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Never Underestimate The Healing Effects Of Beauty.

The True Foundation Of Theology Is To Ascertain The Character Of God. It Is By The Aid Of Statistics That Law In The Social Sphere Can Be Ascertained And Codified, And Certain Aspects Of The Character Of God Thereby Revealed. The Study Of Statistics Is Thus A Religious Service.

The Symptoms Or The Sufferings Generally Considered To Be Inevitable And Incident To The Disease Are Very Often Not Symptoms Of The Disease At All, But Of Something Quite Different-of The Want Of Fresh Air, Or Of Light, Or Of Warmth, Or Of Quiet, Or Of Cleanliness, Or Of Punctuality And Care In The Administration Of Diet, Of Each Or Of All Of These.

Heaven Is Neither A Place Nor A Time.

I Use The Word Nursing For Want Of A Better. It Has Been Limited To Signify Little More Than The Administration Of Medicines And The Application Of Poultices. It Ought To Signify The Proper Use Of Fresh Air, Light, Warmth, Cleanliness, Quiet, And The Proper Selection And Administration Of Diet-all At The Least Expense Of Vital Power To The Patient.