The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-12-08
DIRECTOR SAME AS
A SCHOOL MASTER
HOT SPRINGS ATTENDANCE IN
BATH HOUSE ARE REQUIRED
TO REACH STANDARD.
Advertising Campaign Emphasizes the
General Good Effect Of the Gov
eminent Control of Hot
Waters.

THE conditions which prevailed in
the bath houses Of Hot Springs one
year ago, were similar in a general
way to those which existed in the
Army after the close of the Civil
wars. said Major Hallock, the med
'srvation at Hot Springs.
1T was the custom in the army
continued the Major, "to detail two
or more members Of company for
hospital work for short period OF
sime. When these soldiers had fin.
ished. others were sent to replace
them. 1t thus happened that while
all the men in the REGIMENT had ex-
perience in hospital work none Of
them were skilled nurses.
The ineffective work resulting
from this method compelled a change
in the system of appointing men for
short time to serve as nurses, and
regular hospital corps was created
In which the soldiers we're given a
long and thorough ira , ming ii the
important work of nursing the sick
and injured This resulted in CIV
ing TO the army a corps OF highly
skilled and trained men to serve In
the hospitals. SO that when the Gu
ban and Philippine wars came on
there was a large body of soldiery
ready to take their places in the
hospitals and give to the wounded
and sick the highest character of
skilled nursing"
The medical director of Hot SPRINGS
conducts a regular school for bath
attendants. Every day lectures are
given to those who are employed in
the bath houses in sanitation, hy-
siene and hydro4therapy insofar as
they are capable of studying these
subjects, the purpose of which is 10
train the bath attendants n the
work of their calling. Examinations
are held at regular periods. and GER
tificates given, which show on their
face the standing of these attenc-
fnts.
From time to time such persons
as show too great an inferiorIty for
this work are dropped from the list
CT bath attendants. or those who have
such habits as destroy their efficien-
cy in their work. In the course OF
time the bath house attendants OF
Hot SPRINGS will be excelled by none
a the world for efficiency in at
tending to the sick persons taking
these curative baths in the celebrat-
I'd waters of the Valley of Vapors.
When the Business Mems League
emphasize the curative waters of Hot
Springs as the strongest magnet to
draw patronage to this resort through
the publicity campaign now going on,
the fact is always clearly stated that
the Federal Government owns and
controls these curative waters. And
as an evidence of the control exer
c.sed by the federal government.
nothing is a stronger confirmation Of
this thin the school for bath attend
ents conducted snd held daily ny
the governments official representa-
tive, the medical director.
Major Hallock Is an army physl-
clan, and the physicians of the Unit.
ca States army are known through
out the world for their high charac.
Ter, their skill and the splendid
training they have received at the
hands of the federal government. And
it is one of the most capable Of
these physicians who has charge OF
the medical features Of this famous
report.