Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

wrotched condition. most Of the pa
TENTS In hammock4 for want of cots
Most conspicuous ia the main building
~ the operating room, equipped ln bet
ter days with a fine cabinet OF surgi-
cal instruments. adjustable glass table,
and sterIllzlnE apparatus. IAN OF the
best quality. Now an outfit OF disin-
feCtlng appliances o. badly needed. but
there is no moeny 90 buy a. The me.
deal and surgical stan nre doing won
dcrfully well with what thoy have. nc
cordinR 20 their llghts. Diseased cloth.
ing ~ roasted In m tin box. placed In
the oven Of the Kitchen rnnro-ofton
with tho dinner cooking above az The
first six wards visited had each twelve
iron beds. supplied with fairly clean
shecta and pillow-cusO8= thanks 10 Red
Cross auxiliary No. 2. which supplied
them, together with "a quantity n pa
iamna at the earnest solicitation of
Major HIsci But the stack ~ entirely
Inadequate Tor 40 large a number Of
patients ana would not change ono
quarter Of the cots en- constant use.
There are no regular lludry appliances
IN any cuban hospital. the work being
always given OUT or duun by cm-
pioyos md ConvalcarrutH in common
wooden tubs in the patio. Tho supply
OF city water r. very short indeed. and
not available at the hospital except at
certain hours ri tho day and then IN
limited quantities Tho Cuban dootora
accounted for the nlthy condition Of
the patients. Foilod bod-clothirg. dirty
floors. ctc., 10y the statement that they
could not possibly get water enough
10 wash thom. our American doctor
said, with "a fow ndioctive4 which I will
not repeat. that he believed 10 was n
De. because the baths, uusimortcm
rooms, etc, are abuniunty supplied
with water under strong pressure
surely enough to keep tho sick people
doconty sloan. All those native mcdi-
cos agree with as in the opinion that
cleanliness Of tho patients person b.
essential 20 successful treatment; but
mono ~ Thorn explain why lu ull cuban
hospitals the sick are allowed 60 como
IN rocking with Nth, are put to bed
uuwnshc1 and 80 out. Of they live TO
rol with tho original dirt upon them.
augmented by that gathered during
their stay. This hospital has good
baths, even IN the nurses wards but
there o. mo- evidence that the patients
ever use them. ono feature Of
THIS MODEL" HOSPITAL.
not found elsewhere IN Cuba, ia room
for cmbalminE, with tho necessary APP
piIuncca All American soldiers who
have died IN this vicinity have been
cmhllmUl hero FOR removal t1 tho
United states except lu one case where
tho body had been TOO many days Ia
transit ana the tissues were dDcom-
posed. Just before we loft, the United
States army wagons came up and Do
liyorud tho days ratioua aAruour'H
roast beef timed tomatoes, half a. bar
rel Irish potatoes. several boxes hard
tack and twenty pounds OF irrkod meat
one trombles 20 think what would be-
come or these hundreds OF helpless
creatures and the many thousands lu
other hospitals ~ the Impoverished
island. without the bounty % Uncle
Samuel Even now great deal o. Loft
90 Boz desired. The blk store room wuH
bare of fresh vegetables. cereals or nuy
sort of dcllcncy, 90 badly needed by
DunyulpHCputHs and me- Tor Fulp, i am
told that none iH ever provided. With
tho beautiful consistency Tor which
these people are noted. the kitchen o.
their pride and ioy with ita expensive
range, hut-wutor boilers, ETC.. brought
from France In prosperous days, nc 70
cost ~ six thousand dollars. Floors
ana wuiuHcontlng urr of Dutch tiles
and could easily be Kept clean with tho
force Of servants employees hut tho
least said ON that subject tho better for
ones future appetite. Dinner was be-
Ing prepared for go pe1ple=Houp OF
jefkoi meat. stow OF fresh meat, po-
tatoC8 ana onions, canned roast beef.
bread and coffee; good enough Tor dot
tors and employees. but rather "a heavy
diet Tor sick people and conva-
lcaccnts
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.