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Investigation of the Committee of the Legislature of 1881 Concerning the Management of the Maine Insane Hospital Part 2 (14-354688-F019-I001-P1142.pdf)

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1142 Q. (cont.) understand it? A. Yes sir, Q. In haying did you use a mowing machine? A. Yes, we used tow mowing machines and two horse rakes. We pitch off an hay partly by horse pitch forks and partly by by hand. Then the ? is how we pitch off by hand. After it gets high we use the big fork. We plant potatoes by hand. A great deal of our work is done by modern machinery. By Mr. Lakin Q. A boarder ever have sunstroke in the field? A. I heard about it, but I didn't see the affair. I was back in the other field. By Mr. Hall Q. You never never used force to a patient in your life? A. What do you call force? Q. I call it force to take hold of a man with your hand forcibly to compel him to do anything against his will, any kind of punishment? A. There are many time that boarders have been out in the field and refused to go back, getting stubborn and willful, and I have taken them and helped lead them in, but they

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Date: 1881

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