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[page 604] at the time they have spoken of when it was so intensely cold? A. It was not intensely cold. Q. Men have testified here that it was intensely cold, and they went in and put clothing on him. Why should they have put clothing on him if it was not cold? A. A change had come over his disease, and they took him out and pout him in a quiet room and gave him a bed. Q. I want to know how the attendants knew when the mania had passed off? A. Knew by them being more quiet. By Mr. Hall: Q. Are the lodges padded? A. No, sir, never was a room padded in that hospital. They are not practicable. Q. It is customary in some hospitals? A. Not in this country that I know of. Q. In European hospitals? A. Yes, maybe, but they are not used much. They would be very bad rooms for a filthy patient. Q. When a man is insane are his nerves as delicate? A. They are more insensible to heat and cold often.