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Mr HARE begs to announce to the Profession and the public,
that the above establishment is under his particular Superintendence,
and that the most strict attention is paid to the Medical, as
well as Moral treatment of the Individuals who are committed to
his care.
The Retreat is delightfully situated on rising ground, at the
opening of Aire-Dale, little more than a mile from the Town of
Leeds; the situation is healthy, cheerful, and also sufficiently
retired; the Gardens and Plantations are extensive; the premises
combine proper Accommodations for the Exercise and Amusement of
the Patients; and the Apartments are spacious, lofty , well ventilated,
and fitted up in the most commodious manner.
The Establishment is to be considered more in the light of
a temporary Residence in the Country, where the Patient is placed
while he undergoes such a Plan of Treatment as may be necessary
to restore the Functions of the Brain, than as an Asylum, in the
common acceptation of the Term; hence it is well suited for Persons
of weak Mind, or who may be subject to Fits or temporary Insanity
- for whom confinement is necessary.
The Design and Object of this Institution are-
To afford superior accommodation for the Care, and Facilities
for the Care, of Persons labouring under Mental Disease-
To offer the advantage of air and exercise, combined with various
sources of Amusement and healthful Gratification, and at the same
time, to avoid, as much as possible, every appearance of restraint,
the advantages of which must be obvious, especially in mild and
incipient cases - and
To secure for the Patient a Place of Safety, conducted on the
most humane and enlightened Principles, and combining, by proper
Classification and Conveniences, all the Comforts of a private
Dwelling.
Every opportunity is embraced and cultivated, which can have
a tendency to conciliate the Esteem and gain the Confidence of
the Patient, always avoiding the Subject of Mental Aberration,
and employing the Mind on some other.
All circumstances are also strictly attended to which will
have a tendency to impart Pleasure and Contentment, to divert
the Mind, to awaken and win the Attention and Affections, to employ
the Time of the Patients as is most pleasant to them, and show
that their Sufferings receive Sympathy and Commisseration from
those, under whose care they are placed.
In recent Cases, a perfect and speedy Recovery may generally
be expected.
It may be satisfactory to the Friends of those afflicted with
Mental Disease, to give the following, being the Report of Dr.
Mahony,* who visited the Retreat by order of the Secretary of
War, to inquire into, and report on, the Case of and Individual,
who is in the Establishment.
September 18, 1835.
We have this Day visited Mr. Hare's asylum for the reception
of Insane Persons:
To some of us frequent opportunities have offered of inspecting
similar Establishments, not only in England, but in other Countries
of Europe and America-and we can with truth aver, that none in
England, nor in any place we have seen, surpass in Cleanliness
and Comfort, and few equal the house of Mr. Hare for Order and
attention to the Patients.
M. MAHONY, M.D.
Surgeon to the Forces
C. ANNESLEY, M.D.
Surgeon 2nd Dragoons
ROBT. ATKINSON,
Surgeon, Leeds
Applications, either Personal, or by Letter, Postage free, addressed, 26, East Parade, Leeds, will meet with immediate Attention, and have the most satisfactory References, if required, to Patients already discharged, or their Friends;-also to Physicians resident in London, Leamington, Leeds, Sheffield, Wakefield, Bradford, &c., who have had occasion to visit Patients at the Retreat.