The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05


City Hospital.
Inc reporter yesterday, as he was wend.
ing his way over the tessela,ed sidewalks
OF the London OF Texas, with distended
oros and well'picked ears, happened to see
'he health officer IN earnest conversation
with the highest municipal func,iopary ot
Dallas Somewhat relaxing his gait and
stopping to gaze upon an object of deepes,
interest in an adjacent show.window h,
thinks he heard the Esculapian guardian o.
our sanitary well-being discussing on IN,
best method of com peling persons who
allowed nuisances to remain on thai,
premises against the express inhibition OF
the ordinances. W
lie could not help listening lust a little,
and now he says boldly and without the
lear OF successful contradiction, that he he.
lieves there Will soon be a bloody and
relentless prosecution of ordinance viola.
tors aud disease breeders, unless there Ia =
general cleaning.up and disinfection, The
doctor seemed TO be in dead earnest and
seemed to think that at this particular Sen.
'on 1t was essential to the health of the
city, either that the people should be
forced. when they are unwilling or indiffar.
ent, to remove all manner of filth from
thelr lots, or else snat the authorities
should have It done for the general welfare.
so LOOK out. fellow-citizens, and telephone
the scavengers.
Perceiving that the doctor was
30 ptohcient in managing other
concluded that he would see how he man
aged matters and things under his immedi.
ave supervision so approaching with elias.
TIC step and blandest of smiles, he re-.
marked: DR.. Ncwsome, it has been sng.
gested that the city hospital should be ven.
lilated occasionally by some agencies other
Than the pure air Of Heaven, and as | have
both paper and pencil, it would afford me
pleasure to be carted down to that han of
human maladies that a correct account may
be given the pubic Of its true inwardness !,
he smole not, neither did he weep. but
taking him by the brachium dextrnm,
showed him into the Galenic chariot with
the single but remarkable expression,
come now" drove off upon the important
mission. ''''
Rejecting upon the sumptuous manner
IN which army surgeons in piping times of
war were wont TO refresh themselves for
renewed vigor IN the discharge of their
ana the prancing steed came down IN
his work. No incident of special interes,
occurred until theCentral road was reached
where Two or more trains were stretched
across the track, detaining the expedition
Tor some half hour, during which, however.
tbe editorial stock of knowledge was in.
creased by full volume of the history
OF tennessee. The obstacle having re-.
moved Itself, we proceeded until we drew
M before the Corinthian pillars of The
great eleemosynary institute. Alightinr
we entered, leaving behind the means of
conveyance, AS well as all Bohemian friy.
olity.
The house is not large but airy. and
though poorly furnished, everything bore
the Impress OF great care and extreme neat
ness Inc beds were lean, as well as the
moor ana apothecary shop in admirable Or
rahgement. Inc bed-clothing is sufficient
and the linen, or cotton rather. unsoiled
and properly disposed. There is an annie
supply of water from the works, and ice is
furnished when the summer sets in. The
kitchen was tidy and perfectly clean
ana the supply OF edibles well Sc.
lected. In the big market basket were
louhd several varieties of vegetables, and in
the par try groceries OF the usual varieties
with rice, dried fruit, and Just such things
MS one would see in the store. rooms of any
well supplied family. The clubhouse, were
IN excellent condition, with abundance of
all over the grounds. The
doctor has set apart special room for ery.
sipelas patients, as there is question
whether or not that disease is infections or
In the house is bath room,
with moderate facilities for bathing. and
this is also used as a kind of lumber room,
No person with an infectious disease is adj
ana none are permitted to become
patients except on certificate Of the city
physician.
The patients were all con.ented. and
seemed TO be doing well. The man whom
The HERALD mentioned as having escaped
rom the hospital with the erysipelas on
The cold Sunday morning of the coolest
snap last winter, was lying on q bed, his
Telling gradually improving. George
Grifln. OF whose fearful stab in the back
some months since, this paper was the
,hroricler, is also getting better, and
though his case was at first deemed hone.
less, will recover.
The most interesting Tea ure OF the insti.
luton is the room fitted up by the Ladies'
association for female sufferers. The beds
are larger and softer, and there is greater
abundance OF furniture than in the male
department. There is but one female pa.
lent and ten males. The lady president,
whose very name Is suggestive OF refined
humanity, with several Others of he socie-
", pay frequent visits, bringing with them
emons, oranges, fruits, flowers and sun.
'hine. In the presence OF this sweet aud
practical ben'voence, the reporter for.
getting that he is but a recorder of
acts, stands with uncovered head By
east and festival, banquet and bazaar from