[Edition 1, Volume 1]

PEORIA
STATE HOSPITAL

DR.ZELLER

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN

MORE THEN
THE UNFORTUNATES OFWHAT
THE WAS SAID

WORLD WERE LEFT TODr.

DIE
Zeller changed the
BY THE WAYSIDE.AT TIMES
face of the insane.
THEY WERE TAKEN OUTGiving
AND them hope on
being actual people
DESTROYED.THEY WERE
even though their

CONSIDERED A BURDE AND

different. When we

A DRAWBACK.THE INSANE AT

took control every

THAT TIME WERE SUPPOSED

restraint they had

TO BE AFFLICTED AND
were taken down, he
didnt believe in it.
POSSESSED OF THE DEVIL
Along with giving them
OR AN EVIL PERSON.THE
a zoo from the bars

IDEA THAT THE INSANE

ect. He didnt believe

WERE SUFFERING FROM A

in shock therapy,

DIFFERENT KIND OF DISEASE

lobotomy every cruel
WAS NEVER THOUGHT
treatment there was
he TO
didnt believe in.
OF.THEY WERE CHAINED
the best treatment is
THE FLOOR OR PENNED

letting them roam the

UP:THEY WERE TREATED

hilltop like its theirs

WORSE THEN ANIMALS.

and treating them like
his own helped them
more then shock or
any other treatment.
This is dedicated to
those thousands of
men and women who
at one point in time or
another called the
Peoria State Hospital,
no matter how briefly,
home.

THE EVIL WHO HELPED

By Krysta Ballard

P E O R I A S TAT E H O S P I TA L

About one man who changed

nights were dance and church

completely different than any

a lot of peoples lives to

on Sunday. At church they had

other institution was started a

something better then what

games like baseball kroe and

group to the house top see if

they were dealing with. George

donkey baseball. The patients

the persons home life was

Zeller also known as DR. Zeller

would actually hit the ball, jump

driving them insane. If men

was the first super attendant

on a donkey and ride to the next

wanted a divorce they would

over the asylums. DR. Zeller

base. And there is evil a film

normally get a friend and call

waited eight months after the

that I was not lucky enough to

her insane. Most times she

first patient arrived to claim his

get ahold of. Not only did these

would end up in the institution.

title. Married to Sophie they

very important people get to

Dr. Zeller also knew that women

changed the face of history.

have fun but they celebrated

who hurt their kids were

Everyone knows about the awful

birthdays and holidays. At

suffering an element. Known as

treatments that patients went

Christmas they even put a tree

postpartum depression he

through. Sophie and George

up. For Halloween every patient

saved many women in prison

couldnt have children of their

got to dress up like they were

and the institutions. Dr. Zeller

own. Every patient was like a

actually children. To all of the

was the only man other then all

child to them. Lets get

nurses it wasnt just work. Just

women running the hospital was

something straight, dr. Zeller

like Dr. Zeller. Dr. Zeller Ran the

the first asylum to have running

Never once tortured his

institution from 1902 till 1938.

it. DR. Zeller did have a lot or

patients, thats something he

Dr. Zeller died on the third floor

wrong doings. But yet did a lot

didnt believe in. when Dr. Zeller

from Phenomena in his

of good. These patients were

took control over the asylum he

apartment of the Bowen

the unloved and forgotten.

changed the name from The

building and he was 73 years

When Dr. Zeller got them the

Illinois asylum for the incurable

old. DR. Z didnt believer in any

patients were his joy. After dr.

insane to the Peoria state

type of restriction or strait

Zeller died the entire asylum

hospital. These patients not only

jackets, gowns, cuffs, but yet

changed. For a huge reminder

were like his children but each

allowing them to Rome the halls

he died 1938 the first shock

and every one of them had nick

tops of the hills anywhere they

therapy was done in 1939 the

names. A congress man once

wanted to go that was truly the

first lobotomy was done in

said are biggest fear is Dr. Zeller

best treatment. For example of

1940. So when everyone talks

makes it a pleasure to be

how advanced in this time they

about what he did wrong lets

insane. Dr. Zeller was not a bad

had a vets ward for all retired

not forget what he did right.

man but in fact a very

soldiers, He knew that they

Everyone sees the bad in

intelligent and head of time

were suffering some sort of

someone but refuses to see

man. Every Friday night the

elimate what we call ptsd now.

throw the bull and everything

patients had a movie. Saturday

One thing Dr. Zeller did that was

he did right.

Peoria state hospital

Before you know what the present time means you must take a journey
back to the beginning.