That this rule is not without exception has been shown by Drs.
Goodell and Sinkler, both of whom have attained some remarkable
successes in midsummer.
One of the questions of most importance in the carrying out of this
treatment is the choice of a nurse. Just as it is desirable to change
the home of the patient, her diet, her atmosphere, so also is it well,
for the mere alterative value of such change, to surround her with
strangers and to put aside any nurse with whom she may have grown
familiar. As I have sometimes succeeded in treating invalids in their
own homes, so have I occasionally been able to carry through cases
nursed by a mother, or sister, or friend of exceptional firmness; but to
attempt this is to be heavily handicapped, and the position should never
be accepted if it be possible to make other arrangements. Any firm,
intelligent woman of tact, a stranger to the patient, is better than
the old style of nurse, now, happily, disappearing. The nurse for these
cases ought to be a young, active, quick-witted woman, capable of firmly
but gently controlling her patient.
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