The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-08
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FOR UNFRAMED NURSES.

FOR UNFRAMED NURSES.
In these days of trained nurses less
attention is paid to the training OF the
daughters of the household in the care
of the sick than in old fashioned times,
when trained nurses were unknown
and hired nurses were never resorted
to except in extreme cases. Yet every
woman ought to have at least some
knowledge of sick room lore to enaple
her to meet emergencies when train
ed nurse cannot be found, and those
who understand little about nursing
the sick should attend lectures on the
subject whenever possible.
Cleanliness and method are, OF
course, the first essentials of nursing.
The room must be Systematically cared
for. yet in such manner as not 10
disturb the patient. Complete ventll-
alton is a necessity. In winter an open
fire should, if possible, be kept burn
ing in the sick room, as this is the
most wholesome way of heating
room and also of ventilating 1t thor
oughly. The sick room should be kept
at an even temperature. Sixty-five OF
seventy degrees is the correct one In
most cases; but the physician should
be consulted In this matter, as IN
some forms of disease higher and
in others a lower temperature is re-
quired.
Towels and bed linen to be used by
the sick should in winter be warmed
and aired thoroughly after they are
taken out of the linen closet.
In cases of infectious disease 1t is
important to have disinfecting fluid
to use in cleaning china, clothing, bed
ding and other articles for the SICK
room All articles to be Numbered
should be wrung out in this fluid and
then flung out of the window before
being carried through the house. Moth
ing used in the room should be hung
out of doors on clothesline unless 1t
has first been disinfected. If every
thing is disinfected before it is taken
from the room the contagion can be
kept from the rest of the house.
sheet wrung out in weak solution
of carbolic acid or some other dis
infectant and hung just outside the
door of the room will do much to
prevent the escape of infected dust.
A cap that completely covers the hair
should be worn by the woman who
cares for person with contagious
disease, and her gowns should be of
light material and simply made. so
that they can be easily disinfected and
put through the washtub once or
twice a week-Woman's page in the
New York Tribune.
SKIRTS FOR THE TALL WOMAN.
Tunic skirts are to be the privilege
of the divineIy tall woman, and skirts
that are ruffled from belt to shoe are
also permitted Bodies are the next
thing which comes to ones sight, and
they constitute the bertha, a pair of
dropping shoulders and very full
waist taken as a whole. Sleeves grow
larger daily, although a plain arm
covering is occasionally in evidence.
Many of them have inserts of lace
which are placed in the outer seam of
the sleeve and are allowed to cascade
down the entire length of the arm.
Around the wrists are frills of the
same lace and sometimes two or three
rows are used.
A number of the gowns for evening
wear have the sleeves fashioned SO
that when the arms are lifted they
are visible When such is the case
the bottom part is made to hang loose
ly as the old fashioned sleeves known
as the "angel sleeve
Belts are still growing in width, and
they are made of a different shade
than the dress itself Collars are be-
time of Marie Antoinette. With the
ruches at the top, which is growing
deeper as the season advances, they
have the tendency to make the lace
look piquant and sweet. Spangles and
steel beads are the fashionable trim
mings for the latest collars. and every
thing which pertains to brilliancy is
used. Transparent stocks are also
in vogue, and they are covered with
net in all shades. 1t will seem a pleas
ure to see tailored suit on the street.
and one will certainly give the wearer
credit for the amount of power she
possesses to abstain from the pre-
vailing modes.
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