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Show Idlcnl Prevarication. "You can't imagine what a prevaricator prevari-cator I have become since I have been in the hospital," said a pretty girl, a nurea at one of the local hospitals. "The doctors doc-tors tell me I must deceive the patients sometimes, aud I have to obey their orders or-ders whether I want to or not. But my conscience doesn't hurt me especially. I am asked .many times a day by sick people here questions that I must not answer an-swer truthfully. For instance, one will inquire: 'How do I look' 'Is my face much wasted? 'Am I very feverish? 'Am I very sick?' Of course I have tc say all I can to encourage the patient, telling him sometimes that he is doing very well or looks much improved when he is in fact very near death. I think the recording angel will blot out with a tear these marks against me." Exchange. |