. The Canadian nurse . h the Eraser Canyon is awe-in-spiring. Very few moments passed with-out an exclamation from either one ofus as we were overcome by the beautyof our surroundings. We arrived at Lyt-ton at tea-time, and were most kindlygreeted by the matron. The Hospitalat Lytton is part of the Anglican Mis-sion of St. Bartholomew, primarily de-dicated to work amongst the are very proud of a new hospitalcompleted just last year, and indeed,they have reason to be. Our meetingwas held m the cosy lounge of theNurses Home, which is poised on a cliffoverlooking the junction of the
. The Canadian nurse . h the Eraser Canyon is awe-in-spiring. Very few moments passed with-out an exclamation from either one ofus as we were overcome by the beautyof our surroundings. We arrived at Lyt-ton at tea-time, and were most kindlygreeted by the matron. The Hospitalat Lytton is part of the Anglican Mis-sion of St. Bartholomew, primarily de-dicated to work amongst the are very proud of a new hospitalcompleted just last year, and indeed,they have reason to be. Our meetingwas held m the cosy lounge of theNurses Home, which is poised on a cliffoverlooking the junction of the Eraserand Thompson Rivers. We met the fourmembers of the nursing staff, the fifthbeing on duty. But if the meeting lackednumbers it lacked nothing in response was most gratifying. On our way the next morning wedrove over the notorious washboardCariboo Highway, but truly we were soenthralled by the scenery that we didntmind the bumps. TJie character of thelandscape was changing. From tall and FEBRUARY, 1939. Holy Cross Mountain stately pine and fir, we were entering arolling country covered with sagebrushand here and there, the flaming red ofthe sumac. It reminded one of the scen-ery in the hills of ^Vyoming. Kamloops was our next stop and wearrived there in the late afternoon. Ourmeeting was held in the lecture-room Nurses Home. As this was the firsttraining school we had visited we wereinterested to see our meeting gracedwith fifteen or more student nurses. Themeeting was arranged by the GraduateNurses Association of the District andwas well attended, there being aboutseventy-five nurses present. Miss Sanderson again gave her Inter-esting account of the conventionand I followed with a discussion of thenewer aspects in the treatment of pneu-monia. In connection with this discus- 77 78 THE CANADIAN NURSE sion we dwelt for some time on respira-tory and serum therapy, illuminatingour address with a showing of rhe filmpreviously mentioned. This is one whi
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