Address, Delivered at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Insane Hospital, at Northampton, Massachusetts (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Address, Delivered at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Insane Hospital, at Northampton, Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Jarvis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-08 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Address, Delivered at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Insane Hospital, at Northampton, Massachusetts The varieties of human condition and the apparent diver sities of earthly destiny have been the subjects of observation and of complaint almost from the beginning. For many ages, the world, through all the grades of barbarism and of culture, have seen and mourned over this, and though men of high and of low degree, governments and statesmen, philanthropists, religionists and associations have desired and endeavored to remove the inequalities of the human lot, still we are even now compelled to acknowledge that in all that belongs to man, or that enters into his being, in all that surrounds him or affects him, in all his endowments and blessings, his priva tions and sufferings, there is no uniformity. Few are, in all respects, alike. Men differ in all things, and in some they differ very widely. Some are endowed with certain powers or enjoyments in the fullest measure, most have them in a medium degree, and some are nearly, while others are quite, destitute of them. Some are rich in this world's goods, many are in comfortable circumstances, and others are very poor. Few are learned in a high degree, most have sufficient knowledge for the safe management of the affairs of life, and some are grossly ignorant. Many are in the highest state of bodily health and vigor, most are strong enough to provide their own sustenance, while some are sick and need the care of others. To compensate, in some measure, for this discrepancy of blessings, there is implanted in man a love for his race, a recognition, that all are the children of the same Loving Father - and there is also in him a general desire - if not to equalize - certainly to impart something to those who have the least or who are destitute, and thereby alleviate their sufferings, raise them somewhat toward the level of their fellows and save them all from destruction. There is a general and acknowledged obligation resting on mankind for the strong to protect and aid the weak, - the rich to provide for the poor, the wise to guide the foolish, - the healthy to nurse the sick, - and the sound in mind to cure and care for the insane. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.