outfits are prepared ready for use
and can be obtained at the larger drug stores, costing from $10 to $25. The
articles in the above list can be bought for about $6, not including those
articles which the patient is assumed to have. The following are samples of
the ready-to-purchase outfits:

READY-TO-PURCHASE OBSTETRICAL OUTFITS

OUTFIT NO. 1
1 Sterilized Bed Pad (30 inches square).
2 dozen Sterilized Vulva Pads.
2 Sterilized Mull Binders (18 inches wide).
5 yards Sterilized Gauze.
1 pound Sterilized Absorbent Cotton (1/2 pound).
Rubber Sheet, 11/2 yards by 2 yards, Sterilized.
Douche Pan, Sterilized.
1 Tube K-Y Lubricating Jelly.
Sterilized Nail Brush.
Boric Acid, Powdered.
Tinct. Green Soap.
Bichloride Tablets.
Lysol.
Tube Sterilized Tape.
PRICE $10.00.

OUTFIT NO. 2.
2 Sterilized Bed Pads (30 inches square).
2 dozen Sterilized Vulva Pads.
2 Sterilized Mull Binders (18 inches wide).
6 Sterilized Towels.
10 yards Sterilized Gauze.
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1 pound Sterilized Absorbent Cotton (1/2 pound).
Rubber Sheet, 1 yard by 11/2 yards, Sterilized.
Rubber Sheet, 11/2 yards by 2 yards, Sterilized.
4 quart Sterilized Douche Bag with glass nozzle.
Douche Pan, Sterilized.
Sterilized Nail Brush.
2 Agate Basins, Sterilized.
Safety Pins.
2 Tubes Sterilized Petrolatum.
1 Tube K-Y Lubricating Jelly.
Boric Acid, Powdered.
100 grms. Chloroform (Squibb's).
Fl. Ext. Ergot.
Tinct. Green Soap.
Bichloride Tablets.
Lysol.
Tube Sterilized Tape.
Sterilized Soft Rubber Catheter.
Sterilized Glass Catheter.
Stocking Drawers, Sterilized.
Talcum Powder.
Bath Thermometer.
PRICE $19.50.

These materials, being cleansed and sterilized, are ready for use at any
time.

These complete outfits are packed in neat boxes, thus enabling the contents
to be kept intact until needed.

THE POSITION AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE BED.--The bed should be a substantial
single bed. If a double one is used, prepare the side for the confinement
which will permit the physician to use his right hand,--that will be the
right side of the patient as she lies in bed. One objection to a double bed
is its tendency to sag. This tendency can be obviated however by placing an
ironing board under the spring from side to side, or by using shelves from
a book case. This expedient will support the mattress, thereby rendering
the bed firm and f