Show CARNEGIE'S GIFT FOR lS It is Warmly Welcomed by British tISh Institutions Dependent On Charity VAST LONDON CHARITIES ES 0 Armies of or Suffering Poor o Deceive Sex Ser Best Rest rice lico from Kings Kinds Americans Contribute I Special Correspondence ONDON Sept Sopt D. D Andrew Androw Andrew Car Car- s 's r recent cent gift gUt of to I L tho tiro hospitals of London has como as a veritable godsend to those Vl vast t needy need Institutions which ere are the tile biggest and perhaps tho the most remarkable of their kind In tho world Most fost Americans no doubt aro under the ho impression that London's great groot palaces of or pain which yearly treat millions of or patients and are famous tho the medical fraternity tho the world vend over are like most similar In Institutions Institutions In- In at home either endowed b by wealthy wealth founders lounders or Jn In n receipt of ot state late funds As a matter of ot tact fact act how- how over ver London's hospitals are ed cd d b by voluntary contributions and anti wore Core it lt not for the donations of or private ate vate ate persons an and tho the general public whose those pennies even eyen are acceptable these hese Institutions would havo have to close up UD D. D It Is owing to tho the fact that the tho people run the great at London hospitals hoe hos that tho the latter are operated on what hat from tho American point of ot view lens must be regarded as rather as- as as astonishing lines In the first place nono no noone noone one no but a 3 genuinely s poor noor patient is 13 supposed opposed to havo have access to any hospital hospital hos hos- pital In the metropolis Of or course rOUre this rule ale is not adhered to rigidly but ex- ex exceptions ex cx- c to tJ it lt are rare and aro are made only my aft after or elaborate explanations The hospitals In fact arc are regarded OH av strictly charitable institutions and it if itIs 1 Is for tor this reason on that thoy they are aro ablo able to T boast among amon their attending physicians phy phy- somo some of thu tho greatest ers medical rs-medical medical and Jn surgical la tho the world grid FREE TREATMENT TAn T Any An poor noor man woman or child cano can cango go SO o into a London hospital and be bo at att attended at- at t tended nde by tho the kings king's own physicians physicians- Sir r Thomas Barlow Sir Frederick Treves roves and others others absolutely absolutely free treo of charge large Operations which In private practise would involve thousands of ot dollars arc are performed l in many London ondon hospitals by phy physicians who never ne charge less than as ns a ato consultation foe Coe It is owing toto to the to fact that England's K finest doctors and nd Id sur surgeons ons attend these thee hospitals for r that the Interests of or tho the In orr or order or- or safeguarded poor for havo have to bo be der dor r to do this most of ot the tho hospitals havo wo adopted the tho system of or requiring letters from every patient who seeks to involve any n treatment that 1 Is likely serious consequences Of course those Soso whose whoso poverty po li is beyond question Question ques Ques- tion on J find nd ready and Immediate access to an any of ot the hospitals hospital and their treatment costs nothing Tho Tito mide middle middle mid mid- dle e classes however ho and the fairly w to do to ll-to- o must bo be recommended by bys s acme me one who contributes to the hospital hospital hos hos- pital lal fund before they thor can receive treatment FOR POOR O ONLY LY As Ao a general rule rulo outside of ot l e every ry London hospital is posted a conspicuous us sign announcing the fact that treatment Is for tor tho the poor Door only and 1 people who can afford to pay to be attended privately Naturally If it some such r regulation were not made ado the rich would Hock nock to the hos luos- hospitals hospitals In order to obtain a assistance from sm the tho famous doctors who give their services freely In the cause causo of ot charity charlt arity A man with appendicitis for r Instance who ml might ht nat n t have overmuch over over- much uch confidence confidence- In his family doer doc doe doctor docter I tor ter r would not object to going boin into tho the East London hospital hospital ln In the White- White chapel apel district and district and being treated by byr Sir r Frederick Troves Treves What hat would In pr private practise cost him perhaps done dono in andon a a. more could bo be S or London hospital for nothing In n order to encourage tho the general public bile to take tako an Interest in the tho hos hos- hospitals als various sums are aro mentioned on tho donation lists Hats which entitle givers to certain privileges For ln Instance on ony p y ot or to a London hospital th the d giver I Is as ns a rule entitled to have havo a ward t rain d lInd d r him hUn while a a. dona tn t r n of ot 5 t ow 0 one 4 e J |