The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-26

curtsa ahd, sthels Is Is lack o{sthis. light Or
cumforr.. Perfect neatuess, perfect quiet aun
cleanliness 90 lar to soothe the wants OF an inva
None but those who have. .attendyely observed
such scenes can conceive the extraordlnsry va.
rety or ofrexpresson still latent under the general
monotony Of attitude and condition. Here a
form coiled up and turned away, az though 1t
had turned its back on the world forever there q
face haegard and pallld, looking deIeotedly up
from the pillow; yonder skeleton so lightly
covered with thin dull skin that not q bone
seems clothed: And so on. e';r
On stairs, In the female ward, the same; only
the patients are pale, tender, delicate women.
Some are young, and wear beneath the mask Of
disease traces Of former beauty. On others rests
a kind of solemn twilight, and the awful tlllnness
of the fallen cheeks the awful brightness Of deep
act eyes, the lips Of lead and hands Of ivory which
Lie so lIstlessy on the bed.cothes, tell too truth
fully that the poor sufferers are already In the
valley or the shadow Of death. The soft white
face Of q blueeye ed child, handsome enough to be
q princess royal, is among them, and the little
thing, mute and patient shakes with chIlls from
we miss but two things from this ward which
oupht to be there--nowers and books for the con.
valescent.
The colored ward is in clean and wholesome
condition, hut: somehow there ts an amount of
wretchedness ameng the patients which Is hides
crfbabIe. Disease appears to make deeper In
roads In their constitutions, their snferings seem
more intense, and their natures less elastic than
among the whites. They, look cherries and de-
moralized, albeit they are the recipients Of the
same care, food and nursing whichis bestowed
On I,1 every class Of inmates in the hospital.
The insane department contains twenty-five
curious specimens oflunatics and imbeciles. One
believes himself to i.be General Beauregard.
Another Is the verItable IndIa.rubber man, and
will twist a1d distort- himself by the hour: A
third finds his happiness In standing, for hours
npriott az post, and almost as motionless. A
fourth walks perpetually In beaten path, from
one corner ottne yard 70 the other while fifth
saterialns Violent anlmoslty against ali spoons
and plates, and damages them on the slightest
provocation.
The rooms In this ward are specially adapted to
the treatment or the insane. One or two OF these
apartments SHOW FaIiVuS SstoSASS' W "SAAAsHA. y
taste, and are neatly furnished.
The entire institution Is under the stewardship
of Mr.. Arthur Fairly, and 1t is not too much to
say that he has discharged the duties Of his POSI-
tlon with tenderness, ability and fidelity which
should. command universal praise, DR.. F. P.
Porcher, whs Is the. acting physician, visits the
estabushment;twIce o day, while the resident
physicians are always on hand to meet an emsr-
gency.
AS before stated, there ARE several important
changes In contemplation to perfect the hospital,
but 1t is even now model of economy, neatness
and good order. Alderman ]. D. Geddings, ever
since the close OF the war, hos devoted his time
and attention to these public institutions, and to
his quiet, yet practical efforts seconded by those
Of his coadJutors, Is due much OF their usefulness
and excellence.
There is no question that some OF our eleemosy-
nary establishments can beemade selfsupport-
ing, and, in the present depleted condition Of the
city treasury, it's all important that such pur-
pose should be speedily accomplished Let be
done atan early day.
THE CHAPMAN SIsrERs.-The second appear