The morning call., 1892-03-28

the bed. But he plays away bravely by the
hour, pleasing all tile other children by his
pleasant music.
Extending across one side of the building.
on the third floor, Is sun porch. where on
pleasant days such Of the children az ars
able take the sun. Here is Sc. up In a cor
ner dolls house, such as possibly no chill
dren ever before played with. No ordinary
manikin residence is this, where little girls
NAV preserve in miniature the household
routine which Is supposed 10 he woman's
sphere. but this dolls house Is nothing more
or less than a hospital, as complete on its
small scale as is the ch,ldren's hospital in
It's larger way. Here Is an operating room.
with tiny model of nearly every appliance
used by the surgeons in the operating-room
Of the hospital. The drug cabinet dolls
bureau. rs supplied with bottles and pill
boxes and galiey-pOis galore. roller band
ages, cotton and gauZe, appliances for Civ
Ing ether, are ell here ready for immediate
use whenever the accidental exiEencies Of
doll life ever may call for them.
In the different wards are several memoir
lal beds and each ward aud brd is complete
| n all its furnishings. Most of the beds are
made from boxes. but there are two genuine
iron bedSteads in miniature in one ward.
In one Of these is established doll Patient
Tho Is being made the subject of an ex-
pertinent IN vertical traction. by means of
an apparatus identical with that used i'm the
real treatment There is wooden frame
work over the foot OF the bed, and one of
poor doily's legs is held up by a cord run
ming over Duly made from an old checker
piece, and held extended by tiny sand
bag fac-simile of those used on bnna-ide
patients. Another doll is treated for dis
ease in the knee, still another goes about
on cTutcheS, with an iron extender on one
shoe, and tue different phases of invalid
lie seen about the hospital are accurately
reproduced in its miniature phototype
This establishment is the unaided work of
two little girls, one Of them prOtege Of the
hospital, The victim OF an incurable spinal
disease, the other one OF its temporary in
vaIlds. These two children designed aud
made the entire furnishings and appara-
tus. with che exception of the two iron beds
and one or two other small articles. Curl
ouSly enough the dolls hospital has great
fascination for the little eouvalescents, who
take lively pleasure in examining il and
discussing its equipment, among them
selves.
The hospital is intended first of all for
children, and but few adult patients are re-
ceiyed, only In rare instances an adult being
received free Children are taken free
whose guardians are unable to- pay for them.
or Tor such sums as they can pay, up TO SIS
a month, which very modest sum paws for
board, medical attendance, nursing and
every attention. Itis-needless to explain.
however, that 1t does not begin TO recover
the actual expenses Incurred in maintaining
the chlldTen's wards. These are helped out
By the amounts received from paying adult
patients and by donations from the char
itabiy inclined, who. to the credit of the
city be it said. have always responded
nobly to every appeal made by the hospital
management. A year ago a kindergarten
was established Ina connection with the hos
pi;al, which, although cramped for room
and by no means well equipped for the
work, has met genuine want, and during
the latter half OF last year had hundred
different children in charge.
The training-sehool for nurses which is
connected with the hospital gives two
wears course OF ironing to women desiring
TO become professional nurses. These are
gwen every opportunity to acquire skill and
The knowledge necessary TO their chosen
profession, and at the end of the course the
pupils, on passing an examination, receive
Diplomas from the school In connection
with the hospital dispensary is also main