What better way to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon than visiting your local State Lunatic Asylum ... well, at least that's what they used to call it back in the 1930's before they were more politically correct in calling it the State Psychiatric Hospital. An hour jaunt up I-29 to the city of St. Joseph, MO and we found ourselves learning the antiquated methods of treating depression, hysteria, and the like at the Glore Psychiatric Museum. Fascinating for the future psychologist in the family (Paige)! Intriguing for the family mental patient (Tyson)! Mind-boggling for the tour guide (Cody)! The place even came with it's own morgue. One thing we all agreed on ... we're grateful for modern technology, science and the general understanding of mental disorders. None of us would want to have to endure hydrotherapy, leeches, or a frontal lobotomy to release the demons. We prefer better living through chemistry.
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