anaheim-gazette 1906-10-18

NAPA STATE HOSPITAL By Arthur J. Pillsbury, Secretary, State Board of Examiners. Turreted, towered and tall, with wide spreading wings and imposing facade, Napa State hospital stands a splendid and, it is to be hoped, an enduring monument to the misinformation of the medical world a generation ago. It possesses a nobility of aspect that should characterize all public buildings when such characterization does not require the sacrifice of utility to beauty. It is said that $20,000 was expended on the embellishment of the front entrance, and the statement may readily be believed for it is ornate. Napa State Hospital is a splendid pile of bricks and mortar, cut stone and slate, and when it was built California built the best it knew and the best that the world knew and built regardless of cost. THE WORLD WAS RANSACKED In 1870 the legislature provided for the appointment of a commission to visit the hospitals and asylums for the insane in Europe and America and Governor Halight designated Dr. E. T. Wilkins special commissioner to perform this service. It was ably performed and an exhaustive report was made. The results of this report were materialized in Napa state hospital and California could then point with pride to as good a hospital building as there was earth. IT WAS BUILT REGARDLESS The construction of the buildings was authorized by an act of the legislature approved March 27, 1872, and by this act the capacity of the institution was limited to 500 patients. The initial appropriation provided $210,000 impression on approaching the institution is most inviting and it becomes lasting impression on better acceptance. Napa state hospital is able and well preserved state assets. ITS LIMITATIONS The prime mistake in the condition of Napa state hospital was common to all other institutions making of hallways, flanked upon either side with dormitories and sleeping rooms, into sitting room day use without adequate sunshine air. This mistake is practically parable and its consequences are serious. It is impossible in an institution so constructed, and crowded. Napa is to prevent the surcharge the entire interior with disease if such germs ever find entrance condition could be much improved the installation of a modern ventilation system whereby fresh air can pumped through all the half-sleeping rooms and pumped out making a complete change often as once in each fifteen or minutes. That would cost a money but would be worth the price. There is no adequate way of ripping out half c. the partition and reducing the capacity of the institution one-half. Even that worth while if any value is to be upon the lives of the insane cold fact the best thing that can a helplessly insane person is and present conditions of air and shine at Napa hospital, in case with all our other state hospitals be depended upon to facilitate economically desirable consumption Only sentiment can rebel, but we God to thank for sentiment which the whole, is about as safe a giver the wisest human wisdom. Set it down as irrefragable that, in hospitals, whether for th IT WAS BUILT REGARDLESS The construction of the buildings was authorized by an act of the legislature approved March 27, 1872, and by this act the capacity of the institution was limited to 500 patients. The initial appropriation provided $210,000, but before the buildings were completed they had cost $1,336,047.70, and by the time the buildings were furnished as well as finished the total cost had reached $1,750,000, or a per capita cost of housing, for the original 500 patients intended to be accommodated, of $3500, probably not exceeded by any hospital on earth. However, by this time, the original plan, which had contemplated single rooms for nearly all the patients had been so far departed from as to put two patients into rooms that had been intended for one. Adjacent rooms were thrown into small dormitories so that, many years ago, the institution was made to accommodate 1432 patients instead of 500, and the per capita cost was brought down to $1222, still a very high per capita cost for housing insane patients. ANOTHER BAD BUY Napa hospital was fortunately located as to land and water facilities. The original location comprised 208 acres and cost $12,475.80. The situation was picturesque, but the soil was thin, an impervious hardpan lies near the surface, and the insufficiency of the property became so apparent that the original parcel has been added to, piece by piece, until it now comprises almost 2000 acres. Of this perhaps 500 acres is really good land, the rest being pasturage and catchment area. WATER PROBLEM SOLVED AT LAST Scarcity of water has been, and still is, a most vexatious and dangerous annoyance at Napa state hospital. Often in summer time there has been no water on the upper wards during the day-time and it has had to be carried up in buckets for flushing toilets as well as for the wash rooms. From time to time sums aggregating more than $130,000 have been appropriated for developing a sufficient water supply and it will require $20,000 more to finish the task, but there is every reason to believe that this expenditure THE BEST USE FOR NAPA The great hospital at Napa, constituted, is unsuited for the curable patients. The best use can be made for the main ing is for the housing of such incumatics as can not be trusted to a great degree of liberty. The many hundreds of insane who; for own safety as well as for the safe public, must be restrained or liberty, must be locked up at night be subjected to constant, but little surveillance. The great, best costly building at Napa may well devoted to this use, with the concern that the period of incarceration will be materially shortened by a ened longevity consequent upon efficient ventilation and lack of sun. What is here said of Napa may be with equal truth regarding every big hospital building in California. WHAT NAPA NEEDS Napa's needs are similar to those of other hospitals. The greatest choice which so adorns the landscape be used for cloisters for the sequestration of the incurable insane will not be permitted a larger liberty leaves two classes to be provided the curable insane and such chronicas may be allowed annoyance at Napa state hospital. Often in summer time there has been no water on the upper wards during the day-time and it has had to be carried up in buckets for flushing toilets as well as for the wash rooms. From time to time sums aggregating more than $130,000 have been appropriated for developing a sufficient water supply and it will require $20,000 more to finish the task, but there is every reason to believe that this expenditure will prove final and sufficient. A force of men are now at work making excavations for a concrete dam across a gorge at the lower end of a little valley, as acceptable a reservoir site as can be found in California. This reservoir will have a catchment area of three square miles and a storage capacity sufficient to supply considerable electric power as well as an abundant water supply for the institution. It will require several months, and perhaps a year, in which to complete the entire plant. THE PLANT AS IT IS In round numbers the state has invested $2,000,000 in establishing and equipping Napa state hospital. An inventory made for the fifty-seventh fiscal year, ending June 30, 1906, places the total present value of the plant at $1,367,174.07, which probably is not a bad guess, made up as it is from a thousand or more little guesses. The difference between original cost and present worth may be set down to that deterioration which comes of a generation of over-crowded and hard-pressed use plus an excessive first cost. It is a beautiful establishment beautifully situated. The long avenue that reaches from the public roadway up to the main edifice is unsurpassed in California. The thirty acres of hospital grounds are well cared for. The first In approaching the institution inviting and it becomes a mission on better acquaintance state hospital is a valuable preserved state asset. LIMITATIONS Mistake in the construction of a state hospital was that all other institutions, the wellways, flanked upon either dormitories and single rooms, into sitting rooms for about adequate sunshine or mistake is practically irrelevant consequences are most impossible in an instituted, and crowded as prevent the surcharging of senior with disease germs ever find entrance. The would be much improved by notion of a modern ventilation whereby fresh air could be brought all the halls and rooms and pumped out again, complete change of air as in each fifteen or twenty that would cost a lot of should be worth the price. Adequate way of getting to the institution without half c. the partition walls of the capacity of the institute. Even that would be of any value is to be placed less of the insance. As a best thing that can befall insane person is to die, conditions of air and sun-apa hospital, in common other state hospitals, may upon to facilitate this desirable consummation. It can rebel, but we have no need for sentiment which, on about as safe a guide as man wisdom. Nown as irrefragable truth totals, whether for the care farm colonies should be established with cheaply constructed cottages for the untidy and seriously demented. Better houses will be required for working patients. Napa has land enough and will soon have water enough for all the new cottages and communities that may be established. For the care and treatment of patients afflicted with acute mania and melancholia, and other curable forms, Napa needs a number of pretty cottages prettily located, having all the comforts and conveniences of modern genteel home life, including books and pictures, pianos and other musical instruments, billiard tables and other appliances for recreation, shady walks and gardens wherein to do healthful work in the open air. These for the convalescents. For the acute cases all these things are wanted with, in addition, all the modern conveniences for baths—electric, Turkish, shower and prolonged, with massage and such other mechanical appliances as tend to divert the mind and rejuvenate the body. IT WILL PAY On the last day of September Napa state hospital had a population of 666 insane females and 914 insane males. To take care of these there were 182 persons on the payroll, which amounts to $105,500 for the current year, and a general support fund of $118,950 per year. Allowing for depreciation of property it costs the state $200 per year to maintain each insane patient. The longevity of chronic patients ranges between 12 and 15 years in an asylum. If we accept 13½ years as a basis of computation then every non-paying patient sent to Napa will ultimately cost the state $2700. With proper appliances 90 per cent of patients afflicted with acute mania or melancholia should be cured within twelve months. These B. Dausen Dealer In all Kinds of GRAIN AND BEEF Storage Warehouse And Custom Feed Mill in Com Regular Mill Days, Mondays, Wednesdays. LOCATION—South of Santa Fe FOR SALE. Ten acres of land situated half mile northeast of Brookshunt and within three miles of five relations. Can be irrigated from ditch heim Union Water Co., or from electric pumping plant. Price, fled dollars ($1500.00). For further lars address the owner, NEWTON Santa Ana, California. CHAMBE OF COMMERCE The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce on the second and fourth Monday month, at Chamber of Commerce North Los Angeles street. OFFICERS AND DIRECTOR W. H. Spake, president; F Yunn president; Charles Boege, secretary. Directors—T. J. Armstrong, baugh, O. T. Callor. E.W. McCollum. CHURCH DIREOTOR English Baptist Mission—Corner and Lemon streets. Sunday school Preaching 3 p.m. A. L. Wilson in CHRISTIAN CHURCH—Northeast laide and Center streets. Preach Sunday school 9:45 am, Young Peeling 7:30 pm. Rev. Abraham B. Mctor. ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH and 10 am, first Sunday; second fifth Sunday 7, 8 and 10 am; fourth and 8:30 am. Rosary and benedicton summer 7:30 pm, during winter 4:30 tar Society after last mass on Building Society at Rectory on fifth Children of Mary 3:30 pm on fifth Sunday catechism classes 2 pm. MOTHERS READ THIS DAUGHTER OF C. W. STUMP Mrs. C. W. Stump of Canton, Ohio, writes: "I wish I could induce every mother who has a weak, sickly child to try that delicious cod liver preparation, Vinol. Our little daughter was pale, thin and sickly. "We tried various medicines, but without any benefit whatever, and she could not take cod liver oil or emulsions, as they nauseated her and upset her stomach. "Learning that Vinol contains all the medicinal and strength-creating properties of cod liver oil, but without the disagreeable oil, we decided to try it, and the results were marvelous, so quickly was she restored to health and strength." 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SANTA FE HALF RATES Every Sunday the Santa Fe will sell ROUND TRIP tickets to Los Angeles and return at rate of ONE FARE (80 cts.) for the round trip. Good to return on day of sale only. dc7-td. J. H. Clabaugh, agent. WANTED IMMEDIATELY A good, steady man to work on fruit ranch. Capable of driving four horses. Good home and steady work. Apply to Wm. Crowther, Placentia. sep27tf RAILWAY TIME TA Time of Arrival and Departure December 28, 1904. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY Trains on the Southern Pacific elm as follows: To Los Angeles. Daily... 7:30 am Daily... Daily... 10:52 am Daily... Daily... 3:51 pm Daily... Pass Loara Station: To Los Angeles. Daily... 7:34 am Daily... Daily... 10:56am Daily... Daily... 3:55 pm Daily... LOS ALAMITOS TRAINS Leave Anaheim—Arrive AnDaly*... 5:15 am Daily* * Except Sunday. TRAINS TO NEWPORT BE Leave Newport Leave An Daily... 3:15 pm Daily... One of the finest flocks of Bronze Turkeys to be seen county belongs to H. E. Buena Park. The large prize bird and is one-fowl. The hens are very large, though the young stock especially vigorous. Any one desi hardy bronze turkeys for breeds would do well to go them, as he is selling them sonable for breedees for no oct11ml NOTICE TO SETTLE All persons knowing they debted to E. L. Eubanks or Cottle, are requested to o Derrick saloon at once and save additional expenses. B. Dauser Dealer In all Kinds of MIN AND FEED Storage Warehouses Custom Feed Mill in Connection 11 Days, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. ION—South of Santa Fe depot. ALE. Ten acres of sandy loam land situated about one-northwest of Brookshurst station three miles of five railroad sta-be irrigated from ditch of Ana-Water Co., or from neighboring pumping plants. Price, fifteen hun-($1500.00). For further particu-late the owner, NEWTON B. PIERCE, California. oct11-2m* MBE. OF COMMERCE Heim Chamber of Commerce meets second and fourth Monday of each chamber of Commerce rooms, 110 Angeles street. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Luke, president; F Yungbluth, vice Charles Boege, secretary-treasors—T. J. Armstrong, J. H. ClaCallor. E.W. McCollum. NUROH DIRECTORY Aptist Mission—Corner Broadway streets. Sunday school at 2 p.m. p. m. A.L. Wilson in charge. CHURCH—Northeast corner Ade-center streets. Preaching 11 a.m, tool 9:45 am, Young People's meet-Rev. Abraham B. Markle, pasACE CATHOLIC CHURCH—Masses 8 first Sunday; second, third and seventy, 7, 8 and 10 am; fourth Sunday 7. Rosary and benediction during 10 pm, during winter 4:30 pm. Al-after last mass on first Sunday. Society at Rectory on first Sunday. Of Mary 3:30 pm on first Sunday. Church classes 2 pm. Father F.J. VICTOR MONTGOMERY ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Attention given to Probate Business Commercial Bank Building. Santa Ana - Cal Tel. Black 791! au23-6m F.C.SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Odd Fellows' Block, Center Street Anaheim, Cal. Frank Baum REAL ESTATE Center Street Anaheim City and Country Property. Agent for Bay City Property DR.W.W.ADAMS OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate of American School of Osteopathy of Kirksville, Mo. Office and Residence: 126 Philadelphia St. Office Hours: 10 to 12; 1 to 4. Phone No. Main 77 W.H.SYER,M.D. Physician and Surgeon Office and residence in Hart Building, next to City Hall (formerly Dr.Bickford's). Office hours, 10 to 12 a.m., 2 to 4 p.m., 7 to 8 p.m. Telephone No. Main 74 ANAHEIM CAL J.L.BEEBE,M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office cor. Center and Palm Streets. Office hours: 11 to 12, m. 2 to 4,7 to 8 p.m. Phone Main 221. ANAHEIM,CAL H.A.JOHNSTON,M.D. Office and Residence Cor. Los Angeles and Broadway Sts. Phone Main 86. Hours: 2 to 4 p.m; 7 to 8 p.m. Sundays. 2 to 4 p.m. by appointment. CHURCH—Northeast corner Adeenter streets. Preaching 11 am, School 9:45 am, Young People's meetRev. Abraham B. Markle, pasACE CATHOLIC CHURCH—Masses 8 first Sunday; second, third and 7, 8 and 10 am; fourth Sunday 7 Rosary and benediction during 10 pm, during winter 4:30 pm. Alafter last mass on first Sunday. Society at Rectory on first Sunday. of Mary 3:30 pm on first Sunday. Churchism classes 2 pm. Father F. J. ERIAN CHURCH—Corner Cypress streets. Preaching 11 am and day school 10 am; Christian Endiety 6:30 pm; Wednesday prayer 10 pm; Monthly meeting of Ladies Society second Thursday of each pm. Ladies' Aid on fourth Thursmonth at 2:30 pm. F. W. Mitchell, Pastor. EST EPISCOPAL CHURCH—PhiladelPreaching 11 am, 7:30 pm. Sun8:45 am, Epworth League 6:30 pm. prayer meeting 7:30 pm. Rev. ,pastor. L. CHURCH—Northeast corner Adele streets. Preaching 11 am, School 10 am. Woman's Guild first on each month. Allar Guild third on each month. W. S. Decring, pasSUTHERAN—Southeast corner Emitress streets. Preaching every 9:30 am. Sunday school 9:30 am. pastor. EVANGELICAL CHURCH—Southwest Baker and Adelaide streets. Preach7:45 pm. Sunday school 9:30 am. Pee's meeting 7:15 pm. Prayer wednesday 8 pm. John Kraeber, residence, 318 Chestnut street. BAPTIST CHURCH—Corner Broad emon streets. Services morning g. Sunday school at 11 am. Rev. pastor. METHODIST—Southeast corner and Clementine streets. Preach7:30 pm. Sunday school 9:45 am. Missionary Society first Thursday month at 2 pm. Wm. Rogatzke, pasnave north side of church. Time Table June 17, 1906. In the Santa Fe naheim for ed as follows: Geles—5:52 a.m. 00 am., 12 noon, 5:19 pm Diego—8:51 a.m. 2:51 p.m., 1:15 am, Gardino and Riverside—8:51 am, 5:54 pm. Ands—8:51am, 11.35 am. Ana—8:51am., 2:51 pm, 5:54 p.m. and Temecula *8:51 am, *11:35 am, and San Jacinto-*8:51 am, *11:35 dido-*2:51pm. Brook-*8:51 am. Do Beach-7:33 am. train leaves Los Angeles at 11:55 Kansas City, and all points east 9pm., 5:54 pm. marked with a * are daily except all others daily. J. H. CLABAUGH. Agent. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office cor. Center and Palm Streets. Office hours: 11 to 12, m. 2 to 4,7 to 8 p.m. Phone Main 221. ANAHEIM, CAL. H. A JOHNSTON, M. D. Office and Residence Cor. Los Angeles and Broadway Sts. Phone Main 86. Hours: 2 to 4 p.m; 7 to 8 p.m. Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m, by appointment. ANAHEIM, RICHARD MELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC Office Center St Special attention given to Probate Matters ANAHEIM, F. BACKS Undertaker Dealer in Furniture, Wall Paper Cornices, Window Shades, Picture Frames, Upholstery Goods, Paints, Oils, and Glass. Sewing Machine Supplies Corner Los Angeles and Chartres Sts Boston Bakery FRESH BREAD, PIES AND CAKES. Ice Cream and Confectionery S. Kistler, Proprietor GERMANIA HALL JOHN D..HEITSHUSEN, Prop. BACK'S NEW BUILDING LOS ANGELES STREET Keeps on hand a Large and complete stock of liquors, wines and cigars. Cold beer always on draught. 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