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TOWN WEEKLY MAGAZINE SECTION jT- \You found that you didn't love him. Chioe. Was that It?\ he asked her, and now he had himself under control and his Jaw was set and hard, his •yea dark. \Yes. that was It,\ an- •weled Chloe, and waited for the words that he must say. That she felt she must hear In order to go on living. \He's very rich, Chloe, and only a rich man would dare ask you to marry him—a Little Princess—\ * \Will you stop calling m« that absurd nickname?\ cried Ohloe, her voice shaken, a terror out of all proportion to the occasion. i\ seemed to her, TOWN HISTORY: hammering suddenly at tier heart. Scott said wearily, \Does It seem absurd to you? It al- ways seemed an «ndearment to me.\ \There are other endearments I like better,\ Chloe flashed shakily. \Chloe my dear, I'm afraid you've made a mistake in breaking with this fellow Pear- sail,\ he said wearily. \I hear he's quite a swell person. He's very rich—he belongs in your own world. He could give you ai: the things that a girl as lovely as you deserves. He could take care you. Guard you against ever being in want—\ \But—If I don't love him?\ Chloe interrupted passionately. \You're so sure that you don't love him?\ Chloe stared at him, wide- eyed. \Well it's scarcely a thing you could be mistaken about, is it?\ she demanded. \You thouyht you were in love with him, you know, to begin with.\ Scott pointed out a trifle dryly. \But that was before—\ Chloe began impetuously, hesi- tated, went scarlet, and finished steadily, \that was before I knew you.\ There! It was out. She had come more than half way to meet him. He'd have to re- member now that he had said he loved her. She had admit- ted that she loved him, and not Jim Pearsall. Scott only said soberly: \If anything I said caused this—\ \Please don't give It another ) thought,\ she said icily. \I have discovered that Oakton Is a very nice place, after all. And since the Sargent Mills will some day be my responsi- bility, I think it is as well that I stay here and learp more about them, don't you? I'm so glad to see you up. Per- haps you may even be well enough to be wheeled over to the Community House on Christmas Eve. I think you might like the party.\ 'Thank you,\ said Scott, his face as cold, as composed as hers. \I'm sure I'd enjoy it Immensely.\ THE FOLLOWING DAY Chloe and a committee of six went to Atlanta for the final shopping. Such things as Oak- ton were unable to provide, and which Chloe felt the party needed to be complete. Jane chaperoned the group and they stayed overnight at a hotel where Jane entertained them Continued On Page 10 AUTO'S LOSING RACE WITH DEATH PAVED WAY FOR FOUNDING OF GREAT HOSPITAL by C. H. BE!S!SETT Publisher TIMES4.HROMCLE Jrnkintown, Pa. JUST A LITTLE less than twenty/me years ago illtomo- bile accidents began to become alarmingly frequent through- out/the nation. Along the old York Road ruining northeasterly out of Philadelphia this wave of crashes had an unexpected re- •ult\ TWe Elkins family possessed the fastest motor car in the neighborhood of Abington. Whenever a serious accident oc- ciiriv.i tHls vehicle was pressed into set vice and the victims «f U)>' .ucident were rushed to a hospital on the outskirts of 1'hil i, i.-lphia In it Last on.- Instance the I.HI- v. ith death was lost and this p.ntiiiilai mi ulent Is cred- it,'I .is the immediate cause of H-.i' t'liiiiding of tin- Abington M'-i'otiil Hospital — which tanks t,,,iiv as one of Amer- ninumity hos- u a s pilal > ()t factot t; i i-.it is.' tin-u- were other In 1!U2 medical sci- enc- an,I th.- unM.-in hospital wci»- ent.-iing the period of greatest development the. world has t\. fi witnessed Americans In ptitticiilar weie becoming health con** iotts and aware of the needs vvhiih only A modern hospital could supply. Geotge W. Klkins contributed a tract of land and the funds with whuh tf> erect the first huiMing of the Abington Me- mot lal Hospital. No soonei was the building opi-n«-.l than Mr. Klkins cre- al\.l a ti list fund of J250.OOO, di-'lu-ating both the building and the. fund as H memorial to his wit.-, Stella Mclntlre El- kin? In many ii-spetts the history of Abington Hospital Is typical of th»- growth of community hospitals cverywheie during tile petiod In one respect it is singular, in that the history of its eaily giowth. is almost ex- clusively the record of benefac- tions of its founder. In 1915 Mr. Klkins provided the propetty and funds for a nurses' home, a laundry and a garage. Subsequently, he gave another $250,000 to add to the hospital's endowment. In 1919 the original nmses' home was converted into an administra- tion and pnvate loom building, Tun I a new home for the nurses Was constructed. Kv en in death the hospital's founder continued his benefac- tions with a $500,000 bequest. Further expansion of th« . v hospital became necessary, however, in 1927 anil in a com- munity-wide campaign more than 1Q.0O0 citizens subscribed -wtoTF than J1.50C.OOO. Addi- tional gifts swelled the build- Ing fund past the J2.000.000 '- mark. The program thus fi- nanced completed the hospital as it ia today. Physical growth, however, was not the most im- portant aspect of the hospital's development. Dr. Harry- B. Wilmer, o* Germantow^ was appointed ia ment. Therapeutic equipment as well as diagnostic apparatus was Installed. This equipment includes deep-ray* therapy ma- Chines, used for the treatment Of tumor and cancer, either alone or in conjunction with surgical procedures. The development of these two special departments, to- gether with others of less dom- inant Importance, was the core •round which Dr. Wilmer or- ganized a brilliant staff of phy- sicians and surgeons. As this group of medical men assembled, several of them by the medical profession. One of the original investi- gations being carried on by Abington doctors concerns the use of cortical hormone as a therapeutic agent for this large class of patients. The prob- lem is difficult in that it in- volves some of the most mys- terious processes of blood' chemistry, but In conjunction with Abington's laboratories definite progress Is being made. More than six years ago a specialist in otology at Johns Hopkins began a unique study of the sense of hearing with An Air 1931 medical director of the hospital with the understand- ing that he was to assemble anil organize a medical and surgical staff with the single objective of providing the best possible pmfessional care for the patients. One of T>r. Wilmer's first steps as director was to assure the medical stall an adequate and progiessive laboratories department Di. .Tohn Eiman, a pathologist of wide renown, was made duector of this all- important section of the hos- pital. Ho was given the funds with , which to employ competent chemists, biochemists and physicists and^ the necessary number of trained technicians. Today Grade A hospitals give an average of eight to ten ex- aminations to every entering patient. At Abington. how- ever, there oie an average of sloctoen laboratory examina- tions and tests for every patient entering the hospital. Ample piovision was made in planning Abington Hospital for a complete X-ray depart* T*ifi« of Ahinylon Mtmorinl brought to the hospital scien- tific problems on which they were doing original work. The prevention and cure of certain contagious diseases such as scarlet fever, whooping cough and influenza are now definitely in prospect as the result of original work in which Abington Hospital collaborated. Through the so-called lyo- phile process, human convales- cent serum from patients re- covering from scarlet fever may be preserved indefinitely as am- munition with which to attack either an isolated or widespread outbreak of this disease at any place or time In the future. This method of treating the disease, in comparison with older methods, has been CRre- fully studied and its superiority conclusively demonstrated, so far as scarlet fever is con- cerned. At the present time, the work is being advanced into the fields of influenza anil whooping cough. AnJPflVctive remedy or cure for allergic patients who suffer from hay fever, asthma, and eczema has lung been sought Iloxpitnl the hope of determining If there were not some relatively sim- ple surgical procedure which would relieve at least certain types of deafness. This painstaking investiga- tion was transferred to a spe- cially constructed laboratory In the Abington Hospital about two years ago. After careful diagnosis, eight patients were treated through the new procedure which might be described as almost micro- scopic surgery. All showed distinct improve- ment. the least improvement being fiO per cent, the highest 90 per cent. Probably only three out of ten persons suf- fering from impairment of hearing can be relieved through this new procedure, but when It is revealed that approxi- mately 10 per cent of the adult population is afflicted by this impairment the importance of this ..original work may bo fairly judged. A. technique for detel mining the salt and t water balance in the body and restoring that bal- ance with ptccisiun has been developed In the Abington lab- oratories. A man can drink so much water as to \pass out.\ Doc- tors call the condition \water Intoxication.\ What happens Is that In eliminating the water the body washes away its vital salts. On the contrary, too, the body can be overloaded with salt. Either condition, \waterlog- ging\ the body or drying It out (dehydrating it) may re- sult from an accident, a surgi- cal operation or a medical con- dition, such as diabetes. The maintenance of this salt and water balance In patients at Abington has shortened the average stay in the hospital substantially and has made the patient much more com- fortable. The interpretation of these laboratory tests also provides a decisive new factor In the diagnosis of many con- ditions which formerly were baffling. From the beginning no part of the hospital's regular revenue has been used to finance these original projects. They have been supported by funds from a limited group of patrons, who see In this work not only the improvement of the service to patients in a single hospital, but the promise of improve- ment in medical service throughout the country. Last spring Abington Insti- tuted the Abington Hospltali- zation Plan whereby Individ- uals, families or groups of in- dividuals may protect them- selves from financial loss due to their need of hospital care by monthly, quarterly, semi- annual or annual dues which arc the equivalent of from 2 to 3 cents per day per member. This plan provides for at least twenty-one days of semi- private hospital care, with the usual rovitine laboratory ser- vices, in Abington or any other non-profit hospital In the world. For this plan, like the hospital which runs it. is op- erated, not for profit, but for the service and benefit of all who need medical care and pro- tection. Thus the development of Ab- ington Memorial Hospital con- tinues, even though its physical plant has not been expanded since 1930. In its service to patients «ndits regard for the public dependent upon it, this) hospital is a prototype of com- munity hospitals throughout Hip nation which constitute lasting evidence that, in the American mind, \Life health come first-always,\
