Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-27

II In the season vhan .ha h..,,a
lest NJ ne have h,. ;rd;earon. .a
tites and demand that .ha nooas :,
the inner and outer man ha .ra,a-,s
to in a manner both temnxnu and
uoyal. Craature comfor,s are ,bs
end and aim of tba hour
But what abous the invalid a,
eon valescent who has mn. ave, ~.
good cheer Of good company M table
10 revive his GHOST nj An annet;ta3--
who is. moreover absolntalv daner.
dent upon the good will and inter.
est of others 10 make life vi,hin foar
monosonous walls tolerable through
the long DAYS Of heat ana hum,ditv ?
The sick roo;n 4 kbouldsbe fbe 4 sr,oss
attractive one In the house-not the
deariest. Wicker or cane furn;tura
looks cool and has the added advan.
taoe NJ he;no eaev ,o Laa,, oIoo.
All stuffed and stuffv looking eba;rs
should be releoated IN the rooms os
the other memhers of tho f.n;l,,
who are hale and hear.v and no, =.
suseeptible N the ..totaI da,rov;,v
of inanimate tb;ngs - whon H..
ing the room n damn cloth sho,,,a
be used so that the nar,;cles of H.,
will not fiv about and annoy The
patient.
A screen ;s n really ;ra;sna,s..,o
article in the sick.room and adds
greatly TO an in valid's comfort Il
is handy IN use nc n nro,ao,;o,,
against drauobts and alec 20 h;aa
from sight the general utilitv ,ahla
nm which ara b.. AZ. 5.-.
glasses. snoons and otbsr narooh.
MALTA. Avery satisfactory screan 90,
he ;mnrov;se6 from on o.d;no..
clothes horse covered w;,h -,
or sheet
Make IL n no;a. IN kson tho .on
perature Of the room as evsn os mo-
s;b,a To tho s,n ho.,. - a..
room and NO hrasz. : ..;..;s :.
is a mood nlan 70 closa ,ha ,n;.S"s
dur;nr .ha H. "a a. IL,
while tho s,n 10 .,.u;
inc them AGAIN in the cool ~ tho
evening The tamner.tura - .Lo
sick-room. or for that matter ~ .nr
room. can be lovered and fr.sh.nod
by keeping a small foos.t,,,, t;l,ea
with water near enough tho w;ndow
so that the air will blow ovor :. =.
by hanging in the w;ndow a onr
tain of cbeesscl,,b d;nned n cola
water.
Have flowers in the room bv all
means and plenty of them. wild mr.
cultivated. They add a touch Of
sweetness and cheerfulness that
cannot help but brighten the spir;ts
of the most discouraged invalid. |,
is long ago exploded theory that
the odor of flowers in the sick-room
is injurious. It's good plan, how
ever, to take them out of the room
at night.
The morning bath should be the
first thing on the day a programme
in caring for an invalid. 1t should
be given very carefully only a part
OF the body being exposed at a time
and washed and dried quickly in
order to avoid the patients s catch
ing cold. An alcohol rub after the
bath is sure preventive against
any possible chill.
hain water IS, OF course, the best
thing to use for the bath, but an ex-
cellent substitite is water softened
oy borax or boric acid-a pinch To
every bowl OF water. This cleanses
the pores, stimulates the skin and
Is also an antiseptic. In cases of
diarrhoea and dysentery, SO common
in hot weather. a tepid borax bath
has no equal for relieving the dry
and hard condition of the skin.
IL isn't necessary to limit the
patient to one bath day. Freouen,
sponging off-say eyery three hours
will prove more beneficial in 70.
ducinp the inyalid-s suffering from
iheat than incessant famine IA; :.