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rest-seven hours at night, and one hour in the injurious can be given than bad champagne, and,
day. Recreation, and one a-half hours ; and m the other hand, to nothing does a worn-out
meals, one and a-half hours. and debilitated system respond more quickly
- chan wine that i s pureandunadulterated.The
MISS EnfMA JOHNSON, M.B.N.A. :- great thing to be observed is to give the wine in
Fourteen hours for duty ; seven for rest ; two quantity ordered 5y the Physician, and to obtain
for recreation ; one for three meals. it pure. Another remedy (for debility and over-
strain) for which thousands have cause to be
MISS ELLEN BRACEWELL :- thankful is the leaf of a tree which grows upon
I consider the length of time for a Hospital theeastern slopes of the ,Andes. It is the case
Nurseshouldnot exceed twelvehours ; their to-day, as it was thousands of years ago, that
hours of rest eight ; recreation, two hours daily, to the humble herb of the field must man look
with a whole day a month, and half-an-hour for for healing ; andineveryagetherehas been
each meal. - found, as required, some plants which will afford
relief to the prevailingdiseases of the age. Surely,
MISSSARAH CLAYTON, M.B.N.A. :- i n this century of toil and excitement, no greater
(I) For arduous work, eight hours. good could be bestowed upon u s than that which
( 2 ) For consecutive rest in sleep, eight hours. shall re-invigorate and re-tone the nerves shattered
(3) For recreation-including toiletand sun- by the high pressure at which most of u s live.
dries- five hours. This is given u s in theleaf of the treewe have just
(4) For meals, an average of three hours daily. spoken of. Its botanicalname is E ~ y % r o x y Z o ~ ~
coca-nat. ord.Erythroxylacece,andcommonly
MISSFLORENCE SHEPPARD :- known as the coca plant. The very scent of the
( I ) Twelve hours. bruised leafis invigorating and refreshing. It is
( 2 ) One month during ycx, divided into two now used largely the by medical profession.
parts, one whole week day cvery month, arld half Neuralgia is laid to rest by the uses of this little
day alternate Sundays. leaf, and that alone, if it could boast no greater
(3) Two hours everyday, or one hour alternate prowess, should give it a high place of honour as I
days. a benefactor to mankind,. W e have long known of
(4) One hour for dinner ; half-an-hour for this remedy, and have:used it with much success,
breakfast, tea, and supper : a quarter of an hour andwerethereforeagreeablysurprisedashort
lunch. for - time ago, when we were informed that we could
MISS EMMA DAVEY :- buy coca in combination with champagne. Our
( I ) For work, twelve hours. informant assured u s it was excellent, and upon
( 2 ) For rest, eight hours. inquiry we found it wasundoubtedly shipped direct
(3) For recreation, two Jlours. fromEpernay,andalthough possessing the in-
(4) For meals, halfhour for breakfast ; half vigorating and tonic properties of the coca leaf,
hour for dinner ; half 11 )urfortea ; and half it was in no way affected in flavour. The use of
hour for supper. this wine ina case of prolongedandobstinate
- wealrness after an illness due to overworlr, hadso
mar Iced and beneficial an effect that we felt it only
TNE NEW CHAMPAGNE, our duty to make it known to others who may
- besuffering. I t has been well called theQueen
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and form
that
is generally admitted that the most tedious of Champagnes, and we are sure if any of our
and most trying complaints for both Nurse readers have those belonging to them who suffer
and patient are so-called nervous affections, fro 11 debility,nervousexhaustionor
of general indisposition which
sleepless-
ness, they mill render them great benefit by in-
arises from consequent prolonged
debility on ducing them t o take champagne coca. I n several
exertion or over mental tension. W e have often cases of chronic dyspepsia we have seen it admin-
known patients thuswhen affected, although istered with marked effec?, and have also found
seeming to derive no benefit from drugs,
yet it to be duriqg the present surnmer season most
experience markedimprovementmentallyand usefd in checking and warding off sea-sickness.
physically fromthejudiciousadministration of It is of peculiarly dclicate flavour and bouquet,
really purechampagne. T h e chief difficulty i n and in cases of exhaustion, such as were described
the matter is to obtain champagne that is really by ( ( Obstetrica " in her lecture recently, should
pure, and is what it should be, a tonic and ex- provemost useful. Messrs. Corbyn,Staceyand
hilarant restorative.
Better an
give invalid no Co., 300, High Holborn, are
W.C., the sole
wine than that which is inferior. Nothing more agents, and the price is moderate.
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