Essays On Hypochondriasis, And Other Nervous Affections
Essays On Hypochondriasis, And Other Nervous Affections
John Reid
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A heavy responsibility presses upon those who preside or officiate in the asy- lums of lunacy. Little is it known how much injustice is committed/ and how much useless and wantonly inflicted misery is endured in those infirmaries for disor- dered, or rather cemeteries for deceased intellect. Instead of trampling upon, we ought to cherish, and by the most deli- cate and anxious care, strive to nurse into a clearer and a brighter flame the still glimmering embers of a nearly ex- tinguished mind. ...It is by no means the object of these Digitized by Google LUNATIC ASYLUMS. 309 remarks to depreciate the value of in- stitutions which, under a judicious and merciful superintendance, might be made essentially conducive to the protection of lunatics themselves, as well as to that of others, who would else be continually exposed to their violence and caprice. But it is to be feared, that many have been condemned to a state d£ insulation from all rational and S3rmpathising in^ tercourse, before the necessity has oc- curred for so severe a lot Diseased members have been amputated from the trunk of society, before they have become so incurable or unsound as ab- solutely to require separation.
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