The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-26

door CT the room. and when she has ala,
cult cases IA deal with che often attacheu
string TO the window aud to her owr
arm. so shc Will know II a sudden deiiriun
has taken her patient to tho window.
The curriculum for a trained nurse 4,
like that Of q physician. a dentist or 4
chemist for the hwt year. She attends
lectures, studies drugs and knows abou,
the action Of anacsthetice. Often sho Is
the only doctor a patient In the country
homo will hav" for days at timc. II tho
family phycician goes back to town. I,
is always very important that tho trained
nurse should understand drugs.
Her other requirements arc making pa.
t'ents comfortable and the possession OF
an absolutely uurufflcd temper. The for
mer includes the changing Of sheets while
tho patient is IN bed, cooking for the sick
room and wha' to do in emergencies like
hysteria. insomnia. fever and pain. But
equal in Importance to all this L. Tact,
with a large IT."
There is a great deal Of sentimental trash
written about the relations Of paticnt and
nuipc. Their relations arc those Of
feeble mlnded chIld--as tho patient tenn
porarlly lsand a firm sweet. capable wo-
man--nothing more. nothing less. The
the woman fcels great barrier Of supe.
r!ority TO tho child.
- ~ -
or the twenty nurses that have been sent
to nurse sick bachelors three have come
tack reporting proposals OF marriage. Poor
ieilow! laughed one. opening case Of
books and box OF flowers that had just
arrived, The begged me to stay longer.
Said no couldn't eat his dinner. no knew.
without me to read to him and make him
forget no wasn't hungry. And when I told
him that had call TO another patient
he said:
other way I'll marry you. But you won't
have me because I'm such brute some
times. Then take Jack. Jacks tho flower
OF the family. ard you'll stay hero then
didn't dare TO tell him ] was going to
take caro- OF another man. But II is
friend OF HIS. ard no will SEQ me tho first
timc hc goes out TO mako call"
II had a queer patient once" chattcd
ono of the girls. for II was a social evening
In a nurses boarding house, and all wero
telling experiences. "Ho was blind In
queer way. One eve was sigh,lcs. The
pupil OF his only ego was out OF place.
1t moved like rowing ball inside the eye
ball. At times It would como to the right
spot and for a minute he would SEQ In
perfect focus, clcnr AZ day. Then all was
darkness for him. Nothing could be done
for him. AS hc was very wealthy, he kept
having consultations Of phyalcians. aud
was the nurse for the last consultation.
rs tho doctors hoped TO help him. lic was
wild with nervousness for days before while
was feeding him to get him In good eondi-
tion.
~ saw for full minute three days
ago" hc enid 10 mo ono day. "and I no.
iced you had rcarrangcd the chairs. VIII
you fix the furniture so that l shall have
something new to SEQ when my eyes givo
ne sight again for minute?
An idea came across me and ! stepped
10 the long glass over his dressing table.
placed 1t opposite him liy his side !
stood another mirror from tho next room
and over his hcnd balanced another. Be-
wecn the mirrors set tall palms. Some
hing told mo he would see again soon.
No eooner had l done this and stepped
back to view my work than there camo an