HIS CORRESPONDENCE AND DIET.

Northern Advocate, 25 June 1910, Page 3

HIS CORRESPONDENCE AND DIET.

As to the complaint about Terry's

correspondence being interfered with, the ordinary rules of the institution apply, but they are slightly relaxed in his favour. His letters from

home have been opened in his presence ano handed to him unread- He is at liberty to write to the Inspec-tor-General or officers of 'tbe Department and members of Parliament, and these letters are posted without being opened. Incoming letters,

with tl— exception mentioned, are t opened according to rules to see that d they contain nothing that would enable Terry to work harm on him- \ ; self, or any other person. What s Terry wants is an absolutely un- s cdnsored correspondence,, -and, until c he gets that, he says that he will not avail himself of, the ordinary channels of communication. He was obviously delighted when he gathered that at least one of his '"bulletins" had got past the authorities. Terry's diet is one of his own choice. The position was summed up by Dr. Gow in a few words: "He won't take the food that we are prepared to give him; he won't tf.Kc ac»'ui'l meal; he believes in 'pure ' loot ' ar.'l all his meals ate made i y ii:n;se' r : ;:f: threshes his own * and practically lives on wheat beans ( .mil [ids. lie las an un'imited quan--I'tv of v • ctables from, the garden ' attache;! to the Mental Hospital." This i.; only another version of Ter- ( rev's fad for "Nature." Reaching ' down a Bible, he said that he was ' prepared to give Biblical authority 1 for his course of action in this res- ' pect, remarking that lie regarded tho ' ! Bible as a very interesting history ' j of an ancient people. j An observer fails to detect any- f ! tiling disquieting in Terry's physical 1 condition. His face is a healthy pink, his voice is clear, and, alto- 1 get her. he would pass for a very healthy a_d clean-living, man. Be- < yond the chiLolains on his hand, and 1 ii few pimples on Ins lips, he ap- < peared to be in perfect health. ' The whole subject is a difficult •' one. Terry has still a grievance ' against the Government for repricv-|| ing him. He says that he. made a|i protest against a bad law, and ac- j ] cording to the law he should have h

been hanged. The Government had no right to reprieve him, and it was acting wrongly in detaining him as a criminal lunatic. Alignment and entreaty regarding his present-coarse of action were wasted on him. "Good-bye. Do the best you can for me," was his farewell to the reporter, and the entrance to his "cage" was once more bolted and barred to the outside world.