West Virginia Asylum

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Records from West Virginia Asylum from between 1864 and 1889 give lists of reasons for admission. One of them is novel reading. Other reasons for admission into the West Virginia Asylum in that time period include kicked in the head by a horse, bad whiskey, and imaginary female trouble.

from 29: No Such Thing As Terrestrial Sweetcorn, 2014-10-03 at 00:17:49 · read transcript ⏱ 00:17:49