their task they could not long endure the end-
less stair-climbing, the weight of the bag, and
the pulls upon their emotions.

There has been an extraordinary develop-
ment of the visiting-nurse service throughout
the country since we began our rounds, and
the practical arguments for sustaining such
work would seem irresistible. It requires
imagination, however, to visualize the steady,
competent, continuous routine so quietly per-
formed, unseen by the public, and its financial
support is the more precarious because there
can be no public reminder of its existence by
impressive buildings and monuments of marble.

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