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Show Down on the Habit of Kissing. It is said that the nursing sisterhood of St Vincent, in France, have not suffered suf-fered from influenza, owing to certain sage rules of the founder. Hi) discouraged discour-aged asceticism, enjoined warm clothes and every reasonable comfort, because the sisters should regard themselves as fighting the evil principles which cause suffering in the world, and the combat with which needs bodily strength. They slept in good beds from 9 at night to 5 in the morning, and had good, succulent diet, were free from care unless to do their duty, and were not to salute any one by the way when outside of the convent con-vent on their errands of mercy. Salutations Salu-tations in cold weather were, said the reverend mother, ono of the most fertile sources of throat and pulmonary disease. In fine weather they were the cause of loss of time and took the mind from the object on which it should bs set. Pall Mall Gazette. |
