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Show I. AGED PERSONS SANE I MUST QUIT ASYLUM POCATELI-O. Ida. May 2 Dr. W F Almond. nv.-dlcal advisor for tho state rtopartmont of public wel- far.' alter :in Ins. st leal ion of :h.- -tat.-mShtal hospital, declared ' several Inmates of the Blackfoot Insane asy-, turn are no mow Insano than you or, i " gQ backed up in his fled-Bton fled-Bton by Drs. J H Kay and Edward N Roberts of Pocatello, Dr. Charles) R Scott and Dr. F W. Mitchell of I lJ Blnckfoot, , , ,, I xhi Investigation was made at me1 request of tho department of public welfare, working toward cleaning out the hospital of people who do not belong be-long there and are not properly ..!..-milted ..!..-milted to tit- insane hospital. According Ac-cording to the examining physicians, fhe persons of twenty examln.-.i in one group were not insane In any way but were suffering from some physical disability In their flotage, c il1 '.( suffering from senile decay. There are women between the agOS of fiO and 96 who are not in the least insane and their commitment papers do not claim they are. Some of the women have evidently been pent to I the asylum to get them out of the way. according to the physicians, who have made the investigations Re -exam I nations will bo called for and the hospital rid of all sane patients. |