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• Were Cures Worse Than the Condition?
  on Dec 11, 2016 in Canton Asylum for Insane Indians Medical History Medical treatments Ayer's cathartic pills calomel cathartic dangerous medical treatments in the 1800s Dover's powder heroic medicine mercury used in medicine patent medicine ingredients treatment for head lice
  By the middle and late 1800s, so-called “heroic” medicine (in which extraordinary measures to cure a condition often endangered the patient) had been abandoned. However, patients were sometimes little better off calling a doctor than if t...
• The Price of Convenience
  on Dec 4, 2016 in BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs Canton Asylum for Insane Indians Clark County Insane Asylum commissioner of Indian affairs convenience of quarters at insane asylum financial clerk at Canton Asylum Indian Office Jamison No 7 Mines price of coal in 1916 quarters for asylum employees
  The vast majority of employees at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians lived on the premises as part of their compensation package. Though it could certainly be a bit restrictive to seldom leave the asylum grounds, they benefited by not having to tru...
• A Favorite Project
  on Nov 27, 2016 in BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs Insanity Medical treatments commissioner of Indian affairs design for an epileptic cottage Dr. Harry Hummer epileptic cottages epileptics in insane asylums rationale for separating epileptics from other patients
  Dr. Harry Hummer, superintendent of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, almost continually made and implemented plans to expand the facility. One building that he especially wanted and never received was a separate cottage for epileptics. Though it...
• Many Thanks
  on Nov 20, 2016 in Canton Asylum for Insane Indians Indian tribes Native American customs bean dance buffalo dance expressions of gratitude in Native American culture gratitude ceremony green corn dance maple syrup ceremomy Native American harvest dances Qahatika Indian smudging strawberry ceremony Taos Pueblo
  Though the majority of the U.S. population celebrates an official day of gratitude called Thanksgiving, Native Americans have always had a deep tradition of routinely giving thanks. They have particularly given attention and gratitude to the animals...
• A Remarkable Woman
  on Nov 13, 2016 in Canton Asylum for Insane Indians Indian tribes Medical History Bancroft Nebraska Chief Joseph La Flesche Elizabeth Institute for Young Ladies first Native American medical missionary first Native American woman to receive medical degree Hampton Institute Henry Picotte Omaha Indian tribe Susan La Flesche Picotte Walthill Nebraska Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania
  Susan La Flesche Picotte was born in 1865 to the last recognized chief of the Omaha Indian tribe, Chief Joseph La Flesche (Iron Eye). She went to the Elizabeth Institute for Young Ladies in New Jersey and then returned to her reservation to teach at...
• A Look Inside Hummer’s Home
  on Aug 28, 2016 in BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs Canton Asylum for Insane Indians buildings Dr. Hummer requested clash betwen doctors Hardin and Hummer Dr. Harry Hummer epileptic cottage Indian service living quarters at Canton Asylum
  Dr. Harry Hummer, superintendent of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, made sure that he and his family got the choicest rooms in the asylum for their living quarters. His selfishness in the matter of living arrangements contributed to a divisive...
• A Home of One’s Own
  on Aug 21, 2016 in BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs Canton Asylum for Insane Indians description of Dr. Hummer's cottage at Canton Asylum Dr. Harry Hummer Newton Hills State Park Oscar Gifford quarters for staff at insane asylums
  Many people in today’s workforce complain that it’s difficult to get away from the job–they’re available to their employers through phones and email almost constantly. Superintendents and other staff at insane asylums were als...
• An Impossible Job?
  on Aug 14, 2016 in BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs Canton Asylum for Insane Indians attendant duties at Canton Asylum employee rules for Canton Asylum Hudson River State Hospital lack of nurses at Canton Asylum Oscar Gifford overworked staff at Canton Asylum
  Though the rules and duties of each asylum position had been formulated by 1903, they were not initially given to employees at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians. Its first superintendent, Oscar Gifford, told an inspector that he hadn’t done...
• No Consequences
  on Aug 7, 2016 in BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs Canton Asylum for Insane Indians Commissioner of Indian Affairs Robert Valentine Dr. Harry Hummer Dr. L.M. Hardin Indian Office Indian Rights Association lack of disciplinary action at Canton Asylum personnel issues at Canton Asylum Walter Fry
  Anyone following the inspections and various reports made on the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians might well feel amazed that Dr. Harry Hummer managed to continue as superintendent there. Several inspectors suggested outright that he be dismissed fro...
• He Didn’t Even Try
  on Jul 31, 2016 in Canton Asylum for Insane Indians Insanity St. Elizabeths Hospital Danvers State Hospital Dr. Harry Hummer Dr. Samuel Silk poor record keeping at Canton Asylum reasons for admission to Canton Asylum report on Canton Asylum Texas State Lunatic Asylum
  By the end of what might be called the “asylum era,” most superintendents or administrators were buried under mountains of paperwork. Almost all public facilities were overcrowded and understaffed, which meant poor care and  more problem...

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