New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
1IPP1Ncorr FOR DECEMBER.

Patient" devoted 60 practical view vi INC U"oS WI
the sick chamber and contains number OF suggestions
at great yalne 10 every household. In OF serious
attack 81 disease one the first questions who 70
take care Of the patient aud in the absence OF the p
cisn 60 supply the place of his head and hanuS' III
Mitchell strongly recommends the serViceSo VI
sonal nurse, rather than ntruStng the TespolsipV -
u member Of the family. q" Il seems shEh ,n,hS ~
hrst thought take FOR few weeks OF SICK per
sou, hut apart from the night-"a'cnlks "hi'n "0 ~
wearsOmc, the life has trials Whl'i s'r'N '"eA '"0
strongest and tie effects OF which are strangely sn'i
I in IN tn, nurse being tied by lovebOnds 10 the |
sics Herr an, some weeks he spent chiefly IN aim
b,ht sch AZ most patients like 10 have Ihere Is inc
lucessapt wstobfuness the new and trying TASK vi
,areflIy noting the hours and seeing TO the ordered
.o,,,.uc, of medicines. stimulants, and foOdi the |
h.hs, irregular rest and the undue and needless |
,,setions which the patient Will make upon |
- relative. with these also the entire change IN
habits Of life and worrying sense OF novel response
bIify which intensified by the influence Of affection
49, tba ever, little decision which the nurse has TO make
becomes trial needless severity. suspect that the
average woman Of The upper class would plunge INTO
rucl With the utmost confidence in her capacity TO
nurse. lte imagining that, unless she IL most eGcel-
onal person affection would be against max
ing her good nurse. There is, moreover
one physical disability which few people think |
a. when assuming the care Of sick per |
son II is necessary again and again. in every |
grave ease IF illness, for the nurse 10 put forth all her
sirength at times in lifting moving the sufferer To
do this well OF with comfort TO patient Is no easy
thing for "a strong man. requires him TO bend
over In posture which makes the effort to lift
most trying. The consequence Of such exertion to |
woman especially to unframed in nursing and I'M
ased 10 its exactons. such as may easily |
he imagined without further words from me-
what yon want In a sick room is a calm, steady dis |
cIlino. existing hut miet-the patient, cool control
which stranger far apt TO exercise than rel
Atiye. word, just a doctor always feels 1t un-
wise 10 attend alone his dear ones in grave Illness
fls bp-tu
one who Is naturally from Worry and lrrltatons'
who unnoved 10y traditions of love, and Who acting
simply and purely from sense OF duty takes that care
at her own health which essential to make her nurs
ing perfect such attendant is willing to take her
share Of sleep and fresh air, and so remain cool ana
TRANQUIL under all circumstances and in all exgences,
making far light the task Of the doctor and able
fron epuvrcnCc of Illness 70 note changes ana call TOT
aid az needed times. such help excludes from SICK
room that host 81 little annOyances Tor doctor ana
ustient which / call fuss. have been astOnished
that in Miss Nightingale hook httle Is said ON this
subject OF amateur nursing aud IT, evils but certainly
most doctors will with that in the cases
Of Ifans where the mother cannot and should not be
displaced the nursing paid nursing and the worst
very offen that which comes from the family"
With regard chronic maladies which bring in their
tram an incOuceiSalle amount Of misery 10 so many
families. Dr. Mitchell takes sim stronger ground IN
favor Of e. hired " The evil begins in the curious
.elh>hncss which is apt TO upon the chronic IN
valid. 80 a. u many instances 10 mako him or her more
O. les despotc in the household Old invads long and
closely confined their circle Of enOymcnts narrow
lug aud naturally shrink the little social sacrifices
their personal wants which ID common LIE every rea-
sorabc creature Is continually making. They want
some tain 20, 10 read 10 them and make
Their meals cheerful-abOve all, sympathize |
with them. Their senses become acute, |
sounds and bright lclt disturb tlcm. affection bends to
their least win, and they into despots and little
rs little lessen through their vents ana fears and
Fuyenes the liberty of hOuschold and the happiness
others They at an on the snehtness Of the
calls they make on Others forc 'ful their number;
aided by the only too llirg love about them
by degrees dominate whole cil lie, and absorb as it
were. an the strength and sweetness Of de-
he u easy for health and siren 9Th and love
To- bend ard yield 10 puful weakness and
paIu-eyor easy Tor 10 sacrifice
r,If-mtI ~ last. a. time runs on, every
interest ufe concentrates upon the patient and the
sck roOm With this come irregular habits OF living,
neglect Of exercise and broken health. By and by the
falls disease and wonder her case,
forgetting how thoroughly such existence prepares
the way Tor illness, and how it is TO make the
taught terrible. The life have briefly traced in out
line may come 70 be far and far hurtful in
The presence OF forms Of sickness, because
Upos Of maady bring with them the too closely
roufued injurious consequences which do not
depend alone upon The aDnOyances mseparabe
from The lire Of the sick Among the dis
eases which are In aD probability burtfu to the
nurse AZ least 10 the relative who acts such. and
in constant contact with the patient, breathing his
breath and sharing room, the sickness
known consumption. This malady. which the sent-
mental novelist has taught the public 20 regard as a
gentle fading away Of the body without pain Distress
ntualy ~ the most distressing and horrible Of the
many modes Of exit from this life The it makes
TIE feelings and physical forces the attendant Is most
severe aud combined with large addition Of danger
when the nurse, especially II Of ike blood with the suf
ferer. is closely confined TO the sick room. As |
l.
possible Tie nurse should sleep in adjoining room
within CALI aud In the sick rcOm-mOst important
that the chambers be wei aired at all times aud that
che should be- than any other nurse hours OF
each day in the air The dangers Of such are
however, bcter known and felt than the in
tdious eyIls " the other forms Of disease TO which
have drawn attention. Where the great misfortune OF
chronic 81 illness has fallen a family, it is posi-
Die, when have TO deal with people OF common sense
and decision Of character, To mitigate in degree |
the essential ey 81 the situation. 1t we'll in such
take distribute the burden 80 that not
person alone shall fan its entire weight Usually
ht have said some Onei relative gradually slips her |
shoulders and more completely under it, until by
mere duration Of habit she becomes uneasy
aud impatient when any effort made 10 relieve her |
and the effort interference with manifest
duties. have many yOuBg lives fade aud sadden
under such tasks, and have felt indignant that |
others should stand by aud in silence the |
mischief they wanted vigor uDsefishness 70 |
prevent IN some eases il il impossible |
To avoid conSgnng the case 10 snSe relative |
and when any person thus deliberately uDcOn- |
scOu-y passes into the slavery OF the sick ROOM II Is
vel that she should be- made 20 feel how necessary s
DO ever thing avoid the evils which such
NE cnrenders 70 insist upon certain and ample share
time for pleasures and duties outside Of
The SICK Of fresh and exercise simple acts Of
dnty 10 herself and, in higher sense 10 her patient