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Saturday, Jan. 22 1927
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THE A l ASKA INSANE
fDaily Alaska. Ejrpiye^. A j/j
Insanity is the.one infirnity
which reacts on the mind of the
normal person as a thing of
auhorhence to ho dreaded per*
haps more than any other affict
ion We. regard those so afflicted'
as worse than dead, for it is'
death w thout the physical muni :
testations. And who may he I
assured os escape from iff Mad !
ness strikes all races, all classes,
all degrees from the highest to
the lowest. And it leaves t!non
mc*-«> helpless rii tn h ubes.
'i'he handling of Alaskan
insane has lor many years been
more? or loss a problem. Without
going into the allocations made
from time to time Regarding;
conditions at the institution
| where they are cared for at
Government expense, there is
reason to hold that the s* ye tern
is hot what it should be it is
manifestly not the right sort of
practic to farm out these inhab
itants of ‘the land of the living
dead" at so much per head,
especially under a contract rate
when it must be evident on the
face of the transaction that >he
contractor is motivated in his
bidding by a desire to make a,
profit.
The prime object of any inst
i tut ion tor caring for insane per
sons should be to give them the
very best, scientific treatment
and to care for them in the most
humane manner. And the questi
on of profit should not enter into
it in any degree. Alienists, who
are qualified to speak on the
subject, say that many who be
come deranged, may be restored
to mental soundness through
proper scentific methods of treat
ment, and thus replaced to useful
citizenship. That this sort of care
may be expected under the
contract system prevailing here
does not seem likely. No institut
ion which is forced to compete
with another for such a contract
can afford to employ half-priced
specialist to treat those who come
into it's hands at so much per*
head on a low rate contract.
' Imre seems to be some
dope that the present system
will i ■ o» be continued long in force.
In his annual report, Gov. Parks
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