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Dr. Butler- I ask these questions for this purpose: The law provides that the visitors, both lady and gentleman, shall come at unexpected and irregular periods; and as I think I shall show by the former visitor, to come in so that they do not know when she comes in, so that she may come in by surprise. Now I meant to have remarked when I was up before that one point we make is this: We do not charge any criminal neglect, but carelessness; and that the law is not observed, and that it is faulty. And some of the friends of that hospital have as much fault to find with the law itself as with any thing else. Now the law provides that she shall come in this unexpected way. I wish to show that that law is not obeyed. It requires that she shall come in such a manner that they may not know when she does come in. I understand her answer to be that the lady visitor ^frequently does to come. Q. Miss Clough, you are acquainted when the hospital is put in good order? You know when that is done do you? A. Yes, sir Q. Is there any more done when visitors are expected than at other times? A. Yes sir Q. No more than would be done when we