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Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-13 | Page 11 | Over Million in China Are Found Insane

Type issue
Date 1926-08-13
Paper Ogden Standard-Examiner
Language eng
City Ogden
County Weber
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Article Title Over Million in China Are Found Insane
Type article
Date 1926-08-13
Paper Ogden Standard-Examiner
Language eng
City Ogden
County Weber
Page 11
OCR Text OVER MILLION IN CHINA ARE FOUND INSANE They Are Whipped Jm- Jm prison cd Stoned and Put to Death KULING G Pr China Aug By 13 13 By The Asso Asso- Associated Asso- Asso Associated Associated There Press Press There are lunatics In n China according to a m just made mad based on replies to questionnaires sent to physicians There Ther are ar no nj goy BOV eminent hospitals for tor or their cart care and only live five private privat or mission minion Institutions The Th condition of ot the th mentally deficient In China Is perhaps more mor pitiable than In any other coun country try They receive no mercy and andare andare are sure to suffer the th death pen pen- pen penalty alty for tor the th commonest offense offense- stealing offense offense-I BUTT DUn OF OP JOKES For lesser offenses they are Im Imprisoned with no more mor consideration tion than given glnn the tho mentally sound I If It their mania Is harmless they th usually are allowed to wander In Inthe Inthe the streets to be made mado mad the tho butt ot of Jokes Frequently they are ar stoned MARKS OF OP WHIPS The Th Chinese Chines commonly believer believe that Insane persons are aro possessed by evil spirits and the th native treat treat- treatment treatment ment Is fe 1 Intended to drIve out tM the demons Many Insane bear marks of whippings whipping or fetters fetter that were worn orn on arm arms or less legs In one part of China the th mentally sick are taken Into the tho country and pinioned beneath a heavy stone on 01 the th chest It If this tall fall to re- re restore restore stor re-stor store sanity the victim Is allowed to die dl of starvation moo 00
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