The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04
MAYBE YOUR JIMMIE?

His name is Jimmie" He Is
i've years old And he has never
walked nor even moved himself in
bed. But he smiles and smiles and
smiles.
"Tubercular spine" was the doc
tors verdict. The heart-broken
parents, poor as the proverbial
"Job's turkey" investigated the
hospitals where children such as
Jimmie are treated and cured. But
they learned the cost was pro-
hibitive.
Then the doctor suggested that
perhaps the State Hospital for Grip
pied Children might have room.
Buoyed up by their hopes they
made application in the usual form
and in a day or two were notified
that the hospital was full but that
Jimmie would be placed on the
waiting list and that his place was
one hundred and seventy-eight.
Take visit to Jimmie's bed
room.
Because he needs so much care
his couch is in the kitchen of a
small cottage on the outskirts of
fairly large city. The ventila-
ton is poor, there Is kothing to
look at except the smoke grimed,
cooking stained ceiling and a couple
of garish calendars hanging tipsoly
on the wall.
Covering his hacid little form
IS a ragged but clean comforter.
On the covering is doll whose
face is spotted with the loving
caresses of the young father. I"
BY the pillow is soiled toy
horse, whose tail is nearly as rag
ged as his name.
And with these two playthings
Jimmie passes the long hours. At
times he plays with the sunlight
that soothingly kisses his wrinkled
white hands and smooths over his
rumpled golden hair, browning him
with iridescent jewels.
But it's pretty tiresome. Nobody
with her housework. that she can't
spare but hurried moment once
in while to tell a story.
There are more than 200 jim
mics and James in Minnesota who
are patiently waiting their oppor-
tunity to get into the State Hos
pital. Two hundred aching bodies
that need, and are not getting,
medical care and tender efficient
nursing.
Before Michael Bowling, Mime
sofas "gamest boy" banker and
journalist, died short time ago
he said, ''the crippled child needs
mental training by motherly wo-
men, physical attention and surgi-
cal care by experts if those who
are whole in body and mind are
to justify their existance."
In order to eliminate the wait
ing list of "Jimmies and james"
it is proposed to construct a
michael Bowling" addition to the
State Hospital for Crippled Child
rem. For this purpose the Mime
sofa Editorial Association, the
Minnesota Bankers Association and
the Minnesota Elks are conducting
a campaign to raise 100000. Of
this sum $4,000 has already been
pledged.
If the most modern medical and
surgical science can restore these
crippled children to healthy ror-
NAL life it is done. And the SER
vice is given free to the poor
families who are unable to pay the
fees charged by the high grade
specialists. These same specialists
give their services free to these
children at this hospital.
The committee in charge of the
general solicitation has issued this
IF your child was Grip
pie and you didn't have the money
to cure him, or her, wouldn't you
think the world was cruel and
heartless to swing by in its healthy
carefree manner and ignore your
child's pathetic appeal for help?
We know that Michael Bowling
gave his life in the service of
cripples. In order that his men,
DRY may live as long as brick
and stone stand and do good the
memorial addition is proposed. Will
you help us to help them?"
The Miner is receiving the free
will offerings of our generous
people towards this fund and will
each week print a list of names
of givers. Any amount places