Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-01
OUR HOSPITAL.
The Patients Send an Address to
DR.. Van Zandt, County Physi-
cian--Its Chirography and Con.
text.

following letter to DIR. Van Zandt was
sent to this Office by the patients of
the County Hospital, with the infor-
nation that an address had that af-
ternoon been presented to DR.. Van
Zandt, County Physician, by the pa
tents there under his care, and re-
questing that it be given place. While
the contents of the letter might suffi-
GENTLY testify to the character of the
address, it was still deemed advisable
to see the document in question be.
fore giving place to the letter as re-
quested to do by the patients. DIR.
Van Zandt was not slow in producing
it. At first sight of the document
one could not but be surprised at the
penmanship displayed. The compo-
sition of the address, too, was mat
ter of surprise till the names of the
patients appended thereto revealed
the mystery thereof. The address is
signed by thirty-two persons, and
among these are John Manning, late
editor of the "Daily Independent"
Joshua r.. Johnston, whose elegant
chirography is manifested in the doc
ument itself; A. B. Mccoy, Charles
f. Thorn, James Daniels, Tim Harri-
gan, Mark s. Wyeth, G. II. Wood,
Joshua Reich and Martin Comber,
etc. The signatures of even the in
sane patients are all appended there
to.
The address is written on card
board, about sixteen by twenty inches.
The first part is highly ornamented,
and in the body thereof the emphatic
words such as "Home," "Board of
County Commissioners" ETC., are all
exquisitely written in. The follow
ing is copy of the letter accompany
ing the address, and the address:
Doctor VAN ZANDT: 1t becomes
my pleasing duty, on behalf of my
fellow patients, to present yon with
the accompanying address. =
* Appended thereto is the sigma
ture of every one at present a men,
Der of the Hospital, and l am sure
the address-though inadequately and
fecbIy reflects the sentiments of
each and every one of us. / am also
requested by my fellow-patients to
bear hearty testimony to the excel
lence of the conduct of every depart
ment Of this institution; and in this
connection to return their grateful
thanks to our esteemed Resident Ply
sician-your worthy son-Dr. J. Van
Zandt, the Steward, Mr.. Leon Thai,
and assistants, for their watchful care
over us during our illness and their
attention to our wants; and last, but
not lepst, to express their apprecia-
ton of the services Of the worthy lady,
Mrs. WEIGH, who has charge Of the
culinary department, where ncatness
and cleanliness are always SO essen
tial, and which ere 50 emincntly char
acteristic of the one over which shc
presidos:
ADDRESS
PATIENTS OF STOREY COUNTY HOS
PITAL
DIR. J. W. VAN ZANDT.
COUNTY PHYSICIAN.
Dear Sir Recognizing your EN-
inent skill as a physician, and feel
ing deeply grateful for the manner
of our treatment while under your
charge, we, patients undergoing
treatment in the Storey County
Hospital, have chosen this manner
of expressing our heartfelt thanks
for the uniform courtesy, untiring
attention and paternal solicitude
that we have been the recipients of
at your hands, supplying, as in a
great measure they have, the lack of
those comforts and associations so
consoling to the invalid, destitute of
or tar removed from home and its
influences.
Your uniform success in the treat
ment of ailments (as in the cases of
some of us) that have baffled the
skill of men reputed as among the
most eminent i'll the medical pro-
fession, the successful performance
of operations the most painful and
dangerous, and the onvalescenee of
so many of those who now address
you, best attest your eminent skill
as physician and surgeon, and
confirm the high reputation you
have gained in your profession.
While thus so eminently success
full in the treatment of our respective
diseases, you have not been, for
single hour, unmindtul of our COM
fort, AS being one of the most active
auxiliaries To mental aud physical
convalesc, nee. In this respect, the
faultless cleanliness which charac-
terizes. the order which prevails,
and the surroundings which make
cheerful this institution, are eviden-
ces as much of your executive abil-
ity as your success in the treatment
of your patients is proof of your
professional talent. And here, in
the interest of the suffering portion
of the community, we would avail
ourselves of the opportunity of con
graduating the Board of County
commissioners upon their success
in securing for an Office of such
importance and responsibility the
services of so able physician.
In conclusion, permit us, dear sir,
while renewing the assurances of
our gratitude and esteem, to express
the hope that you may be meted out
the same measure of happiness that
you have been instrumental in
comforting upon us; and be assured