. The Canadian nurse . post-natal visits^ and al-most without exception found the motherand baby lying together on the floor, thoughall was in readiness for the nurses many kraals although we found beds,the patient preferred to lie on the the baby has been delivered, the nursemakes a daily visit for ten days, with theexception of Sunday. For the delivery andthe ten subsequent visits the fee is two dol-lars and a half. It is quite unsafe for a whiteperson to go into the Location over theweek-end as it is at this time that theyall freely imbibe their beer. If illness occurso
. The Canadian nurse . post-natal visits^ and al-most without exception found the motherand baby lying together on the floor, thoughall was in readiness for the nurses many kraals although we found beds,the patient preferred to lie on the the baby has been delivered, the nursemakes a daily visit for ten days, with theexception of Sunday. For the delivery andthe ten subsequent visits the fee is two dol-lars and a half. It is quite unsafe for a whiteperson to go into the Location over theweek-end as it is at this time that theyall freely imbibe their beer. If illness occursover the Sunday the ambulance from theHospital goes out and brings the patientto the Hospital. Following our visit on Sat-urday we had thirteen admitted to hospital,the result of a great fight on Sunday—themajority of them suffering from stabwounds. The majority of the kraals were veryclean, the floors scrubbed white whereverthere was a floor, or the mud floor neatly VOL. XXXV, No. i C) U R SO U T H A !? R I C A N S. A view J taken froffi the rrir, of Groote Schintr Hospital and the slopes of Table Moiuttatn swept. A few dishes were displayed in shin-ing order, and what bedding- there waslooked quite clean. Always there was cleanclothing, and soap and water, placed beforeus for the babys bath. Xo, there was oneexception—we came upon one old grand-mother squatting on the floor preparingtripe and kidney. In the middle of the room,merrily boiling, was a kaffir pot. But therewas no hot water for babys bath—they hadtaken care to salt the only water drawn, inpreparation for the great delicacy. Severalothers in the family sat around anxiouslyawaiting the meal. In many kraals we foundthat the principal food was mealie porridgeand saw the mealies in all stages of prepara-tion for the kaffir beer—hut zve did notsample the beer. And now we hear from another ofCanadas nurses, Miss Hazel M. Hay,formerly a member of the nursing staffof the Royal Victoria Montreal Matern-ity Hospital,
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