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  roar, a crashing of bushes and a tumbling of rocks loosened by
 T the charging bear. From all the sounds, he didn’t dare look
 Q back; the bear was right at his heels; any minute now he would
J, be caught. At last, he reached the foot of the hill. Into the
` house and under the bed he went. ’
  Meanwhile, his father had heard the roar of the rifle. He
¥· dropped his hoe and leaped over the rail fence and reached home
 =. just as his wife and daughter did. They all expected to see some
‘ dreadful sight. What they did see mystified them. There was a
T large, black bear, stretched out, very dead, at the foot of the
 _ hill. He had been shot right between the eyes. There was no
I hunter and no gun in sight. They rushed into the house to see
· about the children whom they had left at home. The baby was
still sleeping and after some searching, the little boy was found
under the bed. When the hysterical child was finally coaxed
 ~ out from under the bed, the true story was pieced together.
; The little boy went out to see the bear he had killed without
S knowing it. He became very proud of himself and dreamed of
becoming a great hero and going on the salt journey. He was
a hero at home, even if it was an accident that the bear was
` dead. Great hunks of the salted bear meat hung with the
haunches of venison and hams in the smokehouse. There was
plenty of good clear bear grease for cooking and I like to think
‘ that a big bearskin rug was placed right before the little boy’s
bed.
' It would seem, with such a start, that this little boy would
 , grow up to be another Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone. But no,
l he just grew up to be my great-grandfather.
  IMPORTANT QUESTION
  A very young lady wrote us lately to say that she was
—  interested in applying for a post as courier with the Frontier
‘ Nursing Service. One thing troubled her. "D0es one," she wrote,
*  "have to obligate oneself to send one’s daughters ?"
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6 THE QUARTERLY BULLETIN  »i
PSYCHOLOGY FOR NURSES  
Second Edition, 382 pp.
by 4
BESS V. CUNNINGHAM, Professor of Education  A
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio l
(Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, 1951)  *
Reviewed by _
ELLA WOODYARD, Pn.D.
In 1946 Dr. Bess V. Cunningham published a text, Psy-  C
chology for Nurses, for use in schools of nursing. It proved  A
highly successful, because of her intimate knowledge of the .
needs of students of nursing for an understanding of the funda- ·
mental principles of psychology, both for a better comprehen-
sion and management of themselves and for use with their .
patients in their practice of nursing techniques.
A revised edition of the text has lately come from the
press. It is to be commended for its broad conception of the
function of a nurse not only in her dealing with individuals but
as a force for better health conditions in her community and for
research into improved methods of patient care and of under- °
standing mental and physical ailments.  
The book is excellently put together for the use of immature  ll
students. Each chapter is summarized, extra study suggestions ·
are offered, reading material is listed, as well as the references
cited being named in full. Frequently mention is made of how the
student may make personal application of the psychology facts I
she is studying. Later chapters call to specific attention special-
ized fields of nursing study and research. ·
While the book is particularly intended for class use in hos-
pitals and schools, it has value for individual readers and, for
any mature nurse, offers an excellent refresher course to keep
her in touch with the advances of the times. Especially good are
the discussions on nursing geriatric and pediatric patients. .
The Frontier Nursing Service is pleased to have copies in J
the libraries of the Hyden Hospital and the Frontier Graduate
School of Midwifery. They will, we think, be put to good use. `

  
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  URGENT NEEDS
 i` The urgent needs this spring are so numerous that we are
l not listing all of them. Example—Before the year is out we will .
 " have to replace Willie, the Hyden Hospital jeep. Willie is passing
5 into old age and has become what old-time novelists called, "A
Man of Parts." In other words, Willie is not worth his repair
and upkeep and, on the Hyden Hospital hill, his brakes frustrate
the nurse driving him. The cost of a new civilian jeep with a
J heater (which nurses and patients need in winters like the last
  one) is exactly $1,579.26, as we go to press. Anyone who gives
I Hyden Hospital a new jeep would have the privilege of naming it.
· Few of our readers can afford to give a jeep or any of the
large things listed under our urgent needs, but many, a great
. many, can afford the smaller items that would not be listed
unless they too were urgent. We know that thousands of you
read this column annually, and that a number of you respond
to it. God bless you.
HYDEN HOSPITAL
° Hyden Water System: Breakdown due to sand in the well.
y Removing and replacing part of roof and one side of pump
g house to set rig; Drilling, bailing out sand in well; "Hshing"
{ for brass sand strainer; Disconnecting Deep Well Pump and
~ Motor, repairing worn parts; Resetting unit and adjusting it .... $1,165.51
· Painting Trim of Hospital and Annex; Creosoting Annex: Mate-
rials and Labor--estimated ..i............................................................. 1,000.00
Replacing Part of Riprap Wall Behind Hospital: Cement and
Labor——estimated ................................................................................ 75.00
‘ Replacing Wooden Steps at Foot of Hospital Hill: Materials and
` Labor ...................................................................................................... 90.16
Small Autoclave: Stand-by Unit, and to Supplement Old Unit, for
. Sterilizing Instruments and Dressings ............................................ 407.00
Additional Electric Circuits: For Heavy Duty Appliances in Utility
Rooms-On Contract ............................................................................ 475.00
Large Grease Trap: Installed Outside Hospital .................................. 105.00
Rods for Bedside Curtains: Furnished and Installed .......................... 56.00
Basswood Shades: For Porch Ward ...................................................... 32.07
Window Shades: For All Wards—Varying Sizes .........r...................... 89.45
Heavy Duty Hot Plate: Double Burner .................................................. 62.00
1 Cervical Biopsy Punch ................................................................................ 33.75
Metal Chairs for Clinic Waiting Room: 1 Dozen @ $10.95 each ...... 131.40
J Bed Lamps: 18 @ $3.40 each .................................................................... 61.20
Aluminum Service Trays: 1 Dozen ........................................................ 26.63
. Bedside Water Bottles, Each with Glass: 18 @ $10.30 per dozen .... 15.45
Plastic Pillow Covers: 4 @ 700 each ...................................................... 2.80
Muslin .for Making Patients’ Gowns: 50 Yards @ 36c ...................... 18.00

  
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Repair of Chairs and Desks: Locally Made, `
5 Split Bottom Chairs——new bottoms ............................., $10.00
9 Nurses’ Desks—miscellaneous repairs .......................... 18.00 28.00 `
Flat Top Desk a11d Chair: Second-hand, for District Nurses’ ~
Oiiice ..................,.......,.......l..............................,...........l.......................... 40.00 ·
Slip Covers: For Two Large Sofas and Two Chairs-—Material and
Making—estimated ..................................................l........................... 97.00
Aluminum Sauce Pot: Heavy Duty——4-gallon capacity .................... 22.05
Aluminum Double Boiler: Heavy Duty~4-quart capacity ................ 13.25 ’
Walnut End Tables: 4 Drop-leaf, made out of our own lumber ........ 75.80
Dining Room Table: Auxiliary—·made out of old lumber .................. 21.70
Floor Polishing Machine: Electric ............................................................ 57.00 _:
· $4,201.22  
MIDWIVES QUARTERS AT HOSPITAL 1
Porches-Front and Back: Replacement of 8 Panels of Screen l
Wire—Wire and Labor-estimated .................................................. $ 30.00
Replacement of Ehrnace: Including Fan—Furnace, Fan, Installa-
tion and Cleaning Flue—contract .................................................... 684.00 "
Vegetable Bins: To be Rat-proofed——Wire, Lumber and Labor-
estimated ................................................................................................ 12.80 V
Paling Fence: Repair and Creosoting—Materials and Labor-—esti- l
mated ...................................................................................................... 40.00 4
Window Shades: For 2 Windows—Replacements ................................ 5.78 ‘
Slip Covers: For 2 Chairs——Material and Making~estimated .......... 34.00 p
$ 806.58 V
Joy nousn I
The repairs and replacements at our Medical Director’s Residence are met z
by the donor.  
WENDOVER
Stone Cisterns—Upper and Lower: Caulking and Plastering
Cracks; Replacing Conical Covers. Cement, Lumber, Roofing,
  Nails and Labor—estimated .............................................................. $ 500.00 _
Wood, Coal and Kindling Shed: Replacement-—Tearing down and
clearing away old ramshackling shed; Grading, leveling and
widening road around shed: Building low foundation Wall on
lower side; Building shed. Lumber, Nails, Cement and Labor ‘
-—estimated ............................................................................................ 510.00 ‘
Septic Tank—Drain Field (Garden House): Digging up line»—Re-  
placing some of the Tile—Tile and Labor ...................................... _ 39.30
Fire Hydrant: Repairing Leak in Hydrant and Pipe Line—Pipe,
Fittings and Labor ................................................................................ 14.93
Road-Pig Alley: Repairs to Road Bed and Culverts after Febru- »
ary Flood-—Hauling Rock, Rebuilding Stone Culverts, Deepen-
ing Drain Ditch ...................................................................................... 51.15
Window Fan: For Kitchen—needed because of intense heat from
2-oven, coal-fired hotel range ................ . ........................................... 60.00
Painting Offices (5)—Garden House: Casein Paint and Labor ........ 64.51
Saucepan—Heavy Aluminum: With cover—3—gallon capacity ........ 19.35
Drag Scraper: For road work .................................................................. 13.40
Tinners Snips ................................................................................................. . 5.70
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 S BEECH FORK NURSING CENTER
I Jessie Preston Draper Memorial
Water Tank: Conical Roof (replaced); Tank and Hoops Painted-
V Roof, Paint and Labor ........................................................................ $ 182.48
· Sawdust Bent and Pump House: Roof Repairs—Roofing and Labor 19.75
Fencing: Replacing 6 Panels—Palings and Posts—Lumber, Nails,
Posts and Labor—estimated .........,..,..........................,...................... 30.00
Fireplace: Replacing Firebrick in Back—Brick, Fire Clay, Cement
* and Labor——estimated .......................................i...,.............................. 35.00
‘ ` Furnace Flue and Hot Air Pipes: Cleaned with Suction Machine .... 20.00
Painting Interior: Living Room, 5 Bedrooms and Bathroom-
,. Paint (Painted by Nurses) ................................................................ 36.80
{ Garden Hose: Replacement ............................................................... .. ....... 9.49
  Pressure Canner: For Sterilizing Dressings ...................,......,............... 25.95
; Wardrobe (Fiberboard): For Maid’s Room (No Closet) .................. 11.98
Bed Stands: Unpainted·—2 ........................................................................ 15.96
l Split Bottom Chairs: For Dining Table-—2 @ $4.00 ............................ 8.00
$ 395.41
BOWLINGTOWN NURSING CENTER
 i Margaret Durbin Harper Memorial
_‘ Replacement of Furnace: Including Fan—contract ............................ $ 664.00
~ Water Pump: Repair of Motor——Parts, Mileage from Harlan and
, Labor ...................................................................................................... 75.00
V Sawdust Bent: Rebuilding (new iiooring)—Lumber, Nails, and
V Labor—estimated ................................................................................ 50.00
I Sewage System: Digging Up Drain Pipes—Relaying—Labor—
estimated ................................................................................................ 20.00
g Making Sled: Labor .................................................................................... 3.15
; Fire Hose: Replacement of 50 feet .......................................................... 32.00
{ Pressure Canner: For Sterilizing Dressings ........................................ 29.95
Slip Covers: 1 Chair and Window Seat—Material and Making
(Nurse will make Window Seat Cover)—estimated .................... 18.75 I
Draperies: 2 Windows-—Material (Made by Nurse) ............................ 10.14
Glass Churn: Replacement ........................................................................ 4.25
" $ 907.24
· BRUTUS NURSING CENTER
  Belle Barrett Hughitt Memorial
Water Tank: Replacing Overflow Pipe; Patching Leaks; Tarring
Roof; Painting Pipe, Tar, Paint and Labor—estimated .............. $ 71.00
Sleeping Porch—Upstairs: Replacing Screen Wire—Wire and
Labor—estimated ................................................................................ 13.50
Furnace: F'an—To Prolong Life of Furnace—c0ntract .................... 252.00
Kitchen Range: Black Iron with High Warming Closet»—Range,
Freight and Haulage, and Installation——estimated ...................... 89.00
Curtains: Tailored Cotton Panels—Material for 10 Windows—50
yards———estimated ................................ ; ........................................ . ........ 27.50
Dishes: Blue Willow Pattern—Replacements ........................................ 6.80
Clothes Dryer: Wooden .............................................................................. 1.98
Bedside Rugs: Cotton—2 @ $3.49 each .................................................... 6.98
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FLAT CREEK NURSING CENTER  €
Caroline Butler Atwood Memorial
Road to Center—One Quarter Mile: Rebuilt after February Flood. `
Log Retaining Wall (360’) anchored with steel pins in solid ‘
rock; road widened; washed-out places iilled in; bank above  
road sloped; drain ditch deepened--Steel Pins, Haulage, Labor.
(Less collection taken up by Flat Creek commimity at Box
Supper) .............................................._............................,...................... $ 545.75
Drainage at Barn: Rock Culvert with Board Cover; and Open Rock .'
Drain. Hauling Rock, Cement, Lumber, and Labor .............,.... 135.60
Riprap Walls (at Center and Tank): Relaid—Cement and Labor .... 13.50
Water Tank: Roof Tarred; Hoops and Tank Painted—Tar, Paint  
and Labor ...........i................................................i................................... 36.00 ,
Drainage Back of Center: Tile, Cement and Labor .......................... 25.17  
Slip Covers: For 1 Day Bed and 2 Chairs——Material and Making K
—estimated ...................................................................................r........ 52.00 _
Hot Plate: For Clinic .................................................................................. 20.00
Saucepans: 1 Two-quart and 1 Three-quart Capacity ...................... 5.38  F
Garden Fork ........................................ . ........................................................... 2.19 l
$ 835.59 `
POSSUM BEND  
Frances Bolton Nursing Center V,
Hand Force Pump: Replacing Pump Installed, 1928—Pump and   I
Installation ............................................................................................ $ 65.49
Sewage System: Pipes Relaid; Concrete Top——Cement and Labor.. 40.07 `
Feed Room, Barn: Repaired to Make Rat—proof-—Cement (for ~
iioor), Wire and Labor ...................................... s ................................. 55.80
Furnace Flue and Hot Air Pipes: Cleaned with Suction Machine .... 20.00
Wheelbarrow: For Barn Use—Replacement ...... : ................................. 12.75  ,
Basket Grate, Portable: For Living Room——Replacement ................ 8.50  
Hot Plate, Electric: For Clinic ................................................................ 20.00  
Vacuum Cleaner: Tank Type ........... . ........................................................ 59.95 y
$ 282.56 ,
RED BIRD g
Clara Ford Nursing Center  
Provision is made for the repairs and replacements at this center. i
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  1a·12oN·1·1E1z Nunsmc. SERVICE 11
Q WATER WOES WITH A WELL
‘ AGNES LEWIS
Executive Secretary, Frontier Nursing Service
l April eighteenth was the date set for the iirst day of our
“ annual surgical clinic at Hyden Hospital. For weeks Ann Mac-
_ Kinnon (Mac) and the hospital nurses had been getting ready
  for it; and for weeks we had been having trouble with pulled-
E apart water pipes. No pipe line buried, as ours is, on the side of
* a mountain can withstand the strain of prolonged freezing
  weather such as we had the past winter, followed by heavy
  spring rains——something always moves! Mac’s one prayer was
% that the water system might function without interruption until
p the last postoperative patient was discharged. Then, if need be,
  she could cope with running a hospital on a limited water supply.
; The pumps were checked, adjusted and put in order; and were
 { ` running at full capacity. Both tanks high up on the mountain-
` side above Hyden Hospital and Haggin Quarters were overflow-
i ing——their combined capacity is approximately 28,000 gallons.
» We were ready for the big clinic; but the morning Dr. Eugene
 ( Todd and his assistants arrived from Lexington, they were
  greeted with the news, "The pump is broken!"
g The deep well had "let us down" at a crucial time. New cup
  leathers put on the pressure cylinder a few weeks before were
I out of place and turned inside out—this had not happened
l before. Our men quickly changed the cups and got the pump
T to running again. However, we were not too happy. Something
 I out of the ordinary had caused those cups to turn inside out. If
  only the pump would run through the clinic we could then get
Q at the basic·trouble. It ran, but half—heartedly, through that
E week.
p Monday morning, April twenty-third—it would be a Mon-
day——the pump stopped with a thud. No one dared mention sand
A in the well. The experience we had had with sand in 1938 when
we put in an 8-foot copper strainer to prevent trouble again,
» made that little word taboo. Our men can change cup leathers,
_ replace gaskets, pins, et cetera. As a rule, they can pull the
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were immovable. We called the plumbers from Harlan—a dis-
tance of thirty-{ive miles. They came with bigger and better V
pulleys and wrenches; and with the help of our men, pulled ,
and tugged; but the rods could not be budged. It could mean  4
only one thing: sand had again caved in the well. Now our
only recourse was to find a well driller with a good rig to
bail it out.  '
Mac immediately had the water cut off at Haggin Quarters, ‘
Midwives Quarters, Joy House, the two 3-room employees’ cot- .
tages, and at the barn, leaving only the Hospital with water.  .
Friends in Hyden with working wells, always sympathetic and `
generous in such a crisis, invited the doctor and his family
and the nurses to their homes to get water for drinking and .
cooking purposes, to take baths, and even to bring their  p
clothes to be washed. f
We called Mr. Hutson of the Harlan Plumbing and Heat-  
ing Company and he got in touch with Mr. Parsons, a reliable i
driller, who with his son and modern rig left the well he was  
working on and arrived at Hyden late that night. It was a  
relief to get them there so quickly. In 1938 it had taken days  i
to locate a rig and then days to get it to Hyden. Early the
next morning our men began tearing out part of the roof and
one side wall of the pump house, so that the rig could be set.
Then the drillers pulled the sucker rods——177 feet of them-
and the drop pipe. To our dismay, there was no copper strainer
attached; and the well cylinder and the last two joints of drop .
pipe were packed solid with sand. ,
Mr. C. G. Queen, our trustee and consulting engineer, left .
his own busy office at the Ford Motor Company on Red Bird
River and came over to Hyden to make a thorough survey of
our situation. He took soundings, determined the water level,
the sand level, the depth of the sand, et cetera; and then made
his calculations. It seemed that we had 37 feet of sand in the
well, which would have to be bailed out. It took only a few
hours to bail out the first 25 feet of sand and then the drill
hit something hard.. The drillers immediately changed from drill i
to spear and started grappling for the strainer which we still
had hopes of getting out in a usable, or at least a repairable,
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` hours of "fishing" and bailing and being rewarded only by
ilecks of shiny copper mingled with the sand and water, we
 . despaired of recovering the strainer intact, and decided to bring
it out in pieces. Once more the drill hammered away and was
‘ able to remove only two feet of sand in half a day. Mr. Queen
J came over again. Instead of a well 197 feet deep we now had
q one only 187 feet deep. Mrs. Breckinridge felt strongly that
1 while we had the rig we should not only get the strainer out
  but should bail out the sand to the full depth of the well before
 ` the cave-in. We all had agreed that this w