ad a large dish of
ice cream. He had a cool sponge bath last night at 9, and a cleansing
bath this morning at 8.45. This morning his throat was still sore but
not so red, and I saw that he gargled every half hour when he was awake.
This afternoon he seems brighter and asked for his harmonica, so his
throat is probably more comfortable."

FOR FURTHER READING

Essentials of Medicine--Emerson, Chapters XVI, XVII.

The Human Mechanism--Hough and Sedgwick, Chapter XII.

Notes on Nursing--Florence Nightingale, Pages 105-136.

Why Worry?--Walton.

Those Nerves--Walton.

Tuberculosis: Its Cause, Cure, and Prevention--Otis.

Publications of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of
Tuberculosis--105 East 22d Street, New York City. (Pamphlets free on
request.)

Publications of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene--50 Union
Square, New York City. (Pamphlets free on request.)

Publications of the Mental Hygiene Committee of the State Charities Aid
Association--105 East 22d Street, New York City. (Pamphlets free on
request.)

Publications of The American Society for the Control of Cancer--25 West
45th Street, New York City. (Pamphlets free on request.)

CHAPTER V

EQUIPMENT AND CARE OF THE SICK ROOM

Adequate care of the sick consists to a large extent in rendering their
physical and mental surroundings as favorable as possible. Obviously, a
sick person, since his strength is already depleted, needs not only to
have his resistance increased in all possible ways, but also to have all
his remaining strength conserved by eliminating every unnecessary tax
upon it. In sickness even slight fatigue, chill, or nervous strain,
insufficient ventilation, or improper feeding, may become factors of
immense importance. Nothing is trivial if it affects the welfare and
comfort of a patient.

Even when perfect provision for the care of the sick is out of the
question, every effort should be made to insure as satisfactory
arrangements as possible. Ideal conditions are seldom found except in
buildings originally planned for the sick; yet in many houses a few
simple changes will produce excellent results. Of course, it is not
necessary in every case to adopt all the following suggestions. Common
sense must be the guide. For instance, in illness that is slight and
likely to be of short duration, a patient may be more distressed than
benefited by radical changes in his surroundings. Except when certain
e