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WornOns (3>phepe JOCK'S TERMS A Tale of the .Vlalta Hospitals. Bv ALBERT G. MACKINNON. Hints for Home Nursing. In the care of the .sick as in every- tliirig else in the world, there are two methodsâ€" the difficult and the simple. So much depends upon the caij of the sick, that the average hou.sekeeper, with her increased work, responsibility and anxiety, is prone to fort,'et how often and you will get a similar effect to the use of an ice baf?. Or, ever, a towel, frequently wrung out of cold water, answers for a cold application. I Only, be sure to wring .it very dry for the sake of the paticnt'.s comfort. Tack up, just inside the door of your' medicine chest or cabinet or emer-j CHAP. I.â€" HIS TASK. "Jock, we have a case for you in Ward 10," said the surgeon cheerily as he drew up at M'Gowan's bed. "The man is in the diimp.s and he will not g-ive us a chance to make him well Thoy were Bulgars prowlin' aboot like ghouls, robbin the deid an' wounded.^ 1 was lyin' in a hollow, an' .«ae wecl ' hidden. The mon had his back tae' me, an' passed on withoot turnin'. V saw the shadow.s o' several efter that. give us a cname .o.m.,^. ...... ^^.^ ^,,, j ^^.^ , , . ^^, ^^^^^^ fry your hand on h "i, 1 ke a good ^.^^ ^ i • ^^^ ^ fellow, and find out what is the mat- ^,^^_.^^ ^^^.^^ â-  ,^^^^ ^^^ ^^..^ ^^^^^ .^ ' u c 1 i- I 1 nj ""y throat un' legs, an' I cudna re- It was not the nrst Mme Jock flic-- n,ajn gjient ony langer. I gied twa Gowan had been entrusted with such three cries, though my voice didna commi.ssions. He had a wonderful i ggeni like my ain. I thocht the Bul- way with him, and no probing of the ' pa^s wud hear an' search for me, but Burgeon's knife could go .so deep as j „.j,s [„ that state that I didna care Jock's artful questions and tuctfii., ^hat happened. Weel, I kept up my sympathy. Few secrets could defy his,sj,outs an' groans every noo an' then, method's. ^ j it was gey lone*>me, I can tell ye, to "Ay, weel. 111 dae my best. I'll find feel that there was nanc to heed. It oot what the maitter .is, onywty," he i wud be ,i' the sma' 'oors o' the mornin' replied in tones of confidence. that I pricked up my ears. I heard an' "Hi? name is Roderick Macpherson. [ answerin' ca' frae the direction o' He has been seriously wouncled, and; the British lines. It wasna lood, but unless you can buck up his spirits a.mair like a whisper, an' had a note o' bit, it may go hard with him. He hasj caution aboot it." got something on his mind that is "It wud pit fre.sh courage intil ye,"i troubling him. His moaning .ind | said Jock. groaning are caused by mental dis-j "Ay, I'll never forget the music o' tress, not physical. You must draw that ca' i' the nicht. Mony's the time out his worry " I hae heard the human voice irv song "Like a poultice," .lock interrupted , "n' speech, but never did it soond sae w.ith a laugh. "We€l, I'll get it oot, ; ^^^^elc^me as then. I forgot a'^ aboot never fear; an' maybe that'll relieve him. "Thank vou, Jock," said the surgeon as he turned awav. "You are working "',','-â- ", ' ""V^'"- '-."'"^^ .«'"« at nau.m. . your passage in this hospital. I think ?' '^1'^?^'" "" "^^i"' ^^'i "'^Z .^^'f! an' nearer cam' tjie answerin' voice. Then a' o' a sudden it ceased, juist when I thocht relief was at haund. I nae response. Then day be;;an to dawn, an' I kent the chance was lost. I <linna like to think o' the awfu' passage in this hospit: we shall have to get you put on the permanent staff. You are the most "^f "I '^t'lli'i ^\ ^^TJL . „,„! ,„ horror o' the next dav. The aun was Jock smiled. He never seemed to, „^j peetiless than afore, an' my need encouragement, but a word of;, ' , , v, .V • -i . well-merite<l praise is always a Btim-' *' "^"^^f^*""' ^o burn the inside o i.!-.nt. Getting into his invalid's chair,. ">^ ""f 'l^' ' ^''^^^'"^ for daith to end he began to wheel him.sclf through "J •'"'^^'^'^^ , ^t'" •"•« "'^•^^ """ °'j " - ** again, an darkness gathertnl rooad much she owes to herself both in caro! gency cupboard, whatever you wish to and consideration. She owe.s this care ! call it, the name of the doctor or hospi- \ for her own .sake and the sake of those' tal to which ^ou turn in case of need! depending on her. I and- any telephoncnumbers that would i One cannot care for the siek unless •'« "*«d '" <"»»« °^ emergency. It iSj one is physically fit. The woman who! ^''^^ '» ^^- Prepared. sits up night after night with her' ~ â€" patient is doing herself a grave in- When Little Tad Will Not Bat. justice She is also being unfair to: r^^^ statement is often made that the pat.>ent. A nurse however thor- . ,.hiia,.en should learn to eat whatever oughly trained, mu.st have a regular | j^ ^^j before them amount of sleep, fresh air and nourish- j i„ tl.,e case of the tv^o-year-old baby ment. This assertion is contrary to I j.,,t learning to partake of solid food, very current ideas on the subject of , this may be true. Take his milk away nurses who are -trained" and there-; a„a ,^3^^ ;,;„ ^.^.^ ^is dish of egg or fore- some supposc-< o not require ib^ted poUto or milk toast, and, when sleep. Onl.v cases of the gi-avest and i he finds. the milk is not forthcoiaing,' most unlook«l-for emergency should !;„ ^jn^ ^^^^^ ^^^ „f ^^^ ^e will eat' cut a nurse oft from her rest. . the new food and like it. But with ani Every person requires enough sleep older child such a practice is more apt' to keep the brain from becoming be-, to be harmful than helpful. | fogged. The danger that may result j Let me speak of my Own case. I do; by a person who is half asleep and not like bread. As a child I did not' utterly weary, measuring and adminis- care especially for it aud at mealtimes i tering a medicine containing poison,) I m'.ifh preferred potato. Fi-om moth-; er, father, brothers, aunts and cousins ' it was drilled into me â€" that I must eat it, that it was good for me, that it would make me strong. In the end I grew rebellious and did not eat as' much bread as I formerly had eaten, 1 and ever .since I have hud to force my- 1 self to eat it. ! I knew two children who had long, been the despuir of their mother be- cau.se they would not eat oatmeal. She' coaxed and pleaded, but to no avail.' Finally she slopped mciiUoring the; cereal they so disliked. Then one morning at breakfa.t the children the patient obediently sits up and Ko""'' '^''ound each of their plates three I swallows medicines and cggnogs! Thei dainty now dishes â€" a deep cereal dish very gruel which was refused after a' filled with steaming oatmeal, a tiny weary motlier had climbed the stairs I pitcher full of cream and a «mull prct- : with it for the fortieth â€" or fiftieth |ty sugar bowl conta'n'iig sugar. It cannot be over-estimated. The gravest res-ults have followed such mistakes, all because physical endurance w-a.s overtaxed. It is a well-knc-vvn fact that patic*it.s who should know better, have a way of imposing upon mothers or others whom they love and who are trying to care for them. They refuse medicines and nourishment; they will not follow the doctor's instructions. The doctor i.s constantly discoiirajce<lâ€" ^oftent.'mes unkindly criticized. But let a nurse who is an absolute stranger come into a sick room and House Ventilation. The aim of any ventilation gystein Bhould be to achieve a constant circu- lation of air, without causing a direct cold draught. There must be an en- trance for fresh air from outside and a means of egress for the foul air. Circulation Is rapidly accompUshcd by the Uilfereuce iu temperature between the Inside and the outside air. The greater the dltrerence, the stronger is the current, so that a very small aper- ture In winter may secure as much ventilation as a wide-open window in summer. In Knglish houses, with tlieir dpen fire grates, the chimney serves as an excellent eliannel for the removal of foul air. In Canada, where we have a furnace in the cellar and cook by gas, we have, while Immensely improving the efBciency of our heating systems, not generally provided any means by which ventilation is combined there- with. Every funiace ought to have a pipe connecting with the outside air, which would bring in fresh air and warm it for distribution through the house. Then, if exits for the foul air were also provided, wc should have an ideal ventilation system. Unfortunately, we must, in the ma- jority of existing houses, fall back on the windows to let in clean anr. K\ though they are, at best, unsatisfac- tory, they can very often be improved. To begin 'with, the type of double win- dow which has no aperture except three little holes or a slit, invariably choked w-ith snow and ice, should ba discarded. A sliding or hinged pane should always be provided. Then, if the upper inside window be opened, the air must circulate between the two windows before entering the room and thus a direct draugiit is avoided, while tlie volume of new air is reudily regiilated to__.suit the colilncss of the day and the~strength and direction of the wind. Striving For 6uce«M. The ambition to succeed In what we undertake, tu rise higli anA go f&r ft a natural one, and a worthy one. But neither the naturalness or the worthi- ness will excuse the use of selflab or unfair methods in accompllahlng the same. If onr standards are high enoosh, our outlook wide enough, our purpose concentrated (and consecrated) enough, we have lltle to fear from out- side torcss. ' What we are In ourselves marks the liniitatioss of our endeavors, cons*' quently of our successes.â€" Jean Blew- ett. In India military bards are forbid- I den to play "Home, Sweet Home" be- cause of its pathos haviiig so potent an effect on the Epglish people who mav lieai" it- Herbert Samuel, former British ! Postmaster General, believes that a great emigration to Canada wit! take place in the near future. j The ''Siher City" is the name given! to Algiers, the capital of .-Mgeria, in! North Africa. Thi's city, which v'itsa ' in terrace I'orin from the sea, is built ; of stone and the buikiings are white- I washed. Seen from the ocean in the j brilliant tropical sunshine, it gleams i like .silver. â€" time that day is cheerfully drained- when the hand that holds it is was great fun for each to prepare his own cereal from his own individual h n/« W^?; hnnnPt " ''^"^irose Up aforc me. Whiles I think my, "U.,^ fh^v lio"f^ „ „,„, „i, '• mind wandered, for I thoch^. I saw, n,nn 7"." Ho^.I-n i^tu;. llw ., w^J'- t^^ ^cid bodies roon.l me movin. mon; he asked in his quiz, cal way A face that was like a maj: of Scot land, or, rather, a photo of iLs moun- ^rt?i^^ t ^^i"- ^iio^dy/'^r 7'-" i irr;;;ti.e hoo^ wijk;;^'! h;:rbe;i.'^en an' crawlin' up tao'me, an' thciv deid eyes lookin' intil mine, an' .•emindin' me o'a' the cvii I had done. [ liegan its scenery is a study of shadows, looked up at him from the pillow. Rug ged, weather-beaten, .larkened by a -^^^^^^^ inteVest. ne sin stood oot frae the rest.' What was thi.t?" asked Jock with for their oatmeal set â€" they wanted oatmeal ! My oldest little lad decided that he perpetual frown, it was that of a man R'ith a grievance, or something wor.se. The heavy eyebrows intensified its lombre aspect, though they did not hide the keen scrutiny of eyes very Tiuch alert. "I hae been dosin' mysel' â€" wi' car- bolic," was the glum response, though it did not lack just a bit of humor. Macpherson had caught the mood of his questioner. "Gey strong stuff, that. It'll burn ye, mon," said Jock, feeling for a clue to the patient's real malady. "Ay, it <ioes that; hut it canna burn a' the rottenness that's in lore"; and the wounded man pointed ti'agically to his heart. It was evident that Jock had w'un his <'onridence. "Tell me hoo ye got yer wound," asked Jock. "Which?" "Weel, we'll begin wi' the are in yer leg, an' then .ye can tell me . boot the liecper aiie in the hairt." "There's a connection atween the twa', began Macpherson. "lit was durin' the attack on the Rulgar lines that I got knocked oot. We had ta'en (To be continued.) Poise. There are certain traits that people are unwilling to admit they lack â€" even though they secretly suspect a defi-' oiency. Courage, generosity, sym- pathy are some of the most obvious of these; few persons will acknowledge even to themselves that they are cowardly, ungenerous, or hard-heart- ed. So, too, with humor. What man was ever hoard to deny that he had a sense of humor? i But the quality of poise is one that some persons covet quite openly. Ex- citable jieople realize as clearly as those with whom they have to deal the <h^adva;itages attendant upon their excitability. When they are in- dignant, they sputter and lose effect-' ivencHs. When they are confronted by a situation that demands their best efforts, their intensity of feeling,! which ought to stimulate them, throws' them a little out of. gear; their men-' the I ards stranger's. This is unfair all around ; howl and pitcher! They had not do'ie and nurses realize exactly how the loss this lief ore. Neither child thought of of sleep, aching feet and tired backs 'expressing dislike. They ate with can undermine one's nervous system ! relish. Mother, wise as she was, ap- until the poor, over-wrought body i.s P<'-*''ed to take no notice. The next "too tired to sleep." But if one plans morniriT: she placed another food i)c- one's work, observes punctuality and ^ore them and they act up a clamor insists gently but finnlv. that the pa- tient observes punctuality â€" in receiv- ing medicines and treatment-â€" there would be time for the home-nurse to '''•' "ol like baked custard, and so. of rest. She should understand how ; course, baby brother refused to eat it. simple it is to do one's work the easy | One day while baking, my eye rest- way and therehy obtain better and ! ed on a row of small egg cups, attrac- greater results. | tive with their simple gold stripe dec- In almost every home there is a "'""tion. I had an inspiration! Every medicine chest. Just how carefully or' <'hild loves tiny things, so, I thought, carelessly it is stocked never occur.=; 'f I bake the custards in those wee egg to one until the moment of emergency 'I'P-^. the little lads will eat them with- comes. j out a question. And that is exactly If the contents of our medicine cup-' what they did. board were checked up occasionally there would bo less confusion in the household when accidents occur. First, place your medicine chest Tbree Favorite Salad Dressings. Salad dress.ing, well made, is a sec- ,„i.„_„ „., 1 !* -11 .ret every housewife should master. where you can reach it quicklv â€" !\nc\ ; «,, . c ^ . • I, ,u ;t" 1 „i „i til '1 •. these recipes are first c ass in everv ; keep it locked, or, at least, place it ' , beyond the reach of childish hands. I ""S*'"?' 1 r> ,. .u u , Keep a .supply of perfectly dean, , Boiled Dressing-', tbsp. salts, r soft old linen an<l flannel on hand; tear i ^'*- """^tanl speck of red pepuer. ^^\ the linen into long .strips and roll it ! ^'P' "T' , . Tf ^'°}\^ "^ 'i?^' .7 up tightly; pin it securelv. Thus vou : *^"P- .'"^''*''' ^'i^^'"'' ^:^ ^"P n"ll<. '4' When you get up late •A rapid brushing up of the soap, a few turns on the strop while the lather is getting in its work ; followed by a once -over with your AutoStrop Razor and the job's done. Three minutes altogether by your watch. You can't beat that I And you have a cool slick shave into the bargain. To clean, you simply put the blade under the tap, wipe it off, then ifs ready for the next shave. No precious minutes lost fumbling with parts. That means more time for breakfast, and a smile for the day's v.-crk. Karor â€" Strop â€" 12 blades â€" $3 in a neat, compact case. AUTOSTROP SAFETY RAZOR CO., Lin-.itcd AutoStrop Building, Toronto, C.-.n?d.T ^^^p^W^ SALT All grades. Write (or prtOM. TORONTO SALT WORKS a J. OUIPP • • TORONTO are provided with bandages. A few i cup vinegar. Mi.x dry ingredients, add the third trench, an' then had to retire. I tal machinery does jiot respond to A shrapnel burst beside me. an' emp- most urgent cranking. Afterwi ha;So.:;;.,ro'^Ihe^'f^tsS\are"x':h^^ ''T'' '^ T ^^T"!? ..'^'f : traded. I lay there unable to move,' f^^^. '?"'''' "'"''''' ^'^''^^^ '*"'^ attribute; juist lookin' up at the sky. I watchecj 1 ''*â- â€¢ 'â- '^"'^'y enough, to lack of poise. the day breakiii', for oor" attack had! Even though they covet poise, they been at nicht. Never afore had I ob- 1 like to console themselves by thinking served sae intently the sun risin'. I; that no one can have poise and humor narrow ones for cut fingers; some i f ^'^''y-^'''^'" ^'««1 '*"'' , "'!f '''''"• I wider ones for arms and legs. The I ^l''' ^""'''â- ' ^^^" "V^ gradually, andi pieces of old flannel are useful for ?''!^.'""*'»^«'' very slowly. Cook over: compresses or fomentations. Fold I ^' 1"*^, '^**"" ""^'1 ^\l '"'''*"'â- Â« ^j'^^.^" I them neatly; keep them in a small box J^ '*"f ^,"^ °'' '^^ats the spoon. Strain, with the bandages and som,- oiled ! >!"''f;'*^' "" ^ If the mi.xture| muslin or oiled silk, which will be M'^"' V" ? Tu^' u^ .^•''° ^'*"i' i necessary in the event of fomenta- 1 '^ '^^'"' ^t """'*' ^"oo'^^ *>> ''««ting with} bions "" *'8Sr beater. ; Geia bottle of antiseptic lotion from ' ^ J,^"â- ''"V'^ \''""'? Dressing-1 cup; ..._^ :,.v p„- „,.»„ „_j »-i._- I bottled salad dressing, 2 tbsp. chopped) parsley, 2 tbsp. chili sauce, 2 tbsp. ' chopped sweet pickles, 2 tbsp. chopped : pimento. Chill all ingredients, mixj and serve over lettuce, ov other salad ' your druggist, for cuts and scratches. Tell him what it is for and he will give 1 you the right thing, for that is his ; business. Keep vaseline, olive or' sweet oil on hand and a simple linl- 1 ment for sprains or to rub on rheum- j *^',p^"^' jnnir 0' the sun th»". I wiinted. "It had ' ""** P^°P'^ ^^"^ P^'^**' '^''**' ^^^' the i-ange o' me a' richt, an' it didna l"*ise is not a solemn ponderosity. It atic limbs. These your doctor will be miss its mark. My lips 'got pairclied, comes from .self-control; and often a Tartar Sauceâ€" *â- ;. cup bottled may- â- n' then my tongue began to swell. ! sense of humor is invaluable in assiist-; It f«H j'lisi as if I had a piece 0' ing one to maintain or to regain self-| red-hot iron in my mooth. There was; control. The people who show poise only ae thocht in my mind, an' that | j,, the ordinary relations and trans- was water. I thocht o' a' the drinks; j„,tions ^f nfg ^,^.v. those who do not le',?1nZ^niZr•'s Sk-Sen^a^m^ I"',^ "" ^^'^^^^''^^t '"'"' T"" "^^ ftfore me. Aince or twice aa I dozed "f'^''^^ °r "P"" "^^'"''^ , """'^^f ^^'^^ •ff I imagine<l mysel' workin' as hard '-ho.se who overvalue themselves and, BS I cud at the haundle, but the water; undervalue otthers. Egotism and 8elf'| didna come. I tried to turn ower on' depreciation alike prevent the acquisi-' my side, but the moment I attempted 1 tion of poise; one leads to sulkiness,' to move « hundred spikes seemed the other to facile surrender. ! driven intil my Icg.s, an' sae I had to .«> \ gie that up. I longixl for nicht. I prayed for it, but it looked as if my prayers wud never be tnswcred, an' the sun had forgotten to move on. glad to prescribe or advise you about ' °"""f\5'''**^«'"^' ^ ^''"P; f^oPf'' «"" ion, 1 tbsp. chopped pickle, 1 tbsp, 1 chopped olives. Chill and mix all in- gredients. Serve with canned or fresh | fish. i Wet Rubber Cuts. Wet rubber cuts much more easily lliaii dry rubber, and this suggests th^' Employer's Time. .\ I '.umber and a painter were work- ii;;.; ill ll'c sanu; house. One morning MS it did i' the days 0' .loshua. I tho painter arrived late and the plurab- got tired o' my thocht.s, I>ut I cudna cr !-;iid t'l him; «et awa' frae thfem. Then at last it "You ure tale this niornliiK " Began to get cooler, an' nevi r hae I^ Yes," said the ^ahlte^ "I had to ble8Be<l a sunset ma.ir. 1 didna ken ,,„,, j^d have my hair cut." mat there was waur in store. Bor a while I fell cool an' contented. The •tars cam' (K)t, an' it was nicht, an' wi' my held on the grund I lay gazin' Vp at them wi' mony a (pieer fancy hi my mind." "Ye didna feel feared?" interrupted Jock. "No nt the time," an-'V,'eri:d Mac- pherson. "But it wasna long afore 1 rot a start that set my h.'iirl thumpin'. When it was riu.Hc dark I began to see flgures movin' aboot i' the nicht.j .v"'"d» awiiv At first T thcdit that niay'oe I was' plate. 4»»am'n'; bi't nn^ o' tli'^m cam' (|uitc! â€" - <• • thfQ - t!i '. 1 â- << ini'i' him o-)t MOintd^ Mukmant Cntm iMsktinwi* "You did not do It on your em- plnyer's time, did yoii?" said the plumber. •'Sure 1 did," said the painter; "It grew on his time." Lono Distance Lens. Willi a French Inventor's camera lens for longdistance work It is pos- sible to get a picture of a man 600 largo enouRb to Oil a when you tell him what you wish. Ab sorbent cotton in a little packet is necessary too. A corked bottle or covered tin of sojlium bi-carbonate (ordinary baking soda); a bottle of castor oil; fruit salts; a bottle of Carron oil for burns (this is prepared by any chemist, be- ing a mixture of limewater and linseed need for extra careful driving of the oil); all these are useful. A can of motor truck duNng the winter mouths mustard and one of flour, a large when Ihe roads are In bad condition, spoon "and a bowl, if kept dn a medi- Sharp stones, I'.ir tracks, stray bits of cine cupboard; will greatly facilitate | niotul or what not. will inllict serious the preparation of a mustafS plaster.! cuts on wet rubbert when they might Linseed meal for poultices„a little ; not bother the same tire at 'all if it camphor, smelling salts and a bottle ' were dry. Drive carefully over wet of toothache drops should complete the I roads list. I Do not keep aspirin tablets or any 1 if the little daughter's winter set "headache tablets" or other drugs on j of white fur has turned dingy from hand as they should only be taken â-  ^car it is eaaily cleaned at home. Put when prescribed by a trustworthy ; ,, gallon of cornmeal into a deep pan physician. ; and set in the oven to get very hot; A paper of safrty pins, a rol' of ^ put the furs into this and rub j.ist as adhesive bandage and â- Â» pair of sharp if washing in soap and water, keen the scissors are good to tdd to you-.- list I ,iu'«l hot while, doing this; then with A wise woman will provide hrr-ylf cevcra! jjood .fhakiiigs the fur wi'l bs vi'.ty. an ice bag and .â- Â» hot-watci ba.C. jdean. Kvi;n tho'.igh a woman living ;r. the' ci. ntiy cannot always get ic.-,ther.> 1-4 .j.,,^ ^^.j ^voi.uai to ir:iv^' 1). .ind to be very cold water i.i tho well , .,p,.onhinp wa"? Ma'.'nme I'a'tis or the spring. Kill your hot-waUr baur ^^^^.^,,,1^,, \..i,,, „ p,,,^. .,;,,, ,',': wth it and wrap it Aith u thin towel o,- doth, as cohl r ibber is moi-.c ninl ufjleaMiit to Ike tor.ch. 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