This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...as I understood, by the liberal aid of all classes of the community, Mormons and Gentiles equally, and open without restriction to everyone who requires aid. I was taken over it by the medical attendant, Dr. Benedict. All the female assistants, including the matron, are members of a religious body of the Roman Catholic ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...as I understood, by the liberal aid of all classes of the community, Mormons and Gentiles equally, and open without restriction to everyone who requires aid. I was taken over it by the medical attendant, Dr. Benedict. All the female assistants, including the matron, are members of a religious body of the Roman Catholic persuasion. I went through the different wards, and certainly the self-imposed duties seemed to be admirably performed. There were no cases that warranted fear of a fatal result, although there were some that excited sympathy for the sufferers. These arose from exposure to the cold upon the neighbouring plains, and in many cases resulted in the loss of one or more limbs--a terrible calamity to poor boys whose only means of living is daily labour. These frost-bites are impossible to be guarded against. One poor fellow, who had lost a hand and foot, told me that he had had the care of a few sheep, and had fallen asleep, only as he thought for a minute or two, and upon waking had found himself frost-bitten, and some operations of a very complicated and difficult nature had been performed by the surgeon. It was easy to see, by the mode in which the eyes of the patient lighted up at this gentleman's approach, how kindly were his ministrations; whilst the Sisters, moving noiselessly from ward to ward, seemed to bring a feeling of happiness to those for whom, without hope of reward on this earth, they sacrifice their days. These exiles in a comparative wilderness are indeed good women. When I learnt that Dr. Benedict resided and practised in the Salt Lake City, I could not help thinking of the story told by that old libeller, Dr. Wolcot, of our George the Third, who, upon seeing an apple-dumpling upon a cottager's table, exclaimed, 'God bless my sou...
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