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STURM'S OKLAHOMA MAGAZlNEVol. X March, 1910 No.1

, .HOW'VE CARE FOR OUR-'INSANEUV BRL'CE: MACLEU..A !'I'D .-

C0 lo-, ~ ( ) r m ; t n and ,,,-rite (Ln articlea l J < . ~ u t lbt: HO'''llilal fur t l J t ~ Insztnc:.',,g e do no l """.lllll ~ r n t L c k T " l 1 k i n g l nor \dlile,"il,..o.;:hlllg l , I f neccssury, golo GLlthrie awl see ; \ f i ~ s Barna.l-d. Such -wete mr inslruellollS (o r lhis il.rticle.

After n. ~ h o r l ririe of .thouL c=ght.eenmiles: 1 a.rri\'cd ... t ) : f )r t l l . i . l1, a \"I!rv nicC"liUle cilv. ,The people JI.rc p a r t i ~ u b . r l y sociable LITH'; rdincd.Upon i nqLl irj ' i l Was i l ~ c c L b j n e d Ul:1t

})f"_ A. T. CJ;)xk, sUIH.:-rilltcwlenl , W;l!;no l('Jrrgcr in ell nrge. h:1Ylng been T ' ~ l ) b e l : " d by Dr. D. \\'. Grillin. T J , ~ peopleof Oklilhunw n 1 ~ l L l . r a l l ' y waut t() know: .

Yirsl. wheLb.:-r Of' not Dr . C10l.rk ha ubeen-cruc.] Lo the insane! P i L l i e : l l t : c ; ~ .SeC :N lJ 1 ",hl'tilt:"l" Or Iw l th e chan::!r: im p r o \ t ~ d Lhe lusLLlullnn;11lird, whclher Lhc j n m a L ~ 5 iLre nO\\o

l r ~ < l l t n t indlj ' amI p n \ p l ~ T l y r 1 o u r i : : i r l c c J ~ _ Fou:--I.h, ' ~ ' h d h e r Or not the ( ! O l l l r ~ .. n j ~ Qwuing lh c inslttl1Liol\ iF. conslJct"illg"profits lJlot(': llL:l.1l hlLLlwnily_Lel U!:i Uwn VI. kc up the q lIe::;uon .J...'>

lo ,,-nelhcr or nol ] ) r ~ Cln.rk WIlS in hum. , He n. m ~ \ l 1 of sixty&fi'.-e y ( : ~ i r ~ : tb e t_:1Y hairs J\l'(! p l e n l i [ \ l l ~ fllLlJ 1 tllLt"ke y e ~ : well shape:J hr-,ul; :-;oft lour::e:: .,,,,ellmMuhled , _strikeli . c ~ (bCll'J 01l e f I L 1 . 1 i ~ m :\nJ b l \ d regard whr:n one:tRll:!1 wi t h him.I C!ll\ll()t im;.q;ine ..J.. tlLlsh of Vitlflieti\'ea f l ~ [ " r jn l h o s ~ kindl\" eyes, np1" is. i tllu:.rc. for1 lril:'J h i t ~ u ou t \'igero1]sly,To al l m.Y charp:t'_" th e courUy oldgenLll"\y,an only ~ n ! " l l r i l y T ' " e p ( ~ r o , A."iktho.sc who h a \ ~ e : b l (Hn \ lhc:-;c lH;myy j ~ a r s _ nu l \ d l ( ~ l \ r lold him all irnn;J..teha d inrClrmcd ]11(': L.h:\l one nt tllC h L l p c r ~ Oll("C ).: ilhd :\ ;n :"LI\. he': lIl,i("kty fall itd 1.0

, .,:.lht: delen"e of h j ~ .Iri.end, .sa.ying: ~ 1 r . Hacl,olla"d. t.he (cllol" lied. Thal help.f'_r is Il.3 k . i ) \ ~ a. 1113.n a.s eVer lived., UThere :pm hil v ( ~ tb e m:tl)-sloYl' t.o T""e!=>enl(Ln injury lo him!';eli. qll1ck lo ddl':nd a.fl'iend,}.o),oll.)' heg.t, loyalty. No w o n d ~ c ncW".'marcr me-ll, 11lwYt'rs, physi


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20 STUl,u.rs OKLAIIOlILA MAGAZINEwas over. Tile tnhles w e r t ~ dea.n. thedi.s:hes, o[ conn:llon crockery with somegranite ware. lookNi t:lSly ,IS LIley hl>. on two sidr_'>. wit.h.8 large hall. There l,i 11 windo\v Lo eachroOIt1:. TI,e iumatcs ,""ere g : l l h ~ r c d in~ r o u p ~ in thi:! warn. trJking. playing~ ~ ~ a n t . ! tHal rc;uliug. J do"dy noteutheir attitude l ( ) \ \ . ' ~ r t i Dr. Gt.jffin nn u~ I r . ~ h i n . . i . *f!!f!Y ,,'("re wlt.hout restraintand f i . f ' \ p e I H t ~ d p J t a . s ~ d t.o see tlU:U1 jthlking l r ~ J y antl W1LiLulit rancor or

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n H l ~ i c e . TJu;se p.nlicills ' n ~ r ( " . e m n : - l l l e s ~ ""f i t male$. some of whom will be lakenhome ,,-ithin a ver,. few d111's.We lhen "'efiL inlo the yiolent ......rds.TI.e.l!:e rilen ""ere more ta.citurn andsullen; sitting around tbt lir"" .moking.an d apparently bro(ld iog. The", werertl.>llC in tet=.f.ra;nl. which seemen st.rangeI.a olle who hnd SlIppo

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lients iU C iu such Zl. Jh01)(f - I f !'iO, I\t":goes iulo lhe room :llul yuie;ls them h ~ t a l k i u ~ Lo U1CUI. T h ~ n till': p n l L t ~ l I l goes to .sleep, \ Y h c r t ~ . : t ! l ; . ir his hnnds wereconElIL-d. he would proh.'\b!y rt\.""C durinf{the en lire night. We helie,.. 1I,i, methodbeUer."Dr . Griffin corrected. rile wheu I s.pokeof cr:u.y men and insane men. .l,,'C dono t consider l h ~ e p"oplc in that light.They . ~ r e men""l\y Kick, an d should betreilted 8..1) invalids. " 'e use no ,,,rislldschains, nnklets, muff.s t slraight jacketslock beds l lOr dark room.s."- While We ,,-erc in the violenl ward01 the len) ales, 'olle old lady whOln I"'ould judge' was leasl sixty 1'em"old. Cilme up to us " .ith all the s.i.rs of 1\yormg girl, looked t.he \'\TiLe'[' o,rer l an dJLSked: ,. Do you ,,'a.nl to get mo.l"rjed?'.1I a"uted I,or I lhou/!hl it about time.'j\Vell." she j;a.id J n .'"1 want to be lht:WOlnan , " Some one spoke I1PI s.1.ying::u ~ . I Q k e il. date wiU. him." "A l l righ l / 'BlH! . s ~ i d , IIwe will make a d:J.te_" Then.as I p a ~ : s e J on. I promised. h ( ~ r ,,e wouldbe r e . ' l r r j ~ d Lhe next day at tw o O'Llock.Oh me' Oh Iny! The rulillg passion.,hong till tl lh wilh the dcllJ' girls.Siln e Dr lnS nne.Thcre ~ ' n s a. man in th e ills:tiLulion ,,"1\0a..ssun:d \ I ~ tha.l Prcsil!e:nl Tan had Cometo lhe inslitllLiun wlill him, an d l beillg:under deep l } h l L g ~ ~ L i o n s , ha d promisl....d.when the r r ( ~ _ . : ; / ; ' " n L Lct"m c)::piJ'M, lo ~ e e lhat he: oblaille:d lhe nO)llll):\.lioLl. a1l4)election lo lh e presidency. Now he is~ f l . i l i ~ ~ ror tbe presidenl to rulfill thepronuSie .Anotber rn.1.n b d i e n ~ : I " tha l his hed i . ~ alt.ached lo elecLric: wire:s l h r o l l ~ h ,,;h iC'hil. ~ l t ' ( ) n ~ currf':n t ... :is p.onslilnUy" p : l . _ I ) ~ i n ~ illto his lJo,jy. He , ~ y _ ' if h. coukl alII,find oul wh o H . ' l l ~ uoil\g t h i ~ a.nd ~ l o p illhoy would le t him home. Th c opalil.:"rlls .'::itcm to feel tlmt. lhey 'He pris-oners, "'lIu hil.,IC been plat:ed in thisinstituLion Lhrough th e In:H..:LinnlLorui or~ n e m i e s , heilll{ kept lhere fo r \-nriousr e . a . . . c ; o n _ ~ t l.l!nOllc "'hich .'tre: Lo pre"cnllhem frOln t . i l k i n ~ V.fUIt (".:Slales v.:hichhave he.en ld l to LLeru; to keep them frombeing clr::cte:d t..o prominent. o f f i c ~ ; mdva.riou!too: othtrs_ H they were nol soSIlJ it would be humorous lo li:!iiten tolhe_Ir !\tories_ They L"llk sane n..s I l n Y O L H ~ , wilen suudtnly lheir language becomes

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The uursu, some sh::ty In llumher, :Lt'C amigratory clZ1.5S of people, who "Corne herefrom aU directions. an d t l r ~ Employed .H ineeded. Th e f'Olky or the institutionis one 01 kindness '" .. mentdly sickperson. I Quote some of the r u h : ~ whichI found on the walls: ,'''foe first ohi with rC'pedand kjndn.,", .."d should' avoid rudeness'and ,jolene. or ."ery kind.'-"-Should it u.ectJme nect'sf;[t.t"y La use. ':force to protec.t or restrain v i o ~ e n t '. ,p .Licuts, gteal care sbould be exertedand sufficient assl:ilance obta.ined by nnynurse or n.Ucnd1'tnl to p r o , ~ i d e againstf:Tu:wnguing or injuring lb.e patient.HN e " ~ e r m a k ~ a PJttient."3 d e 1 t l ~ i O B flsuhject of aflluSJemenl Or tidic:ule. ."l\feeh.l.niC'N resttaint or . i l e c ' u ~ I O t ' ) musl no t be applied without writ.teolpresCTiptton of n mWLcnl officer_ ."The hiijhCi't st""dard of hO)usd:ccp'tnso.nc! hygiene shall he maintnined... Pntierot's dolbes mlL,L he cl'""ll'edAt lcnst Once ;:L week, ilnd oH.cner ifntcessnty," . ,"Each palient musL be bl\.thc-d at. least :>nec a wcek t and oftener if I 1 ~ e : s ..- sary, J

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~ S u p e t v i s o r . s and nurses wi(l see thatlhe, food is ,erved propedJ', nCllUy andwarm l und that no rt;\Jicnt is: e\'er deprived of food at the mmal haur forme:.tls_ .

H AU 5uici(i . or da.nh"trMI! JUI ticnl" o'lfHltho!e likety b:) C ~ f ' l I H ~ ' ml l : i t be underc:onst.:mt s u r ~ r v i ~ i t ) n . I h n v ~ no aO\1ht thaL nt tim.,,; thepa tie:nce Dr U l C ' . " ~ C n l ! t ' : i c ~ is trir:d hF..yonJenilurnnC:CI ~ o d tha.t lhey then Tl'sottto r ) U l i h n ~ s . " J"Tn al!::1o So'1.lisfied t b { ~ L t h ~ . e CASU. i!.tt: inrn.xlucnt. n.ud only UIH:lctgrcat p r o " O ( " ~ L t j O l J , and furtnt.TmOl'e t h ~ t \ .such lLHcnti:.lut i!i' lH!iL.1.nlly d i ~ e h u l ' ~ l ( l . I t n hOlt

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STUltM'S O},..'LUIOlrA ~ ~ G A U N E The "hy.ie.I tourlLlte of lhe lIurS'"who ,bily care r"" thC!le in!nne p.tientsis m ; l r ' ~ e l j } u 5 " They woJk freely tLlJlongthem. talking to this o n ~ ~ n d th:l.t one,attending to their TIC",I., ,,-ithout Aweapon of nlly kind, nnd without tlte

lihorty to .tri!;:e in self defense. I t'""m., tJ,n.t they !l.r. def'rh'ed 01 0.11rights uccor.!cd hy law an d flAtrrre."fhcy Ilave a training ~ c h o o ~ ror lhen u r ! l : e s ~ which meiin:i .aU c.nlplll j 't ,S-there hciltg no guards. OlUcnJantSi orkeepers-in which the p r l H d p ! ~ . l ork i n d n e s ~ . L..lcl an d f i r r r m c ~ s are il1l:'ulClllc.!.Dr. Griftin p r e ~ j d c s . and l'lfoaghtne!i'e mceliugl' i n l f . l " l . \ ~ : ! u ! ' i his '\\.i-:hcs: an dmt"tIH_\{b upon the nurSbj.

How CftsY it is: to find an e X ( ; u : f ; ( ~ forlIoen.satinn.i1i;:;fll.. Tbcr-('; l:"ould he tQuntlt \ n . ~ ~ plll1(,hl...:, :lny DOC of \\'''it'll \"ouM~ l a d l y lell "nylhiHg YOII wllnl them toI ~ I L II OTJC vl!(ib an instit.u ttl)fl with lh eint(,:n lion nf B n d i t 1 ~ 'aul L SlGrne excusel'8,.n he roHfHt 1'hcrc WCr"C some p:ttie'f'lts".:orking at' rlildl.tliggiJ\g-how ea5.; to51ull!l; .. Th(;-\' oycrwotL": t.he poor, in ..~ I U I C c o n \ t c L ~ An oUlnge! A n ~ l o n e thtll will :\0 n b u ~ e t l H ~ 1 H : ! hdt>less !Uel! i iA vilJ:linj" II matter ui r l le t the wen

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l\"ere DoL ,,-orkiog-only putting in time.The nurse in chlU'ge sland. by to keeplhem from h a r m i n ~ themgelveo or otber:..Tbis institution IS l:l bemendous A f T a i r ~ using four hundred !lnd lwonly.Ii,"punds "I {.elb bed or prl: d ~ i l y ....

w.1l os l,,only-(i,c I",,,,,rls of dry ""ItmeatIor :te:as.onihg. AHa t h i r - t ; ~ ~ ~ f i \ e pound.snf prime Io.rrl; forty-fi"c gallon. of milk,len dozen eggs fOf Ul e .sick. pittients, andmore when fill arc -sen"e-

s o u p ~ 100 {'umnd::t of p " H n ~ . figs. t a b i l \ ~ or dried 11ttlClles, len ' ~ u l 1 a n R of s s r u ~ ..forl)" ~ I J . \ \ " " " of teK an d lorly g"n",,"of corre-c. ) ' J ; S ( ; e l l : t I u . ' " O u ~ \l'egel.."\hles in.th e Snm.mcr S C f \ ~ n in erplnl p r o ] ) o r i i o n . ! l i ~ Eighl busbels of polato,,", two bushd.of be""., .jl)(l ellLhu!;c 100 Jlounds oftice or hominy. l o r t " ~ G n e ~ ~ t l l ( l . 1 ("nnB OttOlmlto"., one-lulU h ~ r r d kra.,l, lortypounds 01 "alUl""I, (they sen'c atme,,!everymorning), .nd \50 p'....


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/HOW we; CARE FOn. OUn. 1NS:\ ..U::e H H ~ e Lh;\l '''-''JS "lwnys: Jl w ~ a k ' poiutwith m(' . ,'llul found ~ c r . \ " l h i r l g to be o{the very u tA quality, rre"h ;Ul:d templiug.TIle li\('nH i.:; t ' h : m ~ H i . , g i " i n ~ f l ;,:rcRt'"ariely of rooos. "

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e x . ~ e p L .in the violent v . ~ . a r d s , where theyt e ~ r them down as 1a.sl '" lhey ,could bepul up.', 'I spoke to Dr. Griffin abou t Mi,,,Bnrnnrd, } j c s"id: .. :Iris., lhJ.rn"rd busbee:n here thrl..'C or f()ur titHCS and hasoffe:rw SOlnC ' t " L ' a . I I ~ ~ \ ~ : . t l L J : . . . l l 1 c s u ~ ~ c ' ! ! i . ~ O I l : : ' ; . \Ve llrc wo rki liS' j n \l n SO n au d wiJ l uc~ l i H l to La.,c he r COme as orlen as pus-sible_'1 . .

Then I t t . . ' ~ e l , ..ith b ~ , t in ha.nd an d uun"euhend. do IslAnd hdo", Dr . D. W. G"iffin l n. S h i \ . - ( ' _ ~ , Thoma.s Steer l

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