National Republican., 1878-02-01


That chance, nor fate, nor laws both wise aud just
CT.
A Plea for a Training School for Nurses.
Editor Of tho Corner
DEAR MADAM: cannot forbear thanking
you for giving space to VI. F. F. for her valua-
bic suggestion on the subject of q training
school for servants, by which our worried
housekeepers might obtain skillful cooks and
| laundry maids. She has struck the key note
| to most worthy and noble enterprise, for the
| success Of which Gods blessing will not DO
withheld. But allow me TO supplement her
proposition by adding that If such a trimming
| school is established let us not forget the
piteons cry that rises to Heaven from our
| ''r""ious babies for competent aud conscien-
tious nursery maids.
| now many times have we seen whole life-
| time blasted or stunted thorn In the flesh,
| marring every enjoyment of life, reducing the
amount Of human happiness to ono half Of
| what 1t was intended TO be, all through the
7deplorable ignorance OF the mother or nurss.
| There is ro longer the excuse to be brought
forward that there is no light on the subject
Of infant training except that of the human
| instinct, inferior though II be to that of most
| animals, on account of our having been en-
dowed with reasoning powers. But we dc
have light now, and all we have to do is TO
| OPEN OUR HEARTS TO IT,
and allow ourselves to bo guided by 1t, and II
will he found sufficient to make life far more
boon than 1t has erst been to us. An i'm
| measurable amount Of misery and suffering
to parents and children would be prevented IL
our young ladies would give some of the time
| devoted to less useful sciences or merely TO tho
requirement of some pretty accomplishment,
to study of physiology and thorough knowl-
edge OF the nature and wants of the human
| being, rs clucidatcd by Frederick Froebel; ne
| Ifu inc IN f,p L..
be without department devoted to the science
of bringing up children, a, olucidated by the
discovcrer>Of natures method of education.
The warn-heartCd philosopher who took all
children to his heart as il they had been his
own, said, one day, most cmphaticaly, "If
wero not Froebel, would like to be n child's
muse Think of that, dear friends; and TO
whose hands do we trust our treasures in tho
| nurseries and for constant companions This
| expression of his proves how sacred appeared
t. him the holy vOCations to be n woman, whose
mission II is to carry tho infant in her arms.
and may begin its education by means of play
and song as soon rs its awakening soul first
recognizes and responds to the smile of love.
Who are these women whom we employ as our
| nurses. and whom he considered as well as the
| mother tho source Of much of the child's fu-
ture happiness or misery Have they
| THE LEAST IDEA
Of their high calling and that the response
bility of training tho child rightly for his
physical rs well rs intellectual wcll-being
| dcvOlvCs in II measure upon themY We might
well plt this question to many young ladies
| from our hest families. who are entering tho
married state. II seems almost ridiculous to
Gsk this question about our nurses.
And is there any use in helplcssly sub
mitting TO This state of things without trying
to cmciiontc it by providing some kind Of an
institution where nurses might be taught tho
|
whence, supplied with certificate or dirloma,
they would be eagerly sought, TO bccapns in
mates Of our most respected houses? To
solve this problem satisfactorily will he the
work of those fortunate ladies and gentlemen
whom Providence has favored with annie
means, and the time and connections
TO unite with each other in founding
M institution where this particular object Is
kept in Nicw-that of training young women
TO become nursery maids such rs has existed
for some time in Hamburg, supcrintendcd by
Nine. G0dstcin the mUthcr-n-law of Jenny
| Lind which supplies tho wcalthiest and best
| educated families in Germany with nurses
and gUvcrnrsScs; OF combine with such en-
lightcncd and philantrOpic persons as
M. i, f. aud others TO make
the training Of nurses part Of
the proposed training school for maids Of
every kind of hUuScwork. Mrs. Pollock, prin-
cipal Of the National kindergartcn has made
with Frocbcls principles and philosophy her
especial study for many years and has pre-
pared course Of twenty lectures practically
illustrated, which have been attended by sew
cral of our most conscientious and enlightened
ladies in this city. She has expressed her
readiness to give these lessons TO class OF
nurses in any place where they can bo made to
attend, and in ten weeks. an hour twice .
| week, is all the time required for them to bo-
come tit companions and nurses Of our little
| ones.
Let us hope and pgy that the managers Of
the Labor Exchange, Mrs. Isabella Bcccher
Hooker, "M. +. F." and others may give this
subject their thoughtful consideration for its
| practical realization and not only the present.
but the future generations will bless them.
Yours, for humanity, plllLO.
! Household Hints.
Florida moss makes beautiful dc coration
for chandeliers brackets, statuaryr &c. A
bunch of il, sufficient for REPRODUCTIVE, can be
obtained from New Orleans iirm--the Florida
VI oss Company, No. 2l0 Gravicr street
~ NEW FANCY IN SOFA Pillows Is made
| from little scraps of silk and ribbon cut tho
width of pencil and two or three inch es
long, then knit with strong tidy cotton in the
! same way fringe Is knit into mittcns. As il is
heavy and cumbersome work, it is best to
knit 1t in stripes or 50 uares aud then join to-
| Gcther,
EYE.GIAss WIPER--A useful lit of fancy
work Is wiper for speCtaclcs. Cut two
pieces OF velvet about the size aud shape of tho
glasses, and line each piece with dOcskin or
wash leather. such as is used by jewellers, bind
| ing them together around the edse with mar
row ribbon. Join the two pieces with II bar of
ribbon.
WAsIIING LACEs-Ilold them snug around Q
moderately large bottle, then wash them in