NURSE

A Aospital-trained nurse is often invaluable, as there are many details of sick room management which require a practised hand. The reluctance of the public to call in a trained nurse is remarkable, but once the prejudice has been overcome, there will be but little hesitation in the matter in future illne es. The monthly nuree should be a certificated midwife, preferably one who is a “Licentiate of the Obstetrical Society,” indicated by the letters L.O.S. A wet nurse should always be chosen by the doctor, as it is e ential that the nurse should be in sound health with breasts suited to suckling. The woman chosen should have a healthy child a little older than the baby she is to nurse. Sho should riso early, have a walk daily, and do some housework. Her diet should be plain and ample, and contain plenty of milk, whilst the taking of stimulants should be discouraged. There is a wide-spread belief in stout, which has but littlo, if any, foundation in fact. The bowels should be kept regular, without resort to nota Sarr pw ts, which are apt to affect the milk. The temper be kept as quiet as po ible, as fits of pa ion affect the milk seriously. ‘Refer to Sick Room, Child-Birth, Infancy.) [s. 390]