Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-12
Dr. Brady's Health Talk
The Itching to Become a Nurse

About every second woman, at one
point point in her career. is seized with tho
ment develops most severely In girls
OF tho romantic age of twenty. In
about 300 cases out OF 1000 the ailment
runs its course In Il few weeks and the
girl decides TO get married and live
happily ever aftcrward.
The Call to Service.
Another form OF the disease attacks
young women who have devoted somo
OF long hours, poor pay and lack OF OPP
portunity for promotion. A fair share
OF these cnBes prove chronic, and most
try n fS~ months OF probationary work
in tho hospital. There they discovcr
tnat long hours. poor pay and slow
ago to stick 1t out till they get n cap"
ana become regular pupil nurses, the
duties ut which At rat seem so ithsome
cal and routine. and then there is
plenty Of hard work to keep the pupil
from wishing SHE had become a stcno.s-
rnpher or something easy
The Latent YearnfnE.
Still another form of the disease at
taSkB women who have taken hand
~ practical nursing on their own re-
for more OF It,. Many of these women.
IL they can afford the three years of
hospital study. become ideal nurses.
seIfinprovcment, or perhaps feeling
that they. can take Il Bhort cut and save
time. subscribe to o correspondence
soasa vaes With The the Fase 20 s aea
personality of the woman; If Hi,t is in
.a!!;;isent, clean, healthy and cheerful
St hes
OF how to make a patient comfortable.
may add considerably TO her ability
And s,nS Value ,,,s,, a. IA nras though It can
Ing.
4 nurse's work in tho hospital Is
hard +. en-. enough. but In private practice
her pay, and her services are worth
every cent she asks. Her hours of
leisure and of rest nre such as che can
that the nurse gets reasonable res; and
somo outdoor air each day.
Questions and Ahswcrs.
"a sufferer" L. c.. w. W. and Mrs.
Q. NJ. b.: Consulting the paragraph at
the end OF this column you will dis
cover why We cannot answer your re.
quest
a. u. c.: Is liquid arvon Injurious to
Of the scalp in certain spots which feel
like mosquito boring in? What Will
stop such itchins7.
tnosa new style su nostru1 S Mh,sh che YOU
'rnlx YOURSELF on tho advice OF an un-
known person: Therc AFRO scores OF
them, many harmless enough. some In
furious. You had better avoid them all.
.. Probably NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. If
so, Il will be relieved by rubbing IN n
little alcoholic solution OF resorcln and
salioylin acid teacil . per ccnt), with
mcnthol q grain to tho ounce). Use
# daily.
Mabie g.: Gan you tell the II mer-
coiized wax. advertised as u complex
ion p:e!er, is beneficial?
Reply-As 1t contains IT about 10 per
peel most anything if freely used. but
less by natures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
l.. a. I. writes at length, and we re-
produce tho gist OF his contribution: Do
you moan to say that when one IS sur
fering With an acute cntarrh Of the
SELF TO cold air out OF doors? You
must be "A homcopath with "a vengcance.
How does ono talk cold in tho first
place?
Reply---l. What no are trying to
teach Is this: The victim OF any re-
sptratory mucous membrane Injection
whether IL be coryza,. pneumonia, con-
nothing but outdoor air, the colder the
better. apparently. But he should not
suffer disoomfort--he should DO warm
2; No. the principle lent homeo-
pathic. The vaccine treatment for
these infections Is homeopathic; tho
pathics-propltlactic-or rather. com.
mon sense. Indoor. urtificialiy heated
air enables the victim to catch his in
faGtion from rom another case or sarsr
germs and stimulates the natural re-
sistance.
the careleasnoss OF the individual who
inflcts him.