The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
CARE eoFaTHEzsICK.i


Miss Fiorences Nightingale has publish
ed book ID Engfand, entitlea' Notes on
nursing; fWhasis is, 'ahd What it Is not.n
We make the following extracts As zia1s
At is an ever occurring wonder. 10 we'll
educated people, who call themselves nurI.
ses. acting thus. They vary their own ob.
jects, their own employnents, many times
day and owhile nursing( Dsesoms abeds
ridden sufererjthey0let him lie there STAR
ing OF dead wal. Without any change Of
object to enable him to vary his thoughts,
and it never even occurs 70 them at least
to move hisi bed, so that be can look out
Of theewindows haN o., cthes bed 10 to be aal!
ways eftsinthe darkest, odnllests remotest
part of the yroom,a6 ID ff,o, bsJujss 90
= I think it q very common error among
the ven 10 think that with little more
selfscontrep,, The sick might, ifehose, dist
miss painful thoughts which 'aggravats
their Diseases etc. Believe me- almost
any sicksperson; WHO behaves decen!iy well
exercises more self,copt.ol every moment
Of his day thar, you will ever know, Till you
are sick yourself. Almost every step that
crosses his room is painful to him; almost
every thought that CROSSES ohfs bfainlas
painful to him; iandifahecan spdaktwithnnt
being savage. and, Look WITHOUT being m,
pleasant, he is exercising self control 4
SUPPOSE ,yon have been up al night,
aid, irsteaa of being allowed to have Your
cup of tea, you were TO he steld oihatIa you
ougheto sexercise self opntra ,whnt shhuld
yon, say3 [NawuthesneEyesfof1t tho SICK are
always in the state that yours are in, after
You have been mp all night: .,4,.
HaNever to allow q patient at6 be wakaa
Intentionally or accidentally isiS osine qua
non, Of alb good 1anrsiug. nsK Khslis soused
out Of his 81 stesleeps her islalinost seertsin
to have no more sleepsd Aisa eurieds,but
quite intelhgiblsfabtp sthas ifia patient is
walked aftcra fewshonrsY sinsteaa1of5a o. fev
minutssi;sleep. hsi iiisumuchi more iikely.to
sleep again. ooB Bee use, ,pain,d dlike itriaabik
ity ofbrain. epenpetuates andititeusefes it-
self Ifyou2haye gninedia respite efeith
er in ,sieeppyou hare gained NC orsfshsnths
mere respite Both the probability ylofbe
eurrence and iof thessaIDe int ensity will bt
diminished; whereas: buthtwiil be terribl,
iEcreased by Mantlof Sleep aThis is thu
reason whyiisleepijis. SO sall important. -
This is the reason why patien. wakediil
the early paltso his sleep loses fnoti only
his sleep, but ahisri power tosasleepa9NA
Ehealthy,personp who aiexsihiuseif totsleel
during the day;lwiit lose bis sleep at night
But it isEexaciiy thereverse with the sicl
tgeneraliy-the more they .seppthe bette
will they be able to sleep.o isedz. aaaalad
ts! Il haveS often beeni surprised atrtii
theughtlessness( (fesuhing i'm cruelty qtif
unintentionaD of friends, or doctors, VIII
will hold a long Conversation just in tn
room iorspassage sdjeurnibg 10 the Focr
of the pasient,s whoisi eitherfesefy .nonueu
expecting them to come In; or has just see
them rand Fknows"t they Iafc talking abou
!. hima osIf he is sn ami lblespatieht, he wi
try to occupy hissaiten.iena elsewhere an
tuote tolaisten;b aud this suas kes matter
s. worse, for the strdin upon his attention
land the effort he, makes are, SO great, tbs
D. it is well. ifhe is net " orssforr rheuFsisfss
a Ifit is a whispered con vetsation aiaIit th
R same'roohs theaiitlis absolutely cruel, fu
1ft,is i'm possible that the, .patients's alter
ltien should not be- ipYoluutarily straine
ltoshear. Making ontiptoes odnirg any
fthingin the room very slowly, are irjurior
for exactly the same reasons, s'' -, ,.,s.,
= !! "a 6rm, light quick step and stead
]. quick, hand, are the sdesiderata; rot
= slow, lingering, shutting foot. the tint,
y uncertain, touch ! Stowness is not gentle
: ness. thopgh il is osten mistaken for lsucl
tquickness, lightness and gentlenesss al
! quite compatible Again, if friends an
!, !, EdoctorsEdid shuttovstch; 9as8nusses Tea
: and should watch: the features sharpenin
: the eye growing ALMOST wild, the fever. p,
g tients who are listening for the centranl
= from the corridor of The persons who's
!. voices theylare hearing there Gthese .woal
: never run the risk again ofacfeatiRg sue
: oexpectaiion or irritation of mind.. Sue
, unnecessary noise has uad oubtedly indu,
:, ed orsaggfavated ldelirium inauaay case
4 Ihave known such ,--i6 one ease death el
!, tsued::.s' Z+-a o. ssos'sH = . .l'f3.o''~ g
1T is bat fair to say that dis dssatlb IA u u
lattribntedit to fright seq Itfwas The result,
a long whispered acon tctsation,i with
: sight OF f'ths, patient, iabodts an ilnpendif
!. operation; but any one Whe bas." know
the more stoicism, tbescheerful coolne
With which the certainty of amy ;ope raik
will be accepted by any, patient, capab