South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-11
MARCH ii, 1910.
HEALTHWIN CAMOUFLAGED WITH BLACK
TO MAKE BLACK WHITE.

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Now that County Atty. MacKibbin has made his re-
port based upon investigation made in the presence
CT at least portion of the board Of county commits
sioners. understand it. and incorporating into =,
the visions Of the board directors Of Healthin the
people Of the county who 10 be afflicted with the
"ne plague can take their choice Evidently there is
to be no reform at Heahwin There isn't a word Of
II true that has been said about the conduct Of the
place as it officially stands All these people who
have complained about treatment at the place are
liars in the substance of the report and as a last
resort in justification OF everything it attacks the per
sona character Of Nurse Rizer who first brought the
matter into the lmeght
We know nothing about the personal character OF
Nurse Rzer but If she Of the character that NJ,
Maekboins report says she is. fact Of it is Of
itself all the proof Of the unftness and in
competency of Dr. Cobb, head of concern for tho
position that he occupies According to Mr. MacKbbin
her misconduct continued a considerable time and
the cowardly insinuation is that it was of immoral
nature combined with INSTRUMENTATION etc, yet Dr.
Cobb kept her there. explaining that he did not
learn of it until after she had been dschargeda very
convenient time to learn Assuredy was no place fo-
such type of nurse and ought to be the business
Of the superintendent OF institution like Heahvyn
70 know what is going and dves IT Of such nresence
His lack Of attention business that connection
may the story is true be sigfcant of his derection
in other matters within the complaints made against
him.
Their claim is that Rizers attempt to ex-
pose the management Of the institution is for revenge
because of her discharge assertion that Dr.
Cobb becomes intoxicated-whch nv the way il nav N
usis fabrication, invented the purpose of ger-
ting even. That makes convenient reason for dis
covering, all of sudden her alleged misconduct II
may be interesting public to know however that
10 gallons of whisky has been furnished Healthwn
from the bull pen" city hall and we wonder
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patients what became given TO the tuberc
lar patients confident that the major portion Of
sefrespeetng physicians approve of it, as a
method OF treatment alcoholism being almost univer-
sally recognized aggravation to the white plague
rather than an alienation II doesn't make very good
showing for the doctor. whatever may become OF
that liquor whether ne gave it to the patients drank
it himself perhaps be appropriated
by Nurse Rizer incident to her alleged designations
thing that undoubtedly have charged against
her. had he thought of IT,
The best suggest the people OF St Joseph
county, who have loved ones afflicted with tuberculosis
IS that Healthwin is good place stay away
from under the present directorate management and
even board Of county commissioners report Of
county attorney and of the president of the board
Of directors be followed the reason is obvious
II send your child, sister brother father mother
husband, wife other person there WELL Dante has
provided this warning above the door-They who
enter here leave hope behind" The report 90 per
cent OF the inmates improve which good but if you
don't you misreated. you complain because
if YOU do-weI YOU unreliable. as against Dr.
and Mrs Cobb. in nowise believed. Pa
tients Healthwin regardless of their
fare fully well the institution under is
management they do with the superior officers OUT
side the institution. and hence what is the use?
We cannot exactly say that Healthwin has been
whitewashed That is the word. the contrary it
has been camouhaged. The method of investigation
has been only maneuver by attack: an effort
20 backen tEe character Of everyone who an
issue apparently hoping thus prove white By
covering with another OF black. For artistic
pettifoggery Mr.. MaeIibbin proven himself more
than adept he is past master. Plainly enough the
Investigators Heathwn exonerate the
Institution. the all they could
not well have done otherwise