Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1913-04-03
H | S I O r Y
OF EARLY HOSPITALS
(BY ]. F. LLEWELLYN)

by the king OF Damascus, who en-.
dowed it with 500 ducats of gold dai-
ly.
Seven deacons OF the principal no
pitfalls of Rome were mentioned.
A. D. 900, and the merchants OF
Amalfi (1000) endowed a hospital
at Jerusalem where there was also
one for monks who had gone mad
through excess of devotion or hard
ships.
There were hospitals In Gaul in
the 5th century, and in Germany Sth
or 9th.
The monastery of st. Gall had plan
for a hospital (S2g).
Irish missionaries built them in
parts Of Northern Europe.
A. D. 1881, Alexius I established a
hospital for the sick and infirm,
and in 1902 the cities of Asia were
adorned with palaces. hospitals and
mosques, Saladin (11S7) founded hos
pitfalls in Egypt, Syria and Arabia.
In the sack Of the Latin quarter
of Constantinople (11SS) the sick in
hospitals were burned.
! Dalmatia had hospitals in the mid
die ages. where the sick were tend
ed by Sisters Of Mercy.
Monte Casino was notable hos
pital in 11th century.
In 1925 st. Elizabeth established
hospital at Marburg.
England has done noble work in
building and endowing hospitals, the
earliest was that of the Saxons; at
York (937).
One hundred and fifty were found
ed before 1900, and 265 more before
1900, 800 up to 1547, 200 Of which
were occupied by lepers.
Thirteen was a sacred or lucky
number in hospitals, there was one
chaplain in household Of thirteen.
thirteen beds was the usual number.
there were thirteen pensioners at
bennington, at Exeter an endow-
ment OF thirteen pence each to thir.
teen poor men.
Richard II had thirteen poor bed
men; st. Johns Bridgewater main
tanned thirteen scholars; st. Cross
Winchester gave thirteen scholars a
, meal daily.
Sixteen hospitals were dedicated to
st. Bartholomew.
After 400 years of usefulness, st.
Bartholomew, of London, needed
help, the citizens of London petition
ed the king (153S) to rebound
"Saynt Mary spytell, Saynt Bar
tylnews spytell and Saynt Thomas
spytell." The king agreed to en-
dow it with 1883 year, the citizens
gave the same amount, and raised
L1O00 to repair and open the hospit
all
In five years eight hundred per-
7 sons were discharged cured and nine
ty two died.
Leprosy ragged in England 11th to
middle of 18th century, was practical
ly extinct 10th century.
The plague OF 18th century carried
! off many of them. They were COM
PEELED to have individual cups.
- Queen Elizabeth ordered that
; "the phisitions shall practice read
ing chiruregeni-we have very few
: good Outrageous yf any at ALL"
In 1903 steps were taken in Nor
e way towards providing a hospital for
/ aged and unfortunate OF the kings
II household.
} 1868 the Chinese had hospitals in
all their cities and houses for
s sick, blind, lame and old persons.
II The Spaniards found in Mexico
"a (1523) hospitals in all the large cit.
les. established and endowed by
IS the government, where patients from
u the surrounding country were cared
. for by experienced physicians, sur
Il geons and nurses.
D. AT surat, India. (1S15) there was
ID a hospital for worn out and disable
u animals, and ward for the care Of
vermin, beggars were hired on whom
the vermin fed.
10 At Fee (1s16) was a richly en-
dowed hospital. great part OF the
ID funds were bequeathed for the carr
10 of sick cranes and storks, and IL
" bury them when dead.