, 1876-11-26

they handed me an iron. .molded garment which
God kaows how many stias had gsaSed n.nn.,
now and caunot as 'ns wear 1ssGGaf
I submitted gracefully, and us soon as was At
tired IN the regulation uniform, | was carried to
I nv bed, being unable to walk owing TO combined
attack Of rheumatism and gout.
Immediately aacertainel that large number OF
the patients in thts ward were t{anp{ whose PRES
| OF wholesome dread OF IN empty stomach, honest
! labor, and the coming winter: Such men arc al
hospital, which is established for the reception OF
| the deserving and poor sick OF Cook County. By
! fixing in such patients the authorities run IN
beds lousy a. they were in the old hospital For
example, man Vas brought .o. in ..".eS song
BY te the aEi inroads s's that lice had made upon
him. They had literally eaten into his flesh and
bis clothes we're svarming with TIE seam1n,a NM ~
tho S,q psent s bus 70 WsE the &hole length Of the
ward After he has donned the hospital UNIFORM;
his clothes are made up in bundle, and dragged
they are buried. When the parasites are 50 ~.
OF their attention it is impossible for IN individual
honorcd with such attention to walk along without
casting from him some Of his carniverons compan-
ward, some Of the deserted graybacks must neces-
sarily be thrown upon ~, their o..,.o%a Own
snS on ta 1esy
rounds them, and a. they are thoroughly lmbued
with tue precept,, 4tBe fruitful and multiply and
before they vii luke possession Of the beds and
make the tapo furions efforts to drive out the in
yaalded occupants which characterized their apors
IN the old hospital
CASE WHICH WILL FURNISH AN ILLUSTRATION |
came under my notice the other day: Tne candi- !
dale for admission WIS man who for some time
night prior to his bcng brought to the Hospital he
had been nearly frozen to death while Aumbertny
in an al}ey-way. As he Was carried pnst the foot
0f n her NM %
hin into the bath room and when :. the the
thought Ut the crawling yernin he had been 1na1ch
close proximity to. He at once purchased i've
cents wor q pue and IN n"1
OF the repulsive insects which had LETT their old
stand BY and transferred their attentions to MIN
also dragged along the 1loor and there is no know
ing how many Of the unwelcome visitors have re- |
ma1ned behind They have already lI;a made an E 9t
patients, and in order TO induce them to leave the
articles will have to be carefully washed, which is
listing regime. Tbs other day I was shown q very
young bag, probably not more than week ola,
which had been cattured in an adjoining ped. Ills
extreme youthfuln.ss proved beyond u doubt that
hts father and mother could not be. fur
away: They or their progenitors must have been
oa o old ste
Unwilling g to 'n have e thsir e the county
kTauslet[Eu " lHt lily a4oua Will tAC sa%ateA u
building. III
THE INQUIRY NOW ARISES, Ii
Would it not be advisable te have the bath,
in the corridors outside the wards, and thereby OBJ
riate tbs necessity Of taking persons infested with
rcrmin into the vicinity Of the beds and cleanly t
patients: Why healthy trlups are not imne- |
lately discharged and given some dead |
mans clothes is matter OF much
,urprise. The doctors are not always
,ware OF their existence as they are very careful
aot to be near their beds when the doctors make {
heir rounds. The nurses. however, arc cognizant I
If their presence, and they ought all to be given
:uts OF cleemosynary aid. !
lille OH this subject desire to say few words t
n resard to the +
DISPOSITION OF PATIENTS CLOTHES. g
Y hen they are taken from them they made mp ! Il
nto bundles and thrown in a heap IN a basement | g
Dom beneath their ward. Some OF these clothesare
onsy but not snillcieot1y to attract attention,
ND necesstate their destruction Naturally those t
rho regard cleanliness next to godIincss fear, y
he bumuers 0utht may seek change Of venue and | u
ecoKne seized OF more reputable garments. It Is u
cid By the political economists OF the county that u
be troublesome Insects die OF starvation before Il
hey have time to organize q maurauding expcdi- II
ION. How this may be nm uuuble to state, bdt Il
len experienced in the habits Of the genus in Il
uestion decsively state that the animal heat Of tt
ae human body is only necessary to resusctate p
IL apparently deceased vermin.
nm happy to be able to state that can now "
take leave Of this unpleasant sub ii
ct, which, however, is SO prominent an evil ! 81
nsuug the many which exist In the conduct Of the n
lternnl arrangements Of the Hospital that it | IL
ccessltates especial mention, and, in common nj
ith the others, imuedfate reform Is