The Irish standard., 1890-11-29
TIE IRISH SIANDARD:z SATURDAY., NOVEMBER %.

ones eye sweeps the hort tom: it encoun
ters the bold bluffs along the river, the !
irregular vet pleasing stretch Of coun
try bevond, the heavy timber, inter
spersed with green pastures. towards
Fort Smelling, and, on clear days, the
gray walls Of this romantic old military
post reveal themselves. It is land
scape to be seen from no other point in
the city. BY virtue of the electric car.
whose not unmuslcal hum can be heard
two blocks away. this institution is
near the verv heart of the city. only q
matter of 20 minutes ride, yet 80 iso-
lated IS it that elixirs far more valuable
than all the precious medicines Of the
chemists-pure air, sunshine and quiet
ness-are ever present realities. Nor
can they ever be cut off from the pa
tients. On one side the river. on an.
other the park. and on the two others
the spacious grounds OF the hospital
buildings can never initiate against
the sick man.
! But il the outside Of this institution
suggests health, no les' are the aids to
health impressed upon the mind bY a
visit to the interior. The word hospital
is fraught with suggestions OF the smell
OF drugs, fetid air, misery. Not so with
st. Mary's hospital. On the inside one
sees broad Railways, lofty walls, ex
panses of glass, light, airv cheerfulness
everywhere. Three long corridors. ex
tending from one end of the building to
the other one on each floor, divide it
into halves. Opening OF these hall
WAYS are the private rooms and wards,
every one of which is roomy, airy. light.
There are "a Of these private rooms,
sume Of them large enough for two per-
sons.
The hospital is capable of &C commo-
dating $50 patients without the least
crowdin2. The building is heated
throughout bY hot water, superior to
steam. because bv hot water more
even temperature can be maintained,
and lighted bv electricity. There is no
gas to rob the sick or pure air. Electric
bells from every room, and Speaking
tubes on every foor, render communi-
cation easy. all the walls are white,
without paper, and with as little wood
work as possible, allowing no room for
the lodgment of bacteria. A feature of
fkoEa hn FOL r inn m
the third floor. with its tiled f)or, 100
square feet Of glass overhead admitting
the light, and it's double doors prevent,
ing the escape of gases and chemical |
fumes to the main hospital. Physicians
pronounce it the best operating room
in the Northwest.
But it would take too long to enume.
rate all the good points Of this insuitu-
tion. 1t is admirably arranged for it's
and ably managed, The best
physicians and surgeons in the city are
with it. Ten gentle voiced,
Sisters Of St Joseph min
lister to the wants Of the patients. male
nurses being employed for the men
brought there. The whole is under the
of Mother Ignatius, the
superior, a pleasant. voiced lady, who
seems to think or nothing but the com
fort Of her patients. Oae other fact
should be mentioned, The laundry,
the kitchens, all departments which
would create noise. steam or odors dis
to the patients, are in the old
building, fully twenty feet from the
hospital building AT this hospital NO
thing Is left undone which should be
done. ALI arrangements for caring for
the sick are complete. Patients receive |
the best of care at reasonable cost 1t |
deserves the most liberal patronage.