Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18

of a merciless inquisitor. who Is bent on
extracting all the unfavorable symptoms
that she has for SO long been trying to
overlook. But she knows that she must
answer. AS the head physician tells her
to step into the ante-room there Is no
need to ask the result OF his examination.
Their faces, bent over their notebooks.
the plying look that Is bestowed upon
her by an inferno who has not yet De
come Injured to suffering and misery Is
all the verdict she needs. The professor
breaks the silence that has fallen by say
ing: "A typical case OF tuberculosis. gen.
tlemen, superinduced by the manner OF
living. Under present conditions. unless
not live three months. With all facilities
for treating her she might be pulled
through for six months
These cases are common. Every free
clinic brings before the notice Of the in
ternes the suffering that IL going on all
ligf1t-heartedly enjoying a life FREQ from
misery and ignorant that real pathos ex-
lists under their very eyes.
Among the types most common, how
ever. to the young doctors are the emer-
gency cases, which are really emergency
clinics, A painter working high up over
the streets on a scaffold falls and Is rush
ed to the hospital. A man who Is unload
ing stone drops a heavy piece OF granite
on his foot. An alley fight occurs and In
All are hurried to the Emergency operat-
ing room, where the instruments are kept
always sterilized and ready for use.
The fear of most colored persons for
operations, although much talked Of and
laughed at, is no myth. The majority
who are taken to the hospital with crush.
ed limbs or broken heads or gunshot
wounds have to be placed on the operat-
ing table with main force. Several days
ago one was taken to the Emergency
Hospital with a terrible cash just above
the wrist and a mangled foot He
had INDUCED In an alteration with a
rival while working on a moving fiat car
in the yards near Benning. AS he had
received the cut on his arm he had been
pushed from the car, his left foot falling
under one Of the heavy wheels. He was
glad enough to go to the institution. for
he knew that the pain would be eased
and that he could rest moro quietly there
than any othed place. The physicians
hurried him Immediately to the operating
room. The wounds were examined and It
was decided to anputate the foot. He
didn't know what amputate meant, 30 he
lay quiet, thinking that the injured MEM
Der would be dressed and he would be
put to bed Weakness nom loss OF blood
made him close his eyes until he heard
the rattle Of the Instruments as they
were being taken from their steriliaed
wrappings. With eyes fairly bulgdng and
chalkinesS OF countenance In spite OF
his midnight color he watched until the
surgeon took out the knife and calmly
examined the edge.
Without a sound he sprang to the floor.
only to sink exhausted. Again he reused
himself. and 1t took two orderiies and an
other physician to hold him while nurse
administered ether. Several hours later
he weakly called a physician and asked:
Say, boss why'n't you all tell me you
wasn't conner cut me up. Dat bone saw
and dem shiny knives shore had me
scared. Eff you all had just told me my
foot was comm of instead O me think
in you was gwine ter make a sub3ec' OF
me wouldn't "a fit so. Say, boss. how
did you all git my foot of without my
KNOWN of 1T"
And hundreds Of other cases might be
cited. The doors Of the free clinic. being
open as they are to all, with none ex-
cluded, are known far and wide among
many classes OF people, and all these
classes oan be seen there as living tUpes
Of human nature tn the rou4k