St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-11-08

and a mass meeting held IN Music han,
in the interest of BrightIook Hospital.
The hall was filled and much interest
manifested in this most worthy institu-
ton. The programme consisted OF
prayer by Rev. 6. c. Waterman, short
addresses by Rev. G. w. Hunt and Rev.
DR.. Edward T. Fairbanks, and the prin-
cpal address OF the evening was by DR..
L. NJ. Palmer OF birmingham, Mass.
Music was furnished by the North church
choir, S. D. Atwood and X. 7. Parker,
and B. Frank Harris, pianist. Prof.
Henry Fairbanks presided in the absence
OF Col. T. c. Fletcher, who is president
of the hospital association.
Mr.. Hunt spoke of the tendency OF the
times to bring men into closer touch and
more tender sympathy with one another
and of the fruitage in benevolence, which
is truly said to be Glove in action" The
manhood of man and the womanhood OF
woman is measured by heart sympathy.
The first hospitals were the inhrmarles
of the old monks and were simply for
those who served at the affairs OF the
church. But the benevolence of our
times has scattered all through the land
places where we may carry our SICK ana
suffering, and among them is our Bright
look Hospital. There is bright look
within and outward bright look. We
should feel more interest in this institu-
ton and the grand work it is doing, more
interest in it's needs.
DIR. Fairbanks said that the word
hospital does not mean something grue-
some. as people sometimes think, but it
stands for something very beautiful, and
the word comes from the Latin hospes.
guest and entertainer, as does the word
hospitality.
The progress of medicine during the
past 60 years has been more than that
of the preceding 600 years, and this has
largely come about through the hos
pitals. The alienation OF suffering is in a
large measure due to the use of anes
thetics. A certain class of fools were op
posed to their use on the ground OF it'
being a wicked practice, but the first us'
of anesthetc was by the Lord God him
self when he cast the man into a deel
sleep before he removed the rib. Th'
heroism OF the hospitals is akin to thai
of the battlefield, and the tenderness o
nurses and physicians has often mad
new men and women of the patients
under their care, and no one can estimate
the good wrought in the lives OF mel
by such as Florence Nightingale ant
Clara Barton. There are two institu
tions in sight of Music Hall which ar
doing a good work in their degree, bu
there was call for another, need whic
is filled by Brightlook Hospital and
should have our substantial help and ou
prayers.
DIR. Palmer spoke chiefly Of his exper
|
ence in connection with the hospital a
birmingham and made such suggestion
from what has been accomplished a
would be most likely to prove helpful
a similar institution at St. Johnsbury
The Framingham hospital was frs
: opened in 1898 in dwelling house.
is now located in a $25 600 hospitf
building all paid for and funds in tn
treasury besides. He referred to tn
training school for nurses and though
! that such an adjunct was much needle
in St. Johnsbury. A large corps of nurse
would be great convenience to the con
munity and would be of material assis
: ance in building up the hospital. ID
t Palmer thought st. Johnsbury admrabl
: located Tor very successful hospita
The only institutions Of the kind in tt
state are those OF St. Johnsbury and Blu
+ lington. To the north there is none tn
side of Montreal, to the east none th'
side of Portland, and south, Hanover,
: H is the nearest. This leaves vic
Il field for patronage and such an attra
!. tive, well-equipped cottage hospital
Brightlook is sure to succeed. 1t is nj
p necessarily kindness to have hospit'
v richly endowed, for people apprecia
/ most what they themselves work an
q sacrifice for.
He especially emphasized the work
the nurses and that more depends upo
the care of patients than upon physician
hence the importance and value OF GOO
Z. hospital and good trained nurses I
n AGAINST the home sick room and the O