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Show H i j TO tako really good 11 What the mxtxt t oiy I it i 4. 4. Llg0 but intcllisont l)n I Qlt0ljt Ifl tienco and immeasurable H : A little knowledge will By ANNIE PAYSON CALL. , f , i go a great way, and w.o do H I t I not need to bo trained H nurses in order to help Bj our friends to bear their illnesses patiently and quietly and to adjust Bj things about them so that they are enabled to get well faster becauso of BJ the care wo givo them. BJ Sometimes if wo havo only 15 minutes in tho morning and 15 H , minutes at night to be with a sick friend, wc can so arrange things for thu day and for the night that wo will havo loft behind us a directly curativo inllucnco becauso our invalid feels cared for in tho best way, and has con-fidenco con-fidenco enough to follow tho suggestions wo have given., H j Moro depends upon the spirit with which wo approach 'tin invalid H 'H than anything else. BJ A trained nurso who has graduated at tho head of her class and hp H ixecutivo ability, who knows exactly what to do and when to do it, may H bring such a spirit of Belf-lmi-c-rtancts and bustlo that everything she docs H for tho invalid's ease, comfort and recuperation is counteracted by tho H uurestful "professional" spirit with which tho work is done. H On tho other hand, a woman who has only u slight knowledge of H nursing can bring so restful and unobtrusivo an atmosphere with her that Bj the invalid gains from her very presence, I Overwhelming kindness is not only tiresome and of .jn. annoying, but H j serious drag on one who is ill. |