The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-07-09
For THE Herald
'4'lIH S.Irt. Room.

In assigning IL rom 10 The sick. the most
comfortable one in the house should bc
selected. The sick, even more than the well,
arc agreeably impressed with the pleasant
ness OF their surroundings. and every cons
fort afforded them facilitates the successful
treatment Of their case; besides. the fact Of
your having given them the Best quarters 1t
Your commaud, they accept rs m earnest OF
good all subsequent treatment, anu become
tractablc, obedicIt 10 directions, and patient
under sufcrinSS.
The sick room should be arranged so as 70
admit OF thorough: ventilation. and should
be kept scrupuiou>ly clean. If the patient
is to be confined long, especially in summer
time with fever, all carpets, mats anu rugs
should be removed; there should be no
curtains around the bed, which should be
of that firm, Yet sot and even kind that
mother knows so well how 10 arrange for
her sick child Hot snd cold water should be
OF easy access,
The physician should be consulted as 10
what company the patien. is to be allowed 10
see; and his instructions on this point, rs
we'll as on all others, should be strictly OBJ
served, even though some friend should be
foolish enough to take offence at being
excluded.
If the physician has appointed an hour for
making his calls, have every thing i'll readi-
n,3p,;t hin, ,n1;,taIp an h;c NJ
rival; as i very little tardineSs OH your part
might cause hin 10 fail in punctuaIity 10 his
next call. And there is another point TO
which would beg to call the attention of
my reader, if pcrchancc one has followed me
thus far, in regard 10 the physician 5 calls i;
it is thiS:-No one should remain in the
patients room during the doctors call, eX
cept the nurse, or parent, or ! confidential
fricnd. Do not forget this. II you happen
to be visiting 4 friend when the medical
advisor calls, withdraw quietly from the
room, and ifposSible, carry with you any other
visitors who may beprescut, andwho may not
he Us considcratc as yourself. The temptation
to remain and hear what the doctor says may
be very great; but idle curiosity must not be
placed in the scales with human life, and life
might depend upon the physicians learning
one, simple, little fact, that stranger 5
presence might prevent coming to his
notice.
What food is ordered for the sick, shou ID
be gotten up with the greatest care and
nicely, AMI should be served in the daintcst
manner Ut your command; in short, get up
your little deiicacies for your own sick boy,
just as you would 10 send to your incest
neighbor. The ordinary neglect Of this one
thing, will account for the facf, that thc sick
always relish little dishes coming from
abroad, more than the same articles gotten
up at home and served in the usual manner.
If, for example, tea and toast arc ordered; do
not bring the toast on the saucer, nor the tea
in the cup, in which they have been pre-
pared or kept warm, nor, may be, greasy
spoon with which 10 sip the tea. You would
send the same articles to your sick neighbor,
upon your brightest waiter, covered with youl
snowieSt napkin, the toast Drowned to The
most perfect nicely; you would serve on ono
of your choicest little dishes; and the tea il
one of those frai china cups, that you only
use on extra occasions; the knife, and the
Fork, and the spoon, would be FURNISHED tc
thei: utmost capacity for brightness. Ior
would cut some Of your choicest, simple
flowers, suitable for the sick room, and q
the risk OF allowing the tea 10 &c; 700 cool
you would spend some minutes in arranging
them INTO perfect love of nosc-gay, to bf
laid on the side OF the waiter; and as you
would look at it with just a wee bit o
pardouablc pride you would think :-"iha
ought to tempt the appetite of the mos
squeamish.
Can't you do this for the sick one o
home?
l, may be 4 good deal OF trouble, to make
these preparations three or four times ever,
day, perhaps for weeks: but suppose you
little boy gets we'll and in after years he i
away from home, sick among strangers
needing good nursing, how often will hi
mind revert to those sick days at home
Dare I tell you that his heart will not warn
10 that mother who nursed him so assiduous
ly? This though: will repay many li;tl
troubles. Suppose
On the other hand; in spite OF the physi
clans best and most sklllful cndeaTorS
despite You good nursing, aye, after all tn
prayers for his recovery, your little one sink
and dies; need tell you that the memorie
of these little troubles and cares will com
minglc with the most soothing drops, tha
will bedcw and comfort your aching heart
when you lay that loved one away il til
grave, and return to your gloomy home?
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