The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-26
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temperature for some time.
Besides German and English, there
are many other nationalities at the
board. There is the amusing babel that
is made by the Russian, Swedish, Nor
wegian, Danish and American, and the
best of good fellowship prevails, each
being dependent ON the others for COM
panionship. The opics of the day are
as lively a source of interest as in the
haunts of the more fortunate. AT every
plate is glass, holding about pint
of milk, and this must be drunk by the
patient, the persistent little serving
maids insisting and refusing anything
| elses until the Doctors orders have been
carried out. 1t is useless to try to bride
them, although the story goes that
man once succeeded in getting exemp-
+, ton upon the presentation Of the girl s
| photograph. The next day, however,
: she was insistent as ever. The great OBJ
| ject aimed at was the proper proportion
Of the different kinds of food, rather
than the quantity taken, which varies
from three to six German pounds a
day for each patient, including liquids,
| and this seems excessive to those ac-
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and something light, like chicken broth.
Inexorable as the doctor is, he is also
exceedingly kind, and it is interesting
| to watch him as he sits at the table
encouraging, and, in fact, almost feed
ing those too weak to submit willingly
| to the heroic diet
+ The most surprising thing about the
place Is the utter disregard of the
| patients for weather, and the fact that
| they will venture out in the rain, with
out wraps There is no rule in this re-
spect, but sort of unwritten law
which makes the patient soon lay aside
! all wraps. There is not great amount
| of walking done, and rapid walking is
forbidden, but the patients loiter about,
| or sit and watch the villagers on their
way to church or to work, and, above
all, rest.
Monday is weighing day at the
hospital, and every one in his turn
takes his place, in the Weighing chair,
| and as he keeps his own count decides
whether he has lost or gained during
the week. The result of this test deter
mines what the treatment for the next
week shall be with reference to the
food taken.
For breakfast there is coffee, tea,
bread, butter, eggs bacon. meat and the
inevitable pint of milk, which is part
of every meal. After breakfast one may
walk or do as he chooses SO that he
returns in time for the hours rest re-
quired before each meal.
The temperature of the patient is
taken four times day and marked on
chart.
Every one must take the prescribed
amount of food and exercise,
No one must walk quickly without
permission and the rest hours must be
strictly kept.
Windows must be kept wide open all
the year, night and day, and no visits
may be paid to the rooms of the fever
patients without the permission Of the
physician. These are the rules, not
written, but rigidly kept nevertheless.
The doctor examines each patient onse
a month, and visits him three times a
day in his own room.
The amusements are croquet and the
camera in summer and toboganing and
snowshoes in the winter, and there are
few indoor amusements, as these are
not encouraged
One wonders how the patients can
possibly brave the weather into which
they calmly go without even wraps, and
it is believed by those who have studied
the subject that the practice of leaving
the windows open all the year produces
this indifference.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.