Douches are given only by direction of the surgeon—sterile water preferred. The final preparation is given in the operating-room a few minutes before the operation is begun, consisting of a heavy coating of tincture of iodin, applied by the surgeon in attendance. =Morning of Operation.=—Have a specimen of urine ready for analysis. No food six hours before operation. If patient cannot urinate a few minutes before going to the operating-room, catheterize, with doctor’s permission. Remove false teeth, jewelry, and protect patient from the cold. TO PREPARE A ROOM FOR A MAJOR OPERATION. BY EVELEEN HARRISON, Graduate of the Post-Graduate Hospital, New York. _From the American Journal of Nursing._ Of necessity this is far more extensive than the requirement of a minor operation, and should be commenced the day before if possible. The selection of the room comes first, and as an abundance of clear light is more essential than anything else in an operating-room, let the choice of the room depend on that. When possible avoid using a room into which the sun will shine directly during the time of the operation; but in any case, take the room that gives the most light. When the house is large enough to allow it, and your choice is not limited, use a room adjoining, or at least on the same floor as the one to be occupied afterward by the patient, and as near the bath-room as possible. Sometimes it is necessary to use your patient’s bedroom, in which case the bed, after being prepared, should be pushed up in a corner out of the way. All the furniture that it is possible to remove is taken out of the room; any large piece that has to remain should be covered completely with sheets fresh from the laundry. Carpets and curtains must be removed, _unless the surgeon prefers to have them covered with moist sheets_, and the room thoroughly cleaned, floor scrubbed, windows washed, etc. As the surgeon will need all the light you can give him, cover only the lower panes of the window with thin muslin curtains, cheese-cloth, or—what will answer the purpose equally as well and is ready at hand—a thick lather of soap rubbed all over the panes and allowed to dry, thus shutting off the gaze of outsiders without excluding valuable light. The temperature should be about 75° F. and the room well aired beforehand, as no window will be opened during the operation. A list of articles usually required for a major operation is as follows: