New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-06
Go Uhom it man Concern.
I INCOLN U. S. GENERAL HOSPITAL,

Il 1NNOl<N ". =. UFNENhL f1OSI AL,
~ WARRINGTON ID. c., June %, 1869
H. w BELLOWS D. d., President Of the u s. Sanitary Com
REV AND DEAR SIR: have the honor to report
performed the duty which the Executive COMMITTEE OF the
u D Sanitary Commission imposed on me, of awarding
their premium for the best invention Tor tanning patients IN
In calling your attention that subject you will Iecoect
that pointed out the desiraby Of having con'vance
something ke the Indian pnusah BY which oil the patients Of
long ward might be gently famed as to protect them rom
flies by day and from mosquitoes BY night thus
cunbrous and ang curans being all import
ant however, that the machine should work noieey 20
simple and ceap requiring The labor oil 'nse a''eua' 70
keep il in motion
No sooner did The announcement, appear the newspapers,
that inc needed than plans were transmitted
to in great numbers all them exhibiting great ingenuity
many Of them being the inventions on, nseioa sols
who when in hospital had often suffered for the want oil f'
ming was unable however. form opinion OF the reA-
tive value Of these plans from meie Inspection oi the
ings the little models that presented The expense
Attending the construction the apparatus scale su-
GENTLY value deferred s but TWO inventors
from competing for the premium One OF the contriyces is
the yencp of Mr. Blouquist NewN who under the
patronage Of H. f. Chittenden and F. b. Bunting esq. and
at considerable expense the last named gentlemen came TO
Washington put tanning machine in of the wards
OF this hospital DIR. Mckee, u $ A. Surgeon, In charre
kindly avorng this attempt OF accomplishing hospital ded'
This invention afforded much satisfaction to Prof, A. c.
Post and c. A. Lee of New York and Prof Bacon of New.
Haven who witnessed It's operation. Mr. Blonquit also
hbed au.omaton punkah which admirably adapted for
domestic use-ior single BEDS Offices dinnsroom and the
But machine the invention of Surgeon TAFT A. A. s. u
c. has been put NJ in sn adjacent Ward which, for military
and municipal hospital purposes is Ia the opinion OF Dr.
Mckee myself and Others emitted the PALM it sim.
pie that any carpenter attached construct
inexpensive that twenty will cover the expenses
FOX each bed wiha capable being kept in motion by sin
gle attendant who thus fan Of beds thirty or
more IN row Its action can be suspended over any single
flies from asupIuratyg foot
With true professional feeling d. Tar declines taking out
patent for his invention. lie only desirou OF having its
benefits extended 10 patients.
There is now thanks be God who bath given the vic
tory comparatiyey little occasion for hospital tanning
chine but is needed nevertheless and II Is desirable that
it should be speedily brought into general hope you will
make the public acquainted with the invention and through
your publication give tbs technical description herewith
transmitted.
While the humane and patriotic deeds Of the Sanitary Com
mission will be embamed in history active memenio
of beneence will be afforded in hospital by this hyeenc
appliance which been the of calling into exist
ence. Most respectfully,
- D. j. MCGOWAN.