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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1896-02-21, Page 14t•4 4 6 , THE HURON EX SITOR. Know What Yon 5 Plu iTHE T AINING 0 A NURSE. (n mungasT, s MAO IZINE.) • :Miss Sta lay's friends poke of her it a air saraple of what MaY,b accomplished by edam tr. Ming and edu ation. She was s charmg and vivacio1 is as her 'nether ad been *hen she hadwrecked the heart of many an nhappy -bachelor. Unlike the woman of hirty years ' 0; Mini Stanley Vas not co tent to 8641 :down with to ther aim n life than to. .select the Most, •ligible vi tim for a husband when tired of• ' round of successful flir ations. - She was wenty-th ee years el age ; and although past the a e when young ladies are con- stantly in: ove, or 10iging to be, she did not consider i at all undikely that she would, eventually become a- mareied woman. But she hoped the; right one evpuld rettain quiet= ly in"the ackground for several -years --at least until ihe was -ready for him. To her • the world seetned a vase Workshop; and She longed soanshould 'vf' r an opening, itt:chgaaireshaetr'arnd:lOrt , amount ts something. She sair no reason sh ya profession even if possessed of wealth. She recall d many instances -of women who , had lostst, eir property while their bodily O i strength nd intellect remained unimpaired, • who were now living dependent upon relit- ties—un far from happy.. She wondered what she veuld do if thrown upon her own resources. She ha hill the accomplishments witheut which no ming lady is considered " fintsh- ed," and oseessed quite a large colleceion of Medals and diplomas which she turned over imp gently. Among all theseeex en - sive attai meats there was not one: which she could rely ripen to , help hee..in casp of neeitd. S e wondered if she would inak an ace ptabl miniater or lawyer, or perhaps, by ard pplieation to study, an architect ; • these we all fashionable. She _ reviecle seriously, all the Many callings open for Iwo- meiof to day. .! hile till in an unsettled fr me of msnde Mi s Sta ley becanie intereete 1 in a maga- zin artic e which described in a somewhat flowery s yle the work- of tra ne.d nurirea, The Very thing i Here Was e aetly whit she was looking for—a prof siOn which could not require any great am unt of work or study, and having . a deligh ful -spice(f romance •onteeted with it. It was a digni- fied and •urely womanly moles iot, arid on,e -whreh ould a teadilyegain round. Sho knew a ihysician who was co fleeted witdi a hospite. ; she Would write hernedia,te y and ast nisi): him with the iact, that She, Miss Ste ley, (laughter of Ju go Stanley, 1 of Lakesi le, was intending to d vote herself I to hospit I work. , The reply caused her I some as Onishinent.. Evid.ently this , old friend of her father•, considered her a tot- sensical young woMan who i ee,ded to be " sat up re '' Exp nd much time in earn -at - thouli,t, arid w igh yourself and yo r capebile- ties befc re: deciding to beeen e 'a, trained" nurse. you desire an easy rofession se- lect that of the washerwoman i preference. If you a e a practical, businees ike wei an; end. thin - of it es a profession qiieli, tehen acquired will yield you a gool income in dollaes and dents, and are willi g -to under- go two (etre of hospital service for the Sake of aequi mg it—and look at t from. this standpo t only, you may poeshly make a Mo ee-haul al nurse. ' Your pati nts wil not moprtre our departure, and you w1.1ill ever be callet tvisit the sante household t vice If you a e a romantic, novel -reading Maid, yearnin to ,be known as a modern St. Elizai beth, aid long to bathe weary brows and witness irnpossibte death bed s enes, e0.— Stay at ome. You will rernaii at thd hos- , pital bu a few days, and you ill be sadly 'diaappo itted. But; if you a e :a strong healthy woman, possessed Of led ication, geni tle bree ing, a kind heart,de ermineteenj patienc , and abaite all, "ad pt hility, and are will ng to undertake whaLiet erwork i assigne you, and to • face hr&v le, whateve comes if you are willing to forgetyour i present station in life in orde that yoti maY e become • useful woman and fit yourself fo whatev r fate the future hol. - in reserve fo you, y n will not regret the tep you con templet taking." Of ourse,said Miss- tanley, indi ,nantly, " he knows that th first easedee f' ' , not app y to me. He may possibly think that th second one does. -have a) way sappos d it 'decidedly vont ntic - to devot one's li e to the cere of inditent sick, pe ple ; b e if -it is steeniy pre tical I an gla that he Old me. Now, as t the last co siderat on. I am strong, hen thy, posiesse of sever el yards of diplomas, certainly' we bred. must be tender Ways cry at, funerals, arid so theatre and I sirnply can't p " Date titillation ?" Yes, in( ways rimeiaged to have my usual t ing. No, I have no adapta ility ; but I may aeg haps. Sieve al weeks after this le -ten .Mis Stanley entered the ing Sch•ol for Nurses. She school unease she knew that teamed in two very large , the Coo t County Hospital w the ver poor, and its patien many e tionalities and races terian iospital was a, priv and her she would come M people of ' wealth and refi though that not only would .. opportu ay' of oecoming a th ed nue e,. but, that the phases f human nature woul itself to her. This 'last, ehe in itself very destra le. Chew ' t*,.\ t• 8 : • ' ' 4'''‘;'.%.'Akt.t\ U fres from The more you like It. run GEO. E. HAIM - ' '''''--- \\ '' 11 coloring the bette . CO., LTD. the Injurious you use of it - TUCKETT & SON T....TO ISI., ONT. JOHN 11/11136418 chargess Office AST VETERINARY. COMM, V. S, honor graduate, of Outer! Veterinary College. , All diseases of Dottiest iroatad. Calls promptly attended to moderate. Vete rinary Dent dry a special and residence ou Goderich street, one of Dr. Scott's office, Seaforth. i I11211 sr do . Ve ' tl G. H. GIBB, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, /dont° Veterinary dentists, Honor Graduate of Ontario erinary College, Honor member of Ontario ary Medical Society. All diseases of e needle sldJfuily treated. All calk; promptly day or night. Dentistry and Surgery Office and Dispensary -Dr. Campbell's Main street Seaforth. Night calls enswered office. College Veteri anima attended a trpeoialt old- offic flow 1406-52 NI Ontario. Etotel. LEGAL Cliaa(nrIKReron, 73IrregnrearlYd °Later Office -Hamilton and opposite ct(n-i'adHeoriet1 Colborr 1452 TAMES E.1 Clinton, T IV Bank. ateney ArAITHEW In Doriveyauces,&o. IL jIL Hotel, 'ewer,* ends ri ta" We. SCOTT, Barrister, &o. Soliciter eon's Bank, Clinton. Office - Mott Ont. lloney-to loan on mortgage. for Bloal 1461 Mo at , 8. BAYS, Barrister, Solioitor' Notary Public. Solicitor for Office--Cardno's block, Main to loan, Conveyancer the tre Dominic t, Ileafortl 1285 MORRISON, Wel Agent, Commissioner for Money to loan at Mosaisos, Walton. . . , , king o loweai aneurism affidavit rate BEST, Barrister, Solicitor „ Office—Ronnia, rive doors nor ground floor, next door to store, Main street, Seafo -Cameron, Holt and Cameron. Notary, 1. ofCommeret C. h. & . Papst Gocierle 1216 ARROW & PROUDFOOT, Barri Sae, Goderleh, Ontario. J. T. Paotteeeca. tors .aaaca Solieltor ,, Q. 0 684 MAMMON, HOLT Bettors in ManCeryi •Imam, Q. 0., & efoLMES, &c.,Goderi PRIMP HOVE, D.' Barrister, la, Ont M. DIAIT licnatin ( i d,a FHOLMESTED . Conxoyancer, adian for 3eaforth. e---- Mct3aughert an Bank of Co sale. Office succewor to thlate & Hohnested, Be. Notary. - Solici tmerce. Money in Scott's Bloc firm rister, Solicit( or for the o lend. Fan Main Stre( bENTisrAy. DR. Best work rd's E1 U pri -*ver ro i On G. F. BELDEN, Dentist. Lo and gas for the painless extra, plates, ST. Extracting teat. correspondingly ch,eap. Office Store, kleaforth.1151 ----- W. TWEDDLE, Dentist. Bes 86. All other work at oorrisponaingly es, and the best workmans_hip ga Richardson & McInnis' shoe s 'dAnaosthelic tion of teett 26e. All din over Mr. Pie!, • rubber platia ranteed. Of& ore, Seaforth. 1169 I joi , R. II. S. ANDERSON; graduate of Dental Snrgeons, Ontario to University. Office, Market ano. .f Royal D. D. :lock, Colleg 8,0! Ti Mitchel 1402 — wi Hob Zurich tb month 12E it a tab AGNEW, Denti , . . R visit Hensall a . , . every Monday, an second Thursday in eaen , Clinton, Hodgens' at esree, IIT KINSMAN. D I I,„ Exeter, Ont at the Huron Ho el, Latta Intrasnar in Murdock's Hotel, Hensall, on t te es,oh month. Teeth extrade. possible. All work first -alas: ntist, L. D 8 ill be at Zuric mar on till aeh month, an FIRST Fame with the lent at liberal retie on MEDICAL. ao )1. in4 sled . Dr. John McGinnis, t n. Graduate London Western U iversity, membe ntario College of Pbysidans an Surgeons. Offic residence -Jarvis street, Seafor h, formerly owe by Mr. Joha Downey. - 1463x12 1 M. Dx S. Ac [iliaARMSTRONG, ifillott, Laid, A ti... nocieseor y -Cotner Y.- L. Vidorica M. office lately Ontario. -- — - — - LEX BETHUNE, College of Phyeleiariaand to Dr. Dr. Mackid, Maid of Viotoria E. Dancey. M. B. Toro to, 0. P. 8., On Ontario, successor oecupied by 11r. • ---1----4-- MD. 0. . to Eliott, Bruce -- of the Roses Kingston °couple, Resideno ocoupiel 1127 ------- M. D., Fe ow Su geons, Maehid. °filet lately Street Sea .rth. SqUaro, in home lately D. E. COOPER, 111.. la, M. B., Re Glasgow, &e., Phyelelan, 8 aucher, Constance, Ont. F. P. and rgeon and 1127 DRS. SCOTT OFFICE, Goderich lunch, Settforth. rounds. . 0 SCOTT, M. D. M. 0. P. S. 0. . MACKAY, M. D. a P. 8.0 DR. F. Ate resident Physician Al Hoepital. Honor ember of the College Ontario VirOFFICE.-Sarne r Dr. Smith, opposite Telephone -Na. 46.- N. B. -Night cane next ) E. Methodial Agrie.ultura and Victoria,: T. M. C. M. Toronto Gen. University, Surgeons occupied Seaforth. 1886 & MACKAY, 'Street, opposite RESIDENCE, C. M., (Ann Arbor C. M., (Trinity J. BUDIROWS. and Surge, graduate Trinity of Physielane as formerly Public School, answered from and office. , r ions. id am y practice, treat the Lich mote his residence, street, latest pleasure profession. C. DEWAR, M. D., C. M., Member of the College of Phasioians Ontario, successor to Dr. Campbell. that lately occupied by &Moab. NOTE. --Dr. Dewar galvanic battery, eta., all who may require his se and most scientific m in heartily rechnimei at a man of ability, learnin Jou n CA:itraan, i F. T. M. and Stir Office Dr. Campbell, has bou. "nd is prepa vices accordi .thods. I have ding him to Ina' and experience . D. 1466:02 C., - ht ed g AUCTIONEERS. or ll e re ot e -OHS H. McDOUGALL, the County of rt of the County. ,Dougall's long experience sek et all kinds, he values, and can gaarantee 1 et Tits Exrosiroa Concession 3, H. omptly attended to. • WM. ictioneer for the d Agent at Itensall ituring Company. sages . moderato dere by mall addressed t at his residence, mith, will receive Licensed Huron. Sales terms reasonable. as a is specially qualified eatisfaction. offiee, or at h'i IL S, Tucke Auetieneer attended in il Priam Mr. dealer in farm to jud All ord residence, smith, will 14 hil'OLO dosintles of Hu ter the Magee Sales prompt and satiated -I to Mensal Lot 2, Conce prompt attent g on and Por allarrie Ma y attended guarante Post Office, slim 11, Tu on. 1206-tt ti, u- , d. or lc- 1 1 ge BERT beat reasonable CARRIA to state to the so long Williams, and RRIAGE and most Neale. foriner4 Doderieh street, ar 1.4 il\Ta. continue the late kinds of and on the so- Carria E AD/IS will father, all ier, .eepectfully nald's _D_LIN....IIST'll sirea -s. business wee A the •at ited. iIi0p-As xrice, WILL public that h carried on by hi is prepared to db PAINTING artiatic man A trial is . over L. Mel) =et int -r 3 0 01 Pf a Itt 131 to to rn th Ja In 1470- f 6 • Lo • e, ie 1. 11 1, 11 .1; Slie.f -ant plac boardin were re table se • of refine chamber , welch 81 a few bl terian • und the lio ie for N . It was r ot school in many r ding and re option r vice, and tl e matron ient. From the w she could see the Co e.was to enter to -mo ellsaway was situat ospitel. During th 1 earted ; 1 a - etemes at the sa. a beggar. eed rye a - own way as patienc , no ire. them, pe' ter- was ,writr llinois Trai selected thi its pupils wee hospitals. ; th s filled ; wit] rearesente ; the Presby te institotion contact witi sement. Sh he have a,' fin roughly then tudy of Man thus presen reasoned, Nva rses a p easi the 'ordi a.ry, epects ; there oms, 'excel lent as a wonimi ndow of her! nty Hospital row, and' buti d the Presby - evening she was intr duced to "various Me nbers of. the Faculty, and in the mornIn to her first head 'twee. " •• She 1 breakfa,s she join men, ne form, th ers, like Weed th extupin bad a gl women a Merit to head nu eative, .a by mean ft ,the Herpe imrn . ,Aecompa. lied by t d a long pr cession r•ly all of 1%hdlrn wore few except ons being probation - herself. A Iniornent later she en - ital. She passed the through its open door diately ftee e head instate, f yo.ung wo- he echooll uui.- (Jaunty Ho room, and mpse of a, n unber of ragged "Met, .d children, twait.ing their cotieigne; -arrious weed . She 'followed i•the se, who was lecidedly aticonuriunhl d soot foetid herself transported I of an elevat r to the scene of her day's wo k, a wome 's medical ward.' lt was her hrst view • of the. miserable • side of life, and she iwas de ply- iMpreesede She j glanced i p and down 1the long ward, at the , straight men who mistaikab greatly a the essis assigned as the disgust. " Oh I to berse eseepe a to the the pa, were pia being sh but foun isted ; ral time I test sig 10sson in nd wa rash th head nur .ow of iron b da on Which lay swor bore on 111ei countenances the, un- estamp of ti e elume,andinarvellled the matter of -fact !way' in which_ ant nurses b gan the various tasks. them. • The peculiar odor known hospital s ell" filled her • with what a dreadful place !" she said f. I" She; had a wild desire .to • she folloWed her instructiress nether end of the ward, where lents who were not. very ill ed. " She wee veny attentive while wn hew to Make a hospital lied, 1 it very luta:- to -make one lilies - he was. obliged to remake one se'v- before the head nurse aheve of approval She was giv making har patients" comfort, shown how" tie bathe them ir heir. She wondered how d could tench them- eo unshr the a, hies and the nk- ugly and in ao gentle a m:Inner. 4he sum oued all her fortitude, y she must no 0 it herself.. There was it colored wont), mong. hey patients, and a freak from - quires tact' and patience to w successfully. Many an othe ent nurse never becomes comp • a branch of the profession and oWn-town museum ; another had a very ,wicked coantenanee,exaggerated by the loss .Of an eye. Oh ! the misertes of that awful -first -day!. But here, as 'everywhere, the force of example was strong. It helped her to overcome her prejudice e to see the young tunes going about as if they enjoyed their Work. It did not grow easier all at once: The first two weeks were very eying ; the pro- bationer's lot is a hard eine,. She was at the bee' and call of every nurse in the ward, Th ,unaccustorned Manual labor tired her tire dfully ; her be* ached, and her feet We e sore and swollen when she dragged. her elf wearily 1 horno at night. She was 5111 ble to leave hospital scenes -behind her, an the hardened fiteee of the patients ha nted .her &pants. She was homesick an unhappy. The nurses were not uncivil; bu they were far fioni friendly. Her tin id attempts towards forming acquaint'. an es among them were not encouragetU; she could hear thein hoeing gay times in tilt 'r raisins or -parlors, ancl could'uot "under- sta d why she itva not eked to join withe th NobodiTakes inc " she said, bate St nleye the, ,prob ab tit it the wards i am ateMistonted to a er' servants. At t alo e, or obliged to pri bationers "; and, 10. heinefiek to,.he Id she thought en trialliligi'etigle more day," ; d gracluallye a ' self which cause he ris,ndingt ha a i differtin viro k became less tit' som 1 est ng as she began ,,to un Th patients were h men lo thsome objects ; she 1 fee em fo for on he ly p rsonal interest in y ; I am simply Miss ioner. 1 am .-ordered • the Manner which 1 same. towards my lath- e Heinle I am left quite nd fiends among the- 'ke Myself, they are all entertaining.' Every f returning home, but would decide to " tryiit hangje was wrought it hr to view her Burt light. The ward and more Inter-' erstand it better - beings, instead of 'as conscious of a ing of satisfaetion wh n she made them _foetable.; and she coli Id cheerfully per, Wilts the iniggestion'of which would erly have caused her to turn pale ; not y to perform them, bu ability to do so I. ' I have really produce tion," she would sa k a critical survey- of aseit reposing comfort . An hour before sh a woman the filthy ra thing to the Italian t to feel pride ix', nt d a great transfori to to herself as she pa he newly arrived be bly upon s a clean th had taken fro cifs which serve as street beggar, a,nd al er giving her a soap -and -water bath—to be shiag, her tangled hai , she found hei w ich she seemed an u ter stranger—and q ste presentable lies Stanley was anxious to remain in the se ool when the monthof probation wa ed • ehe hoped to find the superintendi e wining to accept her, l and she' was not (It _ppointech Hee head name had given ai sit isfactory report of hei progress while i t e ward, and her genes: 1 deportme.nt had ben allthae could be desired.. She. signed iii ' greement, binding her _ to -remain tve y rrs in the. sehooland to obey its rules. S donned its uniform, and began her wor e reestly. • She now fouid the nurses 11)111 h n ore approachable '• the change of appar l h 4 made her one of them, aud she ma( 1 fr _ends rapidly. , She found that she liac.very little leisur b it she became more and more interested e h r studies as she grew to understand the n b Iter. She. attended el sees where she w s a ught " ,materia medic ," anatomy, -phy e logy, the symptoms Died cure of disease a i denianyeubjectti !pertadning to nursin s &attended 'edam given by physicia 4 aid surgeons of peorrii epee; and took e t naive notes for for future teference. And h p tiente were no tenger. " objeets of aye s on ;", . they became interesting case heir personality causer .her no comer t ey. were attired aiith, "." symptoms " f er to watch, and their recovery was mo • el rnestlydesired, that she might satis erself that their treatment had been cd ✓ ct. She joined the o her nurses", in di t ssing typhoid fever, neumonia, and t arious diseases of . el ild.hood ; she we f arlesely to the a:eel for contageous d ses, and came forth en with new inf ation eshe' was initial il into the; myst i s -of the drug room,antaught to read an ompound prescriptions ; she kept a card 1 ecord of each patient's temperature,- puts nd respiration; and,all else of interest t he physician cancer* his condition ; s e 1 tuned ehe nature of ai d antidote to * eac oisonous drug, and M thods of "procedu e hieh should be empl93ed in the absence of doctor ; she learnedethat to do in medical mergencies,_ and rniuy ether things too i umermis to mention. Having acquired a 1 f tins knowledge she t as consideredready f r eight duty,. , Miss Stanley found t -he first few nightn' l ' il 1 ork very cliffieult. T ere was _ no •hea, Mae present to be con ulteds and she muse think and act -for herse. Thenight super - i tendent came to cell eccasionally, but she 1 as seldom within heering when most need d, and Miss Stanley found that she must e titivate self _reliance. •The ward was 0, ' male niedieal," and was unusually heavy. It was the typhoid fev. r eeason, a,nd the a ums of (Thiene send many sufferers with t iis disease to be cared for at the expense of the' taxpayers, who had not thought it a lvisieble to clean tip the ,alleys or empty • 110 -garbage boxes". oftener than once Li n with. She had a violent case of deliriuni t emens and several unhappy victims of thsi ; n orpliine habit There s emed to be a, s ifeidal epideede, and s veral victims of upid's darts and ," :RoLlgli on Rats " were b ought in. These last ligecl her to put 1 practical test her " ern rgency '' lessons, a ide as a usual thing, her patient, was very g •ateful that her success in the use of _druge o tshone his. Before l aa ing the ward in ti &morning she wrote itt her record book a b id- but explicit account of her night's•, n ost impossible to sleep during the day, d after a sheet talk . with the lead tura rk, fo the benefit of e doctor in charge, a i e ver , gladeto depart., ; he found it al - n d eesutned her charge On the next night, with the very strongest fee ing in her head t at the had ever experi n ed. But before t e first week was ended n ght duty became, much, easier, and as -the n of the .monthi a proached, Miss Sianley 1 ad learned to ma- jor ib very ninth indeed.! She was sorry to leave l'ile medical wards, a d knew that with the beginning of the n xt month. she ',-as t ' enter an untried fi Id,for she bad now fini hed her medical Ir: Ming. To her ,surpr se she found the su gieal wards not: at Lil dreadful. The w rd work was far easier than it hadabeen in the medical wards, and the patients much pat re cheerful.. She was . taught artistic bast daging, to dress, wounds 'arid burns, to ,ke p broken bones in pla e until the surgeon, eh ild arrive, to watch f r andocontrol hem - or age ; she learned to :administer anaes- th lies, to 'prepare the many .solutions and dr sings required in antiseptic surgery; and to reparel for and assist it operations. i the ens. etgeney weed she learned to k and eat quickly, and that a moment's y or stupidity nieght he death for the etre Here she kept reminiling herself ithe muet net forget tihat. she was deal-, •vith "bunion, lives. Xn the children's; 'She- had her first ex erienee with little,' ents. ' The sick waifs re beauaifully d for at the County Hospital, and much' and money are expended to make the. r 1 an attractive one. The boy who; ehes on the ears or experiments with his tis de pa th iiij pa ca ea ea fa her's revolver, the baby born with club, fe t or here .hp, or tha girl who tried to er ss the street in front of the fast approach-, in Cab train, finds h sofewhite • bed and in. te ligenteare here. liss Stanley- found thet the nursing of eh ldren is a science in itself, and thet it re few adopt it as sespeeialty. I ate, for there is vast need of.en the field who understand a,nd 1 Mise Stanley was, unfortunate children. She quietly studi first, as a botanist does a plant. She found the _child his individuality as is the She was particularly impres fact that force while ' it of leaves bad after-effects, and t born in the slurps is possessed tive a-heert as -the child of more easily roe, hed by kin that its more ortunate n head nurse thorm ghly understi and took delight ri the mora tion _produced i particular specter:rens during their sojonr pital. While th assistant themselves with 113 care of th she was engaged n teaching the minds, or in dos' ing games evhic interest without ii-ing the el ildre Stanley thought eeself fortuipate before hey sogeol an exanspl , a quite expert int e manageme tan of children. , From the chil en's ward. a Presbyterian Ho ital to und duty. Here, ex pt when rel might take mue needed rest leave the patient assigned her frons of his operation ttil he quite eeco health, and was blc to retur Iioir after thisioretas e of privet du 'Stanley was sent to the diet kitehe main until she sh • uld acquire kno invalid cookery. . - She now ente ed upon th last tag° of her training; sh spent' six weeks of. clay .and . night dut in a ward q tite.. hut off from the others. It is there iat many wee - 1)118 of humanity are born ev, ey. year. It mattered not to iss Stanleels; tbat theirs was a heritage of sin andeory w eei e_found them very lovabl , and readily learned to handle their del cate little f eines and to administer to the neeessiti s and wants of their mothers. The young Woman is now a raine nurse; but we are not (pith done ew th . her. Six months remain of the two ye re devoted to hospital service, and She is made a head nurse. This is an honor eonfe red only on very proficient under-graduat in It the ex- ercise of her new duties ehe level° ea ex- ecutive ability and the art of imparting to others the knowledge which she ha,d acquir- ed herself. ' Has the hospital life change this charm- ing young wombat into a ' S •irt, Ctamp ?' No indeed ! She is as 'citable as ever. Her face is more thoughtful, perhaps, and about her is an indescribable ornething by which we recognize a woman of character. She has laid out at interest wo years of life. There is much lefb for 1 er to learn. The school makes the nurse, 1 tit it cannot make the woina,n. She ii est practise ' adaptability) when she goe on private duty. She will enter the' homes of the vul- gar ; of the riph, and of the ps or. She will have to put up with broken rent, and many discomforts, and deal with disagreeable people. She will dine with the family of a millionnaire one week, and t,he next willsit. down in a dingy little kiteh n to a badly cooked meal in the company df Mr: Petrick O'Finnegan's family on M rket I street. Now her patient is a fretfal child, now an old man, and now a 'happy young mothin She will be eucee sful if (as she truly hopes to do) she can ad pt herself to circumstances. - And wherever she goes; s nee she now possesses a thorough "knowled e of her pro- fession, added to patience, kindliness of heart and determination -ea nee she is, above all, a gentlewoman, le us wish her Ged Speed !—Sara R. MeISaa ' a Hac h Ireal7;-D-4,7t DISea s Clalms as Vietiana Teats of Thous nds of Our vEsSt citizerie. &nage them Wise compet- tent in this entparatively is nfortun- re iurses in yd, nhuesto hem ab a eVwe children. peeies of as arked in row person. eend ni et he e ethe , 3e, 7 of s e tli6 sehad- eel h, and is dly neasures ighl or. The ood children, r tr tsfornitt- y • 'toughintthe , hos- ursee busied little bodies, ntraiinesd r would .Mies to have beealne rill' rain g e went to the rtake special ved that she he did not the time ered his e. And •Y 1 o Miss re - ledge of , Ib Is ' tamest inipossible t pick . up a paper withuut saaios a noti as of tho slid- ! d been nheeded. Such don 'deo th li from -ar t fallui e of a promi- ' mint citizen, who, prior to t e a ttkac, was In the, very best o health. int this condi- tion was only aront; t o diseasehad a course is suicidal Wham. any m ty of the syp. tome . of heart die 6Se are pOtleed, treat- . api . bean at work formonths, j primps years, and Its warnin 1 a , ment of soma kind is impe ative. • l Dr. Agnew's Clam for the Heart is ediapted only to cure of 'senses of this organ. It not only Ives relieir within 30 min- standingi 1 utee to all suffm arer frolm ento or sypa- thetic heart .diseas , no 'mat er of how long but effects a radical mire by its direet action on t o norvea and nerve Unt- iring, which .contro i - this m ,st importfailla organ, and supply it - with the neoessar7 oent—e,7teps.uurfarm ice and fresh ?" Farmer— "ice sir, my father lasn't any heir left."—The of epee bad co due ie would make his hair turn gray." 33 bb —" I be your pardon, Seld by.I. V. Ilear nd Lnnisden & Wilson. Incredulous, as it never fel to relieve a -a Que0. poser to erf r m ts great work. A, • atingle • doses of th s r mad will co ince the most —Teacher—" If our father was to hear mer R sorter—" A4 is everything ! Gaieties.• • " Mee and tre h? , I guess you'd think so if you'd see soihe o our cite, boarders."— Boston' Traveler, •. r —Mrs, Brown—I in in a , terrible quan- dary;teen. Mrs. LT:mesa-What ie the matter, I really don' know Which way to dear? Mes. Brown—My .Intsband has left . the choice of a seat in church to me, and I don't know whether I want te• hire a front seat and let everybody else See my clothes, or a back one where I can eee everybody else's clothes. Mrs. ones— empromise the matter and sit in th gallery ---Town Topics. "Did you carry out your hreat of telling Samuelson what you thot ght of him ?'' " No. The telephote girl s rd she positive- ly eould'not stand stitch -tang age."—Indian- apolis Journal. —A preacher receptly ask d a university don what he thought of hi , sermon. "1 heard .in it what , I hop never to hear again." " What was that . ' "Tho clock strike twice."—Tit Bits. _ • , • • FOR TIRED Exhaustion is Waste-lOver work .• Means Shorter Life —Dodd's Kidney Pills •Mean pest for • the Kidneys. Overwork is what you do tfter common sense asks you to quit. ,Overwork of any kind doe more than tire, it exhausts you. Just a title more after you ught to quit is the too much "that Iwo ou up. The blood goesamt to all pa ts faster thlan usual wben you overwork, If th:elcideeys arenot i erfect filteri g order, armee poison is Patented throu h them to all parts of the body than usual, and then work, to say nothing of overweek, is harmful. As soon as your kidneys wear:fleece &Mg good work there is less and iless poisoniin the blood every minute. Is: This explains why Dodd' s Kidney cure so promptly and permanqntiy. Lady Jane Franceso Lady Jane Francesca 1Vi1de died in Lon- don on February tith. Her oaiden name was Jane Francesca, Elgee, and she was born in Dublin, in 1819. She first i.ppeared as e writer and poet in. the column of the Trig Nation. When the revolt]. lonely fever swept over Ireland she wrote etirring poems under the pseudonym of Speranza, among them being Songs on the MaIrtyr Petriots and Jacta Alea Est. In 1851 she niaaried William Robert Wilde, a noted oculist and mot stim and inatt cond othe It his I he IA 11 not be able to en; matt r how full of eujoyme othe peaple. If he is jias OL a der, if be is not sick, just right" he will only b thin -i 111 a half-hearted so t of way. The near r 1Je isto being per ettly well. the neart r will laie capadity. re - enjoyment ee perf et.- To really 11 Ye; and to take his )art in the work and p easure of the "tvoel , his body imist be In perfect con. clitio 1.- If this condition doesn't exit, soniCthing is wrong and something ought to b ten !Sled the pre igh these -on every tissue of the whole bads. :-.1t,_440.1tes the appetite good, the Al* ;tion Perfect- and nutrition rapid hnd -easy It.suPPites rich, red blood to all tho tissi. It b "oro :.fun The full intettsfty'' of living is reachedi only by the perf ettyl healthy. ia SickfIeSS discounts the ea ae- ity for enjoyment. When a piano its badly out of time, the noises that cisme from it are certainly not musical. They t beautiful. If nly a little bit tune, you c onie few th riga an You can create mblancel of but you can. , atisfyingi soul- • string is tense rig, unless every pie e of the Whole intent is in perfect One, in , pe feat tion, in perfect harm my with every piece, 1, s the same with a human being ,. If orly is all out of order 'end run -demi, g anything, .taii . it it may be for O little bit out but doesn't feel s able to erjey are n it le out pia.y on it, a s musi ake really beautiful, g music, unless ever done. That something nine cases in leans the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden cal Discovery. It wOrks directly on igeiitive...ergans, and on the blood and es and builds up solid, healthful flesh, ing$ peffect health and restores Vig. , springy vitality; s 0., inali;es _every ion in lffe,a pleasure instead of a drag. , an inv trorating tonic as well as the :greatest bloo -purifier of the age. You can get t at Any drug store. If you care to knp v moresabout it, and about your owu phy ical make.up, send ai one -cent stamps „to e ver east Of customs and mailing oily i and receive Asolutely free a copy of Dr. *Pier e's celebrated book, " Common. S nse 11vee teal Adviser " — wag pages, nrofu et y 11,ti tett AddresS World's Dispen ary fhle teal .Associations-Beffalo, NI ll„ ,' surfs b", who afterwards became Sir William; and surgeon.oculist in Ireland to the Queen. In 1S64, her best-known . book, Poeme by Speranza, was published. After her *lar- riagej, Lady Wilde threw open her pa lors to a listinguished gathering of scholars and artis$1s, and for years she was a social leader in Dftbiin, and the most famous womat in Iris1 literary circles. Sir William died in 1871 After his death Lady Wilda re- turn d to London, in order to give greater educational advantages to her sons Oacar and 1 William. She became a well known figuile iii London literary circles. •1 - 1 1 • 4 ; Kings of the Forest. T e reforestration of the lands is a Mat: ter qf many years, but experts testify that the Toung spruce will reach maturity in froirj 10 to 15 years. It will thus 'be een that the- ownere of extensive spruce' li i 'IRS hav within their possession an almOst er- pet al source ef income. Pulp -making in Can da has within ten. years growt inte an 1 idustry, having nearly 0,000,000 of in- vest d capital, and over $1;000,000 :of an- nua output. The lumber trade in New Bri swick lute taken on a new strength this year throegh the market found :in 'the nil ed States inee lumber was placedl on the reabst. ' • 1 hile the tall pines of Ontario have on the admiration of every one who has made a st rv of the world's forests, yet to British Col nibia belons, the trees most admired botit in the lumber trade and out of is. The giai4t cedars of California, whose 'story :has bee frequently told with pen and pencil find their counterpart in British Columbia,. Th e growcedars of wonderful size and bea, ty. The red cedar of British Columbia is o e of its most valuable timbers. 'With the forests of Ontario becorning.all too rap.ish olumbia to -day as the timber province idl demided,,it is proper to spea,k of B it - of nada,. The forest area of British 0:11-. um la is 285,000 square miles, or 182,4•00,-! 000 acres. Its density is ELS remarkable' as its bxtent. It is on record that on ope acre in the Comox district 508,000 feet were fou d. This is, of course, exceptional, but the average is 76,000 feet. mmereially the most valuable of British Col mbia woods is Douglas fir, named after a n. ted botanist of that name. It is found gen rously d' tribute4 along the coast.- e - mem of its mmens length, strength and straightness, or nanr commercial purposes it has no corn etitor. Some of these- teees gro v to is hei ht of 3I0 feet and have a base cir umference of 50 feet. The average I hei ha howet ea is 10 feet, clear of limbs, i andi the event e diem ter 5 to 6 feet. Pro.' fess -or Maeou thinks that it will prove al valuable pape natkin tree 1 i i alreaele bea sty I hat- plek la is very littler s The red ee ar (Thtya, G sante), of whose bell ind Dougl $ fir in the ee for commer- cial suprimae e For gene al purposes red cecUtr is doub less the Mos valuable wood on ijhe Pacific coast. So times it re,a es a h ight of20) feet, an diameter of 20 feet. The se tier, when, b ilding his r de' hat finds a gi od friend in ed cedar, while the4e are few woods that 1 ave been ford mote useful o • beautiful lo interior fin sh- in in the fi • est residenPes t the wo ds of British olumbia are by no peens c nfined to D uglais fir and rcd ceder. Speci s of spruce, hemlock, cot on wood, balsam and even, white pine, a,re to be found on t ie Pacific coast, s , —,Mr. John R. James', superintendent of Peblishing House; L.Is, 116th inst. De- outh of Ireland, 816 ng an, be came to IIoxi1real,then tali- orcinto. Mr. Jan* f the Metropolitan, ..he. Rev. Charles rge s ch eh, :Mon - as d. A ' an Bible, pre red fo the use of pth- ple ed, and will he f e ucation to. pass e a m of the coni - or that would he eli taus denomita- 22 years since the, d t e reading of the i3ibTh in the. public seh ols in Chicago. A iew years ago a moveme t was begun to re- instate the Bible in the public schools. The book just completed, is the ou growtheof a sug6stion made by Pro.lessor avid Swing, that committee eonsiseing o members of the rotestenteCatholic Jew: h, and other deno ninations compile al book or the use of the s heel children, made up of selections from the Bible. the Nfethodist Book an Torinto, died on Sabha ceased was born in the yeaes ago. When a yo Can ing was ch da, settling first in p his residence in an active member ch, and a local prea James, pastor of St. Ge treal, is a son of the dee The new non-seetar Chicago committee hoots, has been eo itted te the board ment upon it. T s was to prepare a jectienable to any It has now been of education stopp by lie s sub jud pile uno tam. boar • doze oust year neve WOU rein By lts use,you ciu bald spot with s 1 growth'fis rtlemen,—Please send me of your celebrated "Hai mer is delighted- with it, experience in the drug b known any preparation e, d potatiyely restore hair a •ve disease of the scalp. Yo .Tostus ItIcKEE, Drug T e Only Preparation That Bair Grow. Soldfin Seaforth by J. S. Roberts, ruggf it er tJie trestle* Itr• •not er three .n.e. ' Every nd, 1urthg24 sine 13 1 have cep this thab d thoroughly rs st, eterhore. Make ave FEBRUARY 28, 1896 ou seen them. w double fold prints, 36 inches wide and pit fold, beautiful heavy cloth and stylish patter The doubl Opened up t is week large quantities of new spring goo lovely new prints, fine soft cloth and boiling colors4 Stylish thin!s in fancy flannelettes fl4e for making hou • wOst: and wrappers. New things in fancy Ducks, in light, 1?,'Itie and navy, .wi One 'case .of i'ovely lace curtains in amain and white, . , impor et from Nottingham, by ourselves. You wL les° goods about 10 per ceAt..oheaper than thoSe- fropa local houses. L�oi4 in•on is when a WISEM4.1sTi Clinton, 'YOLES. FOq; ' 1896. =mad n & Wilson have now, completed ar.- rangemen and are prepared to give prices for Ladies' •• or Gentlemen's wheels in either , , The Regent The Brantford. The "Hyslop. The brescent The Spartan. The Fleet. As we were last year unable to fill orders for some` of these lines In less, than one; month from opening of the season, intending purchasers would do. well to can o correspond at ones, as the same e-xpect, happen agaiu. this 'fear.' You cannot order too early now to be sure of your wheel, and we are g ving qu tations for advance orders that may, not continue very long.. Add• UNTSDEN & WILSON • BICYCLE •DEALERS, t&c., SOOT'S BLOCK, MAIN STREET EEL Ft00F1 Gua!ranteed by the Manufacturers to be ire, Water, Wind, Snow & Lightning Proo Nearly as Cheap as Wooden Shingles. jEncouraged jy the success of the past four years ill this branch of ur buSinesi, we hatelmade arrangements for placing 500,000. VEET THIS SEASON that Our friend will &crit to their advantage to consult us before closiw contracts for buildings of any kind, as we are in a position to supply good&• 1 WIL •OVER -50 YEARS Over 4 UNDER HONEST TREATMENT. oofs in. Seaforth and' vicinity, and all g vin satisfaction. SEE SAMPLES AND ENQUIRE PRICES. S. NfULLETT - Seaforth. General Hardware, Stovesi and Tinware. • Once S'111Z.A..ITT'01?,13 ol-e at it; invigorated by a couple of weeks rest; gladdened by the - sight Of many new faces, ; down.to hard work for another year. Perhaps you thought of a course, but could not get here on the opening day. Remember, w re open for the reception of students at any time the year rouild. Come - when you can. New students will be entering every week. In the mean- tini, write us for free catalogue. It is no trouble to us to give information. HAW & ELLIOTT, Proprietors. P. MoINIOSII, Principal, 85 11 k* iv* * * * * * * * * * * *****k********* k 9 • 9 9 Blood Will Tell roug hii bl xrial e • en an animal is all run down, has a coat and a tight hide any one knows od is out of order i To keep an ant. onomically he mit be In goQd heart. 1 D.CK 4_9 4 32-1 Blood Purifier ,.r;•..."' •••••IS ... ga ri leessity where the best. results from' --e,--'41e .--- ,...--,a,, eding would be obtained. It tones up the system, rids the stomach of ' "b ta, lrorros and other parasitesthatsuck the life blood away. v . , -, , Nothing like Dick's for Milch Cows. , . For aale by drugghsts, at general stores _ • r sant oareeetpt of 80 cents.1 Dien 4 c.. P. ID. Sox .$2, MoistRX*17, _ T 1,443-444*4444.134493134994444444494-44444 44 • PITAIL,. REST THE DIAN BANK_ OF COMMERCE ESTABLISHED 1867. HEAD OFFIOEi TORONTO. PAO- UP.) SIX MILLION -DOLLARS - — , p. E. WALKER, GENERAL MANAGER. SEAFORTH BRANCH. A General Banking Business Transacted, Farmers' Notes discounted, Drafts - issued,' payable at all points in Canada and the principal cities in the United States, Great Britain, France, Bermuda, ac. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1.O0 and upwards reeeived, and current rates of interest allowed. "Interest added to the principal at the end of May and Novem- ber in .each year. Special attention given to the collection of Commercial Paper Ild. Far" niers' Sales Notes. F. IIOLMESTED, Solicitor. $8,000,000 S1,200,000 M. MORRIS, Manager. hu Prices It Ny • ak