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Journalistic and historical perspectives on 19th century insane asylums

This article from The Atlantic today looks at medical monograph on “Types of Insanity.” In addition to the kinds of proofs of insanity that Dr. Wycherley and others give in Hard Cash, we have this gem: In some cases we have but little

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Journalistic and historical perspectives on 19th century insane asylums

This article from The Atlantic today looks at medical monograph on “Types of Insanity.” In addition to the kinds of proofs of insanity that Dr. Wycherley and others give in Hard Cash, we have this gem: In some cases we have but little

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