Evening star., 1909-09-12

Grandmother took the visitors hand in
both her own, and patted it gently: 'IN
be eighty on the 24th.' she said, proudly.
Eighty on the oath. That's my next
birthday. the oath.
shes been eighty for more than ten
years now" said the nurse. but she's
still eighty on her next borthday. just the
same.
"oh. grandmother. 1t is the 18th today.
Think of it!''
.I'll be eighty on the 24th.' said the
little old child, looking about her. with
a smile. Another nurse coming up, she
Immediately let go the visitors hand to
touch the new arrivals hand.
"Grandmother." said the latter. you're
spoiled, that's what you are. Now, aren't
you spoiled. grandmother?
of another old woman who was sitting up
in bed wearing a pink flower In her
scanty locks, and she ambied over that
way with the last nurse talking to her,
and later the visitor saw this nurse put
ting a pink carnation in her hair. which
gave her a festive air, indeed
''She is quite the sweetest experience
/ have had since 1 began my course.
said the nurse. She has been here so
long that she recognizes no other home
now. There is but little the matter with
her, but her relatives pay for her just
the same, because she won't leave, ana
really she is better cared for here. She
has her own room, and she goes ana
comes at any time, and she can sit here
in the sun all day long if she wants to
on cool days. She loves to be petted. and
we love to pet her.
.Now, these two girls. here" she stop
ped beside the beds on which a couple OF
girls of about twelve were engaged IN
cutting bandages. these girls came here
because they wanted to lie abed all the
time. Look at this fat one, not thing
wrong with her, any one can see that
and that one there had q pain in her
head, think Of that"
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'Its gone now" said the girl. softly.
''That's the way 1t is" cheerfully pur-
sued the nurse. "They hoodwink their
people into sending them here, and they
Immediately get well. Just lazy. that S
ALL" But she laid her hand on the head
of one, and stopped TO ask In low tone
about some directions that had been
given the other one.
ed. Il find it takes them out OF them
selves and cheers them up. We are train
ed right here. We serve a three-year
training term and have month leave
each year It is beautiful here. and
shall be sorry when I have to leave.
really thing the pleasant experiences here
more than balance the sad ones. It Is
very gratifying to see ones patients
coming out all right, and the percentage
of deaths is SO small compared to the
number who recover. I shall do private
nursing after I am graduated
The sisters are not graduated nurses
though they are practical nurses in the
full sense OF the term. They have nc
Jurisdiction over the training nurses du
ties professionally. They come under the
house physicians, but the sisters are In
charge of the house arrangements and
the wards, and except for the actua
treatment Of a patient are responsible
for him.
One of them is on duty at all times
and any neglect is reported to her, and
the nurse reported is reprimanded by her
There is a spirit of home" pervading
the atmosphere that extends to the
nurses manner, for they are particularly
interested in all pertaining to theii
eases"
Patients sent to the wards OF these dif-
ferent hospitals are paid for by the
board of charities. At Casualty and al
the Children's hospitals 50 cents is paid
for each case per day. This is probably
the regular rate paid by the board for all