The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-14
THE HONE FOR INcUHABLEs.
The Matter Of the wholesale Resigna-
tf0ns ID sCussed.

/ Jas contains 4 communication duAtGoAtu U
/ The President OF the Kings Daughters Home
/ for IncUrabl-s," which se;s forth IN cousidera-
/ be detail certain grievances which portion Of
! the alleged members OF thar incorporated instl-
tuition claims 10 have against its managers, and
for which reason they tender their resignation
] as members or mat body Having Of late taken
/ some considerable interest In that institution
/ Will you allow me TO make a brief reply TO some
! Of the complaints made In the communication re-
! feIred 10.
| Fhst-In regard to the Transformation OF "Our
/ public hospital for ncurabe," to private hos
! pital" Tor durable patients"
There are now eleven cancer patients In the
"h0me"-uOI hospital. as termed by the COM
plaluanls; also thirteen other patients, afflicted
| with other complaints, winch have been pro
nouuced incuraUle by physicians. The eleven
( first alluded TO have all been prOROun ced, by
physicians OF uud0ubed standing 10 be afflicted
| Win the so-cdled "neWaOle maladY Of
/ cancer, aud being thus afflicted ar entitled TO
all the privileges of Tie home according 10 The
terms OF us bylaws One Of these eleven patients
I is, by her own preference, under me care OF 4
WeIl-kUOWn regular practitioner tut not ln any
way connected WIKI the 'hOme." TIE other ten
are under special treatment ~ Inc alleged III a.
uiar Physician so called by the lady complain
! ants. A. lie other inmates are ing cared Iot
/ 10y cher physicians than lie two above referred
10. II is lie Iule ana IlaCtIce OF the "bCme' 10
allow It's Inmates TO - ect their Owa medical at
teBGantS. Thus Il Will b. seen that there Is ~
has been transformed into private hospital
The sO-Cdll.u irregular physician referred 10
IN lie complaint Is Mrs. Dr. C. \. COOK, VINO, lu-
stead % icing an Irregular physician VIII Oe
found bV reference 10 the Medical Register OF
Tbs CITY 20 be a Irregular" licensed phys clan In
good standing, which she has Deea Tor many
Win regard TO the iacorrectness ana lnjus ice
Of the clarg Of me CIlc>Sly eXaCtuE every
dollar Oh, aluab.e from Tie unfortunate poor
WHO seek shelter there. lt IS only necessary 10
call attention 10 the fact that tie highest price
paid for board and room al this Institution IS
Oulv s. LEI week While the charge 10 the really
"uufO.Iuuate poor IS graded down from that
sum according 10 circumstances, 10 hotbutg,
several sucn being cared FOR entirely without
cost None Of that class however are found
among The cancer pa ieuts.
Il should be borne in mind that this IS a
home where every inmate has a separate
room, vel furnished, aud receives all the atten-
tiuu bestowed ID any ordinary We!l-Tegu!died
Tie sum named is by far the lowest charged
in any utueE home or ptal 10 tie ely or State.
Pa tents OF TIE doctor named who;haYe sought
shelter lu the Germ Hospital and IN 81. Luke's
Hospital have b-eu charged ; 10 and upward per
Weeh Tor fan inferior accUmmudauOn-lu wards
and lot rooms. one lady, who aiteiward b.
came patient of ID. Cook, VINO sought for &C
Communications IA The Won ms Hospital then
under the charge OF Mrs. DR.. BrOwn, was charged
$40 PEI week Tor fOur weeks previous 10 a con
t,mplaied operation. which wdS To have been an
extra charge, aud $50 rer week boaId during
the subsequent TINE. Inc patent cOulu NOT
aE0rG tbc Mice and 8itetWard sought and found
accommodations al a much less cost, aud was
cured without operation.
These f3cts. aud many others which might be
cited. efitLlualy eXIo>e The lLcOgectue S-t0
use 30 udT>heT tcim-ut tie complaint OF "meT-
I ciless charges as " IL as ne iur,Aer ridiculous
/ charge that lie nome i managed ana uNeu
/ solely 10 further tie ely private pecunlaly
I interests OF few u lis officers and members"
That charge is nothing shout Of ibelous.
Oue ROiu further 10 regard 10 Tie complaint
thai the managers are receiving "cuIabe" pa
teuts mo the Home for Iucurables. The medl-
afraH.a .Hrlaas
fmcuIabie" maiaty. Now, u f1e Kings
Daughters have discovered practitioner, OF any
character whatever, who eau cure this so-caed
"IncuraUie" maiady, have they not brought to
light the grandesl work for humanity Of which
/ We have any record during the last century OF
/ wonderful discoveries II there is even an INK
ling of such d possibility these noble women
/ should have every assistance aud encourage
1 mtut which the generous public OF his city can
bestOw in carrying on their Work until either the
/ fullest proof Of tn truth OF their claim can be
! shown, or until The contrary mas been made
/ evident
| Throughout tie world more rapidly than any
/ other maiady known, ana II Is generally held
| that there IS no method OF even retaIdlng Il
known Co the medical faculty anywhere. Now T.
lie little bIaUcu IN this city OF the great body Of
the Kings Daughters throughout the country
has made a discovery ike that above alluded TO,
| the progress Of their work should be encouraged
aud watched with the most Intense interest, and
the people OF this city should see TO It that our
Heath boards OF either the city OF State, should
! This WOIk has been going on quietly ana 10 a
/ private way FOR some years, aud with great sue
/ cess. tie proof OF which can be found Ia very
/ WdtC 10 tie city, ana now tuaI so Respectable a
/ body Of pnautArOplc ladies' as Tie hIngs
Daughters has found sufficient evidence OF is
} Va Nc 10 occasion them TO take Il uu, with the
[ view Of proving lis reality, u IS NJ more than
/ right That the medical faculty should In some
way come 10 their ali.
As one way IA which that may be done, the
writer has been requested By the managers VI the
nome and by the doctors IN attendance al TINS
! department 10 cordially invite the medical lac
ully aud any others who may take any special
interest IN the matter To Visit the home any week
day between tie hours OF aud 10 O'Clock I'D tDe
morning o. 4 and O'Clock IN the afternoon, TO
Inspect the same TO Interview the patients under
treatment and watch from week 10 week tne ef
feet Of such Irestnent. Such visitors VIII also
! have tie privilege Of Witnessing The mode OF
treatment M the physician private once at the
home and OF examining The remedies, etc.
! There Is no c0ncealment about the treatment or
lis measure OF success or failuge-fOr failures
! must sometimes occur. Tie fallui e., so far as
tie writer's close inspection for nearly SIX years
! goes. aud much OF the time with reputable phys-
/ clans al his sGe, have not been mo IMAM one IN
ten, While the medical faculty ACKNOWLEDGES
| loss OF about eighteen ia twenty, When treated
! with tie knife.
The NECESSITY OF A CANCER HOME II THIS
CITY.
Aside from any particular treatment for can
/ Ger, the establishment OF a home In TINS Guy
where caucer patients can be received aud
treated by any physician whom the patient may
seleCb lS matter OF the lU0-l W gent NtctSNll1
! II Is a matter Of very great difficulty for such
! patients from tile country o find suitable homes
! while under Treatment and the ward OF hos
pital Is the last place into which they should 90,
! while the home at PIT Francisco street is just
/ tie kind Of place needed. The greater portion
/ Of such inyads eau pay the!r way under the low
/ charges fixed there, but there are some who viii
! need assistance. All SUCH viii be cared Tor, Tor
il is not 10 be believed that the charitable ladies'
! OF THIS city will fail 10 fulnisa the proper aid for
all such cases.
Sucn a Charity comes more properly under the
care of the lJdies than any other OF the Kind
! which could b named, from the fact that fuzzy
/ fOurfifths OF all afflicted with this maady are
! females. Hence Il IS most essentially woman 5
| WORK"
! The friends Of humanity the charitable people
| OF THIS Guy, ana Especially the board oil super
! Wis OTs, through whose thoughtful generosity
| these premises have en- placed In the hands OF
| the ladies', should TO It that no hindTanCe
| should be put IN he way OF the progress OF this
| noble and much-nerded charity Tie work is a
| matter into which the ladies' everywhere should
| make particular inquiry, aud take no thought Of
! any disturbing element thrown In It's way, with
| Out first making personal Inquiry into
/ THE CHARACTER OF THE COMPLAINT.
! One word more, Mr.. Editor, and / have done.
| There are ifty-seYeu names appended TO the
| complaint which has been published simutane-
Ously in three OF the leading dailles OF This city.
! The writer called on Mrs /. 5. COnkling The
President OF the association, 10 learn how II was
that so many names could be Joined IN such an
! erroneous statement OF facts. lie was Informed
by that lady that only nine OF the hfty-stYen as
Solhtu suoSCl mug hdulCo Hcio tiVso VI hiOtDo
OF the association OF Tie remaining forty eight
! names six had been proposed but had failed "a
! pay IN the small fee required for membership
| and were therefore not members. The remain
| Ing fOrty-twO names never we're on the books IN
| any manner aud lt has been thus lar impossible
| 10 identity a quarter OF them as residents Of
| either the city or State.
Under This state Of facts the whole matter OIL
this attack may be considered as very small
tempest IN a very large teapot W. b. EVER.
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