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Show SICKROOM DON'TS. Don't whisper. A whisper will often wake a light sleeper, when an ordinary voice would not. Don't whisper. Don't tiptoe. A tiptoe will sometimes some-times cause more disturbance than a. carefully, squarely placed footfall. Don't tiptoe. Don't handle rattling papers. The folding and unfolding of papers that "rattle" is well calculated to "rattle" invalids. Don't "rattle." Don't sniff or sigh. Sniffs and sighs may better be indulged in the open air where a gust of wind can blow them away. Don't sniff or sigh. Don't shout or allow the voice to be keyed on a high note. Shouting may be a necessity in connection with the treatment of "beasts of burden," but should be counted a luxury for indulgence indulg-ence only indoors when conversing with those who are "deaf as a post." -Don't shout. Good Housekeeping. |