CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12] — Page 68

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the subject, and the Chinese who had

-placed the It.zee fasting

-ow

it's present improved

and had been most active in

"getting up subscriptions for the New

Native Hospital became alarmed, suspended

their proceedings and forwarded to

me a

very remarkable petition on the subject through Mr. Stewart. Enclosed Copy of this petition, which I call remarkable, not

merely because it is

clearly and well reasoned,

a quality common to almost all Chinese

Official documents, but because it explains

more

directly than

any modern document

which I have seen, the feelings and practice of the Chinese in their treatment

of the dying.

In this petition Your Lordship will observe that

I do not oppose, under certain limitations, the Chinese prejudice against allowing a

person to die in a room with other patients, provided such Moribund patients

be removed with care to

an adjoining apartment furnished with adequate comforts and appliances. To refuse this,

which seems to

me a very reasonable request, would have completely checked the movement for building a new Hospital.

I therefore trust Your Lordship will be able to approve the course which I have adopted.

10.

Mr. Lister having caused a translation of the substance of my Memo to be published amongst the

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65 the subject, and the Chinese who had -placed the It.zee fasting -ow it's present improved and had been most active in "getting up subscriptions for the New Native Hospital became alarmed, suspended their proceedings and forwarded to me a very remarkable petition on the subject through Mr. Stewart. Enclosed Copy of this petition, which I call remarkable, not merely because it is clearly and well reasoned, a quality common to almost all Chinese Official documents, but because it explains more directly than any modern document which I have seen, the feelings and practice of the Chinese in their treatment of the dying. In this petition Your Lordship will observe that I do not oppose, under certain limitations, the Chinese prejudice against allowing a person to die in a room with other patients, provided such Moribund patients be removed with care to an adjoining apartment furnished with adequate comforts and appliances. To refuse this, which seems to me a very reasonable request, would have completely checked the movement for building a new Hospital. I therefore trust Your Lordship will be able to approve the course which I have adopted. 10. Mr. Lister having caused a translation of the substance of my Memo to be published amongst the
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the subject, and the Chinese who had

-placed the It.zee fasting

-ow

it's present improved

and had been most active in

"getting up subscriptions for the New

Native Hospital became alarmed, suspended

their pro

frossedings and forwarded to

me a

very remarkable petition on the subject through Mr Sister. Jenclase Copy of this t petition, which I call remarkable, not

is

merely because it

clearly and well reasoned,

سلام

a quality common to almost all bhinese

Official documents, but because it explains

mmone

directly than

any

modern document

which I have been the feelings and practice of the Chinese in their treatment

of the dying.

q

سال

my

petition Your Lordship will obseve that

I

do not oppose under certain limitations the Chinese prejudice against allowing u

room with other

person to die in a room

patients, provided such Moribund patients

be removed with care to

hel

enclosed Meme on that Enclosume No. 20

an

adjoining

apartment furnished with adequate

comforts and appliances. To refuse this,

which seemo

to

me a

very

reasonable

request would have completely checked the movement for building

a new

Hacapital.

I therefore Amot Main Lordship will be

able to

adopted.

10.

approve the course

which I...

Mr Lister having caused a translation of the substance of my. Mem2 to be published amongst the

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