, 1872-11-20

monthly Servants &C., even bringing the
best OF securities, but if they once are In
the towns, alas overflled with paupers and
%invaIlds, then they must have permission
to earn their daily bread in an honest man
her. III this town several hundreds will
by degrees work in the country, as they
have done at Westend, provided they
are not under the Control of the Police.
People do not like to meet at the police
office, and if we even know, that no arbi-
t~rariness takes place, at least at present,
still the Opinion is always against the case.
1t might be better to say in a few words:
"people from the towns can work in the
country, as they can arrange the BEST.
Do we not see at Puerto Rico. where
the free lnhabltant works along with the
slave, without the least inconveniences7
1T is no doubt right to abandon the
bad habit, that the labourer pays the Doc,
tor, whom the proprietor chooses. He ought
to pay said Doctor, though he has many
other expenses. An honorable Member
says in the introduction of the draft, that
the Medical attendance is inefficient, bis
opinion | must really declare, l do not I'M
derstand. The medical attendance is not
as In slavery time and can never b.. The
subscriber has tried in vain to Introduce
sick houses, which, alas! were abandoned
entirely to early.
Tho Planters might be persuaded to his,
as also to provide the patient with every
thing, but ought then on the other hand to
keep complete control, such as to close
the sick house at night, prohibit visitors,
departures, smuggling of things not allow
ed &c. &c. The real old lab0urers (%natives)
have generally beadsteads &C., it is never
denied a woman to nurse her sick husband,
child or any other of the family, and even
this would not help, these would on no con-
slderation go in the sickhouso
The question is merely therefore about
the Emlgrants, but they are not accustom-
ed to this from their homes and would
most decidedly resist. Further it is easy
to get such suitable patients laid in at
Richmond Sickhous3 or the Hospitals in
the towns, and they are all willing to go
there.
The Country is now we'll supplied with
Doctors, who generally visit the estates
every week, and who at shortest request
VI hOClCO NOIuC db any uOuI' NO IIdlJcE
will keep a Doctor with whom the labour-
ers are displeased and when he further
more supplies the medicine and in real
sickness with attendance and keeps a
Trustworthy sick-nurse, as we'll as a pro-
per room and a nurse TO look after the
Children, when their mothers are at work,
then | do really not see what more can be
done.
In the draft the Stock estates are not
mentioned, and it may from time to time
be a hard tax upon them to be compel
led to keep a Doctor. This is however
not the case Just now, most CT them hav-
ing very cheap agreements. Il should
however be arranged, that they were COM
PEELED to provide for their sick labourers,
so much so as many OF the worst subjects
serve on these places, but they ought not
feel the want Of help.
Whilst speaking about the Doctors l
beg to observe that Sc Doctors can at
any time render the whole Of the island
sufficient aid, that even these cannot live
without support from the public funds, and
that it is entirely impracticable to force
the Owners of estates to use a certain Doc
tor, just as little as any Doctor would
enter on it.