El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-28
COUNTY HOSPITAL PARSIMONY
SHAME ON RICH ELPASOC COUNTY
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THE HERALD today prints an article the county
hospital that every reader should peruse carefully It
exposes condition few have dreamed Of condition
of Us want 70 continue.
The writer Of this article Esther Moat was told that
conditions at the county hospital horrible that the
patients neglected; she led to believe by her in
forman that It due to the necieucy and lack Of
care the part Of those IN charge.
With such idea in mind she went to the hospital to
investigate. She did 60 newspaper woman, but
said visitor from Boston, interested hospital
work. she did not to write tribute to the hospital Of
fcias but 10 investigate and find wherein their short
coinEs lay; she praise those charge, but
TO admit that the conditions horrible charged
She found that the patients ARE suffering but be
Of lack Of attention the part Of those IN the hos
Pal On the contrary, she found the attendants hard
working, conscientious people but she found they have
rich county like FL PasO with rch people living in
comfort and luxury in it. IS permitting the less fortunate
TO suffer because Of a misery paIslmony.
few dollars invested IN comforts for the sick, in
additional two at night would meet the situation
Il is a situation that should be met for a community
to its unforunaes give them square deal Half
attention sick person than attention; bet
ter produce the poison bottle at than permit sick
person TO ngr for days IN agony and suffering and THEN
die. Quick death would be more humane
Fl Paso county Is too rich to let its county hospital be
operated otherwise than right.
rubber blankets are needed rubber blankets should
be furnished
If more nurses are nseded-aud they certainly are If
only one nurse Is duty at nght-they should be sup
piled
County Officials are VI course trying to save the peO-
PIES money Il is the duty Of the people to show the
county officials that they do not want it saved in that
There better places to pune expenses than at
the expense Of sick, If expenses must be pruned.
Il hardly that legitimate expenses Of any sort
should be curtaled In county ike this. Our readers
should not TO pieces because It would take few dol
fix them up neither should hospital be neglected
save few dollars dime for each taxpayer IN the
county would give hospital all Nobody would
complain at that
We do not want to neglect public charges-thOse
who compelled for various to accept char
ity. We not hardened people; just thought
less.
We never know who viii be the next to become subjects
Of charity. Misfortune visits all alike; it is impair
tia like death IN its vistations. Let citizens interest
themselves IN the county hospital Visit it. learn the
dons and the needs then let impress the county
officials that we want these things remedied.
Des Moines people arguing whether the 18th divi
there Is really anything very desirable
whether IS worth securing when the cty revenue from
VIII amount only S27,395,Oo0 and there viii be
siderable and fuss and bother E Paso VIII take It.
The imperial vice chancellor Of Germany Dr. HeleTich
says sumner calm the very disagreeabe for
U-boas Some other things also very dsagTeeabe for
U-boats including nets airpane bombs and inch shells
-O-
carload Of MIGRANTS, route TO Amarillo, Tex, was
consated by the government The hydTants viii be used
the army camp Fort Worth, but the camp VIII still
5e "dry."