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>Discursively discussed nurses.

W. thought, "They seem impossible to our time—certainly to America—the true nurse must be a male: that

A man to nurse me, not one I must nurse. Oh! that is very esential.

Saw several persons in the course of the day about a nurse for W.—, two doctors, S.

Talked of nurses. "After all the best nurses are women—at the last the women are always called in.

Men are the best nurses up to that point—then, somehow, the woman tells."

She was without any of the absurd pruderies which unfit so many young women for nursing."

But "the ideal nurse is yet to come."

A man is naturally a perfect nurse when he is himself, but he never is himself!"

Now in search of a professional nurse (wants a woman).The Johnston-Wallace cable yesterday was simply

He was rather disappointed that the nurse was a woman, but told Doctor after introduction, "I feel I

But I guess doctors and nurses learn to bear with the poor sick human critter."

I went to see Warrie, who said W. had spoken to him to effect that he had rather the new nurse had been

Nurse was to start this evening to relieve Warrie.Bucke now came up, and he and I went into W.'

W. spoke kindly of the nurses and Mary Davis. Said all were "oh so good."

That his ideal for a nurse was a man. They—Dr. McAlister and Mr. W.

—had some conversations on nurses, nursing and the care of the sick. Mr.

Bucke broached the idea of a second nurse to W., who at first resisted then yielded.

We arranged at Harned's for the care and pay of the new nurse. Would it be made a Camden fund?

She described interestingly visit paid to W. at time Musgrove was nurse—how Musgrove interfered—tried

s nurse etc. etc.

introduced the latter as the man Gould had secured as his successor—the other his friend, a professional nurse

I find myself very anxious on this point of the nurse.

W. said with great earnestness and feeling, "To women—to nurses, doctors—I look for the best final understanding

the wonders in wonders of that life in Washington—the women nurses there—the hospitals—all that seemed

We all agreed that a nurse should be secured at once.

Bucke went over with Osler, designing to bring a nurse back with him. I went to W.'

Bucke arrived an hour later, bringing a young doctor named Baker as nurse.

He also objected to having the nurse sleep there in the room with him.

He was still clear about the courtesies for he said to me: "Of course the nurse knows that my objection

The nurse had left her daily notes for me. The air tranquil.

your hands: yet I would have you always lean to the side of mercy—don't oppress me with doctors, nurses

W.: "Yes, a bad form: it meant death, death: I nursed many a man down with diarrhæa."

it was very bad: we nursed him: I was there once, twice, often three times a day: posted the nurses,

It had occurred while no attendants were present— "cadets, nurses, doctors, me."

ago—the devilishly obstinate, illiterate boy he was: no one could do anything with him: doctors, nurses

I told W. that in soliciting contributions to the nurse fund I had never put it on the ground of poverty

but of necessity that a nurse should be kept and of the grace it would do W.'

I never felt this so much as with nurses—how some have the nurse's gift.

Seems to be a professional nurse.

Wrote on the back of his card, also sent, that if W. needed a nurse he ventured to offer himself.

Davis would become nurse, pairing with Warrie. "I don't see what a skilled nurse can do just now."

Everything properly belonged in his hands—nurses, doctors, etc.Received today Johnston's letter of 27th

Referring to the matter of the nurse, W. said laughingly: "It is with that as with the getting a husband

afternoon at two he lectured some students, coming out from the city, with a number of his own girls: nurses

"All the day I have had simply to nurse myself against this utter deadness that presses me."

There are none too many massagers, as I call them—especially male massagers,—nor good male nurses, for

When I called, found the vestibule door unfastened and apparently no one about—neither nurse nor Mrs.

I had never heard him in all the months before express any desire for the presence of a nurse—even care

where the nurse might be—but this evening he said: "I do not like his staying so long and saying nothing

In the MS., (my portion) where I had written simply "Whitman's nurse, Edward Wilkins"—he suggested "Whitman's

Canadian friend and nurse"—an admirable change, removing the servility implied by the first phrase.

Davis pair off nursing and put a girl in the kitchen, that I shall submit this to Longaker and if he

objects we will respect his objection and get a skilled nurse again to succeed Mrs.

s together, finding the nurses together busily engaged changing W. and the bed.

But best of all is the careful nursing, Doctor."

As to a new nurse, W., "We're all hoping it will be the right man."

speak of a letter he had just received from a western man, now prosperous, who had as a soldier been nursed

Nurse was fixing bed. W. awake. She saw me in the doorway and said to W., "Here is Mr. Traubel."

He is carefully attended by a male nurse, sent by his friend Dr. Bucke of London, Ont.

The nurse is a strong and sympathetic young Canadian, and the expense is met by a number of Whitman's

more help with daily tasks, and from the mid-1880s, Traubel played many roles in Whitman's life—from nurse

shall have my daily rubbing—a first-rate, vigorous, massage—by my young friend here"—he will never say nurse

Change of nurses has something to do with this. Musgrove is a cloudy man. I asked how M. got on.

He is only a nurse—not a doctor. W. motioned the medicine away.

Donaldson came to consult with Bucke about a nurse circular but missed Bucke.

"I think he is mending," said Baker: "he is less confused—he helps his nurse: he ought to show a decided

I gave Ed a letter to Gould about a new nurse. Hard to secure!

the man himself—his friend kept me busily engaged—but I discovered he was pretty green—had never nursed

that he is not wanted, that his room is better than his company, that he has a good heart—that he can nurse

Ingersoll was there at Croton day after day—nursing, inspiring, a very mother of mercy and good will.

This rather staggered me, as experience has shown how difficult it is to get a nurse for W. who combines

Have not got on track of a nurse yet. Monday, October 14, 1889

s health—asked him if he did not feel better than a year ago—W. only responding: "I have a good nurse

Evidently nursing the rather diminutive flame, which soon, however, blazed up and induced him to go back

.: "The nurse thinks you have had an easier day." W.: "I don't know—I don't know.

written 22d. inst.) containing the following passage: "If I had a good hospital well conducted—some good nurse—to

"I think you are well off as to doctors and nurses now—Osler, Walsh and Wilkins—it is a strong team and

reached over quietly and took my hand: "Not to speak of you, Horace, who are worth all the doctors and nurses

Nursing the horribly wounded was as repugnant to Burroughs as handling mangled corpses, and he soon left

The new nurse, whose name is Musgrove, is an older man than Baker.

Kindly tell me how you are arranging the thing, what the expense of a nurse is and how you are collecting

To see Childs, too, and considerable talk with him anent nurse at W.'s and W.'s affairs generally.

W. don't think because I am a nurse you must eat when you do not wish to"—he replied, "You will find

W. in handing me letter from Bucke which came today, said: "He speaks there of a change of the nurse.

I do not hear good accounts of your present nurse (Musgrove) and I have just written to Horace about

Bucke approached W. on the subject of a nurse.

You fellows have about convinced me that I should have a nurse.