, 1876-12-13
nm COUNTY HOSPITAL.
4, official Inspection by Some
=" Of tho Commissioners.
a., n, G. P, Holden Lifts Up His Voice
- M Behalf Of the Dietary.

nurnter ol TUG ooalu IA Souhtf Sosn'''9
,I.r.. assisted by Conuty-Counsclor Rotn-
9s E" accepted Col. Clcary'a Invitation 70 visit
" Hospital yesterday. Tim Commissioners
~. i1uenthcr, LcnHen, Hoffman, Ecnnc. fttz-
WI '"..,d, Bradley, Ind Comfy, With Col, Clear5 ~
XXI, philosopher, and friend to tho expeu'.
IT, Rountrco arrived iirst with couple OK
cs.ar,i,sioMers, ss and, pending the appearance oil
.s4 y" ,ett. coudoled with Mclaughlin, the War
ias US IN Ills n,istortunes. Then they combined
v W., >, .ttack on the press, which, they agreed,
-, responsible for tho vicious and dcpraved
w., tl,st hss tprend over tho community. Mo
,.n.hlIo was especially bitter. but charged Tn1
s.s0ss With having unwarrantably attncked
- institution OF which ho IL tho guardian
.sr.l Then lie invited all hnula TO take q
aiak+ =, .,.,..,.
nd started upon tour Of inspection. The
to,uItal, go far as arrangement and cleanliness
~ tonrerncd, Is ono Of the most perfect In the
s,ontyy. Il has every elcment thai asch'tectu-
..I,t,il can devise, and the only question Is,
H., thls model been consigned to the proper
n,n.rcmcutl About the first thing done was
n listen. to m elaborate exclamation by the
srhitcct of the method Of heating and vehti-
i,juc, which anpcars to DO excellent, except N
~ upper or female wards, whore the blAnsarl
w, w 9kp kss crowded tho registers down to tho
ht.ds II tho beds. Then camo q tour OF tho
g.ris, commcnciug ia tho second pavilion. In
Tard A there were twcnty-threc pattents. somc
Irbed and soma sitting around.
TUE FORMULA or PLANTATION
s,syery briot: 80,
sk,iea skn! i tho food"
"is Tho meat goodi"
aElcellcnt.h
"Nusses treat Jon wellt''
hYes, Erst-clasH."
The psoplo Of Ward A seemed to fancy the
t,iee sort Of Arcadia, grand IN its fundamch'
81 principles, unparalleled IN It's details.
ID. md TRIBUNE reporter noticed that q nurse
Sood 1t tlle foot Of tho beda,, listening attent-
Etiy 10 tho auswcrs. Finally TIE Tribune
rporter asked permission to PROFOUND lew
interogatortes, md began on Phillip Conway.
aWhat Is tho notu1e Of your sicknesst"
aCoueumptlou."
."Asu you carefully astonded1'
ayes, both by tic nurses md doctore.r
"1od .Aod ! presume the food is go0a' tool"
uHow WIS It to-aayl"
VI Was very gool.'
And Jestcrdayf"
" "Wsd,' sd .yes yests5;E;sy', +, Il wns tough"
aGcneFaliy IL only strings and sincvs."
dWhy better tL-lay than Uaunllyi"
"ohl they always know when the Board arc
.Ps d they give y0u plenty Of milk"
"Good mIlkln .....
ayes, but 1t Is baptized too much"
in Ward c, DEVOTED 10 wuIuel,, there were
alghtern pntients.
No. " said she hal secured a mitch better
tnucr lhan usunl, but not 80 gool breakfast.
BometEmcs she swCetcned hcr tea with molasses.
No.si condemned the meat usually served up,
md onfI
hA seen tcfore ior.n long time. Monday she
couldn't int the stuiE put before her.
IN WARD II, ...
oiPAvilion 3, the excitement seemed to centre
a1ound No. 81, o 1ual, named Babbltt. llo hal
teen sick for some time, and troubled with In.
lomn'a, Tor which two teaspooustul Of cn!oral
hid been administered every night. Monday
night lie took traspoonful, unL said be would
ltlp himself TO another after while. A four
oarce ph!al full VI tue poison was left at his
lu1ned down he swallowed tho stun.
OF course he went to slcep, and yesterday DR..
Ayess was trying to wake him up with electric
w. Col. Clcary asked II the man haA bccn per-
itetly sane, md III answer Myers produced tho
ass1l!1cs ot letter psrt!3!ly finished and II' Il,
headlines spoke OF tho Hospital and It's lnanago-
ntnl as heVDnl ropruAcll. This sc1Ened to set
tie the question VI eantty, a,ld Cesry EXPRESSED
lune Indignation ut the rareicssne.s manifested
heav!nG tilt poison go near eucn nlnu.
Ono Of the paicnts III this wurl, A. L. Gran.
dali, gave very Intelligent idea OF tho work.
ings Ilo snil he wal grateful for anv attention,
sdxas tneliNcd ~ think the nurses did all they
could. As to the food. 1t was as.E0od Us could
teseeured a. the PRICES paid for L, and at ali
ntlsaed.
This concluded tho investigation, and acccpt'
Ing the Invitation OF Mr.. Mclaughlin tho visit
on went to dinner.