The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-12-12
Our County Life
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Editor Of The Daily Banner:

Editor Of The Daily Banner:
Dear Sir
/ 1 am glad to see our hospital COM
ing forward to ask money. 1t Is a
sign of life and growth and future
usefulness. An institution without
wants. needs or plans for better ser,
vice Is dead already.
The hospital is the most note
worthy thing in our county. All ex-
cept the quite young can remember
, when special treatment could be got
ton no nearer than Baltimore; when
it meant separation from family and
friends and greater mental suffering
and expense for all concerned. To-
day the hospital is hardly more than
an hours ride from the most remote
part of the county and even for the
bravest it is much easier to go here
if we need to, knowing our own can
freely come and go and help us
through. The country doctors can
tell of the old days when in emer-
gencies they were forced to do things
for the suffering that now are handl-
ed by several doctors in hospital.
Today the hospital and all its re-
sources are at the doctors command
to help his patient.
In this call for mnoey let no one
feel excused. If he has had free
treatment here is chance to repay
in some measure. If he has paid for
service he is still in debt to the gen.
erosity that put the hospital there.
AS a matter of fact no money can
pay for the skill and devotion We
saves life. but by giving money we
help to put this service more in reach
of every one. If we ourselves have
never used the hospital, then let us
pay hospital insurance-it Is there toI
help us at our need. We pay great
sums for fire insurance which can
only replace in money loss on build
ings. Can't we pay more for life
saving insurance-for life saving
station always ready and equipped
to do the utmost to save our lives or
those we hold most dear.
The Hopkins is perhaps the finest
hospital in the country; it is known
all over the world. Do we all know
that our county hospital is child of
Hopkins, drawing it's standards from
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by the best of it's surgeons?
The medical standards in our hos
pital are the Hopkins brand. The !
building and equipping of nurses
home means putting the nursing and
superintendent of the hospital Oh
Hopkins basis making it adequate.
permanent and highly trained.
In the lobby of the Hopkins is a |
wonderfully, beautiful statue of
Christ as the Divine Healer, with
this inscription on the base. Come !
Unto Me All Ye That Labor And Are
Heavy Laden And l Will Give You
Rest" If we put that spirit into our
hospital and our hospital campaign
we shall be following Him who had
compassion and healed the sick. Once
l saw In the hospital a little girl with
the brightest, happiest face. She
was helping by bringing in dinner
tray for bed patient. The patient
told ME the little girl had lately come !
to the hospital blind, and had been
made to see She couldn't pay;
when you make your subscription
will you pay for her, as nearly as you
can.
After all $4,000 doesn't sound
very generous. Why not make 1t
And 1 move that the *
ira $4,000 be put into a Public Dis
pensary like that of the Hopkins
where the poorest child or man or
woman, black or white may come I,
freely and receive as careful an ex-
as if they were paying a
thousand for it, Isn't that what the
Statue means?
Dec. 9th, 1921 II. ii.