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Educational
qualifications not being considered essential in those who looked
after the sick, most of the nurses were illiterate, and if tradition
is to be relied upon, intemperate as well, to say nothing of the
impression that prevailed amongst these strong-minded women as a
class, that to be a good nurse always implied that one must be a
strict disciplinarian. As a remuneration for her services, each
nurse received nine dollars per month, together with her board,
lodging and a daily allowance of beer.
They occupied bed-rooms opening into the wards of which .Lcy had
charge, and each nurse carried her knife, fork and spoon in her
pocket. Later, when the allowance of beer was cancelled, and tea
substituted as a beverage, they were given an additional dollar
monthly, as a compensation for the loss of the beer.
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