, 1876-11-26

chicf amuscmente, and, from the cratic manner in
l:eye tbat Whenever one Of them is attacked with
ennui he rushcs to the nearest ward with . hnin,
mer, piece Of india rubber, and complicated
etethescupe, and goes in for tapping chests and
soundiny lungs in tue same manner that drowsy
athlete would have recourse to horizontal bar or
trapeze for the purpose OF stimulating the ctrcua-
tfon OF the blood II the patients any criterion,
they complain the too frequent use Of this NINA
ture alcle hammer, and assert that It makes their
chests and unduly irrltates theiE lungs ,5 but
not know what il good for them. " We 10, say
the students, stalthough we don't happen to be
graduates" |
SANITARY. |
THERE Is ONE MATTER WHICH IS OF THE MOST
VITAL IMPORTANCE
from (, sanitary point Of view, fnasmuch as
the health Of tile hospital patients, and In fact
the whole Of the citizens Of Chicago, is involved
When came into this ward it contained two
typhoid fever patients. One was convalcscent,
and with the'oth the crisis was past, and he
had taken turn for the better. He was still
delirious, and his pulse abnormally rapid. l
must confess that it was with very strong feel
ings-feelings akin to fear-thut received the
news that I was in the vicinity Of two
typhoids. The illusions I am compelled
to make here are Of somewhat
delicate nature, but they are necessitated by
the fearful danger 4 continuance Of tue prac-
tices involve. A man unable to move from
his bed requires q number Of offices performed
for him which man less bel pless does not
rO. E. d. The first time had occasion to use
what in hospital parlance Is termed bottle
and which is used by the patient IN the event
OF The operation OF u!ule.s, ~ ",en t,e ,1Mrse
brought me the utensl used ny the sick ty~
phoiI patient. It bore ample evidence ot nav,
ing done heavy duty for some time past, and
tue interior Has neasmJ Jo,,"t n"rt. If Thi ii
OF something, Inc eom1onGue 1:i ,;n pas + had not
hfs heen 'ess for long time, and the etuvium
which was emitted from the nozzle acted after
the hem manner Of an emetc. This piece OF earth
tvnnoid md M fused it Jointly until was able
:, ~ o., nerauhulltine after other gods. Shortly
~, 80 this nIc1rrcncc. however, E paralytir was
brought IN ana tne piece ol lul ~ T. ~
duty. Tne odor enlltted from tne in1eIlof ~
creased in ratio corresponding Will LUZ ln-
creased usefulness. Then again there was
no11ritv in the ward OF those pieces Of bedroom
ff,arn;tura which form q prominent feature Of
every well-rcgulatcd toilet service. 1nfact, there
was only one a. ool eu ~ ~ .Sas,..d hands and
phold anu 1ae rneu'lfaee m era1psu " M o,,r cnnnnn
ne nurse Haxlna yotten over somewhat dcuit
task wish to be serious for moment IN pe,hs
compelled to use the same ia nf
t3pHOtA P+tAS-$o I al.
t4Eing his dlsease, IN aonnon aa.ta ~ .ne p nm
ready carrying At consloet4plS eua =; ~ ;nfact
Vperfcct}y aware that typholu lesst 49,, 20 cran,ent
ious, but 1t IS contagious lnsongn tne ,ct ~ 1h.
Therefore, through me cuiptsoie ngs9I1 ~ 'n
nurses, was hlnded utensils containing s.nn Inc
| GERMS OF TfPnoLI fE.En' .nn, +,n;r
Tint they were not ncalued Was patens nia tad ens
dirty condition. and that NJ. ;t;
| when called for bg thc typh1 NC kno" p nttn
1y because the articles IN qsonh a. wetu Itod ~
taken from By bed underneath wntea tIGy s"opG 20
hours together sud banded ure yh u hnia nin encth
known them to be carried thron "a tng IN h
OF the ward to the common "aser 81 ali" aiI tie
cmptied therein Dy tnis ING . aeaasn - ~ d,.n thc M
patients WIS endangered; ~ @ tnow ~ the wv nmhic
common watcr-closet ana tnnS nv c;n t av1 in
sewers, TIC health o. .ne Mno,I n..d II Is dincu't
fact the who4c C1ty, was )eoiaiut ti a,.t,1neJ nt
to tell, in view OF TINS peactlce a 81 w7;c
the Hosp tall how many q We " =. sst c,n he
have broken OIL ~ tne Gi.J ~. rsnt tv9cthcr the
sm 1l to sette aa,on themselves
certainly ought to instruct tne nntss M,nfertants a.
10 AZ aad r. IL bowefer. natter for the doc
,l tors and nur=cs to light out together
CASE or scAhLsr 1.l.s rea,.s u, so beforf
was brongae io ., .i he qensned in the public ward
! cannot positively suite, but resume, judgin2
l f7nt trIQ tY1V