Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

T. When Henry Koie, klIlha y. DICK, Wia'aM
II. Warrington, and Thomas Semms, were sP-
! pointed Ply licsns to the Alexandria Dnpeniary,
and JeGe Talbot, Apothecary.
The poor, ia every Eiuasien, and more i'm
mediately at the time when they are confined
! by fcknefs, have peculiar claim upon the be-
neYolencs OF thpfe whole circEnGancss enable
them 10 adminieer TO their wants. +
Ne inftitusion p1cuifes 70 PERFECTLY to eRfure
their relief in this place as D;lpcniary.
| The Poor. Houfe receives tkoie who arc among
| ths nof deRltutc and are deprived OF every 60.
mefic accommodation. A EapenEty provide;
I aGfsnce Tor that defcription OF poor, whs, when
deprived by dlleaie, of the earnings OF their dali
ly labor, are alto deprived OF the means OF pro-.
! curing the aflifance necenary for their Tclief.
| The mechanic, who csHnst without great IN
| convenience leave his family to reGde III the
Poor .Houfe-,he mother, who cannot be iepa-
| rated from her childun--the tender infant, wke
requires the conasnt care and stiff of iond
parent--thofs who labor under diiesles OF a pro-
| trattcd dcfcription and are tsence improper %.
,ces for the Poo. Heule, the peculiar objects
Of this Intuition.
The benefits arifng from an eRabliihment OF
this fort, by which the poor are slieFed asfislss
own habitations, reg lire no illufrstios.
It's Utility has been long experienced ard &C.
| knowladgcd in every city, where the poPa!ati9a.
Of which is not greater than that OF .AexandIia.,
For the purpofe Of afording convepience. to
| the fek, two Of the phyficians appointed are re-
Gdents Of the northern, and two Of the ioutlern
difriefs.
The regulations which have been adopted fog
the government of the inaitution, are herewith
| fubmitsed to the confederation of the pablo.
As the prefent funds of the Diipsniary are in-
fufiesnt to carry into full operation all the o5-
jeGts OF the inaitution.
The 3'rufses feel the frnngeh aaurances, that
the ioeraIiey of their ieilow.citizens viii enable
them to perfect an cttablihment, which has every
claim upon their charity.
Rxlts and R<galatisas FIR tbt goUe,xweat Of tie
ALExAnDslA DlsPEEsARY.
There ffalI be four attending Physicians and
an Apothecary elected by the Trufees of the
Difpen(ary, annually.
One di.iEon of the city into two diariAs.
The irft dfriet to embrace all that part of the
city which lies nerthward OF the centre Of the
range of fqnares comprehended between King
and Prince Rrssts.
The fecond diaria TO embrace all that o,hes
part which lies iouth Of the taid dividing liue.
Duties gft5e Pky6eiaas. :, -.
The times of attendance al the DfpeDfary for
the purpofe of receiving applications and of pre-.
fcribing for the Gck, hal be from twelve to one
O'Clock on every Monday, Wednesday, add Fri.
day, from the Grft ofNov. to the 6rf of Aug. and
on every day Sundays exsspsedl a, the fame
houie from the 1T Of Aug. to the h,f Of Nov.
but fuch patients whole cafes render thrm
unable to attend at the Diipenfary, ihi, regulars
Iy he vifted at their REFLECTIVE places Of abode:
one phyician Gall be fuficient to attend alta
time on ordinary oecadon., and they final. 10 ar
saDge themfelyes ss to bcfow an equal and ju&
rotation of (sivics, but they mall hold cen1uita-
tion on every cafe that may require it. The at.
tending phyfcias, for the time being, fhsll alto
yift fueh Of the Gek as cannot attend the Di-
penfary, in whatever Part of the city they may
refiac, except for the months of AuguA, Sep
TENDER and October; and during this period
they fhaIl 70 clafs th;nisives to bs&ow da-
picste attention to this psre of lhei' duty.
Should indifpoGticn, OF any othes realonabls
caufe prevent phyGcisn from attending to the
duties of the Difpenfary, he hall reqasR the ate
tendance of one of the phyfcians OF the infithti.
on.
The pupils of the attending ply Gcians fhall
have the privilege OF attending the pstithts
with them, but in no cafe whatloaver arc per-
mitted to prefcribs.
Dxti., Of THE ASstkteay.
. The Apothecary f,all attend at the Diipenis-
ry from 70 to O'Clock on prefcribing days-he
fhall receive the permits which may be gi'eR 10
the ick BY the Truaees of the poor, ard ihall
file the fame he fhal RICHTER, in beck, the
patients under care, the stature Of the dlieate,
the time of adm ilion, and when d!chargcd--
whether cured, relieved, or dssd-he fhall pre-
pare and compound the medicines prefcrieed by
the nhx fcianas be o. all deliver them 70 the patti.