The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-26

have never been assaulted, mol
have ! ever seen any rough conduct
r violence within the building.
Conflicting Opinions
The public has arrived at a pecu-
liar point in the history of this affair.
They have an official statement that
the asylum is a pretty rough house
and they have my statement that
1t is not so rough. / don't know who
they are going to believe. If they
run such rough house as this of.
fetal suggests, why not in the flu
ture change the methods out there
shall ask for more attendants on
those wards and shall ask that they
be paid better wages than they now
receive. So far as l am able to learn
by comparison Of the services paid
at the Blackfoot asylum and the
number of patients that each attend
ant has to look after, find that we
are disgracefully low, both in salary
and the amount of help furnished.
Does the Value on Life Differ
| am Withholding the name of the
gentlemen who talked of the rough
house. think it is up to him to
modify his view about how rough
and dangerous the wards are or to
find some new excuse for not permit
ting any one but medical doctors on
the wards. But even in that l see
no reason why medical doctors
life Is not as valuable and as de-
serving of protection as is that of
chiropractor, an osteopath or a
Christian Scientist.
The Spirit of Cooperation
made a prediction sometime ago
that DR., Hoover, the medical super
intendent, would be a very reason
able man about such meters and
few days ago he spoke to me about
it and he said that whatever the
board advised in those things would
be acceptable to him; that he was
there to carry out their orders and
to work for the best interest of each
individual in the institution. DR..
Hoover wants more room and more
suitable buildings. All Of the man
agement plead for more room for
the patients, but I have a different
idea about it. l want to make more
room by curing as many as possible
and sending them home. To my
mind, making more room to keep
more patients, is not the right at
titude to take towards this institu-
ton. They want us to provide plenty
OF room and better buildings, but
my big ambition is to cure as many
as possible and that will not only
mean that they can take in more
patients, but it will mean that some
body has been restored.
Many Helpers Necessary
One objection that is probably
being made to holding this clinic is
that it would take so many people
to carry out the plan. Individual
treatment for individual cases would
call for individual nursing and
watching and it may be said that it
would take houseful of people to
carry out that plan.
COntented Minds
Since the war closed and since
there is no more Red Cross work to |
do and no more war drives to he |
looked after, there are good many
people in Blackfoot and the sur
rounding country who have not
much to live for and no big objec-
i've to direct their energies upon.
They are inyenting social stunts
Upon which to spend their after
1oons and their evenings. They are
lot nearly so active and so happy
Us they were during the war, when
hey had these other big, worth
While, detectives to look to. One
II our honorable citizens who had
lot been well, had not felt we'll and
lad not looked we'll for years, was
'ery busy with financial drives dur
ng the war and he looked better
cit better and declared he was bet
er than he had been for years.
after the armistice, when the work
lackened, he began to relapse and
las never been so well since. If
le would act as secretary or assist
mt manager to handle the extra
workers. for the clinic he would be
he happiest man in Bingham county
While the work lasted.
A Service by the Women
There are a good many women
n Blackfoot who were healthy,
Apply and active so long as the bur-
en- of the Red Cross and those other
yar drives were upon them. But
ince the work is finished they are
ess happy for want of a big objec-
I've. They could act as nurses or
urse managers at the asylum dur
lg the clinic, and they would be
ute happy staying up at nights
elping to carry out the big pro-
ram brought about by the clinic.
here would be lull in teas and
ard parties and other expensive
ocial stunts, but because they would
e doing something worth while
ley would be happy. There are
in Blackfoot where some of
1ese harmless PATIENTS might be
ared for by the volunteer nurses,
nd the whole household would not
My be perfectly safe but very USE
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