july november pioneer treatment mentally ill efforts medical field mental care smallpox treatment significant impact residents town connecticut contributed establishment high standards rest newly formed nation early life born connecticut sisters named mother father merchant died months 7th birthday sent live great uncle reverend resided state remained reverend care instruction reverend durham connecticut time introduced practice medicine began attend yale_university age fourteen graduated honors age eighteen graduation significant milestone medical career studied medicine apprentice began medical practice age soon favorite wealthy class community gentle treatment methods opposed harsh commonly time years old established mountain helped found later member founded doctors connecticut share treatments discuss opinions accomplishments working gained permission start hospital near present day border smallpox facility commonly called found deep second growth hardwood forest connecticut building longer present nearby rock patients remains rock lent facility location receive mail packages actual rock marked distinct carvings names contemporary patients carvings include initials names dates prior widespread treatment extremely important longer needed smallpox available eventually faded away woods contributions mental health care pioneer doctor field time treatment mentally ill typically mentally ill patient locked insane asylum little care treated criminal prior common people deemed mad locked away forgotten individuals wanted humane care mentally ill appalled treatment people insane built opened director referred known insane cost build serve patients time cost week state resident week state resident alcoholism treatment theory widespread consumption alcohol recognized problem conversation march stated single solution alcoholism advised attack follows association respectable men ardent spirits work houses idle drinking persons conviction heavy taxes imported domestic liquor viewed alcohol prominent evil day february formed practiced total employed social pressure people society step forward attack alcoholism personal life graduating yale age year connecticut finishing spent years serving resident doctor retiring consulted farmers help productivity produce concluded return social political stability years independence undoubtedly eased availability unlimited land west good businessman fame grew statewide wealth match director shortly starting work married year half brother michael died sea sister died spotted fever mother died rachel brother died wife adopted daughters rachel died subsequently married younger sister catherine years dying interest psychology began sister committed suicide issue depression received letter husband august told death thought cured multiple times episodes attend large farm vermont pushed edge began theory mental insanity time disease cause possibly cure began revolutionary treatments government money mental hospital built
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