The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-29
HOSPIT AL INTERNES.
Questions toy BE Asked Candidates
for Pi aces I'm Chicago.
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record
Shall the ir ternes at the county hospital
be selected b y the medical colleges or I'M
der civil service examination directed
by the coW atty board? The late PROPOSE
ton to che nge the former method of Sc
lection bro nght out a hearty protest from
the medic al profession. Ii was alleged
that if ne practitioners at the hospital
were to ! 1e selected by the county officials
politics would enter into the matter and
a pull would be more available than a
knowiet lge of therapeutics, whatever that
is
This is neither the time nor the place
TO disc uss the probable effect of the change.
1t ms ~ be that the physicians and sur
seons selected under the direction of the
coun ty board would be fully as capable
ana conscientious as those who are now
peri orming such important duties at the
hos pital. But the medical colleges are
Jea Ious of their authority, and some of
the professors have maintained that under
th proposed system the questions would
be especially prepared to fl the expert
kI lowledge of a political worker VINO was
ut for job. Ordinarily the squatty per-
son who does the best service around
primary booth or at campaign headquar-
ters is not qualified to answer questions
/ relating TO anatomy, physiology, hygiene
chemistry, materia medica and the ethics
| of practice. Yet he is the man, according
to the spoils system, who is entitled to
| recognition.
| Now comes a physician and asserts that
| under the civil service system the ques-
| tons might be especially prepared so as
| to give the boys a chance to break in.
Although his insinuations are sianderous
and without reasonable foundation, it is
| only fair that this advocate of the old
| system should have a fun hearing. He
says that if the usual questions are ask
ed and the papers are fairly marked tie
! jobs will continue to go to medical stud
| ents of no political influence or standing.
| But he predicts that if the power is turn
ed over to the county board the time will
| come when designing politicians viii make
| it easy for their scientific friends in the
party by submitting a list of questions
| somewhatNafter the style of the follow
| ing:
To be answered by all applicants for the
position of inferno at the Cook County
Hospital.
l. In disabling an enemy of good gov
| eminent at a primary election which blow
is preferable one on the inferior maxtl-
larry or one in the solar pleXus?
3 Before pulling a leg, is it necessary
| to administer an anaesthetic?
g. What is a joint? Give the location
of the hop joint.
A. Which is the more nourishing food
| for convalescents, weiss beer of mixed
| ale?
s. If you were to find gentleman Of
respectable appearance, with money and
! iewelry, lying unconscious in the street
and there happened to be no one at hand
to assist you, what would be the first
| thing to do?
6. According to the laws of hygiene.
| what is the correct poultice for a Frank
| furter ausage-mustard or horse-radish?
7. In dressing up an easy mark is it
advisable TO use splints?
| s. What is the best brand of knock
| drops? How should they be administered?
| 8. (a) What has been your experience
in the use of instruments? CD Which is
more highly Endorsed by modern practice
a razor or the knucks?
TO- (a) In which school of medicine did
| you receive your early training, the Re-
publican or the Democratic? Cb) Did you
| ever study under DOC" Jameson?
IL Describe the following parts of the
human system (a) the coco, CO the lamps
(c) the listeners, (d) the beak (e) the
| STATS O. the nit.
Y. Is st. Louis beer an antiseptic?
49, (a) Would you exert yourself to
save mans life if you knew that as soon
as he recovered he would go out and vote
against the party of good government? CO.
| Why not?
A. Are you in favor of the eight-hour
day for typhoid patients?
Is Have you studied anatomy? If so
what is Robert j. Fitzsimmons chest
measurement? Also, describe the present
state of Kid McCoy's knuckles.
49, Give the chemical name of the fol-
lowing dug compound to wit:
Ice.
Simple syrup.
Angostura btters.
One jigger of booze
Ditto of Yarmouth.
One cherry
It. In nursing. is it advisable to have
both of the object balls against the cush-
| ion?
IS While working and shaking down
candidate for the purpose of compelling
him to cough up, do you favor a plain mas
sage or the Swedish movement?
49, Give three reasons why the county
hospital should be closed on election day
|