HOSPITAL

n. Ho2s'pi8-t'l. Lat., hospitale, hospitium (from hospes, a host). Fr., hopital. Ger., H., Krankenhaus. A place designed for the shelter and treatment of the sick and wounded. Bewegliches H. (Ger.). See Field A,. Cottage h. A small detached building containing a few rooms holding a few beds each, with rooms for offices, etc. These h's were formerly thought to large tents for nece ary offices and wards; or of woodwork that can be easily and quickly screwed and bolted together, or taken apart, for use with an army in the field, [a, 34.] Floating h., H. boat. A barge fitted with berths, a surgeon's office and a pharmacy, a kitchen, and bunks for attendants; used at quarantine stations and on waterways for the reception and treatment of sick and injured persons, [a, 34.] H. knapsack. A case of wood, or wicker-work covered with enameled cloth, weighing, when packed, from sixteen to twenty pounds; it is carried by an orderly in the field, and contains anaesthetics, styptics, stimulants, anodynes, and material for primary dre ings, [a, 34.] H. railway-car. A freight or pa enger car fitted for transporting sick and wounded persons, [a, 34.] H. steamer. A steamer or steamship fitted with berths arranged as in a ward, with nece ary offices, attendants' quarters, kitchens, etc.; used for the transportation of the sick and wounded, [a, 34.] H. train. A train composed of h. railway-cars, [a, 34.] Lock h. In Great Britain, a h. for the treatment of venereal diseases. [L, 107 (o, 43). | [s. 361]