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PART TWO.
the frock coat toilet.;
it IS to BE SEEN IN ITS GLORY
Jl ST NOW AT AFTERNOON TEAS.
The Correct Reception nml Drawing
Hoorn Attitndo, Folded Arms and
Hands In Rockets Execrably Bad
style—All Oxer Patent Leather
Shoes —The Model Fob and Sleeve
Buttous Are of Hose Gold—Dia
monds Worn by the Very Smartest
Ben.
New York. Dec. 29.—Just at the moment
at those receptions held in honor of de
butante girls, the greatest number of
f.i-hdonably dressed men can be found
gathered together. The frock coat toilet
is then to be seen in its highest glory,
and if present indications are significant
of the future, then the proper combina
tion for the season is to be black coat
and trousers with white pique, tan or
grayish plaid waistcoat. Taking the aft
, rnoon toilet in detail and from the ground
up, shoes wholly of patent leather are
held in first esteem. Those with vamps
of varnished leather and tops of dull
finished dongola are of secondary consid
eration, but whether wholly or In part
of the glazed skin they all show round
English toes and are laced.
Afternoon trousers, let it be known bv
the ambitious, never show their hems up
turned, but falling gracefully upon the
brightly lacquered shoe and some black
trousers have been seen showing a black
herring bone stripe woven through the
even mesh of the goods and Conveying
the contrast effect to the gray trouser
without really varying the tone at all.
Last season the model frock coals fell
Just one inch or three-quarters in the
skirt below the knee. This winter they
are but a shade longer, their rather
broad lapels are faced with black silk
and the modish man, in a drawing room,
where he will be expected to stand and
talk to women kind, keeps his frock but
toned close.
Few men Indeed have ever acquired the
art of arriving in an amply full drawing
room on a reception afternoon with an
air of graceful composure that clearly
signifies their habitual intercourse with
fashionable society. Too many of the
sterner sex appear with less ease than a
lion tamer entere a wild beast’s cage,
while those who assume an air of bland
composure thrust the left hand into the
trousers pockets and stand before the
hostess with the pseudo Chesterfieldan
swagger of a third-rate barn storming
actor in a drawing room scene.
The Drawing Boom Manner.
A graduate from the very up-to-date
school of fashionable deportment leaves
Ms hat, stick and coat in the hallway,
draws off his gray right hand glove, and
holding it In his left, appears snugly but
toned ah to coat before his hostess. If
her hand is extended he presses it gently
in his own, bearing in minds as he does
so that she wears rings and that a stern
gripping of her fingers will give her ln
lensest pain. He keeps her fingers with
his clasp while a bystander could count
four slowly, holding them at the level ex
actly at which she gave them and bowing
gracefully as he does so. If the debutante
at her side is too occupied with her bou
quets to offer her hand he dows in recog
nition of her salutation; a bow that is not
a mere shrug nor an ugly lurching for
• ward and elongation of the neck, but an
obeisance that savors in its dignity and
precision of the German officers’ bow. The
holy is inclined gracefully from the hips,
the head bent in harmony and the hands
dropped easily at the sides, and an ex
tremely stately salutation Is made when
a friend Is recognized across the room,
when introduced to a woman wh<J (Ices not
offer her hand and in a modified form
"lien a feminine friend puts out her dell
caiciy gloved fingers for the firm mascu
line pressure that mutt never be accompa
te'd by a shake.
I lie man who stands in a private draw
ing room talking to women should forego
the obnoxious habit of putting his hands
•n his pockets or standing wtith his arms
io dcd. Neither attitude is graceful nor
complimentary. With hlsjiands behind
his back or before him and holding the
ends of his gloves his best and most dig
"iikd attitude Is maintained, and aft°r
passing into the dining room he may ap
propriately open his coat to reveal the
splendors of his immaculately white waist
coat and his fob.
The New Gold.
' model fob shows but a length of fine
closely meshed fold finks forming an open
worked band or rose finished gold about
' *' length and with a fob ribbon,
di 'he bottom of the fob hangs a carved
cold ornament with a flift base on which
ar, out the arms or the initials of the
•'"'nor, and the peculiar new rose finish
on the gold gives the surface of the preci
-11 is metal the aspect of the costliest en
an,! tng done in pale coral pink.
From the fob an observant eye will
quickly glance to the modish man’s sleeve
1 nks that are small medallion of colored
chiseled gold. Rose, green, blue or
nrown. It is now possible to the makers
of jewelry to bring out any one of these
natural colorings In the yellow metal and
this particular treatment of gold finds
* re ht favor In the eyes of (he well dressed
m ’’"' whose favorite pattern in sleeve links
'■'ows on one medallion the owner's In
put’s or arms and on the others a wo
tnan' head, the hair blown back and the
’> h lifted toward a star that takes the
form of a tiny, deep-set diamond.
The Sparkler's Return.
'ham nds, by the way, In spite of all the
P en.- conservatism of the average man,
• " ‘rite now and again into the Jewel
I °f 'he most careful beau, and this
"u icr for afternoon dress no neckMe or
-1 is so conspicuously and frequently
' 1 a a delicate horseshoe of small per
white brilliants. It would seem that
e 'tge deeply colored neckties of the
■ und most especially those for af
-1 use, demand some ornament that
1 Introduce a contrast of high fight, and
* riio diamonds most assuredly do. Few
n ’ vhoae clothes signify great taste In
’ ’*'••, buy their neckties ready made.
' rers to masculine wardroh. s dis-
; 1,1 mares of silk and brocade of divers
tod instead of buying a lie made
* ' ' shopper chooses and purchases a
'■ "t rP h ted and black, or violet an I
; y hiocided silt and orders Iris
: e therefrom, lie is in consequence
of something more exclusive in
" and of n latter shape than the aver
-1 < and dried tie on the counter.
•> ’ ~f ip,, populatby of th‘- Raglan
"s features have not In the main
.'t-wire i me popularity or the excel
j, ''' 'he t.ox e/j-iped Chesterfield that
l , y "’Ugh black cloth la par egos U
i. U H> coit for afternoon ca’is and
“ ’ r uia itda proper garment is dou
Ulje Jlofning |te^*
hie breatesd. held with big buttons, and
are 'fW’qd and stitched. Only
the body part Is fined, with black satin.
ar ®, tb 1 e ample pockets, while the collar
3 “ f . b| a° k velvet and the lapels faced with
. loth. Turn over cuffs are not seen on the
” overcoats, and silk hat with close
curled brim and crown very slightly belled
ghes the last touch to the toilet of the
man on calls and receptions bent.
Beau Brumrael.
WOMEN LAWMAKERS.
Three AY omen Representatives ot
Colorado Prove Good Influence*.
Mary H. Kinkaid in Ainslee’s.
Three seats at the right of the centre
aisle in the House of Representatives in
Denver. Col., are reserve 1 for the women
members of the Legislature. The places
are the most desirable in the handsome
legislative chamfer. It h?s been noticed
that the women are seldom absent from
their plates. The story is tc-7d that, during
a previous session, one of the women mem
bers failed to appear at her desk for a
week. Owing to all previous records for
conscientious comment. Finally, one of
the oldest men in the House mustered up
the coutage to make inquiries of the o.her
women.
“‘Where is the Hon. Mrs. Blank?’ he
asked. “We have been missing her. and
we hore she is not ill.’
“ ‘UI? No, indeed,’ said one of the Hon.
Mrs. Blank’s women colleagues. She has
anew grandson, and the is so proad she
has been staying home a few davs just to
rock the crad e.’
"It is unnecessary to say that the happy
grandmother’s bills were not attacked dur
ing her volumaty desertion from the ranks
of the law-makers. •
"Notwkhstand ng the fset that some
women are treated with the same co rttsy
man offer and the sarcastic toast u gom.li,
‘Once our superiors, but now our equafs,’
and consideration that was a corded them
before they entered public fife. Smoking is
not indulged in on the floor of the Hot s?,
and no turbulent scenes have teen reco ti
ed since the estai 1 ehment of equal suff
rage. If there is any lesson taught by the
charged political conditions in Colorado, it
is that ven always will pay to me true
woman the deference and re poet to which
she is emitted. When the first light for
equal rights was made, it was the fash
ion for Ihe well-mi?anirg agha ors to pic
ture man as the enemy and oppressor of
woman. Recent history in Colorado has
ptoveol that men are not only ready to give
women the privileges they covet, but that
men are glad to show women how to use
those privileges.
“From the point of view of the ’practical
politician,’ women are not al egether sa Is
factory as law-makers, because they ie
fuse to le whipped into line for party
treasures unless the measures happen to
appeal to their sense of right. It is this
indifference to the party teeh that makes
it difficult for a woman to be elec ed to a
second term in the Legslatute. So far,
the members have been contented to re
tire after one term of service. Each has
been determined to earn the verdici; ’She
hns done what she could,’ Un ike the ma
jority of their colleagues, the women have
an id-a that someone else cm carry cut
the work they ha\e begun. As (he women
invariably are on the side of all measures
of a nhllamhr p c or reform. Chirac er.
their party affiliations count for little if
in conflict with their sympathy or sense
of Justice.
“Among the fault-finders it has beei
hinted that women make laws with their
hearts instead of their heads. The records
of the last three gen rat as embl es of
Colorado prove that, if this be true, hcar -
servire as well as head-servee is an ad
mirable thing for the siate. The nine wo
men legisla'o s, elected since the estab
lishment of equal suffrage, have espoued
reforms that their stronger colleagues
have regarded as too altruistic for pr ent
day conditions. The women have werked
for laws enlarging the scope of free du
ration, providing homes for girls, estab
lishing nurseries for dependent children,
and shortening the labor ng man’s hours.
They have accom fished gr eat results, an 1
have demonstrated that they can sh w
loyal and unselfish devot on to the interest
of ihe people who elected them.”
SANDY, A RAILROAD CAT.
Tlic Pet of the Pennsylvania Termi
nal Gone, Without a Sneeessor.
From the New York Post.
Many of the commuters who past
through the Pennsylvania Railroad stat on
ill Jersey City every day have remarked
the absence of Sandy, the big r<d cat,
from the waiting room and train shed; the
officials of the company have miss and him,
even with some sense of loss, they say,
from the general offices of the building in
the mornings. The reason for Sandy’s
absence from the place that has known
him unceasingly for many years is that
hr was run over and killed in the train
shed only a few days ago. He was pur
suing a rat; and, as one of the men sail,
"just like the other oid employes, he got
too careless.”
This cat was a remarkab’e animal. He
was born in the station and lived thre
for seven years. The points in which he
was remakabie over the ordinary cat were
his regularity of life and his wide ac
quaintance. He seemed to take the bag
gage room as home, and he was in every
night by 10 o’clock. It was akso his ha 1 it
to be stirring about before 4 o'clock, w rit;
ing for a man whose run from Phil td I
phia ends at that time, and who, af er
some change of clothing, invariably fed
Sandy with the remains of his breakfast.
About 8 o'clock this well-known ett
would leave the baggage room on his reg
ular round of the offices. Sandy always
went upstairs by the elevator. He would
wait in the car until the door was opened
a , "his floor;” it might be half an liou
before tills chanced to come about; but he
seemed always to knew Just where he
wanted to go. and would bound out of the
car at the right time. Then he would
make his way from office to office, hunt
ing mice and Incidentally enlarging his
acquaintance with the human beings he
met- so his mornings were pas ed always.
In'the afternoon Sandy woul I Idle around
the waiting rooms until about 3 o'clo k.
nicking up what food he could find and
sleeping when there was nothing *l<e to
o At that hour he used to g> down to
the docks hunting; and he never failed
v i S it som- of the employes in that
neighborhood. Later In the afternoon he
returned to the watting room and triln
1,,-! where, often, he was on view for
ihe benefit of the commuters. Their
hour P. reed, the cat prowled wherever his
fancy led him. but Invariably he was t>
Is- found in the laiggage room when 10
o'clock struck.
if he had tarn any •' mmonplace prow -
u 'nfly', Hiking .‘IT would not have at
m much attention; as It Is. hour
his regular habits av him a ►Und
h v anion is tb employee and visit rs to
. p#-iinyKi4* larurinnl urbich his sue
,,,„! in tb* posh lon must spetel a la*
i,m* to acquire
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1809.
DJ. BRUNNER’S POSITION.
HE REVIEWS THE HISTORY OF THE
HOSPITAL FIGHT.
A DllTerenee of I.onir Standing
Among; tlie Medical Men—Doctor*
Do Not Work for Sweet Charity’*
Sake—Alany Advantage* In Being
on the Statf of a llOHpital—An In
tere*ting Personal Narrative of the
Fight Which He Made in 1894 him!
Some Allusion* to the St. Janie*
Dispensary—Dr. Daniel's Statistic*
Comparing Augusta and Savannah
Hospitals.
Health Officer Brunner’s statement, at
the last meeting of City Council
upon the hospital question has been the
subject of much discussion. The paper
has been quoted with approval on both
sides, and each side seems anxious that
It should be givein publication in full.
Dr. Brunner's paper was an interesting
review of the hospital question, as it has
existed for a number of years, with a
somewhat humorous account of the part
w’hich he played in the fight some years
ago, and a summary of the situation, to
gether with his views upon the subject.
It Is the first complete contribution to the
hospital literature since the discussion be
gan, and Is a thoroughly readable article.
Dr. Brunner, in his statement, said;
“I believe that I can give you a per
sonally disinterested statement os to hos
pital matters. To the minds of many wtio
are here to-night there will come a serious
doubt as to the correctness of this state
ment, but before I have finished my re
marks I believe that I will demonstrate
to the impartial listener ttiat- I have
never yet spoken or acted except from
a strictly disinterested standiooint wdien
hospital matters were at issue.
"For years the medical profession in
Savannah has been divided on the hospi
tal question; for years a men have
controlled the hospitals; and, on account
of the peculiar surroundings of these In
stitutions, they have been able to retain
their positions, and to admit, It would
seem, only those of the profession whom
they saw fit. There are three hospitals
In this city which tnka care of the indi
gent sick, and whieh derive portions of
their revenue from the city and county
authorities; they are the Savannah Hospi
tal and the St. Joseph’s Infirmary for the
care of the Indigent whites, and the Geor
gia Infirmary for the care of Indigent ne
groes. The first named hospital has a
staff of from seven to eight physicians.
The St. Joseph's Infirmary and the Geor
gia Infirmary, each, have a staff of one.
These hospitals now receive from the city
and county $16,800 per annum, which is
believed to be in excess of all other reve
nues received by them for the care cf
indigent sick. And I ihlnk 1 can show
you where the city and county have un
knowingly advanced the Interests of physi
cians serving on staffs of these hospitals
to the detriment of the other practition
ers of medicine in the city of Savannah.
Two ( lasses of Patients.
“There are two classes of patients re
ceived in the free words of every hospital;
that is, the pauper and Indigent classes—
they are two distinct classes. The pauper
is generally horn soand in nearly every
instance remains a pauper. The poor man
does not necessarily remain so all his
life. 1 would exemplify what I mean
when I state that the city of Savannah
and the county of Chatham have aided
members of the different staffs of the hos
pitals in Savannah to the detriment of
other physicians not connected writli the
hospitals by ctiing an hypothetical case:
Dr. Brown of the Savannah Hospital
medical staff is called in to attend a per
son—call it a case of appendicitis—needing
surgical interference. He finds his patient
in a room where aseptic surgery could
hardly be practiced; the aid of a profes
sional nurse beyond the reach of the pa
tient. He takes the patient on his own
certificate to the Savannah Hospital.
There, in a room with all necessary sur
gical appliances and hygienic surround
ings, he perforins an operation under the
best of conditions. The operation is suc
cessful; the patient owes a debt of grati
tude to the Doctor; he goes out and ex
presses it to his friends; and, in after
years, becoming more prosperous, he em
ploys this physician and pays him for nil
the services rendered. Rut Dr. Jones, nor
connected with the medical staff of the
Savannah Hospital or any other hospital,
but the equal of Dr. Brown in Intelli
gence and medical education, has a pa
tient which he finds under the same cir
cumstances. die cannot operate where
he finds his patient, nor can he carry him
to the hospital to do so; he is a con
scientious man, and, knowing that he
cannot do either his patient or himself
justice, he is compelled to let his patient
have the same advantages as the patient
of Dr. Brown, whereupon he applies to
one of the city physicians or the health
officer, or to Dr. Brown of the Savannah
Hospital, for permission to enter his pa
tient, who henceforth becomes the patient
of Dr. Brown; for while Dr. Jones may
be permitted to witness the operation, he
cannot perform it. This patient also re
covers, and who# is he grateful to? The
man who brought him to the hospital and
turned him over to the other doctor, or
the man who performed the operation?
Most assuredly the latter—not because of
any superior skill Dr. Brown may have
had over the other man. but simply be
cause he is one of the staff of the Savan
nah Hospital.
Not for Sweet Charity’s Sake.
"It may be wrong to be brutally frank,
but I am constrained to be so. and tell
you that the medical profession, about
which so many beautiful things are often
said. Is credited with deeds, the motived
of which are not always understood. It
has been said that the physicians who
serve on the staff of these or any other
hospital have given their services
gratuitous for sweet charity’s sake. Hindi
Is not and never has been the case. It
doubtful whether one physician In fifty
ever did such work without realizing the
lenefl's that would arise from same, and
he medical profession for years, seeing
that a few men were deriving the benefits
of the hospital work, ha* from lime to
Urn" object'd to It. Naturally the ’’lns”
have lifted their voices In Indignation that
*he ''outs” should endeavor to pA-tlcl
nato In the privileges which were so nd
vantag'Otis to them, and the "outs,” with
eiu.ll Indignation have demanded repre
ss lnil>'n, That the physicians who have
i nj< "ed the hospital monopolies should rn
deavor to heal the advantages which ■>•-
< r 1C from hospital work is a natural
thing: that the physicians on the outside
mould protest against this condition of
aft,lira Is equally ss natural. As tong as
i how monopolies were supported by pri
ests chari'y, It would appear that tba
public hod no right to ask for representa
tion, but when the tax payers of the coun
ty and ciiy through their representatives
—the county and city authorities—devote
nearly $17,100 for a specific purpose, they
have a light to say that the medical pro
fis ion shall be represented on the differ
ent staffs.
"During ihe latter part of 1891. while at
trnding a meeting of the Georgia Medical
Society, at the residence of one of its
members, I was asked to meet several
physicians after the conclusion of Ihe
meeting. 1 was told that the question of
representation on the staff of the Savan
nah Hospital was to be discussed at the
office of a specialist, and that my presence
nt this discussion would not be unwel
come. On arriving at the office of the
a o esaid specialist, I found four physi
cians present. The matter of insisting on
representation on the staff of the Savan
nah Hospital was thoroughly discussed.
The annual meeting of ihe Board of Trus
tees of the Savannah Hospital was soon
to be held. It was said that every one who
contributed $lO annually to the support of
this institution was entitled to vot ■ in ihe
election ot managers; and that, as they
city of Savannah and the county of Chat
ham gave $5,600 for that purpose annual
ly, it would be entitled to 569 votes. After
listening to the remarks of these
gentlemen I expressed a per
fect willingness to make the
fight, strictly in the interest of the medi
cal profession, under three conditions;
First, that no physician then serving on
the staff of the Savannah Hospital was
to be removed. Second, that 1 was to fill
no position on the stafT. Third, that they
would give me their support when ihe
light came on. In naming this latter
condition I asked each individual sepo
rately if he would stick to the lost, and
received an affirmotlve reply from each.
As the time for the annual meeting ap
proached, I went to the Mayor of the
city of Savannah and stated the case;
and, upon m.v request, he gave me proxies
for Ihe city. Likewise I went to the
chairman of Ihe Board of County Com
missioners, who also gave me the proxies
for the county; and oo the day of elec
tion I deposited the list of managers for
whom I cast the 560 votes of the city of
Savannah and county of Chatham. Con
slilerable indignation was expressed at m.v
action, from certain sources, and the
newspapers devoted some space to it.
And, strange to relate, within twenty-four
hours I received a letter from one of the
gentlemen who had asked me to take up
the fight, stating that, after careful con
sideration, he could not allow his naim
to be used in Ihe matter; and another
said thot the medical partnership exist
ing between a certain medical man and
himself would terminate unless he with
drew from the the scene of operation.
The third man I never saw for weeks af
terward. It was said that he jumped' the
fight before it came on. The fourth man
end myself were left to hold the bag.
For awhile ihe hospital matter was not
again brought to the attention of the pub
lic, but interest In the question had never
entirely died out, and during my absence
from the city, about a half-dozen promi
nent medical men organized what was
called the Bt. James' Dispensary.
. The St. Jame* Ptaf esanry.
"I am told that this dispensary
was organized to force recognition
upon the part of the hospital
authorities to the merits of the
gentlemen organizing it. This dispensary
is a thing of the past, but before Its dis
bandment it was successful to the extent
that three of its charter members were
elected to the staff of the Savannah Hos
pital. Right here I w r ould exemplify
of what value it is to a physi
cian to be on the stait of
one of these hospitals. 1 am told
by several members of the defunct St.
James Dispensary, that one of the three
gentlemen who they were remonstrating
with for having accepted a position with
Ihe Savannah Hospital, upon being re
minded that he was a charter member,
and that by such action he was deserting
the other members, replied that he could
not refuse the position; that he had been
in Savannah for nineteen years, and that
he could not afford to put aside such aid
to his professional work. This statement
is vouched for by not one. but three promi
nent reputable medical men. No one of
the laity ean thoroughly appreciate the
value to a physician of an hospital ap
pointment. If the city of Savannah and
the county of Chatham contribute approx
imately $17,000 for the care of Indigent
sick, and this appropriation Is used for
the advancement of eight or ten physicians
to the detriment of twice that number of
other physicians in Ihe city, then the city
and county have a right to Interfere, and
see that these gentlemen who kve never
been recognized in hospital work, receive
fair play and justice. The medical men
on the staffs of these hospitals are, so far
as my personal knowledge goes, gentle
men of intelligence and careful medial
education, but there are just as much med.
leal and surgical ability on the outside of
the staff as there are inside of it. Let
me call your attention to a fact whieh
should be carefully considered by this
liody. and the County Commissioners.
This system of private individual* run
ning the hospitals has caused the medical
profession of this city, as a whole, to de
teriorate. Medical men of Augusta and
Atlanta have Invaded the field which
properly belongs to Savannah. I had oc
casion this summer to vielt several coun
ties in Southeast Georgia, and 1 found
that lt’waa no uncommon thing for Au
gusta and Atlanta men to b* sent for to
treat cases of sickness, or to perform sur
gical operations, within seventy-flvo or
eighty miles of Savannah. I consider this
condition of affairs to be directly attrib
utable to the hospital conditions which
now exist.
The Yoang Doctor*.
"A word about the young men of the
medical profession, and again I speak
from a disinterested ntandpoint. It
has been stated by one of
the medical men representing the
the Savannah Hospital that the
poor sick should not l>e experimented upon
by the young men of the profession. The
laity have been taught to be aware of the
young doctors. Such fear or admonition
had good grounds in lire days of iong
ago. Speaking from personal experience,
150 per cent, of my class were not only
unfit to practice medicine on their gradu
al lon hut were unfit to take up ihe study
of medicine. A medical education is a*
different now from what It was twenty
or more years ago as day ht from night.
Formerly, a two-year course of medicine
wa* pursued by nearly every graduate,
and their examine?ton* were mere for
malities. To-day the man who graduate*
from a medical school must quality for a
four-yearx’ collet* course, and when he
takes a one or two-years’ hospital course,
he l as well-fitted o practice medicine,
if not better, than per cent, of the
men who graduated twenty-five or thirty
years ago 0° far at- surgery 1* concern
ed, the young men are easily in advane*
of the old one* I do not believe that
there are three men in this city over 4S
years of age who do any surgery worth
speaking of. and I think It t* safe ftote-
I mnl to make to xtata that the younger
men of the profession are doing the prac
tice of the city.
"If you will give this subject careful
thought, I think that the proposition that
you have made to the different hospitals
here will be carried out. If there is a
fight against any hospital or any doctor
connected with any Hospital, I am not
a party to it. 1 have the highest regard
for the different medical men connected
with the hospitals, but as I have been
called upon by the Mayor to slate my
views, I give them to you as about the
only medical man not personally Interest
ed tn the matter. I have never had any
desire to serve upon any staff of any hos
pital in the city. My line of work does
not qualify me to serve on a hospital
staff with any credit to the hospital or
myself.
"I was asked yesterday if there were
any politics touching my actions in this
matter. To this question I would state
to you. as I did the Inquirer. ’There aro
obsoluteiy none.’ I owe no allegiance to
any political power, except the Demo
cratic party. lam connected with neither
one faction nor the other, and u believe
that every physician who comes here to
night either for or against the present
hospital system is free from any political
motive in what he ha* said or done hero
to-night. I would say that it would ap
pear to me that every stand that I have
taken in hospital mutters have been very
impolitic.
DR. DANIEL’S STATISTICS.
He Compare* Augu*tn Hospital Re
port* AA'ttH Nnvuntinli**.
The statistical argument on behalf of the
doctor*, who are fighting for admission to
the hospital, at the hearing before Coun
cil Wednesday night, was furnished by
Dr. J. W. Daniel. Dr, Dante! commented
upon the failure of the reports of the city
hospitals lo give definite information ns to
the number of city and county patterns
fared for at these institutions and the cost
per diem. Taking the figures given in the
hospital reports he made the deduction that
Savannah is paying about $1 per day for
the care of charity patients, or about
twice what other cities of the same eize
are paying. Alter criticising the financial
management of the local hospitals, Dr.
Daniel gave a comparison with the hos
pital expenditures of Augusta. He said;
Take Augusta, our neighbor, a city
about one-half the population of Savan
nah. We find in their official report for
1897 that the city and county appropriated
to the white hospital $4,590 and in return
had 470 public patient* cared for 9,10* days.
This hospital also cared for 148 pay pa
tients 2,290 days and turned back into the
hospital fund of the city $5,646.47 fees re
ceived from nurse* and pay room, also
turned Into hospital fund $565.69 from the
previous year’s funds, making $1,621 more
than city appropriated turned back Into
hospital fund;
“Take the Augusta white hospital for
3898. We find the city appropriated $6,751.00
and In return had 411 public patients eared
for 8,!!65 days, 58 pay ward patients cared
for 951 days and 208 pay room patients
cared for 3,121 days, making a total of 677
patients* cured for 12,337 days. This year
the hospital turned Into the hospital fund
$6,976.99 fees from nurses and pay pa
tients and $206 from previous years appro
priation, which was $131.62 more than the
city appropriated.
Now, what Is Savannah doing? A city
twice the population of Augusta! It is
appropriating, with the county, $7,200 per
year to the white hospitals and received
in 1897 only 197 public patients, cared for
In St. Joseph’s, wllh 4,560 days of treat
ment. The Savannah Hospital does not
say in any of its reports how many eliy
and county patients are treated, nor how
many days treated. Hut, taking the St.
Joseph as an average, we find that—
Savannah end Chatham count ap
propriated. 1897 $7,2C0 (X)
Total number of patients admit
ted 1,090
City and county patients 394
Number of days treated 9,120
Patients cost Savannah, per day.. .79
Savannah pays, per patient 18 27
Savannah have returned Into City
Hospital fund from pay patients
and nurses' fees 00 00
Savannah returned Into City Hos
pital fund from unused appro
priation of 1896 00 00
City of Augusta appropriated, 1897.54,590 00
Total number patients 318
City and county patients 470
Number of days treated 9,104
Pallents cost Augusta, per day .40
Augusta pays per patient 9 35
Augus4a has returned Into City
Hospitel fund from pay patients
and nurses 5,6)6 47
Augusta has returned Into City
Hospital fund from unused ap
propriation of 1896 565 69
"Now we will take up the colored hrs
pltai. As the Georgia Infirmary his
made no report since 1893, we will use that
year’s report.
Savannah and Chatham county paid
Georgia Infirmary, 1893 ~$3,250 00
Total patients admitted , 4i2
Number of days treated Not give.i
Numlier of paid patients Not given
patients cost Savannah per day Not known
Each patient cost Savannah $12.13
Savananh has returned into hospiial
found from nurses and pay pa
tients Nothing
Savannah has returned to hospital
furs! from previous years' appro
priation Nothing
Augusta paid Lamar Hoepital 1897. .$3,361.0)
Total patients admitted 497
Numbers of days treated 10,303
Number of pay patients 49
Patients cost Augusta t>er day 23-
Each patient cost Augusta $6.76
Augusta has returned Into hospital
fund from nurses and pay patterns.s222.6l
Augusta has returned to hospital
fund from previous years’ appro
priations $'.01.98
It will lie observed that Dr. Daniel gives
$7,200 as the appropriation of the city and
county to tlx- two white hospitals. As u
matter of fact ihls Is the amount of the
city's appropriation alone. Dr. Daniel re
marked in his statement to Council that
he found no mention of (he county's ap
propriation In the annual report of the
superintendent of the Savannah Hospital
for 1897. and he therefore presumed that
the hospital had not received this appro
priation that year. Dr. Duncan staled In
reply that the hospital had received this
appropriation, but that It did not appear
In iho report for the reason that it did not
pass through his h mds, having been col
lected by the president, Mr, George J.
Mills, The present appropriation of the
city and county to the two white hospitals
is $11,200.
—lt is now announced that the German
Emperor's brother. Prince Henry of Prus
sia, whom most folk had probably forgot
ten Was see ill In the Par East, will start
fresin Hock Kong for home this month. On
ills way bark ha proposes to pay a visit to
the King of tflam.
YV\ t\ CHRISTMAS
WV.VX.OIcrt&C-S GREETING!
I wish all my frit-mis and customors A
MERRY, JOLLY AND HAPPY CHRIST
MAS AND NEW YEAR, and that they
may seo many mo e. and always bo proud
ami thankful for thtlr homes, comforts
and pteasurtci in the same way that I am
thankful for the wonderful success I have
had In 1899. as it will wind up with the
largest cash Fates of any year I have over
had since being in business, and it H all
duo to the way l strive to please each and
every one of my many customers a* and
friends that I h\e in Oorgla, South Car
olina and Florida. My ino;to is t > please
you all, and to do that 1 don’t think there
la any other way, but to always g.ve them
Steal's Vegetable Bitters
Stoat's Vegetable Bitters
Steal's Vegetable Bitters
CURES STOMACH TROUBLES
GEORGE W. PARISH,
Savannah Farm Supply House.
Manufacturer nud dealer in %nr leu 11 uri I Implement* of every de
nerlptlon. H‘il<f uu iters for C lanttunuogn Chilled l'lowa, Pnrlwh Hlea
Cultivator*, lloaier Itlee Drill*, ( lark’s Cutaway Harrows, Met ormick'i
Mowers, Reapers, Hinders ami Hakes, “Favorite*’ Corn Shelters, Smith’s
Feed Cutters, Pin net, Jr, anil Iron Afte Cultivator*, Harrow* and Seed
Drills, White's Clipper Plows, Dixie Plows, No*. “Pony’% A-O and C-O
Steel Plows, Single mid Double Plow Stoeks, Horne Collars, Ifniue*, Trace
Chains, Hnekhnnds, Pads, Pitchforks, Shovels, Hoes, and nil kinds of Plow
repair*. !tt>9-ni7 St. Julian and Congress st. W., Savannah, Oa.
” McDonough & ballantyne,
Iron Founders, Machinists, a f
fllucksm 11Its, Ilollermakers, manufacturer* of Station
cry and Portable Engines, Vertical and Top BH >, r&l
lorn .’>llll*, Sugar Mill nud I’nus, Shafting, Pulleys, etc. ■
TELEPHONE NO. 123.
mo me or tub hospital tt k.ition.
Itev. Father Kelley Kipinln. the Po
.1(1011 of St. Joeeph'e Infirmary.
Kdllor Morning News: Kindly permit me
lo correct nil error Into which his honor,
the Mayor, has doubtless Inadvertently
fallen, provided he hits been correctly re
parted In (hts morning's News. I can
hardly question the accuracy of the news
paper report, since I once, in younger and
less experienced days, had the misfortune
of bring a reporter, and I know that In
tel views, like Impromptu speeches, are
c ircfully prepared In advance. Ills honor
laid, In reference to Bt. Joseph’s Infirm
ary, that thts Institution was on a differ
ent basis. "Father Kelley might easily
have replied 10 any demand by the city,
Ihnl St. Joseph's infirmary Is an lnwtltu
tl li found'd and controlled by hts church
for Ils own purposes and for the care of
its own sick, and If the city had any rea
son to feel dissatisfied with resube there,
p might arrange for the care of Its poor
< laewhere.”
St. Joseph's Infirmary was not founded,
nnd Is In no way controlled by the Cath
olic church. It Is not Intended for sick of
any particular denomination, race, or po
llth.nl views. It was founded, is now owned
and managed by the Sister* of Mercy,
who, It would appear, were once perfect
ly capable cf nursing hnck lo life the yel
low lever patients, but by Implication, at
least, are now by some public spirited clt
lz- lIS considered entirely incapable of hon
estly expending the monthly sum voted by
t ouncll for the cate of a class, to whoso
Interests an 1 care they bind themselves
by solemn vow to God.
May I take this occasion of placing be
fore your read, rs the position maintained
by the Sisters, premising it by stating
that solely as an act of courtesy do I
speak for the Sisters In this matter, now
and heretofore. They claim that they ren
der efficient and sufficient aid, lo the poor
confided lo them by the city authorities; a
claim willingly mid repeatedly admitted by
l-is honor, the Mayor They claim that the
money Is Judiciously and economically
si>ent. They are perfectly satisfied with
the ability and devotedness of Ihe physi
cians who attend the sick. Why then
should there be a change, when no com
plaint of mismanagement Is made?
Personally, I was disgusted with the
promiscuous washing of dirty medical
linen ut the Council hearing this week.
But it has served a good purpose, never
theless. Kvery Impartial man can read
ily see the reasons from a medical sland
polnt. We have an excellent superintend
ent of police and an efficient body of
men. But there are doubtless a number
o S excellent men who are very anxious
to secure the experience (and may I add
the direct or Indirect compensation) willed
the- present force hits. Therefore, we will
gradually aeld a couple of men a month
until all the men who are "out" may get
"in." Of course, this appointment of men
on the police force would never become
a matter of politics. Perish the suspic
ion! The city of Savannah purchase* a
varied lot of supplies each year for Its
departments. Would it not promote econ
omy and enable the city to exercise a
general supervision over its expenditures
If It hud ooe of Its own men acting as
clerk In every house from which supplies
are bought? When the city gets through
educating men for the police department.
It might start U> <m Ihe fire, scavenger,
park and lane departments, nnd then com
plete the education of some aspiring leg
islators In municipal affairs by securing
the resignation of two aldermen a month
and filling their place* from the eminently
wrll-quullfh-d doctors, who, it seetna, must
seek other nvenueaof support If they can't
get on the staff of the City Hospital.
The dlscusKlon In Council has hi ought
to my memory a tttory told Of the famous
Mrs. Mary mini laws* of KtutstM fame.
Hht- was advertised U> speak in fount Pawn
PAGES 9 TO 1(5.
the best goods for the least money, and
goods that will wear, look and feel well,
In o"hor words 1 strive lo undcr-buy and
Satisfaction gu tfwntei and or
momy tefundtd. If you are not a cus.om
er. why don't stop until you nee or get
prices cf the wonderful bargains X am giv
ing In ribbons, hosiery. Coats' thread, sta
tionery, hooks, perfumery, Toilet Soaps,
Chewing Gum, Pocket Books, Belts, Boota
and Shoes, Fancy Goods, Jewelry and
notions, and ihen I guarantee you will ha
one attvng the a-veral hundred customers
that ate crowd ng the Little Bea Hive
every day. X remain yours most respect
fully, M A. STOKK3,
11 Last Btoughion street. Savannah Oa.
at 4 p. m,, and a very large crowd of peo*
pie came from the country around, as
well aa from the village, to hear her. They
came In all worts and style* of vehicles,
and In many Instances, brought their fam
ilies, Some enterprising boy# who were
trying to till up the time, took a walk In
the country and a little off the rood, they
found a dead man. Affrlghtened, they ran
back to town and told the story. The body
wns brought In: "Sat on" by the coroner,
and a verdict rendered: "Died from ex
posure." As the man had been dead sotmi
two or three days, they were compelled ta
bury him at once. A preacher was pro
cure.) and the jteople went to me hall
which had been prepared for Mrs. Ism.se,
is no church In town was large enough foil
■ iho crowd. After u hymn. Scripture read
ing and prayer, the minister elated tha
he was so unfortunate aa never to hava
known tha deceased, who, from his dreaa
and appearance, lie felt sure was a man of
prominence and position, and he earnest,
ly requested someone who was acquaint
ed with the deceased to tell them some
thing of his life. A long pause ensued and
no one rose to respond. A second and at
third request was received In like silence,
until at length a man In the rear of tha
hull, rose and clearing his throat, com
menced to sjieak. The preacher and many
of the crowd Insisted he should take tha
platform, which, with some difficulty, be
did. He calmly surveyed the audience and
said: "As nobody seems to know thia
hero gentleman who has so unaccounta
bly died, and we ain’t going to hear* noth
ing aliout him from his friends. I’d like
to make few remarks on—the silver quca
tion.”
Need I draw the moral?
Betti). J. Kelley.
OLD-TIME BATHING CUSTOMS.
Aversion Which the Preach Court
Pelt for Water.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The woman of Glendale, L. 1., who
wants a separation from her husband
merely because that gentleman ha* not
taken a bath since the couple were mar
ried nine years ago, may be an ornament
to this age, but to an era generally ac
counted refined and only a little behind
our own she would surely have appeared
a little "fussy.’’
The gallants and the belles, for Instance,
of the French court in the sixteenth and
In at least the first half of the seven
teenth century, seldom. If ever, washed
In "the altogether." The not too prudish
Marguerite of Navarre, who must have
had at any rate the virtue of truthful
ness, wrote one dialogue in the course
of which she says to her lover: “Note
these beautiful hands; notwithstanding
that I have not washed them for a week,
I will wager that they arc cleaner than
yours.” Perhaps, then, in her case ablu
tions were unnecessary.
Hut what of Henry of Navarre, he of
the famous white, plume, pursued and
adored by scores of women? Mme. de
Verneuil once told him in a fit of anger
that he “stank like a carrion." Michelet,
too, speaks of France as a country with
out a bath, and there are those In our
own land who to-day declare that the dally
plunge or soak or scrape I# a very bad
thing for one’s health. Then there Is that
famous story of the Frenchman about
washing only the face and hands, and
Balxac, In his "Physiologic du Manage,"
remarks that "tf the God of bounty and oC
Indulgence, who looks down upon tha
worlds, docs not make a second wash day
of the human race, It Is, without doubt,
because the first one was eo poor a sue
cess." Hut then, perhaps, Balxac mean
something else.
Kcnator t'larke of Montana will build
a splendid summer residence in 11awall
lie has large inventin' n< there, ami sayg
ibe climate is ideal far a summer horns.