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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SJUNS 7, 1903. IT THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION RECORD OF THE FIRST YEAR'S WORK AMONG THE INDIGENT SICK OF PORTLAND. jw T THE first annual meeting of the J Visiting 2furse Association, of Portland, Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, the president, made the following report: One year ago the frail bark of the Vis iting Nurse Association -was launched, with almost no provision, and with but few to guide it on its course; but those few were not without compass and pole star, the love of the work before them, and the duty to be done to the elck poor of Portland, and trustfully embarked on their voyage. Now that we have weath ered the storms of our first year's expe rience we return to give you an account ing of the results. Among the objections urged against dis trict nursing, was one, that there were not enough poor In our city to Justify the work. We have learned by saddening ex periences too numerous to recapitulate that there are more poverty and suffering in Portland than Is dreamt of in the com placent phlldsdphy of some of its well-to-do citizens. Again, some have held that the sick poor do not feel the suffer ing they are called to bear as keenly as do their more delicately nurtured sisters and brothers. Let these objectors but fol low cur trained nurse for one day, on her errands of mercy, and their hearts will be moved to pity, their generosity will be no longer checked, but will be poured forth to meet the needs of poverty and pain In our city. Let them not believe, because the cry of pain does not reach their ears, that there is no fain; let them not believe, because the sufferer is dumb, and bears anguish silently and heroically, that there Is no suffering. Let them read in the young woman's face, aged and wrinkled before her time, in the man's form, bowed and bent by the weight of care and illness, rather than by years, the all too eloquent story of an anguish that might have been averted had they hut opened their eyes to see, had they but permitted their hearts to feel, had they but stretched forth their hands to help! This first year of our work has been one of rich returns to us in many ways. We were at the outset (by the aid of a few generous supporters) enabled to en gage the service of a trained nurse, for two months, and after a short time our membership Increasing It became possi ble to make the appointment of the nurse for a year, and It is our hope that when the work accomplished by the Visiting Nurse Association during the first year of its existence shall be better understood, many new subscribers will come to Its aid and thus make it possible to enlarge the work. The demands for nurses come from the sick poor in constantly Increasing numbers, now that the poor themselves begin to realize that relief Is obtainable, even for them, when they are suffering and In sore need. Those physicians also, who looked upon our undertaking some what -skeptically when first we attempted to serve them, are now sending for our nurse to attend to their indigent sick, and' they welcome our co-operation. We have been more than fortunate in securing the services of a nurse, not alone competent nnd conscientious In her call ing and tireless In her devotion, but one whose heart is bound up in this work, one who would rather minister to the needs of those in the hovels and huts she is called upon to visli, than serve In the homes of the rich where she might find comparative ease In the course of her min istrations; one who brings to this work a spirit of consecration, rare even among her sisters. We feel that she who bravely faces and lessens the misery of the poor should receive all the recognition and ap preciation it is In our power to give, all the encouragement to do her arduous duty that can come to her from without. We are to be congratulated in number ing among our -workers a friendly visitor of exceptional devotedness and earnest ness', one who has supplemented the work of our nurse by Visiting the patients, learning their needs and problems, often helping to solve the latter with rare tact by the love she has in her heart for those to whom she Is a guide and a friend, after health has been restored and life's other difficulties must be met. Some of the Experience. Let me tell of a few of our experiences: The first visit made iby our nurse was to a woman on the East Side who had .been bedridden for a. year and who was dying of tuberculosis. Her husband was compelled to be away at work during the day; the neighbors, fearful of contagion, wculd be of no assistance, and there were but two little children, neglected, and in rags, to do what their baby hands could do for the sick mother and the home. The mother's condition was' too pitiable for description; suffice It to ay that she pos sessed neither a change of personal nor of household linen, and the food in tbo house was of the most meager quantity. The nurse reported the case. Dr. Hub bard called on the patient, and upon his advice a helper was sent to care for the mother, the children and the home, this patient not being in need of a trained nurse. The Visiting Nurse Association provided clothing and linens and left the patjent in charge of some good women of the Episcopal Church of which she .was a member, ar.d who promised to care for her In the future. In passing, let me ex plain that though providing the untrained nurse or helper Is not supposed to be tha duty of the association, we have neier theless realized that cleanliness is so im portant a requisite to health, that wo feel it Incumbent upon us to supplement the visit of the trained nurse whenever the situation demands such assistance, and the means at our disposal permit us to supply It. In another home, a man who was dying of a complication of diseases, was com pletely out of his mind, and was with difficulty kept in hla bed. His sister, the breadwinner .of the household, was the sole other occupant of the cottage, and when the nurse arrived, this devoted young woman was In a state of utter weariness and despair. She was unable to go to her work by day or rest a mo ment at night, as constant vigilance had become imperative. Exhausted with watching and care, she afterwards said the nuroa had come to her as an angel from heaven. The nurse remained here on night duty until the patient became so violent that he was removed to a hospital where he died a few days later. This pa tient could not be saved, ,he was beyond human aid, but we can readily understand the solace brought to that weary watcher and worker, alone in her need. In a bare, unfurnished three-room dwell ing we found a woman suffering from a chronic Internal disease. She could bare ly crawl about her home, weak from pain and lack of nourishment, still trying to care for her five little children, all bare footed; they were without beds and obliged to sleep on the floor. The eldest child, a boy of 11, was found preparing the evening meal, consisting of potatoes. The father was a slcklv man. often unfit to labor when work was within his reach. . ana unaoie to get a altuatlon when his health permitted. He had Just lost a po sition in a mill because ho had remained away several days to nurse his sick wife. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie was kind enough to visit this patient for us and reported to the president of the association that an immediate operation was necessary to save the life of Mrs. D. St. Vincent's Hospital put a bed at our disposal Dr Mackenzie, operated, so that she. who had been a sufferer for ten years, is now com pletely restored to health. While this patient was at the hospital one of the di rectresses of the V. N. A. succeeded in placing her little ones in the Children's xiome wnere tney were so well taken care of that they begged to be allowed to re main there. The father was taken back at the mill on the personal solicitation of another member of the V. N. A. and the family is now comfortable and self-supporting. I wish at this place to thank both hos pitals for their ready response' to our calls upon them, the Children's Home for the shelter and good care given to the five little ones we sent to It, and above all we would thank those physicians who readily and promptly responded to our calls and who without compensation cared for our sick. A gratifying feature of the work has been the small payments made by a num ber of the patients the offering of which payments (5 cents per' visit and upwards) is encouraged in order to preserve the self-respect of the poor and not to pau perize them. But a short time ago a worklngman, whose daily earnings amounted to $2, paid the association (and this without our request) 56 for a week's nursing of his little daughter (111 with pneumonia), whose life was undoubtedly saved by the skill and care of the nurse. This was the statement of the attending physician. Over CW visits have been made by our nurse and the assistant nurses we have been obliged to call in. An Appeal. To nearly every appeal we have met with a generous response, and at the j:lose of the first year of our work we "have but one cause of regret, that our means have not been ample enough to meet every call made upon us for nurs ing. But may we not hope that additional support will come to us In the future so as to enable us to widen the scope of our endeavors, and that in time there shall not be one human being poor and sick In this city who shall not be soothed In pain and nursed In illness, who if res toration, to health be impossible shall at least be given that tender care which may lessen the bitterness of life's last mo ments and In some measure sustain and strengthen the end? We appeal to all in this city who can afford to contribute the small sum of $3 per year to become members, and we ask those whose good fortune it Is to be able to give larger sums to hold up our hands so that no helpless sufferer shall be un cared for and forsaken. We are confident that they who have supported us, before we could promise aught or point to any results, will again support us, now that they are enabled to know the importance of the work accomplished and the greater work to be accomplished. "By their fruits shall ye know them." You know some of the fruits of this first year's work of the Visiting Nurses' As sociation. Will you not help us to larger possibilities of usefulness in the future, so that the dreary homes where poverty and sickness dwll beneath one roof may have at least a ray of light to cheer and to enkindle hope, a light of your sending If you are but willing to share some small part of that which you possess with those who lack even the bread of life? My special plea is for more . generous sub scriptions, for a larger membership. For the present we need two nurses in this city instead of one, for whom the burden is too heavy, zealous though she be; and we fear that the time will speedily come when more than two nurses will be re quired to respond to the calls made upon us. This work is absolutely non-sectarian, supported by people of every church. It is to help Christian, Jew and unbeliever alike. In the words of the superintendent of the Chicago Visiting Nurses' Associa tion, the society stands for the following: First, as an educational factor In teach ing the people In their own environment the care of their own sick and the right observance of sanitary laws; second, meet ing the great Inadequacy of county and city institutions Intended for the indigent sick, and dealing with such cases for which no institution provides; and, lastly, giving the same skilled nursing care as the rich may provide for themselves. Every family visited does not alone need the nursing, but advice and help in hun dreds of other ways. Cases which hos pitals never hear of, which relief societies do not come to, are cared for by this as sociation. If I may paraphrase some words of George Eliot, the only .effect I ardently long to produce by this report Is that those whom it reaches shall be better able to imagine and feel the pains and Joys of those who differ from themselves in everything, but the broad fact of being struggling, erring human creatures. If they come to feel this divine and human sympathy, the sick poor of Portland will be cared -for as they should be cared for. LOUISE WATERMAN WISE, . President. Directors of the association are: Mrs. H. J. Corbett, Mrs. A. A. Morrison, Mrs. D. W. B.urke. Mrs. John Cran, Mrs. A. Meier. Mrs. Trumbull, Miss Falling and Miss Virginia Wilson. Donations or subscriptions to the work may be sent to Mrs. Clarence Nichols, treasurer, 3S9 Twelfth street, or" to Mrs. Wasserman, secretary, at the Hobart-Curtis. ANTON RUBINSTEIN. Was Raised a Christian and Made a Rnssian. Xoble. PORTLAND. Or..June 5. (To the Edi tor.) In an excellent paper written by Mrs. Simon Harris, under the title, "The Jew In 'Music," and published in las 1 Sunday's Oregonlan. a statement wai made to the effect that Anton Rubinstein, of Russia, the famous composer, was dec orated by his government with an order that elevated him to a noble rank. The Incident was strongly emphasized, in view of the fact that such distinction Js absolutely denied the Jew in Russia. But in this particular case, intolerant Rus sia, ostensibly out of a sentiment of deep appreciation of Rubinstein's genius, has made this unparalleled exception and hon ored the gifted Jew. In making this state ment the writer said what she consci entiously believed to be correct, as based on data, which, emanating from any other land, would have been perfectly reliable. Not so from Russia. This land, with its peculiar language and customs, suppressed speech and literature, censored press and mall, permits only a vague and confused understanding about her doings to leak out to the outside world. The truth of the matter is that Rubin stein's parents embraced the orthodox Christian church Jong before ho was born, and that Anton was raised as a Christian in the precepts of the Greek Catholic Church, and It is as such that he was decorated and not as a Jew. Greater Jews than Rubinstein have lived In Rus sia, but none of them have succeeded In arousing any sentiment in the bosoms of Russian dignitaries. The very exclu sion of Jewish boys from academies of science, art and music shows how willing they are to sacrifice their sentiments on the altar of intolerance. There Is no sentiment for the Jew in Russia. Hls talents. If anything, only serves to Inten sify the spirit of hatred. Russia, however. Is not altogether un gracious toward her stepsons, as she holds forth a standing offer of enfran chisement for them, with eternal salva tion thrown in, for the trifling price of conversion Into holy orthodoxy. But the Jew, Idiot as he la, stubbornly refuses the bargain. To sum up Anton Rubinstein would never have been made a nobleman If he had remained "a Jew. JOSEPH M. RICEN. PERSONAL MENTION. Robert J. Sheridan, of San Francisco, Is at the Portland. United States Senator C. W. Fulton la registered at the Portland from Astoria. Ex-Governor Z. F. Moody, now a resi dent of The Dalles, is a guest of the Imperial. Edward B. Llnnen. of Washington. D. C, Inspector of the General Land Office. Is In the city for a few days, a guest at the Perkins. A. N. Gilbert, who was superintendent of the Salem Penltenitary under Gov ernor Lord's administration, is staying at the Imperial. L. E. Polk, a distant relative of the eleventh President, Is registered at the PORTLAND GIRL COMPOSES SACAJAWEA LULLABY fCOPYRf&HTI903 v v W seeL 1 I - r m T 1 . -7. ""J'-' 1 T iinUcS&c-cfyartvp-a, sttgsfr loury 1 -7. 5ee CanrA. f -fii'res' i u a IS flrVyf. IV nrsr hiatt- hJj feUic&s JA& Juk s - .Gone tfotux i. n cf loxa. ox a Oj &o - ft gJoA,if chase, j a, a-scc we IP - .. X? BE hey lit-tle. b&be. feez ffo YeeOj 5 ya, koos$ we co $0 -"to Sse.o- A er it ttle. Jb&6& fee. ft, - COMPOSITION OFi aCISS ZIPORAH HARRIS WUfS FAVOR. I SUNNYSIM LOTS j $350. to $400. Each ACCORDING TO LOCATION n: (f'.s !l - j FAST Pi ;i i t. j 1 i 1 "T'i ! fikrF-?!, 'i FAST jj 1 r-Ji jag j i ft T - jj it. . il rs rs ri ? 3 - j EH C R O S i E R S. 4- A 0 D. j i i 1 i i V . j T S 3 I 5 ' i t li ? 9 It ! J v 5J r-.1'Z JTL, 'sr. 39 Sewers, City Vater, Electric Lights, New Street Improvements, Splendid Xar Service. Within five minutes' walk of one of the finest schoolhouses on the East Side. Only ten minutes' ride from the center of the city. We have an office at Sunnyside, corner of E. 37th and Belmont streets. An agent will be there to give you full information, and to show you the property. ! Title Guarantee & Trust Co. 6 AND 7 CHAMBER OF COAMERCE Portland from Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Polk accompanies him. Mrs. A. Greenewald, Mrs. Jacob Barn- burger and Mrs. Joseph Obendorfer. and children, of Salt Lake City, are vlsIUng Mr. and Mrs. M. Lang and family. Captain C. C. Cherry, who -was until his recent removal United States In spector of Hulls and Boilers for the Puget Sound district. Is at the Portland. Arthur H. Ball, of Salt Lake City, ar rived here last night. Mr. Ball will spend several weeks In Portland, visit ing the Sound cities before his return home. A. B. Carlock, banker, of Northern California, and family, have taken a resi dence at 4W Larrabee street for the Sum mer. Mr. Carlock Is one of the oldest agents of "Wells, Fargo & Co. on the Coast. Blair T. Scott, general manager, of the Washington Life Insurance Company, of Iew Tork, returned from an extended Eastern trln Friday morning. Mr. Scott was greauy impress ea wiin uie ousiness activity of Pittsburg and the dullness of New York. He met quite a number of Portlanders In the East during his six weeks of travel. WEIRS. N. H.. June 6. The German Ambassador, Baron von Speck, and fam- njr, aiijvcu ucre tuuiiy aim were conveyea to the Governor's Island, Vermont. The Ambassador Is on a vacation. DUELISTS DIE FRIENDS. Texas Men Shake Hand "When They Find Their lVoundi Are Fatal, i EL PASO. Tex., June 6. Two men are dead and another is dying as the result of another Texas duel last night at Eagle Lake, when City Marshal KInard and Will McDow shot each other to death and Pierce Hammond, a bystander, received a mortal wound. KInard was trying to quiet McDow, when McDow shot him through. KInard fell dying, but raised himself and shot McDow. As he fell. McDow said: "We are both done for, but let us die friends." They shook hand3 arid" dled.- Tcxtlle Strike In Broken. PHILADELPHIA, June 6. Reports from the Manayunk district today Indicate that the strike of textile workers there has been broken, and that a large number. If not all of the strikers, will return to work next Monday. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL IlEX01tT. PORTLAND, June C Maximum tempera ture. SS dec; minimum temperature, 60 ties.; river reading. 11 A. 15., 1&8 feet; change In 24 hours. Tiso 1.2 feet; total precipitation.- 5 P. 31. to 5 P. M., none; total preclpllatlon since September 1, 1002. 3S.81 Inches: normal precipitation, 44.17 Inches; deficiency, 56 Inches; total sunshine Jnne 5. 1003, IS hours 38 minutes: possible sunshine June 5, 1003, 15 hours 3G minutes; barometer, reduced to sea level, at 5 P. M.. 30.11. WEATHER 00X01X10X3. No rain has fallen west of the Rocky Moun tains during the last 24 hours, and the tem peratures are decidedly "above normal. In the Interior of California, the 100-desree mark was generally reached, and in Oregon. Southeastern "Washington and Idaho the tem peratures during the hottest part of the day, ranged between SO deg. and 34 des. The indications aro for fair weather in this district Sunday, with continued high tempera tures. THE RIVER. The river at Portland reached a stage of 19.1 feet at 5:30 P. II. It will continue to rise during thn next three days, but at a slower rate. A stage of 21 feet will be reached by next Wednesday. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for 2S hours end ing at midnight, Sunday, June T: Portland and vicinity Fair and continued warm. Northerly winds. Oregon Fair, slightly warmer east portion. Northerly winds. Washington Fair and slightly warmer. Northerly winds. Idaho Fair and slightly warmer. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. 2 S Wind. oi S 25 2. a o STATIONS. 2 m g z 3 P S o n a 5" ; 0 v; o : : ? : : Baker City Bismarck .... .. Boise .. Eureka Helena Kamloops, B. C North Head .... Pocatello Portland Red Bluff o Roseburg .... .. Sacramento .... Salt Liike City.. San Francisco- .. Spokane Seattle Tatoosh Island .. Walla Walla- ... Light.' solo 820 84)0. 860 ,001141 NW .001101 NW ,001 SiW .00 JW .001 1N ,00 OT .00 28 ,00 6 .00 14 .00 8j ,00 6 00 14 .001 .00122 .001 ,0012 .00120 .CO 6j N NW NW N N NW SE W NW NW E NE lCloudy uiear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear CJoudy Clear m Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear DAILY RIVER BULLETIN. . 52 o ss a a - - - go 3 2, W or STATIONS. - P 1? 1 3 - ' ; 2. as a 5- I 3 : 5 : 1 : 5 : Portland. Or. 18.7 1.4 .... 15.0 33.0 The Dalles. Or. 38.2 1.1 .... 40.0 50.8 Umatilla, Or. 21.7 0.1 25.0 34.5 Northport, Wash 23.8 2.0 50.0 53.0 Wenatchee. Wash. .... 37.5 1.4 .... 40.0 5S.0 RIparia, Wash. 14.8 0.7 24.7 Lewlston. Idaho 14.00.6 .... 24.0 28.0 Welser, Idaho 9-3 10.0 28.5 Fall. WEATHER NOTES. The temperatures this morning over the Up per Columbia and the Snake River basins range between 43 deg. and 58 deg., and the weather Is clear. The temperatures will con tinue high during the next 48 hours. RIVER FORECAST. The river at Portland will rise rapidly until Sunday morning, when a stage of 19.S feet will be reached. The rise will continue Mon day and Tuesday, but at a slower rate, and preparations should be- made for a stage of about 21 feet by the middle of next week. EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official. EfSEEmM SETS THE SHiN OH FIRE No disease causes so much bodily discomfort, or itches, and burns like Eczema. Beginning often with a slight redness of the skin it gradually spreads, followed by pustules or blisters from which a gummy, sticky fluid oozes which dries and scales off or forms bad looking sores and scabs. It ap pears on different parts of the body but often est upon the back, arms, hands, -1 j r j - legs ana lace, uuu.is ii veritable torment at times, especially at night or when over heated. The cause of 'Ecze ma is a too acid and general unhealthy con dition of the blood. The terrifying itching and burning is pro ' duced by the overflow pores of the skin of the fiery poisons with which the blood-current is over- washes, soaps, salves and powders aresoot hing and cooling they do not enter into the blood itself or touch the real cause of the disease, but S. S. S. a-. -nA -nnrifipc TinVTipt; and strengthens the thin acid btood and cleanses and builds up the general system, when the skin clears off and Eczema with all its terrifying symptoms disappears. Send for our free book on the Skin and its diseases. No charge for medical advice. THE SWIFT SPEGIFI1S CO., ATLANTA, GJU la 1880 I experienced at times patches oa the ia aide of my hands that itched and burned, causing mucn aiSCOmxorc. A3 was wqui. uy lb grew worse, and X was convinced that I was afflicted with .Eczema. X con sulted several physicians and a num ber; of specialists, and used several ex ternal applications, raceivlntr hut slight temporary relief. Ia February X decided to try S. SiB., and in' less thaa a month I experienced a change for the better, and by May all symptoms had. disappeared, and I found mysalf entire ly cured, and havo had no return, or tne aiseass since. W. P. BBTJBHV Manager Stockman's Advertising Agency. Station A, jtansa-3 City, 2ffo. MEN ONLY 1 Mfllpjgj-jSP Dr. W. Norton Davis Special and Accurate Treat ment of Every Case. We wish to make one point dis tinct and emphatic: The remedies employed In treating our patients are prescribed and compounded to meet the exact requirements of each individual case. Every patient of ours can rest assured that the treatment he receives Is not of the "ready-made" kind. If you want such treatment go to a drug: store and buy a patent nostrum. We make a special study of every case. We note all conditions in the begin ning;, note all developments as. the cure progresses, and so alter our remedies as to accomplish just what our knowledge and trained perception tell us must be accom plished. After diagnosing your case we will know just what you need. We have treated thousands of cases Identical with your own. and many more of a similar nature. Our practice is the Largest Because Vc Invariably Fulfill Our Promises. Contracted Disorders If you care to he cured thoroughly and beyond possibility of a relapse or a chronic stage, you should come directly to us for treatment. "We have cured so many cases that we know exactly how to handle them. Our remedies are unlike the ordi nary, and we cure in about half the usual time required. Specific Blood Poison Wq drive the last taint of virus from the system, using only the most harmless blood cleansing rem edies. "Weakness" This disorder of the functions by no means Indicates general nervous decline, but Is a direct result of in flammation, enlargement, or exces sive sensitiveness of the prostate gland brought on by early dissipa tion or resulting from some Im properly treated contracted disor der. These conditions can not pos sibly be removed by internal medt clnes alone, and any tonic system of treatment that stimulates activity in the functions can but result in aggravation of the real ailment. This is a scientific truth that we have ascertained by careful study and observation in hundreds of cases and Is a truth upon which our own original system of treatment Is based. We employ few tonics, our main treatment is a local one, and our success in curing even those cases that others have failed to temporarily relieve with their tonics Is conclusive evidence that our method affords the only positive means of a complete and radical cure. Varicocele Do not submit to an operation for varicocele. Our system of painless treatment cures soundly in the shortest time. No cutting .no caus tic, no failures, and only In severe cases need the patient be detained a single day from his business. Stricture Painless treatment that dissolves the obstructing tissue and renders cutting or dilating unnecessary. Quick Cures Certain Cures We cure the worst cases of piles permanently without the use of ointments, without pain, cutting or detenUon from business, In from two to three treatments. Our treat ment is entirely new and peculiar to ourselves. Remember, no mat ter who has failed before in your case, we will cure you with mild methods, and without danger, or else make no charge whatever for our services. Should you live at a distance, we can treat you successfully at home. WE ARB ALWAYS WILL ING TO WAIT FOR OUR FEE UNTIL A CURE IS EFFECTED. Consultation Free Tou are at liberty to call upon, us In personal consultation, or to write regarding your case. We will gladly render such assistance as we can in the way of helpful-suggestions. Our book pertaining to men's diseases is mailed free. It i3 both Interesting and Instructive. OFFICE HOURS: 9 A. M. to 12 M., 1:30 to 5 P. M. and 7 to 8 P. M.; Sun days and Holidays, 10 A. M. to 12 M. DOCTOR W. Norton Davis . & CO. I45J Sixth St., Cor. Alder Portland, Or. CircHit CoHrt to Convene Tomorrow. TILLAMOOK, Or., June 6. (Special)--Judge K. P. Boise will convene Circuit, Court Monday. There are only 12 cases on the docket. Clarence Haunenkeatt was arrested last night pa the charge of assault on Agnes Bramwell. who is under 15 yeara of age. He will bava & preliminary hearing- June IS.