Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05
w. G. T. u. COLUMN,
MottH: God and Home and Native Land. =
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE HOS
PlTAL

IL.
An extensive correspondence with
leading physicians and surgeons of
Chicago during the last three months
has developed the fact that the prin-
ciples which the hospital was intend
ed to demonstrate have taken root
and bear large fruitage. We are
even ready to take an advanced step.
AT first we could only declare against
alcohol as an active medicinal agent,
and while firmly believing it was not
necessary as a solvent, could only de-
clare that belief and call upon the
profession to give the world substi-
tute, so that "tinctures" and "spirits"
might be banished. Now so high au-
thority as DIR. w. G. Wermuth, phar-
macist, a new addition to the hospital
allopathic staff, declares this to be
the truth. He says that while in
very few cases it may be needed to
dissolve remedies, it can afterward be
removed, and tine residue, which is
the remedy, prepared in tablet forms,
and adds: ''Should physicians choose
to practice medicine without alcohol
ic preparations, 1 do not think the
task so very great" The surgeons
have learned the same truth, and a
very small proportion of those reply
ing to letters deem it necessary at all.
Three most difficult operations per-
formed by one surgeon, who had
heretofore thought alcohol necessary
for external PREPARATION, or for "wash-
ing the field of operation" were per-
formed successfully without it, the
rules of the hospital excluding it even
for this purpose.
1t is now absolutely safe for w. CT.
u. women everywhere to demand
from their physicians the exclusion of
alcohol and the substitution of tablets
in medicine and alcoholic anti
septics in surgery.
Miss Guernsey sends the following
notice:
"Many wearers of the white ribbon
also wear the silver cross. To these,
as we'll as to the members of the order
of the Kings Daughters and Sons, we
come with a new story.
'sThe history of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion room in the National
Temperance Hospital is familiar to
readers of papers. Through the
work and the self denial of boys and
girls, the room, with it's beautiful fur
icl, no. do 20
who need it's shelter and the care
which will be found there. The hos
pital has no endowment, SO the prob
lem of support of the little patients
for whom the children have made
ready is now on their hands. They
are rallying Loyalty to the task, but
help from others will not only be ac-
ceptable, but largely extend this ben
eficence.
'To meet this, with the approval Of
Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson, the chair
man of the temperance committee in
the order of the Kings Daughters and
Sons, proposes new chapter. The
payment by a member of the order of
ten cents annually toward the sup
port of the room will ensure member
ship in this chapter. Fifty members
will be required before the chapter
can be officially recognized by the
central council. Here is one more
opportunity to help. Will not many,
to whom the white ribbon and the
GROSS are dearer than was ever the
Insignia to it's Wearer, enter the open
foor? All who will join the new chap
ter, or who wish to learn more about
1t, can do so through the treasurer of
| he Loyal Temperance Legion room,
Miss Alice M.Guernsey, Rutland, VT"
1t is desirable that wide circulation
pc given to this item, through State
". G. T. U. papers and others.
At the last hospital meeting Of the
board of trustees of the hospital, res
lutions of sympathy for Miss A. M
guernsey were passed. Her father
led on the morning of August 18th,
he second bereavement within a
ear, her mother passing on to the
etter world only few months in ad-
ance.
In response to the requests made
ast month a small donation toward
be necessary table linen has been re-
eived and also some calls for empty
ruit cans for refilling. There are
lenty of empty fruit cans on hand,
nd larger donations must come be-
pre- the table linen can be purchased.
end, if prompted to aid in either of |
hese ways, to Mrs. Sarah Horribly, |
atron 1910 Divarsev avenue Ghica-