A glimpse of India; . ithtyphoid fever. She is a mere skeleton but she isdetermined to live. I fancy that she is well marriedand that may be the reason that her people are soanxious for her recovery. She needs better care andbetter air than she can get here but the family are notwilling to bring her to the hospital. There is another case near by that I must lookafter. This is a young married woman who is seri-ously ill, but I trust she will recover for the sake ofher child who is such a treasure to both mother andfather. A son is always warmly welcomed in a Hindufamily, and this is the first b
A glimpse of India; . ithtyphoid fever. She is a mere skeleton but she isdetermined to live. I fancy that she is well marriedand that may be the reason that her people are soanxious for her recovery. She needs better care andbetter air than she can get here but the family are notwilling to bring her to the hospital. There is another case near by that I must lookafter. This is a young married woman who is seri-ously ill, but I trust she will recover for the sake ofher child who is such a treasure to both mother andfather. A son is always warmly welcomed in a Hindufamily, and this is the first born. The little woman iswell-inclined and has a desire for improvement, butshe belongs to a caste that is not considered respectableand she can never associate with any one of highercaste than her own unless she becomes a Christian. Ilove to tell these people that God loves them just asmuch as He does a Brahman and their souls are pre-cious in His sight; that He needs them and has a placefor them in His service. [106]. As M Saw It One more visit we must make before we turn home-ward. There are several in this family suffering froman epidemic and I will take a look at each of them andperhaps change the medicine, but we must not stop toanswer the many questions that they will surely askon seeing a stranger. All are doing well I am glad tosee, and now for home and breakfast. It is half-pastten oclock. A busy forenoon, do you say ? Yes, but not out ofthe ordinary, and there are dispensary patients yet tobe attended to after our breakfast, you know. Theywill have enjoyed a comfortable rest in our absence. September dear Sister : You would be amused over some of thearrivals this morning. A woman came to the hospitalwith the evident intention of remaining some time asshe was accompanied by her husband, three children, awidowed sister and twelve servants. There was anox-cart with their furniture and they had brought food—cooked and uncooked—to last some time, and therewere
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