Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-10
Laboratory Here
Is Far Cry. From
Rural Doctor Day

Back in the long-ago days Of the
g%enteel old country doctor who used
to travel weary ways over many
miles in his missions Of mercy with
only old Dobbin and perhaps a young
apprentice for companionship. men,
laboratory men, were delving into
the unsounded mysteries Of disease
and disease causes.
As these technicians began to
make wonderful discoveries of caus-
es and effects, the medical profess
sion wandered into an era Of recon
struction of ideas.
The old country doctor has now be-
come a thing of the ~past-that en-
inent gentleman who used TO pre-.
scribe for all ails whether it be chill
blains or nephritis.
In his place has come the highly
educated specialists each holding 70
his own line Of perfection.
And 70 help these physicians and
even surgeons in the diagnosis OF
their cases have sprung up clinic
and meteorological laboratories
whose work it is to prepare speci-
mems, make cultures and eventually
discover the nature of the small bac-
terra that are the cause Of disease.
Today no city takes first rank in
the eyes of the medical world unless
within that city there is a labora-
tory in which these tests can be
made.
Realizing the need for such a lab
oratory, the physicians of Browns
Vile banded together after the trag-
&c death of DR.. j. Clarity Church and
prevailed upon DR.. b. F. Stout of
San Antonio, nationally famous lab
oratory technician and doctor OF
medicine, to take over the Church
laboratory and operate il as a Val
ley branch Of his San Antonio insti-
tuition.
DR.. Stout secured possession Of
this laboratory. probably one Of the
most completely equipped in the
south, a month Ago.. and has placed
Miss Gladys White Of PHILADELPHIA.
Pa, in charge.
Miss White. who came here from
Springfield. Mass, where she had
been for the past nine years as as
Slstant director and treasurer Of the
New England Laboratories, has had
Ia years practical laboratory work
Her early training was received in
the University Of Pennsylvania un-
der DR.. John A. Kolmer. one Of the
foremost serologists in the world
She also studied in the laboratories
OF the Germantown hospital and the
Jefferson Medical college in Phila-
delphia.
During the World War. Miss
hite served eight months az head
laboratory technician in general
army hospital No. 5, Fort Ontario.
New York.
Miss Dorothy Cole. daughter ~ n
y. Il. Cole. Of Brownsville. has en-
tered the laboratory AZ 4 student At
s~istant.
In speaking Of the equipment o.
the laboratory. Miss White declared
IL 70 ne the finest obtainable.
Practically all equipment such
as l~ncubators and hot air and steam
sterl!izers. is electric" she said.
VI course we have made some
changes in arrangement" she con
tinued, "and we have even stored
some equipment that We feel we
would never be called upon TO use
ms equipment was for research
work which Of course we will not
have time for II"
One Of the latest pieces or eauin-
ment IN the laboratory II the m
hoscq colorimeter used in blood
chemistry. ooou
Miss White that u.
TOWNSHIP laboratory would handle
urlnc ana gastric analysis. Wasser-
man p spinal tests and ali typex of
piood chemistry. Vaccincs will aIsa
be made. aiSo
wo tests are being run IN e.ch
case at present and the work i 10
ing sent to the Stout Laboratory !,
San Antonio for final check.
.for many years Brownsville nh,
Sieiahs were forced to send snsc;
mems TO San Antonio or HouSton Isb-
o~ratorles and IL was often nerasssrv
70 wait days for the reports - ~
en- back This caused long DELAYS
as many times endangered the lives
OF brownsville patients.
This Inconvenience is now q tb;rr
Of the past. s
with this laboratory definitely -
tablished here and placed IN CONNIE.
hands. Brownsville stands rsad,
take her place in the first rant
the medical cities OF Texas and
the south.
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