South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-11
S|NG[ER BARES
MORE OF FACTS
ON HEA[THW|N
Former Patient Reveals Situa-
tion at Hospital Which Con-
fIiCtS With Glowing Re-
port by MacKibbin.

tJOf
Refusing TO take the report Of
County Atty. Stuart MacKibbin. and
Of Pres't George O'Brien Of the
Healthwin board Of managers as
final. as made TO the board OF coun-
~ commissioners Monday. declaring
II mere whitewash, with the stage
set in advance for such purpose.
r. J. Singler. a former patient at
the hospital threw more light on
the mistreatment and incom-
potency INDUCED i'm by the manage
ment, in a statement given out Tues
day
Singler is no mere youth, but n
young man. a former student of
Notre Dame university. and appears
10 know what he is talking about
lie brands the insinuating accusa-
tions made against Nurse Gertrude
Rizer. as false and Matched Up to
detract attention from DR.. and Mrs.
cobb. superintendent and head nurse
of the institution.
As 10 Dr. Cobb's intoxication.
Singler admits inability to swear to
IL OF a certainty. but speaks of the
queerness OF the actions Of the ply
sician on occasions. which he be-
lieves on the street would have been
ground enough for the police 10 have
run him in II has been admitted
by Asst Chief Cassidy OF the police
department 10 Pres't Zeitler of the
board OF county commissioners that
o gallons OF liquor has been fur
uished TO Healthwin from the city
hall "buu pen" not mentioned.
however. I'm either Pres't O'Brien's
or County Atty. MacKibbin's report.
Singlcr Tells Of His Case.
Much as 7 dislike publicity and
detest sensationalism, my sense OF
Justice forbids my silence; the time
has come when I can no longer re-
frain from expressing myself" saws
Sngle- I'm his statement II have
been at Healthwin nine months.
Under conditions less adverse I have
every reason 70 believe my case
would have been an arrested one by
last November As it is. 7 am still
improving 7 wish to say at once
that were it not for the enOrmlty
Of the deal given Miss Rizer 7 never
would have complained.
I'm the first place let me give the
reader who may he Unacquainted
with a knowledge Of the diSease. an
idea of what tuberculosis is. Tuber-
.uiosis il. a peculiar. in fact. a unique
disease in this respect: That a per
son suffering from il and taking
what is known as the cure. in time
grows TO know practically as much
about it as the average doctor does
This Is not "a statement OF my own
confection. but one which. in effect
7 heard "a renowned New York spec
ialist make. The cure Of tubercu-
1osis' SAYS Dr. Glass. a recognized
authority on the disease is a mighty
serious problem. 10 obtain Il the pa
tient must receive the innumerable
details OF proper regiment These
details concern his diet rest and
exercise. his use OF fresh afr and
sunshine his reading. writing talk
ing-in fact. all the minutiae Of his
daily existence Here. If anywhere
are individualization and supervisior
absolutely essential Few genera
rules can be laid down.
Well. my experience at Health
win has convinced me that either
DR.. class is wrong or the tuberculosis.
We have here i'm St Joseph count,
e a totally different brand than n,
IS acquainted with.
Discusses Hospital Staff.
But then. let us Inspect the star
rt consists OF Dr.. Cobb. his wife. wht
is head nurse but whose duties
seem 10 be limited 10 being his wife
two nurses. Miss Clark and Mis-.
Sullivan. and two other nurses Whose
names might as well not appear
here
The doctors wife and Miss Clarl
are splendid pair. 7 have beer
from Alaska 10 Florida and from
Honolulu 20 New York and have
come fin contact with all sorts o
people. but a more hateful deceit
rlI pair 7 have never met dar,
say they take a pleasure in hatins
themselves. Nine months at Health
win has convinced me the deceitful
ness I'm the human beins did not be
come extinct when the death o
Judas occurred.
As throwing some light on tn
statistics furnished in MacKibbin'
report. and their reliability. and IN,
manner i'm which they may hav.