HYGIENIC PROTECTIVE SUGGESTIONS. 



exercises, to go corsetless if they want to, and God's 

 to wear skirts whose trains are not an impedi- ^°''^'^- 

 ment to long, brisk walks in God's pure air 

 and sunshine, all without danger of being 

 called or thought of as either immodest or 

 ahead of the age, and therefore objects for 

 contempt. 



In our work as nurses so much of our every- 

 day duty . lies within doors and quite often 

 caring for those suffering from communicable 

 diseases, that we are apt to become care- 

 less or forgetful of the laws which keep us 

 healthy, the principal and most important 

 ones of which are the daily bath, fresh out- 

 of-door air and sunshine and exercise, also 

 sufficient rest and sleep and proper food taken 

 at regular intervals. Without obedience to 

 these laws at the right time and in the right 

 way the nurse cannot satisfactorily fulfill her 

 duty to those the physician entrusts to her care. 

 If she attempts it she soon becomes a physical Hygiene and 

 or mental wreck; sometimes both. The aver- Length of Days, 

 age length of time the conscientious nurse is 

 able to remain in active service as care-taker of 

 the sick is said to be ten to fifteen years. The 

 time must of necessity be much shorter if her 

 health is neglected. This does not by any 

 means signify that we may ever shirk duty. Duty Toward 

 Oh, no ! There are frequently times of emerg- <-»"' Neighbor, 

 ency when the nurse, especially the nurse in 

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