The Grenada sentinel., 1903-07-04
AN INSTITUTION WORTHY OF HONOR.

will hold its Annual Commencement
Exercises on the 23rd inst, and Miss
Clara Barton, of Red Cross" fame
will be the guest of honor.
A recent number of the New York
Medical Magazine" in making notes
of fact has given somewhat extend
ed editorial comment upon the work
which is being done by the Institu-
tiOn.
The dread fiat has gone forth for
every man "Thou shalt de, "and in the
death is involved a world of sickness,
suffering and mortal woe.
To minimize the volume Of human
sickness, to mitigate the agony OF
human suffering to tighten the burden
OF human woe is work which the
angels of heaven might desire, but to
them it is not given to do. 1t has
been reserved for ,oonen, good angel
of earth,'' familiar with human in
firmities and filled with tender pity
to nurse the sick, to sooth the suffer-
ing and minister comfort and heaven
lv consolation wherever human woe
is found.
! When flood, or fire or famine has
devastated the earth and brought
desolation in it's path, woman has been
found a ministering angel. Where
war has left bloody stains, and filled
camp and hospital with sick and
wounded men, there woman has gone
with healing agencies of mercy and
patient service. When sickness and
disease have entered the home circle,
bringing weakness and pain, there
some gentle woman has risen up with
strength and sympathy to sustain
and cheer.
Medical science has long recognized
the value of woman'S services in the
battle against disease-and no well
regulated hospital of modern times is
without it's crop Of trained nurses
women who have been carefully Sc
lected and properly prepared by edu
cation and practice for the response
BILE duties pertaining to hospita
wards. And just here the question
suggests itself, "Why should thi'
careful preparation and training b'
restricted to women who devote thei
time and energy to hospital works.
Why may not this added power o
thorough training be given to all ou
women, daughters, wives and mothers
that it's benefit may be brought int
our homes as we'll as hospitals-it i
the home and not the hospital Wher
lurking diseases first finds a foothold
in nine cases out Of ten, because O
a lack of knowledge or proper observ
ance of those sanitary laws whic]
present diseases. ''An ounce of pre-
caution is worth a pound of cure.
And if disease should find the citade
of every tireside guarded by watch
full woman trained to recognize an
read the first symtoms of the enemies
approach, how many thousands {
homes would be spared the deadl
=, ravages of the the dread monster
And again if the homes Of the poo
and destitute, where the volume {
human suffering is greatest and mo:
distressing could be systematical]
visited by women, carefully equippe
for the services, what vast amour
of sickness and pain wouldbe alleviate
or entirely eradicated.
1t was these and kindred question
of such momentous interest to suffe
ing humanity that has led to the e
tablishment of t he Philadelph
School for Nurses has no
become one of the most importal
institutions of the city.
= The movement inaugurated abo'
er eight years ago had many discourag
ments, and some oppositions to owe
come, but its ultimate success w
~ never in doubt. :
'e The Philadelphia School for Nurs
has sent forth already hundreds
h. women, who have been taught tt
~ essential principles OF successful nu1
ing of the sick, and who have carri
the practical benefits of that know
tv edge into thousands Of home
;s- Nearly 5000 calls were made la
year in this blessed ministry.
The institution maintains fr
dispensary in the extreme southe
= section of the city, and has furnish
u to thousands of sick poor-medic
" treatment and skilled nurses witho
charpe. to other thousands OF limit