Reasons For Admission
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August 26, 2011, 6:27 AM
Filed under: Art Gallery, West Virginia | Tags: trans allegheny lunatic asylum, windows
Filed under: Art Gallery, West Virginia | Tags: trans allegheny lunatic asylum, windows
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Reasons for Admission, 1864 to 1889 (from the TALA archives): Bad habits and political excitement. Desertion by husband. Brain fever. Business nerves. Fall from horse. Deranged masturbation. Imaginary female trouble. Jealousy and religion. Immoral life. Opium habit. Over action of the mind. Bite of rattle snake. Asthma. The war. Uterine derangement. Rumor of husband murder. Medicine to prevent conception. Vicious vices in early life. Sunstroke. Fighting fire. Novel reading. False confinement. Greediness. Gathering in the head. Laziness. Loss of arm. Liver and social disease. Milk fever. Bad whiskey. Women. Disappointment of nerves. Grief.
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At the present, I’m suffering from six of these reasons…
Comment by thevintagetraveler August 29, 2011 @ 12:31 PMha!
Comment by Lisa August 31, 2011 @ 4:54 PMwow, what an amazing list of “reasons”. political excitement is my favorite.
Comment by motherblue212 August 26, 2011 @ 10:23 AMThis is just a select few. “Novel reading” leaves me with loads of questions!
Comment by Lisa August 28, 2011 @ 11:15 AMAnd what is ‘milk fever’ anyhow?
I should’ve been locked up a long, long time ago…beautiful photos!!!
Comment by Becky August 26, 2011 @ 9:02 AMthanks, becky!
Comment by Lisa August 28, 2011 @ 11:15 AM