Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-17

gresS of its peculiar modernization, under tn
direction Of a medical commission. Like
tractablc patient, it has kindly submitted t
necessary treatment, and with such satisfactor!
results that-if a favorable augury may h
drawn from the success of this preliminary cast
the future prosperity of the hospital seems u
be measurably assured In every part OF it the
evidences of the careful forethouaht sound
Judgment, and general good management OF the
committee of the board Of trustees, under whose
supervision all this has been accomplished, arc
apparent What if the first occupants OF TINS
ancient dwelling, with its massive chimneSs'
broad-throated freplaces, stone hearths, and
ouaiut furniture, could now look in upon it,
, and then out upon the teeming city around it'll!
In a word, this unpretentiOus building has
been so judiciousIy fitted up as hospital, that
it promises to be exceedingly well adapted for
,be accommodation of the small number of pa
tients-twelve or fifteen at most-of whom the
trustees for the present can assume charge.
Ata recent meeting of the board OF trustees,
DR.. j. G. Park was unanimously elected super
iutendent and resident physician, and the follow
ing named medical gentlemen visiting physi-
clans, namely Drs. R. Woodward, Geo. A. Bates,
0. Martini Henry Cha, Ike Joseph N Bates, I. H.
Gage, j. Marcus Rice, Z. Warner, George f.
Francis, Albert Wood, j. G. Park and H. Y.
Simpson.
These visiting physicians have been invited TO
serve, two at time for periods of two months
each, the assignment and distribution of their
attendance having been made in this way;
Drs woodward and Park from the opening ofthe
DIS G A Bates and Warner, from January to
Drs Martin and Wood from March to May, 1872.
Drs Clarke and j NJ Rice, from May to July 1872.
| Drs Jos Bates aud Francis, from July TO Sep
Drs Gage and Simpson, from September to No
| vember, 1872.
Drs. Joseph Sargent, Mcrrick Bemis and F.
H. Kelley have been appointed the consulting
| physicians Of the hospital.
The board of trustees is composed of the fol-
| lowing named gentlemen: DR.. F. H. Kelley,
president; George jacques, secretary; Stephen
Salisbury Jr., Sumner Pratt, Charles S. Childs,
Dr. Joseph Sargent p. L. Moen.
The ordinance relating to the Hospital, pro-
vides for the continuance of this board, and
for the representation thereon of the aldermen,
the common council and the citizens at large.
To bring these details down to the present
writing, it may be added that, at a meeting of
the trustees, last evening, the services of an ex-
perienced matron were secured and u carefully
digested code of Rules and Regulations for the
government of the Hospital, were adopted
Previous to the admission Of any patients, the
Hospital is to be opened to the inspection of the
public. This will be at a very early date, and
due notice of the day will be seasonably given.
The fire in Chicago which destroyed large
part of the city was started by the careless use
of kerosene in stable. The fire marshal OF New
York city uses this fact as the text ofan address
to the citizens against the careless use ofkerOsene
which, he says, occasions large proportion OF
the fires in New York. All the burning fluids
made of petroleum are explosive, and, conse-
quently dangerous. They may be produced in
new forms with new names, and labeled mon
explosive;" but this cannot change their real
character. One common but dangerous prac-
tice" is specified which may usefully be con-
sidered elsewhere. 1t is the custom of turning
down the light, at night, on retiring, and allow
ing it to continue burning family. BY this
means "the wick becomes encrusted and the tube
of the lamp heated, whereby vapor is gener-
ated )" which u likely to cause explosion. This
practice, it is said is the cause of many fires in
New York.
This warning against the careless use of kero-
sene is needed, not only in New York city, but
in every place where dangerous "burning fluids"
are used; and the Chicago lesson suggests that
the sale and use of these fluids should be strin-
gently regulated by law. The law must not al
low any person to use them without regard TO
circumstances or consequences so long as such
reckless use Of a kerosene lamp can cause the
burning of a city. There are already laws
against selling any of these fluids of so low Il
quality that they will emit combustible vapor
when heated to a point below one hundred de-
grees Farenhet. In some cases, one hundred
and ten degrees are specified; but, even the rule
thus prescribed by law, will not invariably pre-
vent explosion; for the fluid in the lamp may
reach, occasionally, higher degree of heat .
The poor, cheap fluids are most dangerous, be
cause they are liable to cause explosions at
lower temperatures. Doubtless, the danger in
cident to using the best fluids can be leSsened by
constructing lamps very carefully, with view
|
because they are "made to sell" should not be
used in any lamp, no matter what may be said
of its safety. And yet the poorer fluids are
everywhere offered for sale. InNew York, every
scientific investigation has shown that most of
the burning fluids offered for sale were much
below the standard required by law.
The president of the Franklin telegraph COM
pany has announced, in dispatch, that, since
the fire in Chicago, messages from mayors of
cities, boards of trade, committees TO provide
for the sufferers have been sent over his line to
that city free Of charge. The same is true of
all the telegraph lines. In this respect, the lib
crafty of the Franklin is precisely like that of
the other companies, although it has been stated
that 'the other lines have doubled their usual
rates to Chicago" which is a mistake What
has been done in regard to rates is stated as fol-
lows by gentleman connected with one of the
companies who is in position to know:
Both the Franklin and the Western Union
companies have stopped taking hai-rate mes
sages TO Chicago as there is full-rae business
enough to keep the lines working az their fullest
capacity, day and night. The regular tariff to
Chicago is the same as usual. AS to the free
business, the Western Union company issued
orders, the day after the fire began, to take that
class Of business without charge"
HARRY MAITLAND; or, the Tyraut Father
by Elizabeth Downs. Boston: Henry Hoyt
This is an entertaining, but extremely improba
bic story, Of boy who ran away from home
tyranny to find worse despot in the captain
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adopted by rich English gentleman, and at