climates, whether tropical, as in the majority of colonial posts,
or subject to extremes of heat and cold, such as in Canada, must
be physically strong; she should also be of an even temper and
philosophical disposition, easily adaptable to climate, conditions,
circumstances, and racial peculiarities.

The nature of the work will vary greatly with the locality and the
kind of post undertaken. The colonial nurse who does private work will
find patients and their needs much the same all the world over; she
must, however, be prepared for anything, and ready to make the best of
all things in emergencies.

In tropical hospitals it is altogether another matter. If the nurse
taking a Matron's post in such a hospital is the first European
to have occupied that post, she will probably have every detail to
organise and put in order, from providing dusters for use in the
wards, to arranging off-duty time for the nurses. She will mostly
likely see at once that everything wants altering, and yet she
will have to "make haste slowly," _very_ slowly, or she will have
everything in a ferment, and every one in open rebellion against her.

If she is working in the East, she will have the endless complications
of caste and race and religion to deal with, and will have for some
time, to learn vastly more than she teaches. Her success or failure
will depend very largely upon how she gets on with the medical
department--in other words, upon her own tact and common-sense, and
whether she can so approve herself to the various medical officers
that they will loyally back her up in her attempts at reform. Once
things are established in working order, it is a question of constant
supervision, day by day, for in no tropical hospital is it possible to
expect that native nurses will do their work well and conscientiously,
without the constant example and supervision of their trained Matron
and Sisters.

Colonial posts are chiefly to be obtained through the Colonial Nursing
Association, of which offices are at the Imperial Institute, South
Kensington.

Salaries vary considerably, according to climate and the nature of the
work. In very unhealthy climates, such as the west coast of Africa,
the salary is high, and the risks proportionately so.

Private nurses, and those holding subordinate posts in hospitals get
salaries varying from L60, which is the minimum, to L120 a year. An
Assistant Matron may in some few cases get a salary increasing to