It will be well worth while to see that these presses are made commodiously for their purpose. The linen press should have broad deep shelves, and the different kinds of things should be sorted apart; the other press should have broad deep shelves for the heavier things, and separate shelves for the bottles; the stimulants by themselves in one row, the stock medicines in another, unless these and the stock laudanum were together, but they are better apart, and the dangerous things upon the topmost shelf; another row for sweet oil, mustard, stock lotions, &c., another row for ointments. Each bottle and pot to be distinctly labelled in whatever is reckoned the most lasting manner; opinions differ as to labels and letters cut in the glass. The latter are boring by night, if something is suddenly wanted, and it is just then that mistakes are to be guarded against. A strong clear PRINTED label, securely fastened to the bottle, is preferable, to be renewed when necessary, as Orderlies’ thumbs even while holding a bottle, if the Nurse’s hands are on the bed, wear labels out. There is a great saving of time and of chance of mistakes effected by clearly printing the directions for the administration of medicine, “once,” “twice a day,” “every three hours,” &c., and affixing them to each medicine bottle. Of both these presses the Nurse should have the key or keys. One key might do for both, but it may be best to have two keys. It is a very good plan where the shape of all medicine bottles and of those for liniments is distinctly different; and where, _e. g._, square bottles are used for poisons, or blue bottles for poisons, and square for lotions. A small narrow shelf over each patient’s bed, or over his locker, solely for his medicines and wine. When these are on the locker it is less convenient. Where the medicines are not dangerous, it is better to have them thus at each bed, than concentrated away from the beds. Dangerous medicines should never be left at a patient’s bed. The two presses will answer all demands. As, however, it does not do not to have a supply of everything that may be wanted always in readiness, a stand or table in the ward should have upon it a small supply of whatever may be suddenly wanted--a little lint, linen, tow, and two or three vessels. The supply of lint, &c., to be small enough for the Nurse to keep account of it, and for the patients to know that account is kept of it. [Sidenote: “Apparat” in German Hospitals.] In constant daily use in the surgical wards of the great Vienna Hospital is a thing called in Teutonic style “Apparat.” The Nurse carries it round for herself, when preparing and dressing the patients, and carries it after the Surgeon when he makes his rounds. The system of both dressing and washing is in some respects so different from the English one, that the fittings would vary.