. The New England magazine. ight; (3) wherethe hospital begins in a small way inan old building; (4) where the insti-tution feels its way along slowly,building by degrees, enlarging itswork as it sees the way open, andgrowing from a feeble start to consid-erable size and strength. One of the most important of thefirst kind is the Springfield hos-pital. It had some advantages tobegin with, for it started out withmoney in hand and it absorbed a pre-viously existing hospital. The pres- and are surrounded by a plot of overthirty acres. Occasionally we have instances ofmost open generosity amountin


. The New England magazine. ight; (3) wherethe hospital begins in a small way inan old building; (4) where the insti-tution feels its way along slowly,building by degrees, enlarging itswork as it sees the way open, andgrowing from a feeble start to consid-erable size and strength. One of the most important of thefirst kind is the Springfield hos-pital. It had some advantages tobegin with, for it started out withmoney in hand and it absorbed a pre-viously existing hospital. The pres- and are surrounded by a plot of overthirty acres. Occasionally we have instances ofmost open generosity amounting tolavishness. Something is done inthe very best manner possible withoutany regard to the cost. The deter-mination is to have it just as com-plete as it can possibly be. The MaryHitchcock Memorial Hospital atHanover, New Hampshire, is an il-lustration. It is acknowledged to bethe finest of its class in existence. Intheir entire completeness the build-ings are a memorial gift. After thewise suggestions of medical and sur- r.


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