Of course widows and unmarried women who are not mothers do the above things; but there cannot be a doubt of the additional and terrible temptation to women burdened with children, to make money in various ways out of their patients. Even in the most favourable cases (and it is to be feared they are few) where the real good principle of the mother restrains her from venality, there are still serious objections. The time when a nurse can go out must necessarily be comparatively very limited. The time that is enough for the moderate demands of friendship or acquaintance is miserably insufficient for the natural yearnings of the mother, especially if the children are young and helpless. The consequence is that, either openly or by stealth, she goes to them or has them brought to her at unallowed times; or, if the rules of the hospital are lax as to visitors, the children are perpetually with her: and let it be remembered, that the head-nurse’s room or rooms are usually at the entrance of the ward, that being infinitely the best place. It is difficult to say whether such a practice is most objectionable as regards the children, or the patients, or the hospital; and whether it is most objectionable when the children are young, or adolescent, or grown up. It is objectionable in all and every one of these cases. And no less objectionable is it in the case of the assistant-nurse, who where the rules are lax will receive her children either in the ward or in the nurses’ kitchen; or where they are strict, will have the children come about the hospital and will meet them on the sly. These things enter immensely, minute as they seem, into the discipline of wards and of the hospital; and discipline means a great deal. Sanitary objects. [Sidenote: Sanitary Objects.] [Sidenote: To discourage admission of women physically unfit.] A good many nurses enter hospital service who are quite unfit for it. Often consumptive and ruptured women, those suffering from piles or prolapsus, &c., present themselves, are admitted, struggle on for a time, and break down with or without taking to drink. Undoubtedly, none but strong healthy women should enter hospital service; the work will wear them out quite soon enough, and some of the above complaints are particularly liable to follow the work. Here again men of business must advise: the fund ought to have some efficient though not infallible security as to the average good health on joining of its members. Life Insurance rules as to this would be to the point. Believe me, all these things are important. Moral objects. [Sidenote: Moral Objects attainable.] The most difficult part of a difficult thing, only perhaps it is at the same time the most important. [Sidenote: Need of Certificates.]