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The drying-closet is directly over the steam boiler receiving its waste heat; this has a communication with the central chimney to occasion a very rapid circulation of air through it.

In the plan,

a, is the ordinary business and receiving room

b, the medical office, aa, the visitors' and committee room,

bb, the steward's office,

c, room for allowing interviews of friends with patients,

d, common parlor of highest paying patients;

gggggg, rooms for this class, designed to be used in pairs as a sitting and sleeping room, or as sleeping rooms, as circumstances may require.

h, a large dormitory for the timid, feeble, suicidal or other fitting subjects of this class.

i, attendant's room, for the two or three attendants on this floor. It has a glazed door to permit an inspection of each gallery and the dormitory.

k, dining room for patients of return wing ;

j, dumb waiter; next to this is a flight of stairs communicating with the large associated dormitory, which is in the third story over the whole end of the wings.

1, clothes room. The other rooms on this gallery, as well as the gallery rooms, stairs, bathing room, water closet &c. of the cross wing explain themselves without references.

The central projection contains n, dining room for domestics; o, pantry; m kitchen; s, scullery; t, drying closet; p, ironing room; r, laundry; u, chimney. This is only one story high behind the chimney. Over the kitchen pantry and dining room the chapel is placed, having an entrance from the central house, and also from the vestibule below to admit patients without passing into other galleries or the house.

In the second story of the centre house arc the apartments for the superintendent and steward, wholly distinct from the business parts; above these their sleeping apartments at the one end and those for the domestics entirely separated, and approached by a separate staircase at the other.

The details for carrying out various parts of this plan will be communicated, as far as they may be within my knowledge, as they may be required in process of construction.

I am, gentlemen, very respectfully yours,

LUTHER V. BELL.