Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-04
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

New NoRK, December !.
New York is great city in more
senses than one. 1t is great in point of
numbers and great in its way of doing
things. For instance, the other day
Mf. Vanderbilt sold to certain parties
2jO,OOO shares of New York Central
for thirty million. OF dollars-2O per
cent in cash and the balance in 20 per
cent. insta!ments every month. This
was bona .fide Transaction.
Two elevated railroads encircle the
city and carry millions OF passengers
The trains run every five minutcs--cach
train having three or four coaches.
Other elevated railroads are being ran.
idly built, and will soon be In runn ug
order.
Never has there been such prospc ity
in New York A. exists at the present
time. The city is crowded with people
The streets are full--the street cars are
full-the hotels and boarding houses
are full. All departments OF trade aud
business are full of life snd sc,iyity
The shipping and railroad business was
never so great. The banks so long
depressed, are nov doing we'll and com.
manding high rates Of interest for their
money. The Wholesale trade i good,
aud you can scarcely get waited on in
the retail stores on Broadway and Sixth
avenue. Three years ago when in the
city one could ace a poster on nearly
every other business house and dwelling
house telling you it was for rent. All
these notices now, on the contrary, are
asking for leash girls" "crrand girls.
clerks, hook keepers" and employ
ees Of vnrfsus kind. This /. a very
agreeable change to a great city, and
everybody is happy and feeling good
about IT,
must tell you something about the
medical colleges and hospitals. There
are three leading medical colleges in
New York city, namely the Univerity
Of New York, the College of Physi.
clans and Surgeons. and the Bellevue
Hospital Medical College. There are
fifteen hundred students in attendance
at these three colleges. The hospitals
can be counted by the score. The
New York City Hospital Is by odds the
most complete in this country and not
excelled by any ia Europe. The
woman's Hospital is model hospital
and unique of its kind. No tongue can
tell the amount of good ii has done for
suffering women. The very best talent
of the medical profession preside over
these hospitals. Here Is where new
remedies, new operations and advance
ments are made known-on this &C.
count they are OF especial interest and
importance to the medical practition.
er. As other departments Of science
and art are advancing so the medical
profession is pushing on and making
rapid strides. Formerly when one was
so unfortunate As to require some pain
ful operation he must first be strapped
down to a table--now he can take
few inhalations of ether and he awak.
ems from his sleep not having felt the
least pain from the operation. We
now possess many new and most valua.
BILE remedies which our forefa'hers
knew nothing about--the same can be
said of many important operations.
Years ago hospitals we're expected to
receive all kinds Of patients--that il
patients suffering from all kinds Of dis.
eases. At the present time hospitals
are more special. The woman's Hos
pital receives women only. The Chill
dren's Hospital receives children only.
The Eye and Ear Hospitals receive pa
tients suffering from these diseases, and
30 on down 70 the Infants Hospital,
which is the last and in one sense the
least.
All these hospitals are largely medi.
cal charities where the poor are treat
ed gratuitously and where many rich
people go and pay in order TO receive
skillful treatment, and with il skilliul