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[page 484] when necessary? A. I think so. Q. That is a part of the system adopted there after mature consideration is it? A. Yes, sir. Q. And in your judgment that is a wise system is it? A. I think so. I think the less restraint you use the butter, ordinarily. Q. Have you stated all the restraints that are in use there? A. We have one muff that consists of a piece of leather put round the hand, a strap that goes round the arm and round the body, so that it holds the hands confined in this belt or muff of leather. Q. Under what circumstances is that ever used? A. Largely in consequence of there destructiveness; occasionally when a man strikes but generally to keep them clothed. Q. It does not confine any thing but the arms as I understand it? A. No, sir, that is all. Q. It does not bind the patient to any one fixed position at all, but gives him free use of his limbs? A. No, only with the exception of the arms'; the elbows bend. Q. Restricts the motion of the arms but not of the legs at all? A. O, no. Q. Or of the body? A. No, sir.