Show IN THE SICK ROOM Dont Whisper Sit In Creaky Chairs Or Rattle Papers Give the room which has the best I means of ventilation and the most sunshine sun-shine to the invalid Have dark green shades at the windows Green tempers the glare of the sun in a way very soothing to tired eyes In making the bed be sure that the under sheet is stretched a tight a a drum head Wrinkles are a source of irritation of which even the patient id not always aware Banish creaking chairs from the sickroom sick-room and never allow yourself to sit in the room and read and rattle a newspaper Do not rock back and forth in a rocking chair A trained nurse tells me that she has frequently known the patients temperature to rise and a frightfully nervous condition to follow the visit of devoted but thoughtless thought-less husband or sons who have Indulged in-dulged in these seemingly harmless little lit-tle practices Even a nurse is not always ways as careful about hitting the bed when she approaches it a she should be The slightest ja often has a bad I effect upon a dedcate invalid Whatever What-ever you do never whisper outside the door This is intensely aggravating and conversations with the doctor may just as well take place elsewhere Keep the medicine bottles glasses I and spoons out or sight of the patient I Every sick rom should be provided with a small bottle cabinet where medicines may be kept I this is out of the question a couple of swlnpin shelves curtained in silk may be used Never ask the patient what he wsnis I to eat Ask the dorter what he should I eat prepare it daintily and in small I I quantities and serve it to him arrayed I as temptingly as possible e Cover the I tray with a spotless linen cloth use the prettiest china and the brIght silver and glass and adorn the tray with a flower or two Daintiness ia the best appetizer |