The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-29

latter had died of consumption, and DIR. HIrsch-
fielder was found, sleeveless on ana scalpel IN
hand, making an autopsy 10 ascertain whether
some disease OF the brain might not have carried
him off also. The doctor was smoking ''three-
for-a-haf' and seemed to enjoy it and the au
topSy about equally. The Mayor and the re-
porters took one glance and moved on.
visit was next paid 10 the laundry, and then
walk was taken around the grOunds-and The
patients who were taking he sun were inter
viewed at random by the reporters without in
reference by the officials. All agreed that the
bread supplied them is excellent. and that they
received all tile food they could eat. or the
quality OF the food number complained. Tire
men said tile coffee Is very poor and that they
were supplied with no sugar 10 Sweeten 1t, but
had 10 sweeten it with tie m0!asSes given them
to eat with their nush. The coffee, 1t was
learned, is sweeIened before 1t is sent to the
table.
Some complained that they did not receive
enough milk with their muSh, and all said that
they were given too much mush, or too often
anyhow. The Mayor wanted To know why they
were not given Iice, bOmiBy and other cereals
as change once III awhile in its place, and the
steward stated that they are, but the patients
maintained that they had always for breakfast
and supper musb, musb, mush. They all ad-
mtted though that IL is good mush and always
served hot.
NO USE To COMPLAIN.
Another said that the meat and fish are occa.
sionally tainted and unit To eat, and they had
TO leave 1t untouched. When asked whether
they had made any complaint to any OF the
officials regarding IL they said, NO. IL would be
OF no use" Then one patient said that II was
huuNu lDdt lut CITY ullCldlS anu reporters were
coming out, and That the room where Tierney,
the cancer patient, was had been cleaned and
new beds placed there in anticipation. Inquiries
were quietly made, but his statement could not
be verified The patient is in Ward and said
that he is well treated, and The nurse. UCODnOr,
is very attentive one.
visit vas next paid TO the wards, the first
WISHED being the surgical ward for women.
Several OF the patients were interviewed. All
praised The nurse and the attendance they
ceiyed. There seemed 10 be only one complaint,
and That was 100 much musb." All said that
they received eggs, butter, chODs, steaks, etc.,
when ordered by the visiting doctors.
The mems wards were next visited. There the
only grUwl head was about the mush, excepting
thar The nurse had too much 10 attend to- one
having 10 look after the welfare Of over thirty
patients. One sensible young fellow Cana
dian, in j and X Ward. said:
q hive been here nine weeks and have been
treated well-belter than l could expect in a
CHAIR able institution. OF course it lint as good
as regular boarding house. l am getting better
now and L eat IN The patients dining-roOm. Be-
fore WIS able 10 20 there / got butter, eggs,
etc, when ordered Now we get mush for break
fast and supper, and soup, meat, stew. coffee or
HE WANTS HASH.
awe get no roasts, steaks or chops here. Now
In our stew notice we often get pieces of chops
or steaks. III those things tnIt We never get
were chopped up and made into dry or wet hash
what nice change IL would be 10 US sick men
from our daily diet. A gain | know that and see
lois and lots of good bread refuse is thrown
away every day. Now, If The steward was only
little more thoughtful aud saved il and made a
litiIc DItdU luuuluR LOT Us, WHAT q ulce Change
that would be for Us from our daily mush, and 1t
would not cost tie city a cent more. The bread
is the best ever eat"
The beds were found to be all through Clean
as were The bed clothes and pillows. After leav-
Ing the wards the chapel was visited, and as the
party came into the corridor q large party OF fe-
male aud male students who come to attend the
lectures aud operations entered. They were a
jolly lot, and one jolly young interne wearing a
skull cap who is now attending the wOman's
ward, said: For goodness sake, go light on the
internes"
Then the party bid adieu 10 the doctors and
wended It's way back to the City Hail. all feel
Ing that the hospital. while not by any means all
not nearly go black place as 1t has been
painted.
SHEPHERDS DAUGHTERS.
Mrs. Tbeall and Mrs. Daley. members of the
society known as The Daughters OF The Good
Shepherd, visited Rev. DR.. Pond Of Bethany
Church yesterday and interviewed him relative
TO a communication that five young ladies', men,
bers OF his church, had sent 10 he Board OF
He 18th compllmeHting the management Of the
CITY and County Hospital. anu expressing the
conviction That the severe criticisms OF the
Daughters Of the Good Shepherd were unwar
rauted
The reverend gentleman Endorsed the young
ladies as being thoroughly reliable, and IL was
generally understood that they belonged to
branch of the Kings Daughters. Mr. Pond in
Kiug's Daughters, and the mistake was made by
the newspapers
They are simply members of his church en-
gagged IN charitable work, visited the hospital
frequently and spoke from personal experience
OF what they saw.