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[page 106] on the mens' side. The attendant knew nothing about it. The epileptic, he supposed, pushed him down. He was an old gentleman, some wheres sixty odd years old, and in falling it broke his lip. Q. The attendant was nowheres round? A. I dont think he was. The attendant was inefficient, not very good, and spent the most of his time in his room. Q. At that time were there many attendants spending much of their tune off duty in their rooms? A. Yes, sir. It has been so the last five years. Q. Did you report the case to Dr. Harlow? A. I did Q. Were they removed when you reported them? A. No, sir, not for simple inefficiency. I never knew an attendant to be removed from the hospital for simply negligence and inefficiency. For striking or biting a patient, the Dr. would remove them. But I never reported a patient for simply inefficiency, good for nothing, in which he was removed. Q. What is the average age of these men who are attendants? A. Some where from 20 to 30,