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It is better to have a very small lamp burning at full height 

 than a large one turned low ; sperm candles are recommended. 



It is well for every one to know something about bandaging, 

 preparation of food for the sick, etc. Space here will not 

 allow further treatment of these subjects ; and the student is 

 referred to treatises on the care of the sick, of which there are 

 several good ones mentioned at the end of this chapter. 



It is well known that a sneeze may be prevented by firmly 

 pressing on the upper lip. This may enable a nurse to keep 

 from waking a very sick patient when, at a critical point, sleep 

 is almost a question of life or death. And it is a convenient 

 fact for any one to know. To prevent coughing, there are 

 cough drops that will relieve the tickling in the throat. It is 

 not right for a person who knows that he has a cold to disturb 

 a whole congregation by coughing when, for five cents and a 

 little forethought, he might have prevented the annoyance. 



For Disinfectants see Appendix B. 



In addition to the list of books on Accidents, Emergencies, 

 etc., already given, read Hand-Book of Nursing, published 

 under the direction of the Connecticut Training-School for 

 Nurses, State Hospital, New Haven, Conn. ; Text-Book of 

 Nursing, Clara Weeks-Shaw ; Nursing : Its Principles and 

 Practice, Isabel Adams Hampton. 



