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"Manzanita" in time for dinner.

But where was the Insane Crowd
that parted with the "Indian Crowd"
at Coney Island?

It followed in the footprints
(not the pre-historic of Carson) as
the Insane Crowd number one to the
Asylum.

The first point of interest
there to both parties was the
low percentage of insane persons
in Nevada.

The inmates were mostly
men of who had followed
vocations which isolated them
from society. Principally sheep
herders of the illiterate class.

The second point observed
by all was the splendid super-
vision of the institution. The
present corps of officers Dr.
John A. Lewis, the Superintendent,
Miss Rose McLaffrey, the Matron
and E. L. Bingham, the Secretary,
deserve much commendation for
the way in which the institution
is supervised. Just one little
example shows the interest they
are taking in the inmates. What
was formerly an old stockade
enclosing a large yard has been