Author: New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780331093476 Category : Languages : en Pages : 42
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Excerpt from Rules and Regulations Adopted by the Managers of the New York State Lunatic Asylum, at Utica: Also, the Act for the Organization of Said Asylum, and More Effectually to Provide for the Care, Maintenance, and Recovery of the Insane, Passed April 7, 1842; Together With Title 3, Chap. 20, of the First Part of the Revised Statutes This Asylum has been erected, at great expense, by the State, that the insane may have a safe retreat, in the care of those who have learned the true mode of managing them; in whose hands they may be rescued from the cruelties and coercions which they generally meet with in the world and where, under the benign restraints which kind ness and benevolence impose, they may have every chance of recovery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: New York. State Lunatic Asylum Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780331077063 Category : Languages : en Pages : 36
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Excerpt from Rules, Regulations and by-Laws of the New York State Lunatic Asylum, Utica The very first impulses Of insanity are met at home and amongst friends, by resistance and opposition from those who before yielded willing Obedience to requirements, or who have acquiesced with cheerfulness in every reasonable indulgence. The apparent difference in the conduct and feelings of their friends excites collision, arouses the passions, and awakens the prejudices of the victims of delusion. They now feel that the friends whom they loved have turned against them - that these friends purposely thwart all their plans, oppose all their desires, and resist what they conceive to be their own best efforts to promote the happiness of both. They oppose their friends with violence, and indulge in wrath and bitterness against them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.