The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
YANKS RAISE KICK .
At HOSPITAL FARE
Consumptives Complain of Bad
Beef and Eggs-0on't
Like Mail Service.
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.Trimblc and Front Royal Flynn,
who are in charge Of the Lubercular
ward Of the institution,
On Friday, Dr. Christian had adj
vised each OF the complaining pa
tients to write out in detail his OBJ
jections. When the meeting was
called yesterday. the patients COM
nittee expressed emphatic dissatisfa"5
ton with the 1000 and colored maid
service.
Eleven or The lWrnty-JA tubcr-
cular patients wrot" their coInplaintS
and each was summoned b"for" the
committr" and the physicians repre-
senting the hospital to stat" \rrhai'N
their objections,
COULDN'T EAT BEEF.
One of tho men heard was john !.
Ca-Cw, formerly of Company l.. ll"lh
Infantry. who had seen eleven
months service in tn" trenches of
France. and VINO is said to have
pronounced case OF tuberculosis.
Csrrw told the officials that he and
hi, TeIIow-pntients had been given
bad ~ggx. skinned mill. and beef
that was 50 bud IL cOuit not be eaten.
He pointed out tlIt tubcrcular pa
ticntg require n"uriShing food. and
declared bad eggs and SKINNED milk
are not nourishuG.
other patients made similar COM
plants One declared he had pro-
tested TO Dr. Trimblc. executive on
Ger of the tub"rcular ward, and wa
told IF YOU don't like the food ana
the way things are going. YOU can
take the gate.
Dr.. Trimblc explained the man nrt
instructed him. What | did tel III"
patient" said Dr. Tri nbl". "was tina,
if he was dissatisfied. he did not haV"
to remain 1T the hospital TIL" pautr;
in question had complained often.
He was dissatisfied with tn" dlCt
given him. II" wanted to b" served
with Individual orders Of Str1" ana
chops. He fclt that the diet tn
physicians prescribed was not noNl-
ishing. lie Is u patient and we a"
physicians specializing in tubcrrIio-
sis. This should b. sufficient inlorma-
ton for anyone to Judge whether inns
patient was right or wrong. W" Ger
tainly should know what h" ought
to eat.
"a. far "A. the charges Of service
OF had eggs. swinimcJ milk ana EN-
buImcd' beef are concerned. can ~>-
plan that, believe. Z" the sa's'''-
ton OF the public.
am the first place. We have q con
tract with a local merchant to S"rV"
the hospital with fresh egg NON
the nearby country. We also have
contract with one or tn" bl%%"S'
diaries in Washington to supply Us
daily with fresh. pure milk W" alSC
have contract to get FRESH pee.
We serve no cold storage beef FreSh
beef. mutton. lamb and pork ar" care
fully prepared and served To- IN" pa
tients. Only once in an average o.
ten days is corned beef served
DENIES CHARGES.
81 want to deny rmphnticails the
charge. that the Government Is >erN-
ing to IL. FORMER soldiers bad eggs.
had beef. and skinned milk. On" OF
the complaints the men make may he
trur. That Il service. We ind Ii dif.
8cuh 10 get maids. The maids may
he objectionable. but we Will attempt
10 overcome this objection"
Dr. Trimble admitted, however,
that he intends to make a thorough
Investigation Of the mems charges.
lie snid that in the future the eggs,
suppo.cJ to he fresh, Will he tested.
II founJ not fresh. they viii not be
served. He explained. further. some
Of the patients nrc Inclined to tip the
..nid~ and might thus receive most Of
the cream.
"Orders have frequently been given
to the employees to stir IN" milk. 50
tho cream will b. thoroughly mixed
with it," said Dr. TIimblc. "If they
fail to do rs ordered, ] have no Enowl-
edge OF it, But in the culture, care will
be exercised TO see that the milk
served the patients is not SKINNED or
otherwise affected"
rriY IegluTpl Tlp tNVontN-
six tubcrcular patients arc given
thirty quarts OF milk a day, more than
q quart 20 each man, lie also de
clared they are provided with eight
dozen eggs day.
Tho men get their three meals each
da, and ar" allowed a mills punch,
raw milk, or cocoa between mcals."
lac said. some of the men drink from
four TO i've glasses Of milk at each
meal. while others viii not drink
any"