Excerpt from Institutions for the Insane, in Prussia, Austria and GermanyFor the purpose of giving a more comprehensive idea of the general subject of insanity, in Germany, than could be derived from the special descriptions of Insti tutions, I propose, in this chapter, to enter brie¿y into its history, and subsequently to touch upon some points of particular interest connected with Hospitals and the treatment of their patients. It is proper to remark that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the terms Ger man and Germany, will here be used in reference to all the nations, inclusive, of Prussia, Austria and Ger many proper.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.