The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27
GIRL WITH MEDICINE FAD.
Owns a Beautiful Tan Leather Box FILLED
With Cut Glass and Instruments,
LANCE, SCISSORS, And FORCEPS.
Arnica for Bicyelists, T~oothscho Drops for
Candy Eaters, jamaica Ginger TOR the
Green Apple ~season-Big silver
Monogram on the Cover.

| Not the least fetching fad Of the sum-
mcr girl is her medicine chest.
The large shops nat cater 10 fads arc
showing handsome leather boxes In tan,
green, or brown about 5XlO inches square,
containing from eight to a dozen clear
cut bottles with ground glass shoppers.
over the grOun glass stopper Is a silver
screw top. The box fastens with leather
straps, and when closed has Il very proc
fessiOnal look.
Inside the cover OF tho box there ara
small straps in which arc slipped a pair
of surgeons scissors with a fiat head on
one point, so hat the scissors can DO
slipped under a bandage without pierre
ing the patient. Two rolls OF surgeons
bandages ready for use. a pair OF tiny
steel fOrceps and a small lance complete
the surgical tools.
This is the kit of the summer girl
who has the medicine fad; and all who
come in contact with her claim for her
the palm of cl~evcrneSs over all the other
summer girls with their respective fads.
The medicine bottles in the box have =
distinct air I'm the preservation or life, nh-
crty. and happiness. They are arranged
I'm rows, three bottles to a row, n the box
holds "A dozen bottles In all. In the nrst
row there are travelling remedies. cam
phOr. lavender water and aromatic splr-
it's OF ammonia. the first for a headache,
the second for refreshing tired nerves.
and the third for faintncss. In the sec
ond row there are simple remedies Tor
| common ills. t0othache drops. phenace-
time. and hlleI prescriptions from home
physicians. f
The third row is devoted 10 summer Ills,
%paregOric. hot drops and Jamaica ginger
for the green apple scasou-ior inc mtll-
cine girl les nothing If not practical. Ihs
last row has arnica FOR bumps. witch naL
I'll and sleeping pOtions. Ana tucked III
around the bottles are sticking piast.ts,
corn salves and an the known remedies
60. ....Irt,n .Ht4r.nl hands and FIlaf
tired feeling The summer girl can III.
YOU up in any circumstance. II she
hapnans 10 boz stopping az your place
by all means cultivate her Acqlaintanee
\ little library OF FIRST Aid for the
Wounded goes VITA the medicihe enSs.'
II consists of three little Nolimes. Dne
is devoted 20 bicycle accidents, posslo.'
and probable. ana how 10 set me pa
tient i'm shape to roach home without tne
aid of Hu ambulance. The second
taken up with drowning resuscitation ana
mountain accidents. which are both quite
different from biol cIe falls. The last Is 4
ouipt talk upon ualtdies and a hint TOT
their diagnosis. The hrst symptoms OF
mcasles-fhat Common complaint IN every
summer hotel where children are FOUND
, and the initial performances or mumpH
Wnoopins c1ua1. AMI chicken-poN are 81
set forth. eo that the man or woman VINO
catches these from the faxeu-halred an
Gel of the house may NOT dle a thou'
sand deaths from fright before realzina
that he 0r She ls afflicted merely with
c~hickcn-poX instead Of some dread
sc0urce. 'The best thing 10 do IS me
title of the concluding chapters In each
book.
The summer girl, in selecting 'he meiii-
cine fad for her own. shows "a very excel
lent knowledge ~ human nature. Tho
administering angel is everywhere IN de-
! manI. Hospitals complain that they
cannot keen their trained nurses because
of tho call for them in domestic neld'.
Doctors claim them before they nave had
time 10 frame their nurses tipllmis. tn'
their first male patient ialis so it1D-t-
atelv i'm love with them that they arc IN
vited 10 remain and bee a nurse 10 body
and soul forever and for aye. The ranks
are depleted so rapidly that many traln-
ing schools will not take Young women
unless exac.ing a promise FROM them 10
remain through the course. ana do nu's-
ing for a certain length OF Nl"' "A''
wards. AL.
Tho summer medicine girl realizes tEis.
for she makes the most of her RAD. Her
medicine chest is covered Win me most
beautiful of kangaroo leather lnlsnee az
tho corners with triangles OF sterling
ssr.er ON ion there ls a plate with a big
silver monogram. a small silver key
locks the box. and 10 the key - a niue
silver plate attached on which Is cnsfaF-
"a key 10 medicine chest
Tho bicycle medicine glrl-ahl she rs
loeion-has straps fastened 20 aer box,
which she attaches 20 the wheel, hghten-
ing IL as much as possible ntst very
small medicine chests that Will go ln tho
tool-box come for hicyclis,s. FOR camp
ing out there are large, square meulcll!'
boxes. very complete and very Ornament
al. and for an ocean voyage or a cruise
,inon a Yacht there is "A medicine chest
With a distinct set Of remedies.
IL is a very attractive fad. ana one tha'