The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
Taft Tells Of Mayo Brothers
True Shrine Of Philanthropy,
Result of Indiuidual Liberty

lnB TO hoCnebteE Should Dc turned
away without receiving 1t; that the
rich. and the moderately ,circum-
stanced should be made to pay in
proportion to their means. and that
the man without anything should
receive aid for nothing. The amount
received from the wealthy they ap-
portioned for their clinic. which
should continually enlarge its use
fulness.
Rochester is now a town of a.
900. 1t now has constantly 1000
to. 5000 transient residents who are
there for treatment. There are
300 beds all told in the various hos
pitals and something more than 800
are been added. Sixty thousand
cases OF all kinds are received
and treated a year. The iron rule. Is
that the poorest shall receive as
careful and as good treatment as the
wealthiest.
The result has been that the name
OF the Mayos and Rochester has
spread to the uttermost quarters Of
the world. and today a most cosmo-
politan group greets the visitor in
al thC ih Nhto
philanthropy Is carried on. As one
notes the crowds OF people that
gather from in the morning until
late In the evening every day to
await their turn for examination.
diagnosis and treatment, he thinks
that he has come to the shrine OF a
saint.
Always on Duty.
One or the other of the Mayo
brothers Is always on duty In Ro-
chester. With them one hundred
and thirty trained physicians con-
stitute the staff. Added to these
are graduates of medical schools
with academic degrees, who have
served as internes in hospitals. and
each physician of the stan has one
to assist him and to learn. And as
these assistants settle elsewhere the
progress of the science of healing
is radiated. Physicians in active
practice from all parts of the coun-
try and the world come to observe
the operations. to add to their
knowledge and usefulness and to
keep in touch with the constant ad-
| vances here being made. The in
stitution has now become a part or
the University of Minnesota, and
the. foundation was created out of
the fund to which the Mayos for
many years devoted half their in
come. In the natural growth now
behind the enterprise are accumu- =
lations amounting to 5000. 900. all
devoted solely to the work and or
which the founders are but trustees.
1t Is hard to overestimate the
enormous value to human kind in
the progress OF the science Of medi-
cine and surgery which is being
secured through this great institu-
tion. Three hundred thousand spe
cimens from the work of the inst,-
tuition are now in the museum and
are made available for scientific
study and advance
Greatest In the world.
/ 1t soon will be the greatest or
its kind in the world. The genius
OF the staff is stimulated to inven-
ton of new mechanical and other
means for facilitating operations
and delving with accurate vision
and nice execution into the hitherto
! forbidden recesses of the human
BODY. Patents are never taken out
| for them. They are given to the
/ gave
his. for the benefit OF his fellow
men. Rochester IS thus a great and
growing university OF medical ad-
/ vance.
The chief interest Of the founders,
! however. in all of this is the Eromo-
! ton Of the social principle that puts
man and man. rich and poor. on a
level and seeking relief from suffer
! ing. No patient gives a note for
! the fees not paid. His honor is re-
lied on. This confidence has been
justified by the result. The history
of Rochester is an inspiring stor,
OF the successful blending OF bust
| ness foresight and system. of pro-
fessional genius and devotion and
! the purest love of human kind. The
Distinguishing and primary cause
! OF the wonderful achievement rs
that the founders have poured into
II not only the needed money but
! themselves