The daily witness, 14 septembre 1889, Supplement

[" I ' Satühdat, September 14, 1889.SUPPLEMENT TO THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.THE PR01ESTANT HOSPITAL For the Insane.Situated at Verdun, imriuh of Lacbiue, throe mile» from the city, and on the property lately acquired by the Governora.trcatimi I\u2019bU noble building, dt-slgned for the \u2022nt urxl Olire of nitiitJil tliwubti, la fual unnrou.I.iug oompletion, but much remain.t\u201e be done before it will be ready for occupa tion.Kvt n after that great point will have In cii readied, the laying out of the gnmnda into farm and garden, will .till remain to be carried out, .o an to make the Institution and its surrounding, all that i.deiired and in tended.A visit t\u201e Verdun at thin aeason, when nature appeal, brightest, will prove to the visitor the wisdom exercised in the .election of the charming «ite now occupied by the ho.pital building.It fulfil» in every particular the requirement, laid down as essential hy Dr.Kirkhride in hi.standard work on \u201c Hospitals for the Insane.\u201d Located in the coun try, three miles from the city, it i.easily accessible at all seasonally the Lower Laehme turnpike road, which runs across the front of the property.!>r.Kirk bride\u2019s word, m describing an ideal site for an institution of this kind could be quoted with but slight variation as being precisely descriptive of the ground at Verdun.It is \u201ca pleasant, healthful, fertile district ; the land is of good quality , easily tilled, the surrounding scenery is varied and attractive, and possesses numerous objects of an agreeable and interesting character, while the hospital iDelf is retired and its privacy fully secured, the views from it exhibit life in its active forms.\u201d There are also secured hy this site the necessary requirements of \" wood, tillable land, ample water supply, facilities for drainage, space for pleasure grounils, also for future extensionof buildings.\u201d The property embraces 110 acres of land which afford \u201c adequate and appropriate means of exercise, labor and occupation for the patients,\u201d these being \u201cnow recognized as among the most valuable means of treatment.\u201d These quotations from the highest authority show how completely and in all practical essentials the governors have complied with the sclentilh, n-sthetic and sanitary conditions in the selection of a site for the hospital.Hut one must stand upon the spot and sur vey the truly magnificent prospect spread on every side to form a just appreciation of its beauty*, extent and perfect ticness us a retreat for those suffering under mental disorder.The mountain, with its wealth of green wood, the wild stretches of cultivated fields, the villas surrounde l by gardens, the great river spreading to a misty shore Hue beyond, the woods of Nuns'island, relieving the middle distance to tin left, the Lower Lachine rapids flushing and dancing on tin* right, sending a *'vcice of many wut< rs ' w ith the perfume^ la len hr.e/e, combine to form a scene that cantii't b< Nurp.i-s.d, and exert an influence which n i\\ be felt, but cannot be described.When the bedding is completed, and the grounds ah ut it lod out and cultivated, as |)1< a sure ground*, gardens mid orchards, it will he one of the m i.-t charming retreats of the kind to lie found anywhere in America or Kurope.TIIK lU ll.lilMi.A k x.- -rnm k \\ :\t* /^y *.I ¦ ri m tuidinp y «SSfe M: i4 1 V k i ?A ÿ v cw .?* v sir pjigi ft'-P1,\tw.h, :¦ ' A Si' \u2022r-c.i.\u2022\u2022 ' Is > r V,\tteeb m * mi fffi m*f^r\\.t=m lAffsks m.iiLMauapi g» gs>\t~ -\t\u2022 fÿ A;\tf :l ! Ac:; m -Sr~ D m ¦ -4 i ^ ^rrrr^ \u2014« T** * *\u2019*\u2019 **** -fy tr//'/¦, VIEW OF MAIN BUILDINGS WHEN COMPLETED, FROM LOWER LACHINE ROAD.A the governors show.-d tln-ir wisdom in the sehetion of the >i'e for the hospital, so have they taken - are that the building Hiull he in ail iv*qit > t.up to the highest modern \u2022 tandurd of utility.When luted it will po*.uess everything essential to the comfort, proper and economical treatment of the patients.Anting on toe advice of those having mature < xp< rien c, the governors have not attempted a structure entirely now in design.They have wi.-n !y profited by the know ledge oi those who have had a practical familiarity with the wants and requirements of the insane, and after a careful study of existing institutions, have combined as far as possible all their good features, and endeavor to avoid their defect and inconveniences.The style \"f nrchite tun- is plain but pleasing, good tast- being needed in this, us in everything designed for the treatment of a disease like iiiMiiity, in whicli the surroundings of pa tients greatly influence their cunditions and feelings.It is not necessary to enter into the detail, of the construction.The most approved plans and method, have been adopted and the heat material used throughout the building.1 In- outer Stone walls are lined with brick, and of bri'-k all the internal partitions are constructed.The system of heating and veil-tikiting in the most perfect known ; whi e the dup -al of refuse by cremation largely does away with the object! 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