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[page 507] Q. Didn't you considered it your duty? A. I dont know whether I did or not. Q. Were you ever told it was your duty? A. No, sir, I dont remember as ever anybody told me. Q. But you say that the superior officers went through there when you knew that these attendants were sitting in their rooms reading? A. Yes, sir, very often saw them then Q. Do you know they did? A. Yes, sir. Q. They have beds of flowers and a green house for the benefit of the patients? A. I dont know for whose benefit they are; they have them ver there. Q. Now how often were any of the patients on your side, to your knowledge, taken out to look at the flowers or the beds, or anything of that kind? A. I dont know they ever were. They do not take much interest in flowers, the most of the male patients. Q. As a rule, do you find that flowers, and such things as would give delight and enjoyment to a sound mind, are matters of indifference to the insane? A. I dont know. Q. Do they appear to take interest in them? A. I dont think the male patients do a great deal.