The evening world., 1894-05-05

nd Ear InHrInary.
sibility great. and only IN a we'll
equipped eye hospital can the nee,.ful
appliances n the indispe a3able eseptic
conditions be secured.
After the operation has been success
fully performed, the patient Is to be
moved with care to his bed In a dark
ened room. and there for several days
kept in absolute quiet. Under these
will, be saved. But what il there is no
free bed at the disposition OF the sur
Eeon! II this patient cannot receive
thls treatment promptly, ne certainly
loses the injured eye and Is in peril Of
losing the fellow eye by sym annette
inhammation: This means that the sup
and the wreck of the life of a working
man lmost certain.
story of II Brave Young Girl.
Through the chronicles Of half n CEN
tury OF human distress and Irvine COM
passion, run the touching annals of the
airy of toll. One young noble woman
from England, with fading roses in
her cheeks and golden treasures, in
his work. and his little daughter for
heart. She had passed her fifteenth
Ing on buttons that paid Is cents per
seyenty-two dozen. There Is no mistake
-26 cents for s~eventy-two dozen. A
the, register. She found her own wal
and thread. In some miraculous way
she Melted So a week. and on this the
BY and by her eyes began to blur and
she came to the Infirmary with her
mother.
hu there ana are she ssS esme from rooms one In of Ta fSem'
Thu mortificati Of being helped by
charity was, more than she could bear,
and out Of the kindness of his heart one
OF the surgeons treated her at his pri-
glasses and paid for them out of his own
pocket. An incident in the case will
bread and butter. The tip of her little
nose was a network Of scratches lined
in by the needle in its fearful flight.
Every PrecnutiOn Taken.
To one not familiar with the practice
OF the surgeons of this day 1t VIII be a
matter of interest to follow the poor
man or woman who Is to be received
into the ward for surgical treatment.
The patient on arrival goes to the bath
clothes he wore is placed in a proper
through the disinfecting sven Is put
away in a locker until the patient re-
turns to his home, receiving now a
hospital gown or robe, the patient goes
Every %precaution hat modern science
can suggest Is made to render the re-
covery from the surgical procedure to
which the. patient Is subjected COM
plete. All instruments that are used III
The surgeon, his assistant, the nurses
in attendance, have used freely aseptic
solutions to make their hands surgicalIy
clean, and their costumes of linen suG-
gest a party ready for lawn tennis
rather h a the operating. theatre.
1t was to a member Of the surgical
stan of this institution that the form Of
ophthalmoscope, now most generally in
use throughout the world. Is due.
Mirror with n Hole In II.
The ophthalmoscope is only a small
mirror whose centre Is pierced by n hole
for the observer to look through. and by
It he can not only light up the eye to be
inspected, but can see Its deepest parts
where lie the optic nerve and the blood
vessels which course over the surface.
a dark room and an argand gas-burner
are necessary for this inspection.
In, the adjoining room are the little
stalls where patients and doctors are
crowded. waiting for n turn in a close
and stuny air. and so long as the ser
vice hours last that room Is occupied.
In that place the most skilful ~diagnostic
work Is done-there is the place where
secrets are revealed, where momentcus
questions of possible sight or impending
blindness are the staple talk. out OF
that dark room a cheering hope or a
deep dismay is always coming.
that the condition Of the interior Of the
eye, as here revealed, reflects often
times the health or disease of other
organs; The very first indication OF
Unexpected organic heart disease is
here suggested by the picture OF a faulty
ocular circulation. Even the story Of II
consanguinous marriage that has en-
tailed upon the offspring defective
vision is revealed.
CocuIuc's Properties.
The world owes to one OF the assistant
surgeons OF this institution the dis
covery OF the invaluable ,prope. ties of
cocaine TO prevent the pain of surgical
The appeal in the last report for funds
deserves the support that the generous
and independent are able 10 give. a
subscription OF $3.50 makes, the contribu-
tor a Life Governor with tho privilege OK
voting and being eligible to the Office OF
director. The list OF the LIE q ver-
ana finest families Of, New York, There
are now eighteen endowed beds. repre-
spnting gifts OF 5000 and 5000 from the
schermeraorn, Aston, Du Bots, Roose-
Wilkes ana FHr'i famil!cs.
The new buildings just completed, win
be ready for US! IN a few weeks. II II
d!ous AM modern In convenience and
equipment. All the patients rooms and
wards have open hreplnccs; and the en-
fans. There is to be a Summer garden
and rabbit hut on the roof for labora-
torial experiments. n bacteriology.
Certain to the work ofth 80 in rar ar '"e'
The basement Is to he occupied by
the inhrmary drug store, q lecture-room.
the dinin8-rooms for stat and servants,
the kitchen and laundry, and machinery.
THE first hoor Will be Eiven up TO the
dispcnsary and clinics Of the eye. The