Bandages. One strong kitchen table. Four small tables. Three common chairs. One fountain syringe. Three large basins and pitchers. One small basin and pitcher. One piece of rubber sheeting for table. Two slop-jars or foot-tubs. One gallon of hot boiled water. One gallon of cold boiled water, and always keep a kettle of water boiling on the stove. Antiseptic solutions as ordered. Alcohol. Safety-pins. Green or synol soap. Absorbent cotton. Sterilized gauze. New wooden nail-brush. Two dozen towels, and plenty of clean soft cloths. This list is an outline of the articles usually required; the surgeon will supplement what is necessary for each particular operation, but when a nurse is called upon to prepare for an operation in a private house, where the conveniences of the hospital are not at hand, she will be thankful to have ready a list of the things that are indispensable. I well remember my first operation outside the hospital, and how difficult I found it to construct a modern operating-room from the limitations of a small country house. All supplies, when possible, should be on hand the night before the operation, and the room cleaned ready for work. Facing the best light, and about five or six feet from the window, place the kitchen table, and cover it with a double blanket or comfortable, rubber sheeting, and a sheet fresh from the laundry, the whole pinned firmly at the four corners with safety-pins. Lay on the top a small single sheet, a blanket, and very small, firm pillow. The little tables are to be arranged around the large one, leaving plenty of room to walk between. Cover them with sterilized sheets; if they have polished tops, first put on a piece of oilcloth or rubber sheeting to prevent damage. These tables are for the instruments, gauze, sponges, sterilized towels, and basin of solution for the surgeon’s hands. A strong screw must be fastened in the wall near the window at the height of about seven feet to support the fountain syringe, which will be filled with whatever solution the surgeon requires for irrigating the wound. One slop-jar stands at the side or end of the large table, the other beside the table that holds the basin of sponges. The bureau (covered with a sheet) or the mantle-shelf will serve to hold the dressings and rubber gloves. A small stand or table will be needed by the doctor who gives the anesthetic for his hypodermic, clean towels, and ether or chloroform.