The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20

/ plants have been made On acoo
| thi2 man, his character. hahen
general uselessness. not only
board Of charities, but also - y
ney General Boyle and to 49,
Notwithstanding all this he so1m -
tains his position and continues -
draw his salary.
| Lack Of Attsatioa.
| "Many patients not in the incurablo
department have frequently co.,
planned of gross and inhuman lack q
attention and disregard of the commen
proprieties on the part of the assistaAt
physicians mentioned. Many tins
they would occupy but two or three
minutes In making their medical exp
animation and inspection of . ward
containing 10 patients. There have
been patients receiving no examine
ton or medical attention Whatever for
. week or ten days after their arrival
at the asylum, and at q time above all
others when prompt and careful atten.
| ton should have been given them.
Scotia Letter Writing.
| In addition to the performance Of
my own duties and many that
belonged to the province of nv assist.
ants. have been compelled to act in
q clerical capacity, in correcting and
overlooking their letters in answer to
the numerous inquiries Of the friends
and relatives of patients have had
to consign hundreds of their letters "a
the waste basket and re-write them
myself after personally informing
myself Is to the condition Of the
patients about whom inquiry was
made. 1 learned that the stenographeP
was in the habit of remodeiing the
letters dictated to her by DIR. Scott for
the purpose of correcting their many
mistakes and incongruities, SO gave
her positive instructions to trauscribo
them exactly as they were dictated.
and as the letters were to go forth
over my signature I required her to
submit them to me. / herewith in.
corporate copies of several letters a.
samples of the ignorance and incom.
potency with which have had to con-
tend, and invite your careful atten.
ton to them and pledge you that the
moral character and the professional
ability of these gentlemen are in keep.
ing with the letters.
Topeka Kan. Sept 20. 1894
Mr.. p. c. Johnson, Bern, Kan
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter Of the 18th
where you make inquiry concerning the death
OF Mrs Eliza Johnson. will say that she died
from chronic exhaustion and mania She had
been going down hill for some Tina She re-
fused to eat but once DAY but we fed her with
q tube. She improved little prior to her death
but was taken a few days before her death
with general weakness and seemed to sue.
cunb to the trouble heretofore mention ed
She was hopeless case and seemed to b.
from the start Yours respectfully.
Die. T. w. S
Topeka Kan. June 9, 1898
Mrs A. ]. Ball. Esbon, Kan.
Dear Madam-Your letter where you make
inquiry concerning the condition of Hannah
Mckeel. will say that she IS very comfortable
and getting along quite well. In regard to
what Mrs Rafferty, told sou In regard to Hans
nah was partially true. She seems TO be we'll
most Of the time but there are times when she
is somewhat disturbed She is not violent noe
does she give any particular trouble ut tho
times when she is disturbed. but to her be.
ing perfectly we'll will say she is not what I
would term sane person by any means She
Is very agreeable and does not STEM to Give
the attendants or patients any trouble with
the exception Of the grip she had three or -four
days she has been quite well physically.
Die. T. W. s Yours Respectfully.
Topeka, Kan. Sept %. lso4
Mr. Charles F. Meader. Junction City Kansas
Dear S!r-In reply to your letter OF Scptem.
Der 18th. concerning the condition Of Mrs. Al.
lie Meader. will say that she has been suffering
acute mania, having periodical fever every
afternoon. temperature running as high as 103k
and l04 with very dry secretiOnS She has been
very irrational and easily agitated, but yester.
In. h,. ksnpt,D v,A ak>
took great deal more nourishment tn she
has at at any time since she has been here. AZ
to her hair. we have no intention OF cutting 10
on as she can be treated successfully with her
hair in the condition that it is as well as TO cue
it on Yours Respectfully.
Topeka. Kan. Sept II, 1894
Mr.. w. G. French Winchester Kan.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter OF Sc p:ems
Der 10 where you make inquiry concerning tho
condition Of Mrs. Esther French, will say sh6
remains essentially in the same condition thao
she was when wrote you last with the exccps
tion think she has had that deep seated mels
ancholia more systematized than 1t has been
ut any time since 1t has been there She has
not lost any flesh to amount to anything and
her physical condition has kept up very we'll
IH1on't consider this q very hopeful case She
seems to sleep very well and most OF the time
has pretty fair appetite I suppose Dr..
DuSuiO tOlu you All ABOUT mex cOnCltlOn no
said he would have talk with you concerning
her.
Die 7. w. s Yours Respectfully.
Topeka. Kan, Sept 20. 1s98
Mr. E. NJ Blochley. Heringtou. Kan.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter Of the 18th,
where you make inquiry concerning the condo
ton OF your wife. Mrs Blachley. will say ,hae
she has improved some mentally since she was
received into this institution. but her physical
condition remains essentially the same thoo
is that nervous twitching and jerking Of tho
head does not seem 20 I'm prove in that rcspeo6
She seems fairly well contented but she spsokD
20 me nearly every N orning about going h0DA
She is a. present taking No medicine. She
was medicine for about ten weeks but since
that time have discarded :hs OF medicine
and she does not seem TO need anything Of to
xind. Yours Respectfully
Die. T. w. s
His Concluding Remarks.
Naturally these letters together
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