The morning times., 1896-09-20

chees. cloth suIcd in = solution "r soda
for several EoGrs, lien toiicd in plain
water to- rcu.ove tie aikaH II is tien
baked III an oven and toitled. Terore an
operation I take this sterile Eauzc and
RIB 1t into stcrilizcd iCG!fcrm until IL
is yellow ard then wrap it in rul ter tissue
,iH;ii ready for use.
IF electricity is to hc used 1 make the
electrodes. Fancy me rolling out mocrl-
ing clay with a rolling pin as If il was pie
crust. This is then fitted over a wire
frame then covered with surgical Int,
protected by a rubber Cloth.
Now. this is oil preliminary work
When The hour arrives | so ahead ard
prepare tic operating table. This is
merely the kitchrn tab!c, over which
blankets are spread. and above these Il
rubber sheet rpade ship-shapc. Two small
tables are required. Gle for the IEstru-
| ments. the other for ne sporgcs.'
by no means DO j escape The bloody
part. as you call IL may hand the il
>trunents. attend TO The spOuEes, or a.
sst with the -other. Once | gave the
ether myself ana the patient was url-
grateful enough to turn black IN the
face. What do you think tie doctor did"
Stool her an her head II brought her
| arsi;d all right. but, oh, such scare!'
There are not many funny things hap
peuiug IN an operating room. bat II tel
YOU one. A assistant COctOr had given
the patient the ether and her heart stopped.
oh.~the CONSIDERATION. The operating do
tor dragged her out II bed and held her by
the knees around his neck. her body hang
ing down behind his back Thus wearing
her like IA necklace. he trOtted around the
room. his face as pale as death, the rest Of
us following in tie rear. until she showed
signs OF lie. II is funny To think of now.
II wasn't So funny then
1t is rarely, however, that anything
| scary happens. I've seen many operations,
but never death on the operating table.
Anerward? Yes but | ain rot there to
| see.
There are fashions in surgery. aud
doctors have fads just as other people.
| II was DR.. Lister who first started the
| fashion OF disinfectug the air while an
| operation is going Oh He carried IL SO
| far that the whole room was i'll 4 shower.
| II was horrible messy work That is all
| changed now. Chemicals have pretty much
| gone out. Clean boiled water has come i'll.
! one OF the latest tricks is TO have a httlc
stream pla aylug on the wound all the time
| of the operation. This does away with the
| spouges. | ike that. The doctors have
a way of throwing the bloody sponges at
| you III their hurry. and thisi is apt To be hard
| OH your clean gown.
''SUmr of the swell doctors have their
| own operating rooms. These are lined
| with white enamel tiles ard have glass
operating tables. The rooms have no
| corners for the little beasts of bacteria
| TO hide n.-and during an operation the
| roon. is flooded. So that the attendants
not only have To wear rubber boots. but
rubber skirts. The etiquette at a private
| operation is immense. Nobody speaks but
the surgeon. except in answer to ques-
tion In an ainpitheater it is all the other
way The students applaud with hands
and feet in my opinion 1t is only after "a
medical student has graduated and starved
| six years thai he becomes half white.
Yes, it pays An office nurse is apt to
| have a good deal Of time. She is paid for
| a certain number OF hours. I le2rned
stenography and typewriting after Office
| hours, and that makes me more valuable
as medical secretary. When doctor
has private hospital, the office nurse
| has room, board. aud from $40 20 $50
| mouth. She is not a trained nurse,
mind, and has nothing to do with tle
| house nursing. TRe first of Us was a
colored woman. old Dr.. Sims brought 'ronf
the South. She twss with him thirty
years. Such postoas are hard 10 set
and are usually secufed through influence.