The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-12

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him lAnehietel over the elements and all
that dwell therein. The earth brought
forth fruit at bis command, and even gave
up the dead, that they might be restored to
life and receive baptism at has hands
Tie birds of the air formed q canopy over
his head to shade him from the sun. Fish
came into his net when he required them.
The wild beasts of the forests attended
him on his journeys and served him as an
escort. Wind and waves obeyed his voice.
which it had done, so that bread which
had been burnt to cinder In the
oven was drawn out white and soft
by his interference. His barret-cap
was q cure for all diseases of the
head. He was vice. Christ; yet such was
his humility that ne called himself vile
mortal and an ignorant sinner. Any one
of his Offices wire shirts was an etficaciOus
remedy against impure thoughts. Water
poured over one of his bones worked more
than two .Dd hundDsa miracles in
in southern BraziI and few
drops of il turned water into
vino, as at the marriage In Galiles.
Some of the miracles are commended as
beng more fanciful and in more elegant
taste than those which are recorded in the
Scriptures." The closing sentence Is es-
pecally rich. But, Notwithstanding she
supernatural powers of Padre Anchieta. his
hospital was very poor one, having
ueltncE UTalnAyo nor VtutlldtiOO, anu
rectly overlooking the old city burial
ground, of which patients In their beds
had perpetual view and needed no
further memento mort suggestions from
their spiritual advisers.
THE NEW HOSPITAL
It's accommodations being totally made
quate, the directors, early in the present
century. determined to remove the ceme-
terry to Ponta da Caju, and to build a
new hospital on its site. The corner
stone of the present magnificent editice
was Land in 1910; but it took thirty years to
build it. and 100000 milreis. 1t is of
granite and brick, two stories high, form
ing rectangular parallelogram and
covering an area of ten thousand square
metres. Nothing less than an especial
visit can give one an adequate idea of it's
magnitude and completeness. The floors
are of native woods, polished aud oiled.
the wainscOting of gay-colored tiles. There
Is a splendid marble-paved entrance hall, a
still more splendid reception-room, and a
gorgeous saloon of the Emperor" where
business meetings are held. The dispen-
sary and chemical laboratory form very
large department., rs daily average of five
hundred people, not including the hospital
patients. are supplied gratis with medicine
and advice. There is an operatiDG-room,
with an amphltheater of seats for attend
ing medical students; an instruInen t. room,
a chapel, dIssecting vaults, dead house,
and of course the usual complement Of
stOre-rooms, kitchens, reception rooms,
private apartments for the Off ers, nurses,
etc.-and every where the most scrupulous
cleanliness Is apparent, as well as the
most perfect order and discipline.
The vast building seems to be all halls,
so hot q climate. Some of the patients,
lying In their BEDS can look out upon the
beautiful flower gardens and waving palms
OF the inner court-y ards; aud Others have
Incompatible views of the loveliest bay in
the world and the dim peaks beyond. The
total capacity of the building is LOO
patients; and Its statistics show that it
receives from twelve to fifteen thousand
every year. Besides the twenty five wards,
each OF which contained thirtv-two beds,
the reception of those parents who are able
to pay for special attendance. For such
the exceedingly moderate price is Sl.50 per
day for private room, medicine, constant
attendance of skilled nurses, and gratu.
itous services of the best ply sIcians in the
opon day and night for the reception
of the distressed, and the most wretched
need not seek influence or recommendation
to be admitted. There are wards for wom-
en- and children, as well as for men; and
black and white, Christian, heather and
hereto receive alike the best assistance
within the power of it's managers to be.
STOW. Few nations of the earth are not
represented among it's patients. and espe-
cially numerous are American and English
seamen. No sort of distinction Is
made. beyond that of sex and stage
of disease. and one sees black faces and
white, yellow faces and brown, lying side
by side. The internal supervision of the
Mother Superior and her flock of "Sisters."
Each nun has charge of o certain work, or
porti of ward. Most of them are old,
wrinkled, and care worn, some coarse and
hard-featured, few younger and more
attractive-yet all are beautiful to see In
their wOmanly devotion to the helpless
their lives of unrequited toll for the good
of strangers.
WHY THE DEATH-RATE IS HIGH.
ON sorry to say that the hospital sta
tistics show that about one in seven of all
who enter here debut that Is not large
average considering the headlines of the
climate to foreigners, and the fact that
were it not for the Holy House" the other
SIX would probably find graves a,
Caju. Yellow fever, the friRhtful scourgs
of Rio. resembles the cholera in India
in this respect-that You may be perfectly
well one day, and not only dead, but buried
the next. In bad seasons the death-rate /.
dred per day, and In favorable times al
at least two thirds of all who are attack ed
with 1t recover. Since its first ap
pearance here, nearly half q century
ago, it has not missed summer
visit. The drier the summer the worse the
fever and in very dry years IL always
takes an epidemic form. Naturally, for
eigners suffer from 1t much worse than the
natives, but the latter make up for their
comparative exemption by suffering ter
rlbly from smallpox, leprosy, eiephan
tiasis and other terrible diseases.
Cases of contagious diseases are moi
treated ut the Misericordia. but are sent tG
one or another of the branch hospitals
Lcpers 90 TO the Hospital dos LazarOs, a
San Chrietavao, and smallpox people ia
to Nossa SOnhora da Saude. About tn,
strangest and most loathsome disease
have heard of Is that called ELEPHANTS
sis" the name being derived from the enor
nous tumOrs which 1t causes to arise or
the lower limbs. making the dis
lar folds, like the legs of an elephant
Notwithstandina. the popular belief that
the horrible deformtty 10 contagious
one may often meet on the streets of any
Brazilian city q man or woman dragging
along leg swo llen to many times il
step exposing the GaDgroncd members Il
view as IA plea for charity.
sNAKE-BITE AS A REMEDY.
Many years ago tho Count of Gum,
transformed an old Jesuit convent into
hospital for the especial treatment of ele
phantiasis. 1t was placed under the super
vision of the Irmandade do Santissim
Sacramento. and to this day remains ii
their care. 1t is SAID that the average mum
Der of their patients is one hundred year