We certainly consider that we have a right to have our say in a matter which concerns us more than anyone else save the patient. We physicians are responsible for the well-being of the sick. We are to blame, and we are blamed, when the results are disastrous. If we employ a careless nurse, and she, by her bungling, thwarts recovery, we are to blame. It is upon us, not upon the nurses, that retribution falls. And perfectly rightly. We do not complain at this. Still, we consider that we have a right to advise those who wish to nurse our patients. And so this will explain the apparent anomaly of a physician writing a paper on nursing. The sick-room must be large and airy, but free from draughts. There should be at least two windows in the room, and, if possible, they should have a south or west aspect. Before the invalid takes to this room, the floor, the windows, all the paint, etc., should be thoroughly cleaned by ways of which you know more than we do. If the ceiling has a cornice this should be dusted. The chimney should be swept and everything seen to so that a fire may be lighted at any minute, and that it may light and draw without any of the unpleasant accidents which so often occur when a fire is lighted in a room for the first time. Not only in winter but at any season, even in the middle of summer, the fire should be ready. In our uncertain climate we often have a bitterly cold and wet day in the midst of very hot weather. We have seen trouble from neglecting this precaution. Then everything in the room should be dusted or cleaned. Any superfluous objects which are likely to hold dust should be removed; but do not let the room look like a prison cell. An invalid spends most of his time looking about him, and an empty room will soon become distressing to him. Personally we prefer a carpet in a sick-room—at all events, unless the floor is polished, and there are no cracks. But the carpet should be beaten before the room is occupied. Of course, we do not know whether you yourself will have to do this work, but if it is done by another, you must see that it is properly done. It is the duty of the nurse to see that the room is in good order, even through she does not clean it herself. The bed should always have a hard mattress. A water bed may be required, but under no circumstances should an invalid have a feather bed. See that there are one or two good new blankets on the bed. Flimsy quilts may well be dispensed with. It is better to let the bed stand out in the room, and not be placed in an alcove or near a wall. The bed of an invalid should be made every day—made properly, not merely the sheet pulled up and the upper blanket rearranged. Creases in the lower sheet are very wrong, for they make the patient uncomfortable and predispose to bed-sores. Crumbs in a bed are worse still, and very great care must be taken to see that the bed is perfectly free from them.