Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1913 — New Nurses Bandaging Dummy Draw Big Crowd [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

New Nurses Bandaging Dummy Draw Big Crowd

CLEVELAND, O.—Just before dinner time the other night,, new nurses at Glenville hospital in Parkwood drive were called into the basement for bandaging and bed-making practice under the direction of Miss Jennie Hogland. In showing the young women how and where to put the bandages, Miss Hogland used a dummy. Just as one particularly pretty nurse was putting on a “first-aid” bandage in response to Information from the Instructor that the dummy’s right ankle had been broken, a small boy happened along. His cap did not fit, which may have been due to the abnormal development of his bump of curiosity. He saw a light In the basement window and “peeked” in. “Gee, a feller’s been killed and the girls are patching him up again,” he exclaimed. “Com’mere quick, Jimmie,” the boy called to another. “He must have been burned, or something,” reasoned the second courious youth. “They’ve got him covered with bandages.”

A grown-up “boy” came along and seeing the others looking in, did likewise. Several more boys, a few girls and women and more men joined the gfbup, which was rapidly becoming a crowd. Various comments were heard as to the nature of the injury to the unfortunate stranger. All agreed he must be badly, perhaps fatally, One or two women turned pale. Just then Miss Hogland glanced up and saw the faces at the window. She concluded there had been an accident. “Here’s a chance for some real experience,” she said to her pupils and ran out. The crowd looked at her blankly. Then she looked in the window and the mystery became transparent.