Part 15

THE COUNTESS OF ALBEMARLE. THE COUNTESS OF WARWICK. THE COUNTESS CADOGAN. THE COUNTESS OF STRADBROKE. LADY EVELYN COBBOLD. LADY FLORENCE BARNARDISTON. LADY IDA LEIGH HARE. LADY SUSAN BYNG. THE LADY RAYLEIGH. THE LADY BATEMAN. THE LADY AMHERST OF HACKNEY. THE HON. LADY ROWLEY. THE HON. ETHEL HENNIKER. THE HON. MRS. PRETYMAN. LADY FFOLKES. LADY AFFLECK. LADY DURRANT. LADY RICH. LADY THORNHILL. THE MAYORESS OF NORWICH. THE MAYORESS OF KING'S LYNN. THE MAYORESS OF BURY ST. EDMUND'S. MRS. ADEANE. MRS. ARKWRIGHT. MRS. AUSTEN-LEIGH. MISS BUXTON. MRS. CATOR. MRS. RUSSELL COLMAN. MRS. CRAWLEY. MRS. CROWFOOT. MRS. DE CHAIR. MRS. DOWSETT. MRS. EGERTON-GREEN. MISS FARRER. MISS E. BLANCHE HAMMOND. MRS. SANCROFT HOLMES. MRS. INGLEBY. MRS. JOHNSON. MRS. SIDNEY LACON. MRS. LOCKER-LAMPSON. MRS. LE STRANGE. MRS. LITTLEWOOD. MRS. LOCKWOOD. MISS MABEL LOWTHER. MRS. BERKELEY MANSEL. MRS. MCINTOSH. MRS. EDWARD PACKARD, JUN. MRS. VICTOR PALEY. MISS OXLEY PARKER. MRS. PETRE. MRS. HOWELL PRICE. MRS. ERNEST RANSOM. MRS. ROUND. MISS ROUND. MISS FLORENCE RUGGLES-BRISE. MRS. HENRY SHARPE. MRS. STANLEY. MRS. TOWNLEY. MRS. VAIZEY. MISS MARGARET WATERS. MRS. WEDD. MISS WOOD. MRS. FRANK WORTHINGTON.

The Eastern Counties' Asylum has been established for the care, education, and training of Idiots and Imbeciles of all classes residing in the Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge.

In these Counties there are upwards of 3,000 cases of Idiocy and Imbecility, and the Asylum at Colchester is the only one in the District. It stands in its own grounds of six acres, near the Railway Station, and is supported by voluntary contributions. There is a small Farm attached to the Asylum and a Sea-side Branch at Clacton-on-Sea, and there is accommodation for 250 patients. Those whose friends are unable to pay for their care and maintenance, are elected to the benefits of the Asylum by the votes of the Subscribers, and, subject to the rules and regulations, are admitted for five years. It is expected, however, that some contribution should be made if possible. After residence in the Asylum for 3-1/2 years, and if it is found that patients are unable to be taught wholly or partly to maintain themselves, they may be re-elected for additional terms of five years, and a small proportion are allowed to be re-elected for life. Insane persons, and cases suffering from confirmed Epilepsy, are not eligible for admission. Paying Patients are admitted by the Board of Directors, without election, at any time, the charges varying according to the circumstances of the friends and their requirements. Separate sitting and bedroom accommodation, with the advantage of a special Attendant or Nurse, is provided when wished, such an arrangement combining the quietude and comfort of a private residence with the hygienic, educational, and training resources of a Public Institution. The Asylum is under the personal charge of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. C. Turner, Superintendent and Matron, and there is likewise a Resident Medical Attendant.

The Elections occur in the Spring and Autumn, and are held in the principal towns of the Eastern Counties. Donors of Five Guineas are entitled to a Life Vote, and Annual Subscribers of Half-a-Guinea to two votes annually, the right of Voting as regards higher sums being increased in the same proportion. Contributors may individually exercise the right of Voting, or transfer the same to the House Committee of the Asylum or to any Local Committee.

Reports, Forms of Application for Admission, and any other information will be supplied by the Secretary, Mr. John J.C. Turner, Asylum, Colchester.

The Board of Directors earnestly appeal for Annual Subscriptions and Donations to enable them to carry on this important work. Since 1884 the Annual Subscriptions have been reduced, owing to deaths and discontinuance, by upwards of £1,000. The applications for admission are numerous and urgent, and the present expenditure exceeds £7,000 annually, towards which only £800 is forthcoming from invested Capital. Only those who are brought into close contact with mental affliction can adequately realise the sad trial and immense anxiety of having an Idiot child, and where this affliction has not been experienced, it is hoped that some sum, however small, will be given as a thank-offering.

JOHN J.C. TURNER, Secretary.

By the Same Author. Demy 8vo, 16/- Second Edition, Greatly Enlarged.

Prize Essay of the Academy of Medicine of France.

APHASIA,

Loss of Speech,

AND

THE LOCALISATION OF THE FACULTY OF ARTICULATE LANGUAGE.

Ouvrage couronné par l'Académie de Médecine de France (Prix Alvarenga, 1891).

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

From the British Medical Journal.

"We feel quite sure the profession will gladly welcome the second edition of Dr. Bateman's well-known and valuable work. It teems with illustrative cases, and is essentially one for the student of Aphasia always to have by him, in order that he may readily refer to it from time to time; any case he may have under his care will indeed be rare if he cannot find an allusion to a parallel one in Dr. Bateman's book.

"We think that the author was very well advised in extending chapter xii., for there are grouped together a number of interesting facts on important topics, such as the difference between the convolutions of criminals and of intellectual men, the difference in the microscopic structure of the brain, the cranial capacity, and other subjects of which it is usually difficult to find any mention."

From the London Medical Recorder.

"The numerous clinical cases form a valuable feature in this book. These illustrative records have been gathered from a wide range of reading and experience, and hardly any case of importance bearing on the subject appears to have escaped notice. As a work of reference, then, this volume will be indispensable to all who are interested in the study of nervous diseases."

From Nature.

"A useful part of this work is a chapter on the Medical Jurisprudence of Aphasia. This is a subject which we believe has not been touched upon in any previous English text-book, and it is of the greatest importance. To summarise briefly, we may say that Dr. Bateman's work is one that should be read by everyone interested in the faculty of language, or in diseases of the nervous system. It contains an enormous amount of valuable material, which has been put together by great labour, and is written by one who has devoted many long years to his subject."

From the Solicitor's Journal.

"This book is a second and greatly-enlarged edition of a treatise published some years since by Dr. Bateman. It gained a prize, on the recommendation of the French Academy of Medicine, in 1891, and its author has recently received the honour of knighthood, in recognition of his distinguished labours.

"While the whole work possesses great scientific interest, chapters v. and x. are of peculiar value to general and legal readers. In the latter, the Jurisprudence of Aphasia is dealt with. This question has not hitherto been treated by any British author, although it involves issues of such frequent occurrence and general importance as the capacity of speechless persons to make a will and to manage their affairs, and their civil and criminal responsibility. Having examined this part of Dr. Bateman's treatise with the utmost care, we have no hesitation in commending it heartily to our readers as an able exposition of a difficult subject, enriched by illustrations from Continental Jurisprudence."

From the Norfolk Chronicle.

"In the goodly volume of over 400 pages before us, we have substantial proof of the perfection that may be attained by Theory and Practice, walking and working hand in hand. An eminent physician, whose great energies and rare knowledge of therapeutics are apparently absorbed in the everyday exercise of his noble profession, has yet found time for deep research and original speculation in one of the most fascinating regions in the whole range of Neuro-pathology. The result is such as only the well-directed devotion of a life-time could have produced. Here, in one, we have a student's text-book, a scientist's guide and companion, and, lastly, a psychological treatise certain to attract a large share of attention at the hands of the intelligent general reader. For the medical profession it possesses, without doubt, a primary interest--yet, withal, it is replete with interest to the general reader."

CONTINENTAL NOTICES.