Thirty-third annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1860.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
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1860
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Credit: Thirty-third annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1860. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE IV.—[Continued]. Form of Insanity. External size of Cerebral “ Organs.” Actual Character. 13.—Chronic Dementia (female—single). 12.—(Continued). ,-*-- ,-*-, 1.— Very large. Amativeness, Destructive¬ ness. 2.—Large. Concentrativeness, Adhes¬ iveness, Secretiveness, Self-esteem, Cautiousness, Benevolence, Individual¬ ity, Locality, Tune, Caus¬ ality. 3.—Moderate. Philoprogenitiveness, Com¬ bativeness, Acquisitive¬ ness, Constructiveness, Alimentiveness, Love of Approbation, Veneration, Firmness, Conscientious¬ ness, Wonder, Wit, Imita¬ tion, Eventuality, Time. 4.—Small. Hope, Ideality, Comparison. cises the religious opinions and behaviour of her fellows; is most imaginative, in¬ genious, and argumentative, theorising and speculating on very slender bases ; a good mimic, comic actress, and singer; fond of coarse drollery; satirical, occa¬ sionally pugnacious, and turbulent, even assaulting the officers or some of her fellows; generally, however, of a kindly, sympathising disposition towards her companions ; though seldom expressing, it in their absence, the presence of her relatives generally produces a longing for home ; has been comparatively happy and contented here for some years. Of facile disposition, childish, happy, con¬ tented, and obliging; kind and careful to her suffering companions, making an excellent nurse or companion; was en¬ gaged in some liaison prior to admis¬ sion ; still shows a decided preference for the opposite sex ; is industrious at needlework and in the making of wax flowers and similar ornaments, but is not very skilful thereat; is, however, very vain of her accomplishments, fancying herself unrivalled (locally) in her parti¬ cular departments of excellence ; boasts of the high families, with which she supposes herself to have been on terms of intimacy; treasures up compliments on her personal appearance; declares that at many a ball and rout she has been the cynosure of admiring eyes; affects considerable acquaintance with some of the sciences, and would fain make herself out to be a “ blue-stock¬ ing;” though a tall, powerful woman, she is very timid and shy; does not attempt to sing ; has been known to secrete and send off surreptitiously let-