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Ques. If you had had a night engineer, Palmer if he
did suffer, would not have suffered from cold.
Ans. No; I do not know as he would have suffered
from cold, if the coils had been in at that time.
Ques. The fires now must be banked up and kept
through the night in that way. Ans. I believe they are.
I think there may have been some change lately
about that, I should have to appeal to my associates
in regard to that.
Ques. Do you think the hospital would be improved if
a board of visiting physicians, men of experience and
standing in the State 5 or 7, were appointed with free
access to the asylum, and to have the privileges which
consulting physicians have, as assistants to the trustees
and to the officers of the hospital. Ans. I think it
might be an improvement.
Ques. It has appeared here that the custom is to put
patients, men and women into the lodges uncovered,
is it possible to prevent that.  Ans. I think I might
devise some way.
Ques. With proper attendants could not a person be
put in there with clothing on, some outside garment
sewed up so that it could not be torn. Ans. It might
be.
Ques. Do you not think there could be better discipline