Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-30

sru1im TINT INT s.avr0n Of the instftu-
rim HmDurts 10 gs5Ae8 per month, or
g3D8D Jar Hnnum, yUu cEn see with
wihIrf ecUnuny the institution has been
mHnnrsd. Besides the superintendent
m the hospftal, there Rre z nurses
und 3 RssistHnts In the house, making
Hn HpsrRre expense Of about go a
mmrth for w-nces of the help employed
'U'iiis IN the abstract, might be con-
siaarsd ru1her meREer pay for the
wnrik perfDrmsd- One nOt entirely fn-
miIinr with tine wHfik GRID little Rppre-
ciH1e the care and attention that is
1-egnisfte in properly managing IN in
E1Iruti1n uf the kind
Staff OONPLIMENTED.
AZ a-nUw OF n0 position in life where
me can do If much good 10 suffering
Immunity rs is being done by the
nurses uf hospitals, where Intelligence
Hnd pEtince cnfe md sy-mpurfy are ali
blended 10 bring imek 10 heafrh those
VIM IJgiiy fm assistance. ! know Of
1o BccupH1iun in life more c1mIDenda-
lile thHn 1hi1 ID u nIrse 10 tie SICK, and
SO fEr as ] have had experience. ana
l.8Ne come in cIlItRct with, j know OF
mo .dlRHs OF peupie who seem 10 Eave
sD imdly feelings, or a more honest
~ .sposftiun Id he fHilhful 10 their
t1,usrs 1hHn Those in charge Of hos
Ili1als. j IdIen reflect ON the occupa-
tiun Rs see them quietly going about
uhelr dIties, seemingly IN Il suppressed
mBOd. The DcupatiUn prevents them
frum bains anything but serious while
On duiy, and .riften wonder whether
They laueh and Al'e Joyous rs other
I,sUIile .cun he. We TbertlOre owe II
10 ourselves, 10 the institutions, and
10 1h0se Wine frequent them f0r care,
1La1 these pegile i,e well rreHted, well
housed well kept, and well pHid- Ii
1nuisf0re, mHy seem 10 you Ihat the
gvsrase umgInt Of wages they get is
100 lirtle f0r the work performed, bui
There IRE other c0mpensn1ioIIs thai &c
10 mike up for the small payment
they receive There are delivered te
rhe NURSES, each year a course Of lee
rTIIles, Hnd they are trained III all The
principles suf nursing This in itself
fIis them 40 go Out alone rs nurses
fnr which They receive better cOmpen
sutton. While there is always a sufh
t.i.nn arurps 0f trimmed nurses in tn,
lIolifrnl 10 lnuperly care for the pa
tie1rtk, there is also q bigger percentage
IN 1hDse WHIP are taking instruction.
I1Id ncting in Il capacity, sOmewha
similnr 10 rhut nf students. Great ear
is 1aten TO select proper. healthfnl an'
well ,diHpnsitiunea girls and men 70
these pnsttinns, and ON Of the man.
iEIrIiIicgtians, nun few Rre accepted.
LACK OF ROOM
Your INSTITUTION Inns largely in
.c,,ausad ITS field 0f work since it wa
established, until now IT is worked L
ms rull .cuIineity. I'm fact. there ar
whiting lists most always, Of peopl
MihD w0riid like 10 come 10 your Cit
3oslittm 10 l,e lrented. The prfyHf
roams uf the hospitals are inadequnt
iur the demands made upon them ]
? wnula lbe very nice II we had u suit
|, risIn number Of charitable persons 4
1Uwn, vino would cume forward an
/ huIld us a new hospital In a place In
! size nj -Akrun, we should haNe u hospf
III with III leRs1 % beds, including pr
vlrte ronms whereas, 1OdaE The lin
I'd uur cHpncity is 80 beds TWO {
. which Aie cons. Under snch cOnd
tinns we cnn NOT work 10 the best a,
viurtnse, while no criticism can
Jilnned nn the care and attentions IL
uutients receiVe. Won Will rememb,
me hospital WIS Once n privEte dwel
ing. IN wRs nnt constructed Rs no
pit,il, although for a privHte dwelliI
II wRs quite well adapted for II
wIuts m a small hospital, but II
, nm Ip 10 the present stH1e of ArT
uartilHtinn. sanitation and c0nvenien,
nd Il mndgn up-rB-daIe hospital
This hospital was dedlcated 10 Il
use luf IlIe piihIie eight years ago.
A GREAT UNDETAKING.
I'll seemed then somewhat Of an IA
dsrsl.zins 10 pm il an ITS feaI, hut /
4 ] rmHnibar The work we ala III tn
time. 10 efstnliIifh il. il does not see
/ iD me so very hard after all. thin
within rnn days. maybe two week
frum the time WE commenced the VOL
! we inH sufficient mmey raised, tuser
= er Nfth W.ha1 had been donated /
|, BmuIare he Ilne hey VIII. Ia pu
,:lu,se the real estate, amounting
rumd numbers 10 ahuIt SBa.0l0.
D addition rhsrsIO. there was suhscr,ibl
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