Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-16

Indispensable. Es-
pecially is it so when the nurse is sister or
daughter, who in addition to the care OF the
invalid has also the general care OF the
household, and does with her own hands
the greater part Of the homework Thenth
saving of steps becomes matter that must
be planned for, and articles that are used
daily in the sick-room must, as far as is pos
sible, be kept in the room or near at hand
IL was suggested 10 us that a closet might
be improvised by throwing "a cretonne cur
tain across one corner of the room; but TO
this our invalid rather objected, having an
unconquerable dislike TO what she calls
'calico furniture" She begged for re.
prieve of day or two believing she could
plan something that would do away with
finally planned, and what we, under her Iii.
rections, carried into execution:
The headboard OF the bedstcad was very
high, its center reaching nearly TO the top
OF the room, and its lowest corners being
high enough to conceal person standing
behind II. Into a narrow strip OF wood
three fourths of an inch thick, and as long
as the width OF the bedstcad, we screwed
twelve small hat hooks and then screwed
the strip 10 the back OF the headboard, about
four feet from the floor. The bcdstead was
then placed so that it's head stood across a
corner OF the room, and there was closet
Wrapper, flannel skirt, dressing sacque bed
shoes, etc, were hung on the hooks-out of
sight but within easy reach
The bedstead being very wide, the triau.
gular space IL cut OF was found TO be large
enough to admit a narrow table; so a table
was placed across the corner, parallel with
the headboard. On one end OF il, an earthen
tile-one OF those so prettily used as teapot.
stands-and a small tray hold medicine bot.
ties, glasses teaspoons and water pitcher
On the other end are piled the extra blanket
and pillows used When the invalid Is propped
up In bed. The bedstead corners are not
close to the wall on that side OF the bed
least exposed 10 the room space is left be-
tween wall and d-post for a doorway to
the closet.
Next we turned our attention TO the com
mode. We built a narrow shelf across its
back, not too far from the top TO he reached
easily, and devoted 1t TO hair brush, tooth
brush, etc, our invalid having a notion that
such articles ought never to be shut away
from the air, in box or drawer No amount
OF care, no degree Of neatness, is sufficient
TO keep them quite sweet when thus shut
away.
When the commode was rolled into posi-.
ton across "A corner, there was room be-
bind il for the slop jar an article always
TOO suggestive Of homely uses 10 be strictly
ornamental. The commOde had one
drawer, and below the drawer a closet per
haps fifteen inches high. We built wide
shelf across the upper part Of this closet,
and on this We're soon arranged a row OF
two ounce walls containing ammonia, car.
bolic acid, alcohol, spirits of camphor, rose
water and other like articles used in sick.
rooms; boxes of yaseline, boraX, mustard,
etc, and last, but not least in Importance.
a fiat wooden box in which "may be found
at any time of day or night" hop bags
ready for use, large pieces Of flannel, and
good supply OF what our invalid calls
emergency rags" both linen and cotton.
To the inside Of one of the commode doors
we tackled stout linen pocket TO hold a
brush-broom and busting cloth; on the
other door we hung a dust pan.
The deep drawers of an old-fashioued
bureau hold the invalid's wearing apparel
and the sheets and pillOwc cases used in this
room; towels, handkerchiefs and wash.
cloths are kept in the commode drawer, and
three table drawers stand ready at all times
4 to receive or to deliver up any one OF a hun
bred little things too small 10 claim Especial
place of their own.
SO our invalid Is living very cozily In her
room without a closet Every thing needed
in taking care of the room has found place
in it, except a broom. To-day the genius
and architect Of the family suggests that
/ the broom be hung on the twelfth hat hook,
which suggestion we propose 10 carry out
tomorrow morning. Nelly Browne, In
Good Housekeeping