South Highland Infirmary School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Chemistry of Girls Definition: Girls are a polymeric, allotropic class of substances, with two legs each. , History: The first girl was discovered in a garden, under a leaf, the same year apples were discovered. Like the man who hrst made arsenic, the discoverer forfeited his life. Occurrence: Free and in combination with men. Physical Properties: Like crystals, girls may be distinguished from one another by their color, odor, density and form. They have the power of changing their form and color. Once or twice in a life- time you run across one altogether different from the rest, though observers do not seem always to be able to see the great differences you observe so easily. Chemical Properties: "Sugar and spice And everything nice: That's what little girls are made of." The foregoing is not chemically true: neither is it true that they are made up Cthough many arej-made up, I say, altogether of dust. On the contrary, water forms seventy-five per cent. of their composi- tion. Just think of it! Seventy-five per cent. water, plus dust, equals girls !' Can it be that these lovely creatures, with the funny hats and the high-heeled Oxfords, are, after all, only so many solidified pud- dles, so to speak? Perish the thought! Truly, there is more to girls than just water and dust. After years of study and experiment I have succeeded in isolating the following elements, which are quite constant in their occurence in these wonderful bodies-laughs, cries, smiles, frowns, loves, hates, dates, kisses, deceit and sweetness. Can- not here give the technic eniployefl to reveal all ffl' ments. However. l will take the time anll give cedure of obtaining the kisses. Experiment: The partial absence of light is a girl whose nose is turned up. This is inipl-rtant a nose in your way just at the critical nioinezit. l divan and get thereon yourself. ,Xpply hot air: at mix in soft soap and salve: squeeze her hands. s will begin to ooze to her lips. from where their 6 moved. The author does not claim that the forcgl ling of obtaining kisses: not at all. 'llltere are nianf. just described. however. is perhaps thc lllfl-I eil: failure to obtain kisses it is invariably flue either 1 X the part of the operator-that is. faulty technie or t i wrong method for the particular case in hanfl. lf t t kisses are constant in their occurrence as a part Girls have a great affinity for new honnets. rosaline, and will combine in any proporti-iii ui t soda water. Their combination with nien result it 1 some queer products. Girls' reaction to criticism is accoinprniieti l i t ' effervescent fuming, spiteful explosions :intl qi in tt ti temperature. Uses: Used very largely ifi making of tr--ulit of girls. Nate! lt's the .t1I.I'fS we care aliour, l r Conclusions: lint tlo we care 11 slim- pe-qigfi my K D

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I . 5 l i 5 The Old Dinner Napkin How dear to our hearts are the scenes of this table, Refreshment it brings when the daylight is going Wlieii fond recollections present them to viewg To use the old napkin were had for a week. ' The cold bread and butter, potatoes and roast beef, ' , , 2 The old grease-stained napkin. 1 1 The pitcher of milk and the apple sauce by it, The Old fmibstaiued napkin' The cinnamon buns and the coffee always. The junket, bread pudding and sugar dish nigh it, And e'en the old napkin we used seven days. And every loved dish that the training school knew. - The old mussed-up napkin XVe've used for a week. f How dear to our hearts are the years of our training. Wfhen working and scrubbing and tubbing went on: 2 The old grease-stained napkin, The old fruit-stained napkin, The old mussed-u na kin . . . . P P P And now far removed from this loved situation. And treading alone life's long, weary ways. Wfhen night duty called us. till pale morns were waning. And numerous milk-shakes were made in the morn. VVe used seven days. - To return to the old times will Drove a tem Jtation The cold ham and stewed fruit we hailed as a treasure, 1 I C T ' And e'en the old na kin we used seven davs For often at n10'ht when returned from the ward, P ' 6 I We found them a source of exquisite pleasureg The old grease-stained napkin, The days when the work had been irksome and hard, The old fruit-stained napkin. Q How ardent we seized them with hands that were glowing, The Old mugged-up napkin i And sausage and fried eggs abundantly ateg 'rye used Seven days. ' s 1 , 4 E ii 9 40