A salute to nurses.

The modern Florence Nightingales too often go unappreciated by their patient"unsung," so to speak, by the general public. That should not be true when something as important as care of the ill and elderly is at stake.

Such being the case, nurses must feel a definite pull to join the profession because, certainly, today's wages for nurses cannot be a compelling reason. The work requires much unpleasant attention to incontinent patients, and, sad to say, frequent physical abuse from patients suffering from mental debility. How nurses must appreciate it if once in a while patients thank them and, if still mentally able, tell them that their work is appreciated. …