, is also needed.
Towards the general improvement of the grounds so far as
the removal of the earth to such places as it is needed to tiie
construction and grading of walks and carriage ways, planting
of trees and shrubbery, or the sowing of grass seed, as yet
nothing of such consequence as is worthy of notice has been
.done. Though fully alive to the importance of all these, as
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| Full Text | 1'8 DocuMKNT No. 11. [Session all those means calculated to exert a favorahle intliK^nce upon the diseased mind. Many aie the soui-ces of amusement which have heen found, not only t-uifabl.', hut hiijhly benefi-cial in such institutions, in wliic-h vcmj many of the patients can be deeply interested, and ot'icn witli marked benefits to some, and to while away many an oibei wide led'ou:^ hruir to all. First, and chief, amom^ the wants in tliis respect, is a siij)- ply of books for those of the inmates who care not (o labor, and have lost but little of rlieir interest in readini^. So sensi-bly was this want felt by one who had spent some months in the institution, as to determine her, wlien leavini^ it, of rais-ing, by subscription in her vicinity, a sum sufHcient for the purchase of a library for the ward which she occupied while an inmate of the asylwm. With wonian-Hke fidelity, and witli characteristic energy^ she has faithfully redeemed her prom-ise by sending no inoonsiderabio sum as the fruits of her labors, to be devoted to that pui'pose. The number of vol-nmes will receive a large increase b\' the addition of those which have been purchased under your instructions. J>ut the whole will hardly constitute a full lil)i-a)-y foi- even one depart-ment; and it is suggested, if the wants of the Institution in this respect, together with the need of other sources of amuse-ment, may not be proper and reasonable items of expendi-ture, and which would command the favorable consideration •of the legislature. In addition to libraries for the several wards might be named ;the magic lantern as a fruitful source of entertainment. In 'truth, so univei'sal is the introduction of the lattei- into similar institutions, as to be now regarded as indispensable. A bow-ling alley, at which so many could not only find i-ecreatiun at all times, but obtain an invigorating exercise, is also needed. Towards the general improvement of the grounds so far as the removal of the earth to such places as it is needed to tiie construction and grading of walks and carriage ways, planting of trees and shrubbery, or the sowing of grass seed, as yet nothing of such consequence as is worthy of notice has been .done. Though fully alive to the importance of all these, as |
