Charles - Take a good look at the early years of the list ... I wondered if some of those guys were Civil War vets. I have never looked at any of the commitment papers -- though I recall having the Arendall file in my hands some time ago -- so I can't answer any questions about physicians or other institutional placings. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Asylum records > Hi, Cindy, > > Thanks for the list- I saw some on the list which I had not heard of- and > 3 or 4 which should have been there , weren't . Did this include Mexia > and Abilene State Schools ? > > Would Erath County citizens who used Hico or De Leon or Glen Rose Doctors > be listed if they enterred a State home from a private hospital out of > the county? . > > We should remember that high fever sometimes caused damage. Also, the > Depression of 1929 caused some to go over the edge. Some never recoverred > back then. Also, our generation did not invent child or spousal abuse. > Some WW1 Vets had flashbacks and did not live to be treated by the > Doctor after they snapped, due to accidents or suicide. > > Today, with Ritalyn, , thyroid medications and treatment, and Bi Polar or > Manic- Depressive drugs, some of those listed might have been able to > function at home. > > I have sent Students to the nurse for their Ritalyn - some it helpped, > some it didn't and some were brilliant. I have seen ex students of > Mexia State School leave the school,marry, and have normal children, > then, later, they recommitted themselves. One was given a private Room > and did ironing for workers for spending money and seemed normal. This > visiting was done in a Graduate Psychology Class at NTSU for a Research > paper, 1960's. > > Some Senior Students in Co- op Education would tell me that they made a > hundred on a test. When I graded it, they failed- they said it was not > their paper. The Ritalyn caused them to write so small that it was so > hard to read. Without it their handwriting was normal. They did fine at > work, and one is now an International Business Consultant and importer- > exporter- He got motivated in ICT and on the job, not from teachers > telling him to read Chapter 10 and answer the Questions. Why does the > student learn more that way than copying the answer from another student > instead of the Book? I knew one student who made a hundred on every test > in College if she took her Thyroid pill. Without it, she might drop to a > 94, and very rarely below 90. > > Dr. Wagner, Tarleton, used to say, tongue in Cheek, - use his psychology > book and if it didn't work on some kids, close the book and hit them with > it in the proper place. > > Take Care, > Charles Wyly > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >