American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-20

thus abused!-criminal understanding
short of it. And yet one sees many such
cases in life. Heaven grant that they
may be fewer!
One of the most pleasing sights in
happy family is to see the weak and
helpless carefully watched over and all
their wants promptly supplied. No sad
events or cruel practices which may
have occurred in the neighborhood
should be spoken of in the presence of
an invalid Children should not be
chastised, even Justly, in their presence,
unless they require it done. l have
known persons to be much injured by
this who could not bear to hear of the
slightest cruelty, especially where there
is trouble with heart disease.
In preparing food for chronic invalids
great care should be taken to do it as the
patient requests, as he may be deprived
of the nourishment he is much needing
by little disappointment of this kind,
which might have been prevented by
thoughtfulness. Squeaking boots or
shoes are ineXcusable in sick-room.
Standing or passing between the sick one
and any object he may wish to look at is
often annoying. There should be no ap-
parent hiding of anything from him-no
mystery about anything talked of.
Sometimes kind friends throng sick
room thoughtlessly until the patient is
almost deprived of breath. This should
be better understood than it as By many per-
sons &c Visiting the sick is rather
much abused practice. L have known
patients to be so annoyed by visitors on
the Sabbath that they really dreaded to
have the day arrive, when otherwise they
would have rejoiced at its coming, be
cause the family would have no work
about on that day. (For be it known
there are many families who read the
dear Rural who have not rooms enough
| to seclude their sick entirely from all
understand all this and exercise prudence
by making short, quiet calls on the sick,
leaving some little delicacy which makes
glad an invalid, even though he can
scarcely taste it. There are too many,
especially in newly-settled regions, who
have mistaken IDEAS of kindness to the
sick, and weary them when they should
only make them glad. l have known
persons to be SO unwise as to call on the
sick late at night, just when the weary
nurses had made ready for little sleep
and were in no wise prepared to receive
callers or to be disturbed in any way
No person will do this after watching
with the sick night after night until worn
out for want of sleep. 1t is much better
for the family to take care of their OWE
sick, if part can sleep early and be
ready to change off with others and lei
them rest in the latter part OF the night
In such cases it is exceedingly annoying
to nurses, as well as invalids, to have
callers late in the evening. Do not cal
on the sick at night unless especially re
quested to do SO.
See to it often that the air of the
rooms is fresh and invigorating. If you
have no chance for draft in the room
| through windows and doors, you may dc
much good by swinging violently palm
leaf fan for fifteen minutes or more.
have learned this within the last yea
from necessity, and have been astonishee
at the result of it. Putting such piece.
of bedding out of doors awhile as can
by the fire when the weather is not pleas
ant, is good way to air them. NJ
water should be used for culinary pur
poses, or even for bathing, after remain
ing in the sick-rOom. Great care shout,
be taken in keeping everything cleanly
as well as removing all discharges i'm
mediately from the room. Whateve
kind of spittoon is used should be thor
oughly cleansed at least twice each day
Much more depends upon this watchful
ness than many inexperienced nurse
| SuppOSc, duu pClSoho Ian siNi
from this and similar causes, and dis
eases are supposed to be contagious whel
they are-many of them-only commu
nicated by lack of care and cleanli
ness.
Make everything as bright and cheer
full about the invalid's room as possible
Decorate it with your prettiest picture
and flowers, and if possible bring fresl
flowers every day to gladden. them. LIE
them see and hear of only the beauti! Il
and lovely in life, gently shielding then
from all its dark and shadowy phases
Rural Neao Yorker.
ETAGERE CABINET ORGANs-The eta
gere, as the French call that elegant art
Gle of furniture furnished with a numbe
of small shelves, designed for variou
small ornamental articles, has become
necessity in every fashionable drawing
room. The Mason & Hamlin Organ CT
are now manufacturing a combination Q
the etdgere and cabinet organ, very ric
and beautiful, which they furnish fo
the price of an organ without the ett
gere.
THE test of time and experience is tn
: only sure guide in selecting an instrr
! ment 1t is of little consequence that
man makes one or two fine pianos c
organs for fair and intrigues success
fully for a prize. 1t is the quality