The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-26
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AN ange: undissuiscd,'' murmured I
poor. sick fellow, twisting In his chat
land trying TO find q cool. sof, spot In tn,
macs OF silk pillows that felt like coal!
of fro ten minutes after thcy wcre shaker
up. she IL . angel nndeguiecd. and
hit her with cane this morning!" Shame
faced. the fellow. sick for the first tiino IL
oil his pioasure-roving life, turns his hca'
toward the wln..ow and groans, I'm
dog'
Iio is ono Of the ten wealthy bachelor
who have broken down this spring under
tho strain Of gayety on both sides the ocean
and, also one Of the unfortunate ten who
have been provided with trained nurses
from the best hospitals, and havo had hour
ly bulletins issued 10 society. reporting
their progress to recovery. That the
physicians who sent Cor the nurses to care
for these patients abundantly understand
what they have TO deal with Is shown by a
telegram now preserved In one Of tho hos
pitfalls In this city:
Send your most capable nurse at once.
Must be able TO talk. read and cling; mus,
be good naturcd enough 10 be Kicked
| Twenty sweet faced young women wear
| Ing tho cap and apron OF the order OF
trained nurses have been kicked. sworn at
and abused during the last few weeks.
But for all! twenty there has been the
wori 0! praise uttered by the young man
in the first line OF this article: "she Is an
angel undisgulsei."
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Trained nurses say that bachelors. no
matter whether young or old. arc tho most
difficult patients In the world to take care
Of. Ono young woman begged a hospital
superintendent when certain very rich
bachelor was Sick In September, Don't
send me there. III take all the tccthing
babies and NIL the nervous old women, but
don't give mo frctty bachelor" Yet
The bachelors. poor fellows. must be cared
for. and no one can do 1t but tho soft
handed. gentle ,occd woman nurse.
When trained nurse steps Into house
hold In obedience to the doctors call shc
carries with her small gripsnck In nve
minutes she has slipped into dark gown.
tied on her apron pinned on her cap, ana
is sitting by the patients side. She asks
no questions. In few minutes the sub
duod light Of the room becomes familiar
to hcr eyes. she rises, moves around. reads
tho diections left by the doctor. lowers
window shade. twists paper screen
before an unrmly glare. moves away the
clutter Of thinge Tint have been worry
inE the patient with fantastic shapes. and
By tho time she has seated herself by his
edo th,-e is n snug air OF comfort.
wave OF peace over the entire room.
What have you done with those mcdi-
zine hottles?" asks the patient.
"Given them to the other nurse.
where is she?'
..In the next ROOM Shall call her."
NO. youll do. Going to stay here?
You'll find mo an nwful--nwfur'- the
words are dying slowly away. The pa
,ient is falling asleep. and the nurse who
has been warned that insomnia Ia all that
is keeping her patient sick smiles with
gratiied air. mo wonder he couldn' Z
sleep with fivo medicine bottles staring
at him." she SAYS, as she tlptoes out 10
consult the other nurse. for when bacho-
lur, are to be cared for the tmined nurses
60 In pairs. There is not one who would
be willing to take the responsibility alone
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The accommodations for the trained
nurses are, In story books. beautiful little
white chambers adjoining the sick room
of tho patient. In real llfe In the aver
ago fa1nily. there Is no accommodation nj