South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-11
SINGLER BARES
MORE Of FACTS
ON HEALTHW|N
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been made up. gives this expert
ence:
When she first came TO Health
win Miss Sullivan did not know how
TO take temperature or pulse, at
least she did not take them correct
". II the mercury registered 9s.e
she would mark SO or any other fig
ure at random. EveryoDe's respira-
ton was p. She took my pulse,
marked il 90. ] took il Immediately
after and it was 120.
Then ne adds "She thrashes and
pommels a little five year old boy
for wetting the bed. She comes
around at about midnight and yanks
him out and drags him into the
toilet. where she gives him a spank
ing. This is terrible. The little fellow
is not responsible for what he does
in his sleep. He is a lovable little
chap. too. Everybody stuffs him
with candy. he's nearly always
chewing on a piece-surely that
must be harmful. The nurses don't
care how much he eats. Miss Sulli
van serves medicine in glasses that
are filthy. She comes around ?. 8 or
4 o'clock. in the morning-any hour
of the night and switches on all the
lights in order TO see to give medi-
cine. Flashlights are obtainable in
South Bend surely.
Right Hand Man. To Head Nurse.
Miss Clark is the doctors wife's
right hand man. so to speak,
Singler goes on. she has not a
thing TO do save serve nourishment
and take temperatures. She refuses
TO serve nourishment 10 the patients
in their beds She merely brings over
a pitcher of eggnog and sets II on
the table. The patients have TO get
up and go through the cold TO get
it. For about three months we were
denied misunderstanding was
served. Only the west ward got it.
once asked the doctor for eggs;
he said they. weren't necessary. For
three months we didn't get an egg
except tno served for breakfast
Miss Clark refused 10 make our
beds when we were sick. If one had
fever and asked for water, she
said, Get il yourself She would
take temperatures and then hurry
back 10 the west ward where she
spent about all her time gossiping
with two Of her male admirers. She
promoted quarrels between patients.
She tried TO drive visitors out of the
visiting room at a quarter TO four
while she took temperatures. She
tried TO make them stay out on the
cold porch (this being in january.
The patients objected TO her actions
to the doctor He was Indifferent and
gave them to understand that she
suited him and therefore she was
good enough for us She is not fit to
take care of a tuberculosis patient.
She gets a grudge against him and
makes life miserable for him. IL is
the innumerable terrible little
things that kill the patient at
Healthwin: things that a normal
man would not permit himself TO
be concerned about, but things that
kill in tuberculosis.
'I myself told Miss Clark several
times she would have to let up on the
patients around me or I would go
before the board. She respected my
intelligence for one thing, and grew
10 be a trifle less abusive; but I pity
the sick man she is in charge of
whom she does not take a liking to-
"Suits Me: Has Got To Suit You!"
The following alone is enough to
cause radical changes in the man
agement OF Healthwin: About four
months ago, Gus Zimmerman. a pa
tient with a tubercIlar wrist on
which are several running sores, was
given job in the dining room carry
ing food to the pat.ents He would
cough right into 1t. This is out
ra Accommodating short of criminal
protested TO the doctor, he said
He suits me, he's got TO suit you
Patients went without eating rather
than partake Of food he brought
them.
ct is impossible 10 approach Mrs
Cobb and speak 10 her. Her answers
are always. uncivi 1t is the cook,
believe. will testify that Mrs Cobb
said: Anything is good enough for
the patients. they are only out here
TO die anyway
Ask her for anything and all one
gets is an argsment She says: What
do YOU think this is. a hotel?' The
flies were like dark cloud last sum
mer. / asked for a fay swatter. I
remember Mrs. Cobb said: Make one