Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-11-13
CORRESPONDENCE
A POEM In PROSE !!
XANTHIPPE ATTHE Angus.
ia SANITARIUNI---THE
FLORENCE NIGHTIN-
GALES OF THAT
INSTITUTION.

Dear Adyertiser: 1t has been
quite six weeks now since I have
been away from Edgefeld, and
this is the first opportunity I have
had to write to you, and to tell you
how m1ch I've missed you in these
weeks that have flown by.
L have been bit home-sick, too,
this afternoon, for the first time,
and long for old familiar faces and
voices; however, my heart and soul
are in Carolina tonight. l an not
sitting in my room at the city hos
pital, writing to you, but in the
dear old Baptist church this Sab
bath evening, listening to DIR.
Gwaltney, and l never tire of hear
ing him, aid many kind and true
friends are gathered near me, and
l hear the pleasant remarks aud
feel the tender grasp of the hand
after the sermon is over. | Won
der if any of you will think Of me
and say a kind word
about me?
Well, here l am at the Training
School for Nurses, at the city hos
pital, a handsome brick building
on Washington street. The hos
pital comprises two stories, with
long corridors on each -four, with
five wards, including the maternity
ward. These wards are for the
poor patients who are not able to
pay. They are large and COM
Portable, with white walls,-well
lighted, ventilated, and heated by
furnace. Each ward contains ten
iron cots, five on each side all in
row, and kept in exquisite order.
Everything is carried on scien-
tlfcally. The many patients who
come and are treated, convalesce
and pass ont, and are replaced by
others. They are nursed, bashed,
dressed, and have their medicines
given them. Their meals are pre-
pared and served on the Northern
plan, and all fits in so beautifully
that you do not, can not, make a
mistake.
The pay patients have beautiful
private rooms luxuriously furnish
ed. The Davidson room" all in
pale blue tints with lace hangings,
pictures, dainty screens, and bed
with feecy sides down comforts,
and the pink room equally as hand
some are two / mention.
The whole building is heated by
furnace. and lighted both by gas
and electricity. Hot and cold wa
ter pipes in all the bath rooms.
There is parlor or office on both
the Grst and second floors, and a
spacious dining room where good
fare is served. The poor tired
nurses have nice comfortable
rooms to take refuge in after eve-
ry days work is done.
You should see me getting up in
Inc gray dawn, donning my uni
form of blue aud white seersucker,
!ong white apron and kerchief, and
little mob cap; I am certainly
transformed. Most of the purses
are young and attractive. Several
are from South Carolina, one dark
eyed Spanish looking girl from
from Columbia; another, Miss
my admiration, with
face like picture all roses and
and sparkling n onchalant
manners, a former Georgia belle,
now an accomplished trained
and lovely Mrs. SaundersS
Such an attractive group, and SO
honest, true, and faithful in their
work.
The faculty consists of all the
eadipg physicians of Augusta. A
great many operations are per-
'ormed, one or two almost every
lay, in the large operating room
With amphitheatre attached. The
college students attend these OPP
'rations. I witnessed two, the first
If which was too much for me.
But l saw DR.. Hull perform an
operation for cataract, which was
'eautifully done.
DR.. Hull is as good as he is
great. He carried the nurses ac-
by Miss Schindel, the
superintendent, to the opera few
venings ago. We had most
evening. After the play,
re were taken to his beautiful
lome, where we had fruits and
vine, and also the pleasure of
Meeting Mrs. Hull. | am told that
)r. Hull is good as we'll as distln-
uished. Georgia should BE- proud
f her great specialist. Fortune
GEMS to have bestowed on him
er richest gifts, and he remains
nSpoiled, y