Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-05


o.n curiosity and observing the panassnsa
there Amounted 70 about eighties hasdssd
OF Shie se0bee peobohly 80 hAn q ooe,
we're ooovsieeesns and able during The day 4
bs absut the city. which ability vas we'll il
proved. shoald thisk that abeet I've hus
dssd we're nossly sssfnsd 10 their beds. Th,
oslsase vsfs sbost the buildings occupied q
hospitals. Of lying down, - vas most sgrsss
bls TO then.
There were four of the prineipsl buildine,
il tbs city oeeapied b these ssek ssd eoovs
Isseisg soldisss. The Estss Hsoss, the lara es
asd 0sst ssstsal boildisg. dtsstsd % f1fsl
street. and called the Filth Street Hospissl
was the hssdqeartsrs. aud contained sboul
nins hundred patients. divided into six vards
and eseh ward veil furnished With ettopdapts
The next building in ssss wss The Lighton
House. formerly used - . hotel. This con.
tsiosd sboue four hupdrsd and fifty patients
and vss divided into four wasds-under the
sapsrintaudsses Of Surgeon Marsb, detailed
from regims"tal duty for that purpose. He Il
aasistsd BY phyHcisss ard nurses in the same
manner - il the Fifth Street Hospital.
The third building occupied 70 The Asdica
College BsildiaG. vAieh eeslaios shsss three
bsalssd pssisats. asd divided isto I've vasds,
aodse the sapeeiasea1soeo q phydsisne and
ssrsss.
The fourth bulldog vas The Public School
Honss. In wh'eh think from one hundred end
6hy 70 I've hsndrsd pseisnis we're aeeoome-
dsssd. These hospitals are oil nader The -.
psrintsndanes Of Dr.. Hughes, % Post Sur.
gsop.
All these buildises were situated within the
city from Fourth to Eighth or Nissh streets, 81.
0ess u ths vsey eeaess Of bosissss. sad The
priosipsl enss sithis one block Of the market
place. So much for Ioeslity. 4A
The buil6ings ere large and co00edieus !;
mere - thsn could eftsn bs foupd. and the
great shjsetioa 10. thst they ere % sssHsl -
to give the city the general ehssastsr Of an II.
vs.id city. About thrss-ierrshs Of oil tie
persees met up.a the street dosisg the day
are sick sold.srs. More than this, the psar 10
eslity - the msrkst plsss givss them the ep.
portunity - pusehsas aod sat oil The ds,nties
afforded BY the msrk<t
During my stay ia the city frequently Wis
tied the market. and in nvarlably found large
number Of soldiers about the market stands
purchasin and eating Cherries. apples, pies,
raw turnips and hard boiled sgxs
Rather strong diet for convelsscsnts from
diarrhoes and typhoid fever! aud With
stomschs filled with such m.terial it 10 not
wonderful thst they should eompl.in.
went over every apartment Of the differ.
snt hospitals and took especial pains to quss-
tion the patisnts ~ pleased. and asked in
every ward more or Lees Of the patients - to
how they we're treated. and whether they ob.
tanned food enough. and Of . proper kind and
quality. The almost invariable aDsver vas
tnst they received enough. and we're sasisfe
and we'll trestsd. Thi. sss The answer from
those IN the hospitals. talked With come Oh
the streets. who found fault and eoapl.ined .,
their ra,ions. visited oil the cook rooms.
and can ssssrs The psblis that they we're nsas
snd in gsod order, and the apparent aband.
ance Of good substantial food would give the
denial TO auythipg like want Of quantity or OF
quality in anything. and think any one who
would complain of either must be hanksring
Tor something which ought not to be taken in.
to the stomach. saw del,caeiss frequeItiy
being dealt out to patients by the attendants.
tn tact could zee or learn OF NO lack Of mate.
ria, fer the good Of shs patisnts-uniess it
. ere from those who would probably erum
bls under almost anyOcircumetances. did see
several patients Who. The day previous, had
ever eaten, and we're sudsriDg from attacks Of
eholers. INDUCED TO freely
10 market diet.
A. wss psseing through one Of the wards
. poor smseistso looking ssldisr attracted my
l approached him, and asking .
few questions, vas about to leave, vhsa his
attendant asked me II l vas . doctor. %
givisg bin the arseDt 10 the question. he says.
doctor. want to chow you something which
y stsasgs d oot knew vhst - osks 81
It," st the ssms time pulling . bssin FROM BE-.
meath the ct Of the s,ck soldier containing IN
oval, elongated, hsttened mass-some that rs.
In SIZE and shape, . moderately
large kidney potato. examined he singular
msss. and asked the patieLt if he had been
drinking milk, which he ackno lsdeed to
have done, and more. that since he had drank
the milk. he had likswiss taken come lemon
ads. So explained the mystery under the
supposit,on that ne had been endeavorinR to
make . cheese press Of himself, and
asked bin II he had net felt o.
great deal better since he had vouitsd tbis
spseinsn # pressed sasd iron the stomach.
He readily gave ssssot to HE improved con
ditiop. and left him. rseomnsndipg him not
Of digestion = ,re improved. The bed and
bed e!oth.s il ths hospitals we're better thsp
| eould have expected, and the patients cen
erally we're comfortably clad, and mapy. no
doubt. are better furnished and cared for Than
they could Be st hsns. Many, no doubt.
might be better cared for smong friends
.eill. % psrsoa vho will take the condition ef
he seldise II eeasidsessies. can exrses that.
10 military hospital. yeung man can receive
lll sAs rsfssd eaee and astsnsion Of sist.r ana
parents ia hsms. They must expect dspri-
vasasas as1 leag les hone saesstioo. bae while
hs does shst. be mast alse sh,sk hov mssh
better b b o6 than many Of bic fellow col.
disrs who lie wounded aan dying o. the feld
of battle. Or sseksnsd in the uneomSortable
huts and halt furssshed rsgiasptaT hospitals
uodsr the moms0tary expectation Of IN attack
from the enemy.
Nov it 10 veil known fact that men will
or that eertsin men vii Cad fault.
treat them ever % veil. Even soldiers that
we're we'll. ws have known to eonplaip when
pretty cell used. 1t 10 ny opinion that II
aImost any psrson had the charge Of eighteen
hundred s'ek and eonvaIs cling soldiers, the.
person would not be % astonishsd 70 6sd. ont
Of that large number. 6fty. sixty or svss .
hundred. Who would ssgn petitions fcr rsdr,es
Of grisvsoess. oP write letters OF the hsedships
and pfivstions Of hospital fare. sav such
person would not Be % astonisbsd % the read
srs Of the public nsv.pspsrs would b 10 ps-
rusing the attacks Of some ''soldisr's friend"
upon bic eo0pstitor for distinguished booors
Nov l an not % apologist for the Keokuk
q g. Military Hospital. for I think that he
sashssitiss hsvs crowded iste thst pest more
m-a then sbsald have been plassd shers
The beds are seo esosded, shs s.sss ere net
slsssiasd - vssA iiks = 80 theo, diseeees
appear % b 0iogssd TO- isdIsssiaisass)y. II
should Nike nttls oose order ia the asrsues.
ments Of vards-giving fever cas-. ward By
themselves and ether we'll marked eases their
particular locality. But ~ esnnet. With such
. number Of siek. expect all these arrange
msnts 10 be made ia deg. Asain, the odor
Of An sstablishmsst ,sf THE kisd % ssssieive
psrsoos would b slmeet intolesa Die. and ehould