The life of Florence Nightingale . the missionof mercy, hailed her as a heroine ; I trust she maynot earn her title to a higher though sadder appella-tion. No one who has observed her fragile figureand delicate health can avoid misgivings lest theseshould fail. With the heart of a true womanand the manners of a lady, accomplished and refinedbeyond most of her sex, she combines a surprisingcalmness of judgment and promptitude and decisionof character. I have hesitated to speak of her hitherto asshe deserves, because I well knew that no praiseof mine could do justice to her merits, while itmight
The life of Florence Nightingale . the missionof mercy, hailed her as a heroine ; I trust she maynot earn her title to a higher though sadder appella-tion. No one who has observed her fragile figureand delicate health can avoid misgivings lest theseshould fail. With the heart of a true womanand the manners of a lady, accomplished and refinedbeyond most of her sex, she combines a surprisingcalmness of judgment and promptitude and decisionof character. I have hesitated to speak of her hitherto asshe deserves, because I well knew that no praiseof mine could do justice to her merits, while itmight have tended to embarrass the frankness withwhich she has always accepted the aid furnishedher through the fund. As that source of supplyis now nearly exhausted and my mission approachesits close, I can express myself with more freedomon this subject, and I confidently assert that butfor Miss Nightingale the people of England wouldscarcely, with all their solicitude, have been sparedthe additional pang of knowing, which they must. TIMELY HELP 177 have done sooner or later, that their soldiers, evenin the hospital, had found scanty refuge and relieffrom the unparelleled miseries with which this warhas hitherto been attended. After the departure of Mr. Macdonald, MissNightingale received another welcome and also anentertaining visitor in the person of M. Soyer, anexpert in cooking and culinary matters generally,to offer his services at the hospitals. M. Soyers campaign was initiated in February, 1855, by thefollowing letter to the editor of The T^imes :— Sir,— ^ After carefully perusing the letter of yourcorrespondent, dated Scutari, in your impressionof Wednesday last, I perceive that, although thekitchen under the superintendence of Miss Night-ingale affords so much relief, the system of manage-ment at the large one in the Barrack Hospital isfar from being perfect. I propose offering myservices gratuitously, and proceeding direct toScutari at my own personal expense, to reg
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