The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-07-06
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1.-THE same proportion % they Sdoyto the
individual who takes care OF an unfor-
tunate tellowman, That the people OF
North Dakota. through the state ad-
ministration and legislature, take
care. Of and give proper treatment to
the insane, at the state asylum at
jamestown can be put down as an
assurance. A visit to the institution
at any hour, or day will demonstrate
In a few minutes that the superin-
ssndsnt and board Of trustees are do
ng the very best they can with the
sesoarces at their disposal.
I At a moments notice the writer
| started Oh a tour Of the asylum
bailshnss and wards. q few days ago.
with Dr., Eleanor j, Hill. one of the
asSsgIans physicians, as an escort. and
Hssss eaasstaksns aud gracious the
I Doctor psVSs3 TO be, She has been on
] uls medical SsaH several years and al
4 eaaug1 ss,sn and saeetal. as one in
sasS6 & aessaboa mast be, nr> Hill is
( %sSs SaSs,S ispas ore end Of the in
ssTnsssa ~ eas @shss> Inmates, build
N.Y. as& esa&Ephons gsmesaleN were
+ sss~ss ~ asssesas ssa Daring the tour
/ Sass asnssS a.,ae euras. Noticeable WAS
! <ae sasrsash waesssassssaess es the
saas sstsaiess IN aes Ssasssaess in the
RStscssas SssSSss Se the Institution. Snd
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w's,tas sxsss&1es &Stseeastv In tsnGssug
& sacS esen 90 esseseSsrsa so seF0>
rsuasasss CLEAN Is sssrsaaSns kept, not
snS n slncss eesn 10 continual view.
Z Too "a rs1irsGs CORNERS OF the buildings
Il essknSSsnsess, In rssSaa and environ
4 1nsess, IS aa ali dc the cure of iu-
Sy then It S paramount IN the
G4ae snSss.Hssac at Jamestown, pre-
ssaes Greg by pr. Dwight s Moore.
the superintendent. Rooms for linen
xas clothes were in perfect order and
e vsx 80 be .otsees. too. that there
vas ample provision for protection
aExiax Ere. hose and no11les ready
/. Or any, emergency.
/ TIE North Dakota hospital for the
insane Is planned on what is known
Is the cottage plan. the buildings be-
| Ing Joined by covered and we'll ventila-
ted basement corridors.
/! New Buildings.
| Recent additions to the cluster of
I buildings. and greatly needed ones are
the new hospital and ward buildings.
the latter at a cost of $4,000 and the
former. $4,000. both designed by
Architect Beebe of Fargo. Until the
: erection of the new hospital building
there were no facilities for making an
operation, and the care of women who
were pregnant was entirely out of the
question:: it was imperative that they
be sent home, or to some other insti-
tuition for the purpose OF birth. With
the conveniences and properly
equipped rooms in the new hospital
wards these emergencies may be at
tended to without much fear of danger
Gus results. The new operating room
!, Is supplied with the best of apparatus,
! instruments and modern appliances
for sterilizing, and 1t is we'll lighted
for day or night operations. should
third floor of the new hospital build.
ing fs designed for the care Of sick
and feeble women.
The several classifications of pa
| tients is splendidly regulated so that
contamination by the varying infiu.
ences is wholly done away with. 1t is
to be noticed, too, that special cases
requiring individual attention are
carefully attended to by nurses spe.
cially assigned.
Encouraging Results.
On the day of the visit the books
showed not quite 500 patients within
the walls of the institution. It is ex.
pected that the report for this bien.
NAL period. to the governor next Jan.
uary, will in all probability show a
larger number Of discharges than for.
merly. The last one showed 80 per
cent discharged and 10 per cent OF
deaths. Up to date 2O3 patients had
been received during the fiscal year
Just closing.
Water and Sewerage.
i pCllOSI WoICE anu beverage SyS
TEN covers the entire institution and
grounds, afording the best method OF
sanitation and facilities for bathing al
all times. including tub, shower and
plunge baths for the use of patient.
just as ordered by the superintendent
or attending physicians. The new
hospital and ward buildings have beer
the means Of greatly improved con
ditions along this line and with what
is known of the crowded conditions
before the new structures alluded t.
were at the disposal of the superin
tendent, DR.. Moore must have been al
his wits end. Parts of the new build
ings have yet to be furnished and
even now the asylum oficials are
wishing that the rooms, or some o.
them, were available.
4 Farm and Garden.
1 The asylum farm and garden art
livery useful adjuncts and affort
healthful recreation for many Of thu
patients, and many Of them seem to bs
i happy with the opportunities. There
10 no compulsion along this line, blu,
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