Importance of Nursing, 2.3 



lamentably deficient in Imparting what we 

 may call the A B C of medical instruction. 

 In fact, so far as my knowledge extends, I 

 am forced to believe that the higher the 

 attainments of the professor, the less in- 

 clined is he to dwell on the minor details, 

 knowledge of which is all-important to the 

 student when he comes to practice his pro- 

 fession. 



Any physician of large experience will 

 tell you that good nursing, in a very large 

 proportion of cases, is of greater value than 

 proper medicine ; yet how few of the 

 younger portion of the fraternity will have 

 a single Idea to suggest in this direction. 

 It Is true, with regard to the human patient 

 In a large majority of cases, loving hands 

 need no instruction or prompting to smooth 

 the sufferer's pillow, but in canine practice 

 the case Is different. ''It is only a dog" 

 often excuses neglect of the most impor- 

 tant matters that, If properly attended to, 

 might save the life of the animal. How 



