Torrey has himself borne witness to the locking up of the mentally ill, and he paints a grim picture of the scene.
Torrey began the research for this project over a year ago when a visit to Erie County Jail in Buffalo, New York left him stunned.
Solitary confinement, Torrey says, was likely his next home.
No such books were in the safe and no such books were in Torrey's desk.
Torrey wrote to Rerdell for information; Rerdell wrote it all down, and then got Mr. Donnelly to say it was so.
Then he had another chat with Torrey about the weather or something, and then he went on.
Most interesting of all is the snow-plant (sarcodes san-guinea Torrey).
Major Torrey died in September, 1783; shall this body decide against the settled rule of all the law courts?
