The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-04

feel that 1t was quite fair to the pa
tients to bring her in. And she was
sitting up in her room and l gave
the dictation and took the typewriter
out there for her to do the work.
The other girl was buying the COM
mission and keeping the other Office
work going on. went out to her
home and gave in my work.
Q. 1t is customary doctor. to buy
things through the treasurer. A.
Well. things We filed around town.
At least I do. go out and buy 1t
and give Mr. Bunch the bill when
get back. That was understood be-
tween Or. Babcock. Mr.. Bunch and
myself Now things from distance.
we make up a list.
@. Is that the reason you bought
the medicine for Dr.. Cooper? A
Well, 1t is the custom at the hospital
hat the officers buy through the
treasurer the things that they want.
Or. Cooper had bought medicine
through the institution before. and 7
vas talking to him at the time. He
said. "Will you buy some for me? I
~ill give you the money!" And I
eert the money Of his in the letter
md asked the company to accen'
'hat as 30 much payment and charge
the rest to the hospital. which was
done. and I delivered his to him and
kept the rest for the hospital use.
0. Well. did DR.. Cooner buy this
drug through any one else at the in
'+ituticn other than yourself? A.
-~s. feel so. know I have gotten
doses from Mr.. Austin. He always
laid for it through Mr.. Bunch.
Work With Other Doctors.
@. Have you had any association
with any other doctors not employed
W the asylum? A. Oh. yes. I have.
Q. Will you tell some occasions.
1octor? A. Well. the first man I ever
vorked with outside of the hospital
>mploy was Dr. Stiles Of Washing
IN. He was going through the South
n 1909 studying hookworm. He
ame to the hospital. and Of course !
as glad TO get anything new I coul6
ID asked him to 60 through my
ards and show me the ones that
I'D it. and he showed me how to
lat all Of the cases that had hook
~ork Infection.
Then the newt man had anv wo-''
18th outside Of the employ was Or
rowara Fox Of New York city. He
nme down to study the pellagTa
aees and he did the first Wasserman
.~rk. possibly the first in South Car
,'na. He did 20 of my cases. ]
olped him in 1909.
Ard then I worked with Dr. avn
~-d ~ Tcng ~ the marine hos
ital service. and Or. Donelas Sin.
ar Of Chicago came down and look.
after nv cases. He is the man
vat has charge Of the Psvchonathir
-c~ital. And then DR.. White a yea
ster
have had very pleasant associa-
sons with e~cat rn"nv 1na1'"", r,o-
NJ only awav from South Carolina.
VT I have n'eaeant ossocia+fnns with
nv doctor who brings a patient to
ne. encourage him to keen m hie
| -toreet. and keen up his treatment
! he wants II done. The doctors in
own come to me- and II 7 have a
| ,-onblesome case get doctor II 7
| -ant. nr. Watson has been In nv
Senartment. Dr. Williams. and DR..
-avlor has been in a great deal. and
"r. Pope.
Q. Aesoc'ating with those doctors
md working with them outside Of
he asvlum. doctor. was that with a
"iew Of bettering your
Solicited Criticism.
A. Oh. yes. I always ask them
when ! heard that they were coming
70 DR.. Ba, ,ck's I asked them to
come to my ward and give some
o-iticism. asked them. They die v
offer. I wanted them ard I didn't
mind asking for it.
Q. Did you feel that you were
benefited for having inquired into il?
\. WHY. yes. got somebody else's
ideas besides nv own.
@. Did those ideas help you In
looking after the inmates Of the in
stitution? A. Why. hay, felt that
it helped me materially.
Q. What particular time did you
analyze for the Wasserman test. doc
tor? A. Well. did not have labor
atory to work. We fitted up with
anything we could get. and I am
afraid ! offended Or. Blackburn by
taking some Of his things. bought
some things. I took some thinks
from the laboratory and I took
.hings from elsewhere. for have no
other practice and We gathered up
everything that we could. The nurses
helped me in that We had no water
hath or thermometer. So these
nurses had to stand there and hold
he thermometer in the water bath.
md I was never without their help.
because could not have done what
did without their help. and in addi-
ion to that. Or. Coc>er helped me
Q. You felt that the things we're
there for the use A. Why, yes,
did. And anything I had in my de-
nartment. If anybody wanted it. I
gave it and if I got it back I was so
fortunate; if I didn't, I got some
more.
Nursing Service Improved.
@. Did you feel that the registra-
ion of the nurses improved the SER
vice? A. Why. it helped wonderful
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