Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-10
A Medical Dispensary Wanted.

Some years ago there was medical
dispeuSary in this city on Orange street
below Sixth, but from neglect or other
causes it vas allowed to close and there,
by huudret~ If poor famili", we're de-
privcd Of the only means they had ui
getting medicines. The disprnsarE
it was useful, because it WAS human.
tartan in it, objects; brrau-e the poo,
got medicine they could not otherwise
ret. a medical dIsprnsary is very much
needed in the city now. There arr I!
large number Of poor peOp,c " no lfth"y
got little food and clothing are luck Y
without getting medicines. Poor pcOpI"
get sick as well As rich people, but they
cannot bug needed medicines and uI-
trim"nt, ike people who are well 20 du,
and consequently they have 70 suffer
for the need Of them. This should not
BE- in a city like Wilmington with it,
large wealthy and refined population.
II is i grO,, act Of inhumauity to permit
sick pcup." to suffer for want Of med.
Gina "" ar" glad the question of cs-
tablI~Mng medical dispenstry isagain
being 1gitatcd, and that there is a pros
poet th!t the city Council VIII take thu
matter in hand and organize such a
system Of dispensing free medicine a.
will become permanent.
tn" City Council will appropriate a
couple Of thousand dollar, or 50 for til"
purcha," Of medicines and leave the
rest to III" skill and judgment Of our
i"atinE physicians, we have no doubt !
hat Il systematic plan will b" arranged
for the distribution Of such medicines.
y" tax payer with heart that has any
feeling tor suffering humanity will or |
I"rt to the City Spending two thousand |
dollars for medicines for the sick and
poor.
THE CONTEST for county collector for
was none Of our fight, only |
- "" may have had a personal prefer
nnce for cor the other Of the Demo |
cratic rludIdatr1 We are not sur .
pris",i A all that Mr. Kyn" Ia, been
'u>t"d, and though Patrick Ncary may
make y good and accommodating col |
"ctOr, our sympathies were entirely with
Martin Farrell. They were with him .
ir-t, because he was fully competent ,
md well qualified for tn" office and be-
ans" he was pplit" afiahlr, Obligiug and .
l"u"st. Tn" appointment of Mr., Far
ell would have meant collector OF
Ii" taxes without regard to tn" puliti
I'll Influences that SO often override .
very other consideration Mr.. FarrelI
las worked faithfully in tn" party har
!rss, in the fac" Of III" most persistent
HrtjpmaI persecution and to him the
Democratic party is indebted in a great
I.' asurr for it, success in the city.
ATTENTION - CALLED "a an ,xhau5-
i've Hr'Ir," ON vaccination. Il cDu'aiu.
c"nci," history If the discovery by DR..
Irnncr, and clearly shows III" Advant-
.gc5 to he derived from tn" operation.
t is supplemented with the paper read
y ijr, Draper at the last meeting uftho
}oard # Health, and if the advice ten
.rr'd by That eminent physician Is fol-
owed. If will no doubt be- In! means Of
ayint many lives, and prDt"r'ing hun
'r"d- rom tt" ravagcs Of tn" dreadful
i,"po".
THERE WAS Soothing special tomakr
u c'trn demand for tn, HElI nlIcAN
n Thursday and yet i, 500 copies w,ro'
,iutrd, SOLD, agd delivered "a Srh,cri-
"rs. Yesterday, the number dropprd to
200, hu' il i. ~",dou ross tAYI the cir
D,a'l"u '.t"ps b@pN 600. i good lo-
NJ ."p'rapd plenty Of abuse from the
up.iIg owls in the ractory loft Is doing
+" bn-irr,s.