The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16

that this was done ut The Central State
Hospital. "a VI a@
Chairman Sadler then asked:
Cues. us the system Of diet here as
good as that employed at the Central
(negro) Rosptal7"
Ans. ~ would prefer not 10 answer
that question. have already said that
tho nursing at Central is better than
here. The two things SO hand In hand"
Witness said that atsEnnttal there was
ticaly none.
4 Senator sadler then. asked
cues. "Then more casa Is taken Of the
lneane at the negro hospital than Of the
white al this hospltal71
Ans.1"In the matter. Of diet, yes.'
In answer to a question asked by sena-
tor Roberts,. witnes 81 sad that in his
opinion the proper care o! the Insane
was very necessary. yince insanity was
now considered an lllncAs.
Senator Rison: ss:
Cues. Have you ever recommended a
change Of diet system7
Ans. don't recall doing so. did not
consider It my. duty. .a
In answer to a question asked by Dr..
Dunn, witness said that-he had no. power
to change the diet list. 90
| Representative Ould then read the rule
setting out: the duties hf q thel assistant
physician and Sena tor-Ieison asked wit
ness If he die not consider it his duty
to recommend diet to the superintendent.
Witness repleX that he supposed the
superintendent would not object to such
recommendation. 5
THAT'S just the point!'' exclaimed
Colonel Lawless.
Not Insane.
CUES. Do you not have patients sent
here who are not really lnsane-who
have been sent here improperly? asked
Senator Roberts.
Ans. II do not recall any such cases.
On cross examina ton by Colonel Law
less, witness said that the food furnished
was healthy and wholesome, and as good
as could be expected.
Witness said that he had only reported
bad food about three times, and that was
regarding the bread, He did not mean
the food condemned In the kitchen, but
the food that had been brought In the
dlnng-room.
Witness said the food furnished the
negroes at Central and the food furnished
the whites here was practically the same;
that he thought the food, taken at an
average, was the same. He said he
spoke from a general observation. and
not from a practical examination OF
grades and prices.
Colonel Lawless then stated that he
would show later by the evidence Of the
commissioner Of hospitals that the food
furnished the white patients here was
much better than that furnished the
negroes at Central.
In answer to question asked by
Colonel Lawless, Witness said that the
rules required him to report any bad
food to the superintendent, and that the
superintendent was not required to make
q personal inspection.
Witness said on cross examination that
Dr.. Foster had assigned him, two rooms
as an office, but he (witness) had not
found them convenient He said he had
no fault to find with ~. Foster .reGerd-
ing the lack OF office accommodations
Colonel Lawless then asked II tho sec
ond assistant physician CDR. SouthalD,
and not DR.. Foster was not responsible
for the largo number bed-bugs in the
Montague building.
Witness replied that he would answer
questions, but would not fix the blame,
He said that 1t was necessary to be
very vigiant. or that the place would
possible, he said. for bed-bugH to be
brought In by new patients, but that he
did not think any should be brought In
II the rules We're properly carried out
This concluded the cross-examinat1on.
In answer to question asked by Mr..
Ould, Witness replied that no major OPP
erations had been performed within tho
two and half years he had been here.
Tie said no occasion has arisen on the
female side, and that as far as no knew
no occasion had arisen on the male side,
lie said he had performed six or eight
or ten major operations at Central Hos
pital.
Witness said that In his opinion every
Insane patient should be placed In as
good a physical condition as a sane ono,
Witness did not believe that the cure
of physical ailments cured insanity, OK
cept In a limited number OF cases
Hospital Not Equipped.
He said that the hospital was not
equipped with either nurses Instruments
or the apparatus for performing major
operations
No patient, he said. had died from lack
OF a major operation, He spoke, he said,
only OF the female patients.
In answer toga question asked by DE-.
Dunn witness said that the hospital was
,eouipped for practically all operations
except abdominal surgery
, Senator sadler then asked'
CUES. Then the negro hospital Is bet
ter equipped for major operations than
the hospital here?' n
Ans. Yes, tho negro hospital is finely
equipped.