HOUSE RULES.

Patients must be in their proper places in the wards during the visit of the physicians and surgeons, and always by 8 P. M., unless specially exempted by the Superintendent.

Those free patients who are able, are expected to assist in nursing, and in such other services as may be reasonably required of them.

Patients shall not leave the Hospital grounds without a pass from the Superintendent, nor their respective wards without the consent of the nurse in attendance.

No patient shall purchase, or cause any member of the household to purchase for him, any article of food whatsoever, nor any other article, without the consent of the Superintendent; nor shall any officer or servant of the Hospital receive a gift or fee from a patient.

Profane or obscene language, loud talking, and incivility, are prohibited.

No patient having acute syphilitic disease, or mania-a-potu, shall be admitted as a charity patient, or at a lower rate than twenty-five dollars a week for the former, and fifteen dollars for the latter.

No person shall be admitted to the Hospital whose case is judged to be incurable, unless there be urgent symptoms, which in the opinion of the Physician or Surgeon are capable of being relieved.

Patients may be visited by clergymen of their own selection, and where there is a wish for the performance of any particular religious rite, it shall be indulged when practicable.

It is expected that patients will implicitly obey the rules of the Hospital. Complaints, for whatever cause, may be made to the Superintendent or Visiting Committee, and when reasonable shall be by them reported to the Trustees.

All employés must be in their respective places during their

hours of duty. The doors and gates of the Hospital will be closed at 10 P. M., at which time all are expected to be quiet, and those not on duty, in their own rooms.

The use of tobacco, wine and intoxicating liquors is prohibited within the Hospital, unless prescribed by a physi

cian.

VISITORS.

No person shall visit any part of the premises, except on business, or at such times as may be fixed for the reception of visitors, without the permission of the Superintendent, or of some one of the Trustees.

On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week, from two to three o'clock, P. M., friends may be permitted to visit patients, though no patient shall receive more than one visitor on the same day. In all cases, however, the Trustees or Superintendent may exercise discretionary powers as to excluding or admitting visitors.

All visitors must leave when the bell rings at the expiration of the visiting hour.

No visitor will be permitted to take any meal in the Hospital, or pass the night therein, without permission from the Superintendent or one of the Trustees.

No visitor shall be allowed to give any article of food or drink to a patient, unless by permission of the nurse; and any article sent to the patients shall be left with the Superintendent.