BACTERIOLOGY IN A NUTSHELL. 



in a waist and skirt on the spider-web order 

 over gossamer underclothing; who wears also 

 flimsy, low-cut shoes and the thinnest of 

 hosiery ; yet we try to excuse her on the plea of 

 "poor judgment" or "a lack of common sense," 

 but for the nurse there should be no excuse. 

 In her daily avocation she comes in contact too 

 many times with the fruits of just such errors 

 in judgment. She sees in all their sadness the 

 evils brought upon the human frame by just 

 such indiscretions. The cold that developed 

 after exposure to the elements; the cough that 

 never got well; the development of tuber- 

 culosis; the wasted pain-racked frame, all 

 these are object lessons too familiar ever to 

 be lightly overlooked or forgotten. It is the 

 nurse's duty to dress so as to be healthy. Her 

 work demands health. There is no room in the 

 ranks for the nurse who "enjoys poor health." 

 Let us all try to be healthy. 

 The Various The Bath. — Nothing is more conducive to 



Baths. good vigorous health than proper and system- 



atic bathing. Few things are more restful to 

 the tired nurse when she comes off duty than a 

 good warm salt bath before retiring. A pint 

 of sea salt, or common salt, to each two gallons 

 of water is a fair proportion. Take a good 

 "rub" with a Turkish towel on emerging from 

 the bath. A cold sponge bath should be taken 

 in the morning when you rise. Many recom- 

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