Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-26
NEW ADA COUNTY HOSPITAL.

The basement or first floor OF the
building contains a commodious dining
room on the west. This room is 2Ox46,
contains a large table for the inmates,
is well lighted and ventilated and is
scrupulously clean. IT was just din
ner time when the Capital News scribe
visited the building and nine men were
eating at the table. Their menu con-
sisted of meat pie. creamed potatoes,
stewed squash, boiled potatoes, coffee
and stewed prunes. On the table there
We're several large pitchers OF milk
The dishes were plain but servceable,
the food we'll served and Judging from
the way the men partock of it none of
them had lost their appetites DESPITE
their age
SUPPLIES OF FOOD.
In the large store room was plenty
of evidence that the county would not
suffer materially from advanced prices
on foodstuffs this winter Hanging
there was a good sized veal. a half
dressed hoc and some other meats.
T The shelves were filed with home
canned fruits which were put up two
years ago by Mrs. Miller while on the
cid farm. There were five 1O-gallon
: jars filled with home rendered lard.
| five big pans of milk on which rich
yellow cream stood and one which had
been skinned. There were also a
number of sacks OF flour, canned goods
and bins filled with various kinds of
edibles. In an adjoining store room
were potatoes. squash. onions and other
vegetables, sufficient to last for some
time.
At the south end OF the basement a
modern laundry room is being eouipp-
ed. 1t is at present fitted with set tubs
and will soon have an electric washer
and other conveniences. Other rooms
in the basement are the furnace room.
cupboard rooms and the kitchen. The
Kitchen is worthy of special mention
1t is not large, but convenient There
seemed to be n place for everything
and everything was in it's place. It is
a cabinet kitchen and those articles
which were needed about the stove
were placed close to the range. 1t con-
tains bins aud cupboards galore. is well
lighted and ventilated, close to the
south basement entrance and an ideal
place in which to cook for a goodly
HuIIlpel ol people.
THE FIRST FLOOR.
ON the first floor of the building is
the suite Of three rooms with bath oc-
cupied by II. c. Miller, the superin-
tendent and his family, the office room,
another bath room, the toilet rooms
with all conveniences. These rooms
contain the latest in shower baths and
are also the general wash room for the
inmates, having basins supplied with
hot and cold water
The lounging room for the inmates
IS situated In the southwest corner and
is large and sunny. In it were rock
ing chairs, comfortable arm chairs.
magazines and daily papers.
That it is generally used and appre-
eiated was shown by the fact that
after the dinner hour every one OF the
inmates was there. Some were read
ing, others merely sitting comfortably
after the meal while another. unsteady
inclined. was playing the graphophone.
Just across the hall from the loune-
ing room is large sleeping ward. This
ward contained eight white beds on
which were white spreads, scrupulous-
~ clean and the entire room was pol
ished and clean as were all other rooms
in the building. There are several
othe- sleeping rooms containing from
one to three beds and another ward on
the same floor which is not yet in use.
NOT AN OFFICE MAN.
The office room is situated close to
the front entrance, but il showed evil
dence of very little use. Mr.. Miller.
the superintendent. is not an office
man. He was found at work in the
rear of the building cutting out a
stump of an old tree. In addition to
ms work in the house he has five cows
TO milk night and morning, a bunch of
hogs to look after and "a flock of chick
ems. He explained that the aim was
to keep a sufficient number of hogs to
eat the table waste and that they were
round profitable, cows enough to fur
nish milk and with proper care the
chickens keep the county farm in eggs
The upper floor of the building is
entirely given over to hospital pur-
poses. 1t has large operating room,
not yet furnished, AZ sterilizing room
adjoining, equipped with an electric
sterilizer, one of the finest small ster-
liners which could be purchased and
Is modern in every respect. DIR. Shurtz.
the county physician, is pleased with
this room and hopes to have the oper-
ating room equipped with equally as
good furnishings.
two young men. All are receiving spe-
eial treatment given by the county ply
stefan and they are receiving excellent
THE HOSPITAL WARD.
AT the northeast corner of the hos
pital is a large ward surrounded by
French windows. In this room Law a !
young girl with bright eyes and
face. A second glance was not
needed to show she was victim of
the white plague. In the big room she !
looked lonesome lying on a small white |
bed and she seemed pleased to have a |
visitor. Mrs. Mary Sawyer, the nurse,
joked little with her and she an
swered pleasantly in faint voice. She