Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-27
PUBLIC SERVICE BUREAU
Minneapolis Spokesman and
ST. Paul Recorder

at Phyllis Wheatley camp was such
a full week that it is still difficult
to get our mind on anything other
than first-aid remedies.
We breathed a sigh of thankful
ness when the last bus unloaded in |
front of Phyllis Wheatley House.
We were certain, then, the week
had actually passed without one
really serious accident.
We are glad now we resisted our
desire to tape each happy whooping
child's mouth with adhesive on the
way out to camp. Had to keep in
mind that these kiddies had all
been o. KID by our own most capa-
BILE Doctor W. D. Brown and that
rain or shine, they intended to
have one week of enjoyment. They
had it! Really can say we en-
joyed our camp life even though
we treated one hundred thirty of
the campers. Many were repeaters,
too.
The change of water and food
would have caused some uncom-
Portable "stummies" if castor oil,
milk of magnesia, soda and salts
had not played such an important
role.
The most popular possession in
the Nurses supplies was the lotion
used for insect bites. Oh, how those
mosquitoes and other little insects
could nibble. Iodine was used more
than any other medicine. 1t is
more dependable, although not so
well liked. We had innumerable
scratches, bruises, cuts, spinters,
nose bleed, husky voice, and in
famed eyes. There was one elevat-
ed temperature-which we induced
to drop-one case of buttons up the
nose-one black eye-our prize
case-one neglected toenail, which
had become infected, and a few
acute cases of inconsistencies.
We did not have to seek the chill
dren to render our services. We
upheld the ethical traditions of any
professional group. Standing by
prepared to give the necessary as
sistance when we were called upon.
Your doctor cannot seek you out
and offer you his help. All he can
do is to wait for your summons.
There are various groups of pro-
fessionals prepared to help others,
but the ethics of any profession
forbid that. We told you last week
we had something unpleasant to
tell you. AS Director of the Pub
lie Service Bureau it has come to
our attention, much criticism is lev
eled at the unethical methods en-
ployed by some of our morticians
in our cities, as well as other towns.
Seems as though our bodies must
be cared for in life as we'll as
death. This business of unethical
practice has been called to our at
tention several times. 1t is hui
initiating to US to find there is so
much reason for these complaints
from the various heads of institu-
tons, as well as from private indi-
viduals. We have quacks in the
medical profession, and from our
findings, it seems we have vultures
in this other important group.
We would all feel resentful
toward the doctor who would come
to us or go to our relatives and
ask if they could take care of our
bodies if and when we became i'll.
1t is no wonder then that there has
been a growing feeling of resent
ment about our undertakers who
ignore professional ethics.
Hope this is all the unfavorable
publicity we will be forced to give
this dead" business.
We made hurried trip through
General Hospital Tuesday after
noon. Horace Ray is our only pa
tient on the seriously ill list. He
felt good enough to thank us for
the Spokesman.
Walter Dixon was not feeling so
we'll. Oliver Phelps admits i'm
provement in his weeks stay.
Mrs. Bolts was visiting patients.
Alexander Krootz seems to be get
ting along nicely. Archie Owens
has been gaining weight. Mrs.
Mary Shepherd was apparently
our only woman patient.
Herbert Underwood, seventeen
year old boy, is not going to let
his injured hand keep him from be-
coming boxer some day.