New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-18
,sY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TKIBrYE.i


Baltimore. May 1.-THE next Conference OF Chart
ties and Correction will be held in Indianapolis.
Notwithstanding the big fight made for Nashville by
MIS- NJ {. Goodlet. Of that city, assisted by the
Rev. y. e. Wilson, representing the Governor OF
North Carolina. the large delegation from the iIooser
state secured The honor. Nashville got all the
southern and Of the Northern votes, but the
Ind poll, majority overwhelming. President
Lyers. though still ailinc, presided at the morning
session of tie Conference
Hospital treatment and management and 'the
relation Of public hospital, 10 the medical profess
sion formed the topics Of discussion to-day. DR..
h. : Pitcher. of The Methodist Episcopal Hospital Of
brooklyn, y. T. read paper the public hospital
work of that city. He said that the Kings County
Hospital ~, an archaic Institution, ovcrcrewded most
OF the time. and II did not meet The wants OF the
city. All kinds OF patients were there nds
criminately, method which much to be deplorcd,
ana which must soon be remedled. The failure 10
look after the needs Of the hospital just due
TO thc fact that Brooklyn increasing rapidly
IN population slai other questions took the attention
81 the people. >tll the time wonld come when they
would wake mp 20 the importance OF the question.
There wa, 40 investment that would repay com.
munity better than the construction and equipment
81 q hr>tcaN> modern hospital II offered stimulus
10 the medical profession AID il was the source Of
many Of the best discoveries IN the practice Of medi-
cine. Nowhere had The specialist better oppor-
UNITY 10 develop his speciality. d.. Henry " Hurd.
% tho Johns liopaiu, Hospital. read interesting
paper on tho relation Of the general hospital to the
medical profession. in which he aid that hospital
construction had received = mighty mpetu. in the
last ten year.. both !, America and in Europe, and
II 'oud hardly be anticipated that any material modif-
carton ~ the construction and arrangement Of wards
or the general plans Of the buildings would be at
'empiN Tor time 10 come Tile mission
~ the general hospital WAS to furnish medical treat
a tr,l tIo-a h1
{" pay ior IL. provide the means the pro
motion al Oh" study OF medicine. and 10 train nurses
competent 10 care for the sick rhe idea thai the
hospital Wa iof the poor alone dying out. and
even no" many wealthy persons 10 hospitals for
such Surgical operations =, require great anusepuc
precautions. SIN, whcH the idca grows. as
likely to grow. hospitals for persons of means. who
want good nursing and shiiful treatment. will be
buiit b> pfivai" enterprise, The community looks to
hospitals 10 keep mp The supply Of competent nurses,
The hospital physician should contne himself To- no,
pta work and NOT outside and Of course he should
be paid sufficient To- enable him to live without out
-idc practice. Patients should not he treated free
uD",- they destitute. though the paw need not be
commensurate with the service. The compensation
might be regulated hy the mean, of the patient. as
the free and ind,crminate treatment Of the SICK va.
not only unjust 70 the physicians outside OF no.,
pita bat n also caused the patient to lose his self
respect.
y. =. Kos"ndu, Of BuntO, had good word 70 say
for the hospital ambulance scrvc" 81 that city. which
was of great benefit ~ the fircmen. He thought the
:, Nt"n should be- adopted n all large cities.
Archdcacon Moran. Of Mary land. paid an coqucn,
ifibut" IL The hospital nurse. il a noble work
Tor women. Hospital, could perform better service
than I" train youug women Ia care for The sick. Com
pctcit trained nurses were always demand. At the
evening session the Iteration Of the pita Ques
tiou va, continued. the following papers being read
Nurse, a, ! Find Them In Epidemic" by DR.. j. b.
Hamilton surgeon General II the United states Marine
Hospital service. Training school for Nurses" by
Miss j. y Hampton. Of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
and science OF Nursing nv Miss Anna ". Fullerton,
# the Women, Hospital. Philadelphia
There is considerable talk among Ike members 81
labor II or-dui>ed charity. j. g. >clOni1rber.
~ this cts. lu paper CHARITY from Knight
# Labor standpoint, prepared ~ the Instance
~ "a" District Assembly. quoted the two most
Tie Government should obtain possession, By pur
chase. Of the tolcraph~ and railroad and mat oc
clpiUcy and use should BE- The only tti' Ia the pos
session Of apd. Taxes upon land should be levied
upon it. full viuc for Use, exclusive Of improve
mrli- and should De- -oi,! cent 90 take for III" com
mIulty all The uucalucl increment The Knight
pi Labor claim. said Mr.. ~chonf,rier, that the en-
l,tln,nt into Law Of thr-" Two demands would r.
move tho cause FOR charity. This would make the
man who f. holding land ont ~ USE. o. putting II to
Inferior use. abandon u - som" one who would n>c
II and DAY TN. taNr~. n would have the effect ~
able 10 find r"mun"rAtvo empip} mont Wage would
rise. iOl 10 man Would Wor" for another Tor less
than h. could make by working for himself or Ot
cooperating with hl- fellows.