very reasonable prices, the amount realised was 45l., and this handsome sum was sent off as a contribution to our Hospital funds. Our young friends acted themselves as the sales-people, and we can easily imagine how delighted they must have been to receive the eager purchasers, who came crowding in long after the hour which had been first thought of as the time for closing. The country place at which this happened is, we believe, quite a small one.

A lady, who is now out of town, has kindly arranged that during her absence her carriage should come to the Hospital two or three times a week, that some of our little patients might have the enjoyment of a drive. It is a most pleasant sight to see a party of four or five under a nurse's charge all ready to start, their pale faces beaming with delight; and it is no less interesting to witness the return, and hear the remarks upon all that has been seen. If the owner of the carriage keeps a book for her own “happy thoughts," this idea of drives for Hospital children should certainly be put down in capital letters.

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Not long ago, the Hospital received a visit from the Grand-duchess of Baden, the daughter of the Emperor of Germany, who came by Miss Nightingale's recommendation to take any hints which might prove useful in the management of her own Children's Hospital at Baden. came at an early morning hour, when the active work, which is, of course, never seen by afternoon visitors, was still going on, and was much pleased with the order and freshness of the wards. The glazed bricks of the walls were especially noticed and approved of by her, and even the caps of the nurses were remarked upon and admired.

The boy who shrinks from a sunbeam is still in the Hospital, a little better than he was. He can now sometimes walk without actually falling over a spot on the floor which is covered by a bright VOL. XVII.-NO. CLXII.