The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
LEARN FIRST ADD
FASHIONABLE BOARDING SCHOOLS
TAKE UP THE SUBJECT.

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II you see q group of girls bandasinE one an
othor's arms do not get excited. There has noh
been q wholesale accident. Neither smelling
salts nor doctors are needed. 1t Ia only a class
in First Aid to tho Injured. and tho chances are
that the girls belong TO some boarding school.
A SUN reporter was admitted to tho class.
room Of one Of these schools tho other dry dur
ing tho second lecture OF the course. IL was .
little bit appalling to an outsider to face thoSs
nfty pairs Of limpid eyes, seeming 80 prefer
| naturally big, and staring from u sort OF nurcolO
| Of hair which was also preternatural in its fulfil
ness. Are the eyes of young girls always 30 biE0
| And Is their hair always so fuffyl
Tho reporter did not like to ask II 1t was
their normal condition. Maybe 1T wasn't.
Maybe the big, big eyes and the hair on END
| were caused by the lecture to which tney were
listening. Any one would have described them
AS in tho act of hearing I" this lecture. There
was nothing passive in tho way they did 1t.
When Miss Lindlcy, the speaker, showed them
q chart representing tho nervous system, the
girls prodded one another In order to confirm
the location of the nerve centres. When she cx-
planned to them tho comprehonsivoncss OF the
capillary system, they stuck pins into their I'm.
Rers and arms to find ont II she told the truth.
They drank in polysyllables as IL their brains
scorned a fecblcr diet. When the lecturer ro-
marked, "of course. You all know who Hip
pocrates was" they didn't turn a fluffy hair.
They merely rolled their big eyes at one another
and located some more nerve centres with their
elbows. Whenever Miss Lindley asked a qucs.
ton there was q volley OF answers. which ranged
from 22.calibre to regular s-pounders.
Judging from the crowded condition OF the
schoolroom. every pupil must have been there.
This attendance, In closed ranks, was conven-
lent for the girls and encouraging to the leo
turer. 1t vas convenient for tho girls because
IL facilitated those little elbow explorations OF
ono apothnr'a apatnny- IT Wna encouraging tn
Miss Lindley because 1t proved that the frst
important step in the work had been takon.
This first step is to accustom a class to subjects
which are generally regarded as gruesome and
revolving.
At the first talk, which was largely prepare
tory, the girls got on pretty well. They didnb
seem to mind the charts. and they could listen
to a description OF bones and muscles with
smiles that were childlike and bland. There
was Just one word that would knock them out
every time. They couldn't stand blood! Not
even the mere mention OF it. Every time Miss
Lindley talked about q cut or any wound thae
made tho blood flow some OF the girls had cold
shiyers. In first aid to the injured, however.
, one has to be on a speaking acq uaintance with
I blood whether your tastes run in that direction
!: pr niUsdii e1 against the word. Miss L.indloy tried
. 2 to establish friendly relations by degrees; and
: FIXTURES : ists' only llntrodaeine little blood as !,
, happened TO settle under the skin; She men
y thing rs il she dIned every day. ike the Gian.i
!. .. - The blood Of. Of an nan E1g snshtion tb,. BY ge shs snS
huid, without soaring i all away from ths
d s cheeks ok s Of her lif ieo,S iiie o Class. girl; BIZ il i sh tsu oih nss
9 Ions ISIs, GIsS M5. and d. Look S4ss as i w t6sS H %s. t spoNsn clear
The second, lecture marker a change: The e
girl who had been excused from the hIst tag
end. Cold shivers we're abandoned, and only
the most CORY references could prod nee the qul..
.-a aSprassinn Tn. hOui ylS full or dreadful
accidents. too. At the end of the lecture the
PLACE p!ri 4, Looked tSs l raem an h s%sF her sr @o'R B"ndae nSeF n
la ssplints, or in q sling. They revealed in catas-
l.. SJast step up here" = said id. Miss Mi, b;dRsI;Sr 70 S sRs
ur e :. i ! d = IN ths a I Sss5osssli ssn %a yos h wnsn , snS
er fallen of and broken Your arm. Yes, you've
s: The eiiri mad. a erimaee: but as it seemed
en- i Stss 3 as f fSS s ! ft" cuf f and IT turned the sleeve
q =; the .S Break i she s sstd took sses e soii pen ~fh and + m %hsss
heavily across the white skin. half way between
at the @D %r.si IL 1 hurt much :; demanded a sepulchral
ad whisper from the front row, liz
ng Now we want to puttho bones In their proper POI
position. as nearly as possible projected ths
& * S ssIo% iSe sSpp sas1 fbs reaf. sh sse seemed ssm soI % n paf
ut thebones apart and twist them into position.
b. ",Ugh.hh.h!" groaned all the girls and the
til '"Oh. that wouldn't hurt a great deal" they
on shall we taker'
no "A stickl"
"a pair of rubbersi"' 49,
Some bark from a tree!'
in and fold it until It was stif. When Wa have
err found our splint we shall want to cushion IL q
Is little. What can we user
I'd ""fIS eRSe sFa"S'''
liz Yes. We shall need our handkcrchiefs fol
SO bandsging. l shall use a book for the splint In
,e. this case. Now. shall tic the bandsEe very
There seemed to be a difference Of opinion OF
a discussions going on ali over the room. The,
in we're quonchod by the exclamation that ,ht
he WAS Wider than the arm, there would be nc
re- danger of Stopping he cireulGtioh;o
he Underneath the splint." was the scornfp
response. and the tone said: Amy one with hal,
worthy Of our Intelligence"
Pretty soon there was a regular bandaginl
n~eiglbor. and tied square knots" that looket
like a rabbits ears: and put on s Mias ,a as 4 I
70, ~ ACCIDENT ~Xea haze sbs ss"is, h h%na in gon a are 81 Sdi nsil fTon
this artery in your arm. Now what shall l dol
Put on a tourniquet!. everybody advissd;
up with a pencil. and the girl b~reathed again
But she was worse Off than she dreamed;
md You jaw is broken. too nnhounceu MIS-
y" Lindlcy, and gave her u scientific headgear In
W. half n minute.
t it Then she got n bandage on her forearm. lesrnet
no. of various Commissions which were 10 be bandage
~, Later with slndry, lotions. and suppor, Cd a trae
on turr Of the collar bone without u murmur.
AT Brave Dorothy!" exclaimed the witnesses.
me Yes. we have saved her life. said the demon
bic strnior, but she aided us by her pluck
req you think she will 1.-Two through 1t, then '
.Lhe asked one of the girls.
inc ION. yes, now that we've stopped that artery
ely Why. bless you. child! ! forgot that tourn
OF qurt." And she UNFINISHED the handkerchie
lot- which had been screwed up with the knot pres
ep; ing on the artery. Dnrnthr's hand was purpl'
req hut apparently she wouldn't have murmtred
ore Tho toirniquet had been loft on for an hour.
ana When the handages were taken oil the girl
Ihlo folded them In a scientific manner and the ia
scholars took theirs home. with the avowed pu
pose OF practicing on the family.
ror "Oh. said one girl, II wish would met
cry - an ~, " bnnei Wouldn't l FIX 'e