Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06

Home Nursing and Hygiene, First Aid
Surgical Dressings, Dictetlcsl ou may
take YOUR choice or you may take all the
Courses at the he'd Cross Teaching Center.
9l3 Delaware aVcnGc, that il, ell but
tic dictctics. and they are taught at
Delaware Hospital Workers are trained
at the center, and graduates OF surgical
dressing classes continue their work at
he'd Cross head, .uaTtcrs, old City Hall,
and IT auNiiIaries Throughout tic city
and State There are now i ausilaricS
in the city and about tie same number in
other towns. Many qualify as Instructors
and become inspectors, thus rendering
inpur ant service and assistance under
the supervisor, hirS. Jan cs l. Niglds.
Eurng Eeccn Der, there were SIS under
instruction, and 10 qu1iii Cd Us inspectors.
Glasses in standard dressings consist of
seven lessons, and III special dressings of
SIN lessons, and the ice Is 90 cents.
Wonen are not yet being sent to the
front IN the capacity ot nursing adds,
and although there may Le demand IN
future, tic need just now Is fer wenen to
learn to make blessings, and to 80 take
care of al minor ailments III tier own
families that trained nurses will be re!oased
Aoi LiB , iIGoisAL<lsss "a ~ fHNsat
few Years tie demand for trained nurses
has exceeded the supply. aud what vii
be tie situation. when spring cones and
the 3n4erican army Is IN trenches
y omen can render patriotic service by
doing all tie uofk possible here at hone.
If they tram now, they may, later on, be
called upon ether Tor military hospitals
here or in France
An application TO any reliable hes
pital viii procure information as to the
requirements for entering training
Three Years is USUALLY the length of the
nursing coErse- and the woman now
taking il is just as much a recruit for the
army and navy as though she wore brass
buttons.
Another effective way in which home
women can release nurses for war work
is b., taking up the short courses of in
struction now being offered By the Ameri
can Red Cross, namel:, "Elcuentary
Hygiene and Home Care oi the Sick.
"Honue Dictetics" and First Md to the
Injured " These three COURSES arc In
tended TO equip woman to SO care for
the health of her family as to limit the
need to call upon a trained nurse for
minor ailments The Ped Cross quthori
ties strongl7 recommend the courses to all
HOME NURSING AND HYGIENE.
The excellent course iii "Elcmentnrv
Hygiene and Home Care of the Sick"
consists OF fifteen lessons and entails n
small tuition fee Of So for the complete
course There are morning, afternoon
and evening classes and each of the fifteen
lessons is of one and half hours duration.
The lessons are as follows:
L. Bacteria and Their Relation To
Health and Disease.
2 Cause and Transmission Of Disease.
3. Food, Water, Ice.
4 Air Ventilation, Heating, Light
ing. Soil, Sewage, Garbage.
g. The House.
g. Care of the House the Laundry
Z Personal Hygiene Of Infancy and
Childhood
o Beds, Mattresses, Pillows, Bedding
10. BednalIpg.
y General Care of Patient.
Ii The Use OF Simple Sicl,ro0n APP
piianccs, Local Applica lions and Enemata
IA. Symptoms OF Disease.
Is. Hoas hold Medicine Closets (dan-
gers in tie indis riI1inate Use OF patent
medicines. siimularis, etc.1.
Women over sixteen are admitted 10
the course.
HOME DIETElTc5.
The "Home Tietetics" course is highly
interesting and instructive. Its chief OBJ
iect is 10 teach women how to select