Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-05-12
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can come from one thus depraved
Fortunately the world is full of
good, true philanthropists. who like
the blessed Master, are seeking ways
and means of doing good daily The
suffering seen in such a great city as
this is terrible especially so To one
raised in country village. | do
not mean suffering from poverty
and want, so much as from accident
and disease.
The means used to relieve the suf-
ferings of the poor of this city are so
great aud grand in character, that
they east golden ray Upon the
darkened picture of depraved hui
manity. Since my arrival here /
have been spending the most of my
time in the many Hospitals to be
found in this vast city. Hospitals
are the proudest monuments of civil
ization. Any man whose heart
beats with sympathy for the woes of
his fellow man, will place these vast
Hospital buildings far above the
sumptuouSness of palaces, the stateli-
ness of temples, or any monuments
of ancient grandeur upon which his
eye may rest. The end and aim of
all true christian philanthropy is i'm
accomplishing one of the principal
missions of the Son of God himself,
the ht aling of the sick.
l do not propose to give your read
ers description of each Hospital
sI tod in al
ton Il few of them. Bellevue Hos
pitai, Charity Hospital, the Nursery
Hospital, the Small Pox Hospital,
the Hospital tor the treatment of
Epileptic and Paralytic diseases,
the Colored Home, infant Hospital,
New York Asylum for Lying-in-
women, St. Luke's Hospital, and
many, very many others, not the
least of which is the WohIan's Hos
pital.
- What L have witnessed in this last
mentioned Hospital, even during
my short stay in the city, for poor
suffering woman has filled my heart
with gratitude to such a degree that
feel if should hold my peace the
"stones would cry out" 1t is un-
der the control of "A Board of Super
visors, composed of thirty-tive la
dies, who exercise general super
vision over the moral and domestic
management of said hospital.
They appoint or remove all mat
rons, nurses and other female at
tendants necessary for such an in
stitution, provided it is not against
the express wish of majority of
the Medical Board.
Less than twenty years agoMarion
Sims, NJ. D., published to the profess
sion that many of the diseases and
accidents To which woman is subject
and which render her unfit to fill the
office of sister, wife and mother, rem
dering her even loathsome to herself
and friends, could be cured. He
proved this assertion by many sue
cessful operations, " hich startled the
profession, not only in this country
but also IN Europe. IN order that
The poor, and even those who had
homes, bt.t were unable Ia receive
proper attention might have the
benefit OF Frof- Sims operations, "A
few benevolent ladies, with the as
sistance of few members of the
profession, opened inlS55 u smallHos-
pital in Madison Avenue, it could ac-
commodate but thirty-two patients.
notwithstanding this small COM
mencement, and their limited means
during the first twelve years L find
twelve hundred and nineteen cases
have been cured or greatly relieved, |
and over four hundred eases have
been cured of the most loathsome
disease thatwOIhan is ever called up-
on To bear, which before was as a rule |
incurable. This success was 40 fiatter-
ingfraught with so much good to suf- |
suffering woman-that the lady SUI
pervisors hy the most persevering |
energyobtaineu a donation from the |
city of lot of ground on 50th street
corner of fourth Avenue, and also |
froInthe New York Legislature a do |
nation OF fifty thousand dollars. |
They also beggedfrom door to door |
of the wealthy, and by this means |
obtained one hundred thousand dol |
lars. With this means they erected |
IN 1867 a Pavilion, or wing, which is |
but a moietY of what they intend to |
make it. But even AS it j. 1T is All orn-
ament to the city and for the pur-
pose intended the most perfect build |
ing in the world.
1t il said that these ladies and |
the members of the profession inter
ested, have SO pressed the claims of |
this Hospital that no wealthy man |
dares to die without remembering
this Hospital in his will.
The poor alone are not treated |
here but also the educated and cul- |
tivated lady. "No lady is degraded |
by entering the Woman's Hospital"
The wives and daughters of the |
most aristocratic here seek relief 1t |
IL the work of woman for the benefit |
of woman.
The Medical Board is composed of |
II. A. Emmet, NJ ID surgeon i'm chief, |
with assistant Surgeons and attend |
ing Physicians, consulting Surgeons
and consulting Physicians. These
embrace list Of names that COM |
prise the best medical and surgical |
talent in the city. The good that |
this Hospital does is not confined to |
its own patients merely. This insti- |
tuition has beel visited by over sew
Ell hundred physicians during the
past year. They have come from all |
parts Of the country. Some from |
Europe, with view OF availing |
themselves to the fullest extent of |
the opportunities afforded them, and |
thus from this center radiates a |
knowledge, professional skill
which viii benefit woman in every |
land and cline. When Marion !
SIMS first published his method of |
treatment and the number of cures |
performed, European Surgeons shook |
their heads with ineredulity, but |
when case after case of successful |
cures were published they believed !; |
so that when he visited Europe in |
1862, they received him With open |
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