Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-07
HINTS FOR SICK ROOMS
HOW TO FURNISH THE CHAMBER
TO THE BlsT ADVANTAGE.

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The Arrangement of Light ASA Sunshine.
Advantages Of an Open Grate-PoIsons
from Wall Paper-The Choice of Ised
and Mattrcss-Have Light Furniture.
The room should be light and, IL possible.
sunny. Sunshine has II royal tnuca" for
curing diseases. The windows should have
two sets of shades, light and dark By
drawing the hitter the room nry he dark
eneti more readily and neatly than by pin
ming up black shawl, and the sick me
will get more refreshing nap il the glare
Of the light is softene,i. Keep the air fresh
and sweet. lnuddition TO the windows it
is well to have n transom or, still Better.
ventilatorsat the top and bottom OF n room.
An open CRATE fire is the best mode of
heating, and even if furnace or steam heat
ing he used slight CRATE fire improves the
ventilation. Even in summer u small lamp
may he kept burning in a CRATE to alvan
tage II the room contains = set bowl, at
tention to the plumbing and draining must
be careful. The plug should always be
kept in and the holes Mt the tor, OF the bowl
stopped up us a preeaution Rather than
get one Whit of noXious gas the pipes
should be cut and sealed.
CARE or WALLS AND FLOOR
II tue walls are papered, he sure there is
no arsenic in the paper Have saihple
examined by u chemiSt. Take care also
that the figure is MOI annoying to the in
valid. painted wall is much cleaner,
and is more easily kept clean by wiping
with a damp cloth. The hardwood or
painted floor seems tome best. Have rugs
enough about, so that no disturbance will
be caused by footsteps. The rugs should
be frequently shaken and the floor wiped
with damp cloth.
In gathering up and laying the rugs do
not raise dust, as it is very annoying, tod,
with II consumptive, very likely TO cause
ct of coughing. All hangings should be
made of wash" fabrics. Wooden hang
ings serve only to collect dust, retain odors
and interfere with free circulation OF air
If II portiere seems advisable, it must needs
be of heavy material, but keep il well
shaken.
The bed should be long enough Too
short Il bed is no uncommon occurrence
and produces much discomfort 4 some
what narrow bed il hest II should he wide
enough to turn or roll over in, yet so mar
row as to allow free access to the invalid
from either side. An open hctlstead il de
sirable-that is, one in which the mattress
is thoroughly exposed to tie air The
metallic, iron or brass bedsteads are excel
lent in this respect.
let the mattress be not too soft and free
from Jumps, Have it made over if neces-
sary for comfort
a TABLE AND CALL BELL
by the Eo.laide, within olsy reach of the
sick one, should be little table or stand
On account of liability to accident from
overturning things, this is best covered
with Il washable cover. Keep this fresh
and clean Avoid letting this stand get
Uttered up, especs ,lly with soIed medicine
glasses and bottles Wash the medicine
gl;%ses ~ soon us they are used and keep
them well polished The invalid should
have some means of calling her nurse or
friend The best arrangement is an elcc.
trio bell, with the push button at the head
of the bed This will do away with much
tinkling Of highly chased silver tplatedJ
bells-more elegant than useful 10 ring
a toy bell for fifteen minutes is not con
ducive to calmness of spirit
Heavy, upholstered chairs nre out of
of one FOR the invalid Rattan chairs are
light, clean and durable. and do not retain
odors. Nothing need be said in regard to
the other furniture. such as bureau. ward
robe, commode, etc, except keep it clean
A screen is to the sick room what Il pin is
to womnn-eyer useful. II should I've
be light, strong, not top heavy, and six
feet high Its uses are many, and it is also
artistic 1t shields from draughts, from
sight, from interru. zion. it may have
beauty in itself it may hide skeleton A
very handsome SCH en may be had ut slight
expense and will soon pay for itself in
comfort.
Make the room bright and attractive,
keep it clean and homelike and you will
be doing much for the patient. Hang
quiet, restful picture upon the wall where
the eye falls most frequently, and If the
illness is of long duration change the pict.
ures in the room occasionally. y growing
plant also affords great pleasure 30 an in
valid. If flowers are introduced let them
he perfectly fresh, and of not TOO heavy
odor. -Pittsburg Dispatch