The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-28
TIE AMERIoAN BOARp.

Its Coming Meeting In New HaVen-The
shausi Mission In China-Eeatures of
the Annual Report of the Dlspensary and
Hospital.
Boston, June 27.-The American
board, whose annual meeting will be
held In New Haven October 1915, has
received the annual report of the dis
pensary and hospital at Tai-ku station
Of its Shansl mission, situated in the
northern part of China in charge of
William L, Hall, M. d. The report
states that the art of healing, ever the
handmade of the gospel, breaks down
barriers, removes obstacles, overcomes
superstition and prejudices, and opens
the homes for teaching.
Tai-ku station was opened in 1884,
and is the Oldest station of the mission.
The city of Tai-ku has about $4,000 in
habitants, and is one of the richest cit
les on the plain. 1t is the wholesale
supply depot for the surrounding viii
lagos and some of the cities to the
south and west.
The medical work for Tai-ku is To-
Gated at present at Liman Chuang.
This village has been for years the
summer home for members Of the sta
ton. Ii Man Chuang has about 5000
people, and has been one Of the richest
villages. Here were erected the resi-
dences of many wealthy merchants
These men We're interested in the over
land trade with Russia and Mongolia.
AT the present times these old families
are mainly represented by opium sots
and slaves. All has been lost to this
great foreign curse. 1t is claimed that
eight out of ten men, women and chill
dren over ten years of age, take opium
in some form. In Ii Man Chuang
many places with open courts and rea-
sonably comfortable houses are found.
The place for the medical missionary
is hired from year to year but should
become the property of the American
board. From a sanitary view this
home, with relation to courts for med
ical work, seems an ideal arrangement
for China Two hundred and seventy
treated during the year. In all the
more important operations, and espec-
tally when anesthesia was used, pa
| tents have been required to furnish one
or more bondsmen, who sign an guar
antee to secure the missionaries from
annoyance should the patient die While
| in the hospital There has been no
death in the hospital during the year.
,,1,y ~ f1,o
most hopeful classes, l. e., farmers and
artisans. They came from all the vii
lagos near, and some have been treat
| ed from Chill, Honan, Shantung and
| Shensi provinces. Only three beggars
have asked for medicine this year.
| Two courts are used; one for male
patients, the other for females and fam
| lilies This arrangement accords with
! the Chinese idea of propriety. Attach
| ed to each court is a large open court
which may be used for recreation, or
| for garden The courts are supplied
with water for four years. Fifty pa
TENTS, or patients and attendants, can
be accommodated in Chinese style.
| 1t has been the rule to treat no pa
tient outside the missionary compound.
| This precaution seems necessary to
prevent the sale of medicines by per-
sons asking for the same. To receive
treatment 1t is necessary to come to
the dispensary for examination. Many
interesting cases have been treated
The native doctors have treatment for
| fevers which seem to be sensible, The
only treatment for wounds, cut or burns
is to fill up and daub over with some
| smelling black paste. The first prin-
ciple in practice seems to be to keep
water away" and the patients are
usually very much alarmed when we
begin to use hot water and soap. But
| they soon appreciate other ideas, as
they see such wonderful results fol-
lowing cleanliness.