, 1876-11-26

ve.sation with him. He. asked me nv
name. I told him, and he handed
me u telegram. Then he walked out Of the
ward. have never seen linn stay longer in the
Important inquiries OF the patients Even, as
| have stated before, when he IS requested by
the nurse to come to the ward and
listen to the complaints OF some , Of the sne =, dis
to he expected that tho Hospital will b. con
tluctrl Ia d proper manner when the head of
the concern REFUSES to attend to his duties! :ftc
ought to see that the pantrymen, who have
been told BY Callopy to look ont Tor Number 1a et
steal the patients food suca reeommenda- :,
ton coming from q nurse means, "Rob the sick
men Of what you want, and let them have what
remains" The Warden gives a good aeal 100
much license to the nurses. He allows them to
discharge patients and conduct the xards IN ac-
corlance with the bent Of his peculiar lncliua"
tons and tastes. Patients are therefore
for their general happiness and welfare, and are
liable to be discharged ut any moment BY him II
they offer any opposition to him, or give him any
back talk WHEN he 10 unreasonable.
There is one other important officer OF the house
hold, and that Is
THE HoU5EKEEPER-. ....
Fer greatest misfortune is, that she is only II
wears Of aye, and consequently has MT had the
experience necessary to prepare per Tor such t
poiqhR !, he ya9den s@e
would have carried the key Of the storeroo:a
;belonc,pg to so large and important an institn-
ton a Matron who Is . good housekeepef y re-
nnreI In this position, and the sooner the change
Likes place the sooner will the ha1f-stra'ed pa
tents have cause to rejoice.
In conclusion, desire to state thar az an per per
fecty aware that there are. dead beats in the HOS
pital who will give the pInce goOd name, in osaer
that they may be allowed to remain there dnFins
the winter. Their hatred for work ls 90 great tas
thew will simulate sickness, and, though pestcetE
healthy liz down beside fever patients ana oreatne
an atmosphere sitiated bT the diseased 81. s.
halations Of some thirty sicE men: en-, ,,.on1', InS
testimony OF such sloths is valueless and woalu
have no weight whatever with an inteIl1Sent puo,
lic Ii the Hospital Committee want furtner anu
more detailed information in regard 70 ~ ~
IN this communication, beg to refer them 10 inc
whose address sgiven above, and the following "a :,
tents in the Hos2Ia: George Holmes ON asthor;zc e;
to use their names, but they could 1le net
fail to make good witnesses: me com, ON
mttee desire further f. information, tae ;ycoe. NAY
the name Of the typhoid fever patient who lust oc-
cunied bed No. T. He left the Hospital complain
to yet strong, and he is NV with bis friends ut tae
| Summit They Gun also ascertain the name o. q
| consumptyc VINO remained in the Hospital about .
| week, but who became 80 debiiiiaied in couss-
| uuence Of being unable to cat the food, tnat be
| determined to Jet out OF the Hospital while he
could walk out He was an lsishman, saa ocea-
LEAVE THIS HosrIrAL
| to-day, worse upon the whole taan when entered
| it, ! do so for two-soll reason ! ueS're, III
The frat place. to obtain careful medical treat
ment. and in The second, to enjoy the full benefit
Of Natures principal remedial aseneies,-a whole
some diet, IN even temperature, 9nd pure atmos'
phere desire, in drawing my remarks to . close,
| to say that If were the happy possesaor VI
! mongsef pup, the commercial value Of which Va
rated Ut something less than Two DIS ~ - oos >;
fanciers, and II he were suffering from severe at
tack Of the mango, Ivould not ailo" the iacui.1
Of Cook County dospita to prescribe 1or hiln w
less were resigned to his becoming an 1,,r nnseh
| canine. GEORGE =. ohA@S'