Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01
Kansas, in which nursing, cooking and dis

Kansas, in which nursing, cooking and dis
pensary work are taught.
A candidate for the place of hospital
steward must undergo a severe examinat ton
as to his ability TO control men and to man.
age a hospital. He must be unexceptiona-
BILE physically and morally and as to his
personal habits He must be acquainted
with the best methods of rendering first aid
to sick and wounded people. He must I'M
derstand the elements of cookery and the
general principles of medicines; he must
Know something of surgery and how to ad-
minister anaesthetics. The compromising of
drugs, the making up of prescriptions, and
even the pulling of teeth must be compre-
hended by him.
man may enlist in the hospital corps at
any age from eighteen to thirty il unmar-
ried. He enters the service as a private
but provision is made for the speedy promo
ton of the individual who is able and in
dustrlouS. The service is practically a mill
tary training school, in which men are
taught to be nurses, cooks, clerks, apothe-
carries, etc. 1t offers the most desirable DO
s1tions attainable by an enlisted man in the
United states army. In addition to his pay
he gets lodging, rations clothing and bed
ding. The money he receives may be con-
sidered to represent what remains Of the
wages of man in civil live after the pay
ent of ordinary expenses of living such
as board, lodging, clothing ETC. He is
taken care of when sick and pensioned if
disabled After thirty years he is retired
on three-quarters pay, with extra allowance
In money for clothing and rations.
Applications for enlistment in the hos
pital corps must be addressed to the sur
geon general United States army, Wash
mgton, ID. c., with accompany testi-
monials as to character and knowledge of
pharmacy cookery, &C In this branch of
corps proper of the army and the navy
vacancies are constantly occurring.
The Marine Hospital Service.
The army and navy doctors and the sani-
tary soldiers of the War Department hav-
ing been described, mention should not be
neglected of the physicians of the treasury
who constitute the medical staff of the
marine hospital service. That bureau main
tains communication with consuls all over
the globe, keeps watch on diseases every
where, and publishes weekly report on
the health and mortality of every big city
of the world. This federal health board
shuts out the yellow fever, which is a dread
every summer along the South Atlantic and
along the gulf coasts. For this purpose II
maintains quarantine establishments on re-
mote Islands, whittier ships are taken for
cleaning and disinfection.
This bureau owns and conducts twenty
hospitals on the SeacoaSts and lakes 1t
provides free medical attendance for every
American seaman, caring for $1,000 sick
sailors annually In this branch of the ser
vice there are fifteen surgeons. twenty-nine
passed assistant surgeons, eighteen assist
ant surgeons and Seventy-nine acting as
slstant surgeons The new appointee b.
comes an assistant surgeon at 81 900 a
year. with quarters. fuel and lights, and is
assigned to one of the marine hospitals
Promotions to the upper grades come with
length of service and are accompanied by
increased pay. These medical men, like
those of the army and navy, cannot be re-
moved except for good cause. There are al
ways vacancies to fill.