The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-10

Caesar by the seat of his brooches and
Rev. DR.. James McLeod'S eloquent tribute
to the medical profession, some enthusiastic
but here unnamed brother shouted: "Or-
thodox preaching, orthodox doctoring: high
faluting preaching, high-faluting DOCTOR
ing" This sally was met with laughter
and applause.
PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS.
Succeeding DR.. Wishard, who, with the
help Of the City Council and the Ladies'
Flower Mission, virtually recreated the hos
pital and established the Nurses Training
School, was DR.. John Oliver who had served
as house physician in 1882. DR.. oliver was
superintendent for four years, retiring JAM
1, 1891. At meeting of the Marion county
society he reported cases of hip and Shout
der amputation, with primary dressings not
removed for ten days, and the patients dis
charged in less than three weeks. The old
hospital records of similar cases showed
three months for cure, with daily removals
of pus-soaked bandages. This report was
received with wonder by some, credulity by
others, and with due awe and reverence by
the Historian disciples. DR.. Joseph MarSee,
who had seen the notable results of the new
method in the railroad surgery of some
Southwestern roads, took part in the dis
he said: Brethren, l would not know
microbe if 1 were to meet one coming down
the street ;,, but | do know that whereas !
then he detailed how his eyes had been
opened by seeing the results in other hos
Wounds Vou From ron, that meeting. now his tis
ical, microbial derision ceased in the Marion
county society, and the opponents of the
germ theory of wound infection and con-
tagious diseases became silent and rapidly
decreasing minority.
DR.. Oliver was followed, Jan !, 1891, by Or.
George f. Edenharter, graduate Of the
Medical College of Indiana, a member of
the City Council and man of great YER
satility and practically He renovated the
BUILDINGS.
conduct of every department. DR.. Eden
harter acted as superintendent two years
/, 1893 He was then elected superintendent
of the Central Hospital for the Insane the
position he now holds.
tendent, May l. 1893, was DIR. Charles E.
Ferguson. DR.; W. M; Wright, of Indian
apolis. succeeded Dr. r., Ferguson as superin-
intendent for the next year.
DR.. Ferguson's second term as superin-
l. 1897. Dr. Charles H. C. Poucher, graduate
of De PAW University, 1890. and of the In
diana Medical College in 1893, was an in
terne under DIR. Ferguson, and succeeded
him as superintendent Dec. 1, 1897.
BUSINESS INCREASES.
The hospital report for 1897 shows 1,451
patients were white, 2S9 colored, Chinese.
AS to occupation, 3O4 were domestcs, 1923
laborers, ia no occupation, 145 housewives,
50 cooks, q farmers, % railroaders, "a ma
chinists, AZ school children, 40 walters.
There were 375 operations during the year.
Ether was given 20 times, chloroform 212,
Schleich's infiltration method Is. cocaine 81,
and 80 false ambulance runs made during
the year. The diseases are classified accord
gunshot wounds, with deaths; 10 disloca-
tons; 60 fractures with eleven deaths 6 of
the deaths were from fracture of skull or
The hospital consulting staff is as fol-
lows They are appointed by the Board of
ft the first Of each year. and serve
according to the number. They receive no
pay:
II. Thomas, A. E. Sterne. W. B. Fletcher J.
G. Walker, Z. c. Reyer and Henry Jameson.
Diseases of the Throat-Drs. G.. v. Wool
Genito-urinary Diseases-Dr. w. N. WISH
ard.
Diseases of the Rectum-Drs. George ].
Cook and 2. D. Clark.
Diseases of the Sxin-Drs. F. W. Hays,
T. A. Wagner, Minor Morris, A. w. Bray
Diseases of Childreri-Drs. J. A. Lambert
J. W. SIuss, J. II. Taylor.
Stillson. J. I. Masters. ]. L. Thompson. F.
c. Heath, T. A Morrison, D. A. Thomp-
son.
Chemistry and Toxicology - Drs. ]. F.
Gels and ]. n. Hurry.
Diseases of the Chest-Drs. S. P. Sherer
and T. A. Potter.
Pathology and BactAriology-Drs. c. e.
Ferguson, E. J. Davis, Fl. G. Gaylord, F. b.
Practice of Medicine-Drs. Allison Max
well. L L. Todd, S. E. carp, NJ. H. Field.
John E. Lockridge, William Wright, Evan
Hadley, A. G. kimberln.
Surgery-Drs. j. A. Sutclifre, ]. H. Oliver,
". v. Morgan j. w. Marsee and Charles
obstetrics-Drs. E. F. Hodges. J. B. Long.
L. j. Burckhardt and Z. J. Brennan.
Dental Surgery-Drs. G. Z. Hunt, T.
Hacker, A Jameson. r. Oliver and Milton
Surgical Diseases of women-Drs. H. o.
Painter. II. B. Eastman, o. G. Pfaff and l.
Of this staff Drs W. B. Fletcher. l. C.
Walker, G. V. Wooden, j. w. Marsee, j.
have attended continuously for the last
twenty to twenty-five years, DR.. G. v.
Wooden being senior in service. A score of
the remainder have been in service from ten
The Boards of Public Health and Chart
ties have control of the hospital and are
appointed annually by the mayor. DR..
Frank A. Morrison is president of the board.
Drs. John Z. Lockridge and Charles Q. Dur
ham are members. The city sanitarian, DIR.
Edmund ID. Clark, is the secretary. The
frequent changes in superintendents-five in
the last five years-reaect the demands of
city politics, but fortunately have made but
little change in the continued progress and
efficiency of the hospital.
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
1t was during the term of DR.. w. NJ.
Wright that the need was developed and
the plan formulated for the recent improve
ments and additions, the clinical amphithea-
ter, genealogical wards Harvey wards in
honor of DR.. T. 3. Harvey. receiving.
anesthetizing and operating rooms. laundry.
etc, costing some $4,000. The work was
carried on through the SUPPLEMENTARY of
DR.. Nichols and completed during DR.. Fer
guson's second term.
The Indianapolis Training School for
Nurses is the successor of the old Flower
Training School established 10
DR.. Wishard's superintendency. There are
twenty-eight in the school. Nine have been
graduated under the new regime. The SUI
Ashby. This is one OF the best training
schools In the country. The course Is three