New-York tribune., 1893-11-26
YOU cAX SEE THIS ANY DAY.

yoU C,N SEE THIS Any DAY
80 God. help out OF this" exclaimed the
injured man. who waf perfectly conscious.
BE quiet now. Peter" said one OF the doctors
God Is helping you by proxy on this occasion
Next came in poisoned and paralyzed By
compressed air while engaged working in n sub
marine tunnel He presented a sad sight. his legs
and arms crippled and twisted. you have seen
water pipes. steam pipes or the iron grating Of
window after a fierce fire. Next there was wheeled
in young lad about fourteen years old. screaming
Ike wild animal from inhlmmatory rheumatism,
followed closely by anaemic patient whose face
pale as marble. and who told the doctors
canddly that he didn't whether h. lived
died Another man limped in unaded his head
bent. and all visible portions OF his skin. including
his eyes. turned dark yellow. which
slowly but surely changing into green OF the
same shade. Others and still others came. whllo
the frequent blowing Of a steam whistle indicated
the call for doctors attend the ambulance which
speeding to and fro all day. The first man
forgot his suffcrings for moment TO witness this
strange sight. and recalled to the fact that he
himself was OF the unfortunatcs only when the
doctors appeared and ordered his removal to the
fourth story OF the building. The little fourwheclcr
Deposited of the elevators. and.
having reached the noor placed in the centre
Of the aisle. which was lined on either side by
row Of beds OF snowy whtcness. The floor was
cleaned and polished thoroughly that II reflected
the shadows OF tie nurses as trey walked along.
Beside each bed n table with glass surface.
which looked brighter still. There a space
Of about four feet between the beds The ceiling
lofty and the OF windows twelve
feet in height. and scrupulously clean let In Hoods
OK mellow light. Some OF the sick people there
sat up in bed. Others sat up and. leaning over
toward the little glass table. began to nibble a
miik-toast.
The poor fellow on the four-wheeer who hadn't
eaten slept for four days grew despondent as he
asked himself. when shall | be able TO do that.
wonder?' Little Of the place as he had seen. he
took 1t all in. He had misgivlngs about remaining
at home coming to hospital. These misgivings
were dispccd now. At home. sympathy was plenti-
ful. but there cure here. sympathy was
scant. but nine cases out OF ten in
evitable In and out. up and down. swept the
nurses and the ordcrles who are young men. all
day long and all night long. The wear
one perpetual smile. Don't be mistaken about that
smile AS iltcrate politician would say.
There is nothing into It,; Watch for the nurse
who scowls rather than smiles. at least who
doesn't smile at all. II you want n word OF sympa-
thy hope for some CHEEKY observation TO make
you feel that you not altogether among
strangers.
I5idc your time for day two. and wait until
the head nurse becomes acquainted with your
presence. You rely her. 1t Is as much by
OF her unfallng courtesy and kindness as her
unfang industry and the aptitude she has shown
TO grasp the necessities OF her calling that she
has to be a head nurse and so her visit to
the bedside Of q patient each day TO inquire how
he is and know II he has anything to complain
OF becomes a veritablc bcnison to the unhappy
sufferer as he lies there counting the seconds and
minutes and hours between him and health or
between him and death. The head nurse in Ward
Z where the new arrival mad just been wheeled in
Of this class.
whats ths?' she said to one Of her sub
ordnates. as she looked into tho face Of the man
who still lay the little cot in the centre aisle
his body burning like coal OF fire.
IT WAS TYPHOID.
''Typhoid," the answer
The patient started at the word and was almost
half way out OF bed before the women realized what
had happened He knew now for the first tire
what the matter was and II frightened him Ills
temperature went up considerably during the next
hour and for many days thereafter there was n
conspiracy OF silence on the part of the attendants
whenever he would ask. Have ] typhoid feyer,"
After he was transferred to his bed and mt I'm
position In one OF the rows. another patient came
in He was able 20 walk. with little help from one
of the orderes The head nurse and two Of thc
doctors were beside him In moment and had him
seated in a chair He also had typhoid IJe looked
tough
Say Doc" he asked somewhat sauclly zig dis
de place yer gon' TO keep me In all de time7'
YES" replied the doctor. here is your bed here
"'Ts. eh? Den scare out o. here. good an quick:
see? Dis amt no place fer a bokc to sleep I'm nm
amt goin TO stay here: see?"
''Where can you go? Remember you have typboid
fever" said the doctor conxngly and with a n,caa
ant smile
IT have friends" he replied; II amt goa' to STAY
here dnts certain"