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The Facts on File Guide to Research 2nd Edition Facts on
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 THE FACTS ON FILE
GUIDE TO RESEARCH
SECOND EDITION

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 THE FACTS ON FILE
GUIDE TO RESEARCH
SECOND EDITION

JEFF LENBURG

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The Facts On File Guide to Research, Second Edition
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this one is in your honor.

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 CONTENTS
Expanded Table of Contents ix
Acknowledgments xxiii
Introduction xxxv

SECTION I RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC

1 Developing Your Subject 3
2 Gathering Your Information 11
3 Evaluating Your Sources 29

SECTION II FINDING SOURCES OF INFORMATION

4 Finding Archives and Archival Collections 39
5 Finding Associations, Societies, and Organizations 56
6 Finding Biographical Information 79
7 Finding CD-ROM Collections 102
8 Finding Electronic Databases 122
9 Finding Electronic Journals, Zines, and Newsletters 157
10 Finding E-mail Discussion Groups and Newsgroups 195
11 Finding General References 205
12 Finding Government Publications and Agencies 237

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 13 Finding Libraries: Academic, Government, Research,
Public, School, State, and Special Libraries 264
14 Finding Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, and Radio
and Television News 285
15 Researching on the Web 336
16 Finding Search Engines 364

SECTION III FINDING SOURCES BY SUBJECT

17 Aging 381
18 Business and Economics 394
19 Criminal Justice 408
20 Ecology and the Environment 425
21 Education 439
22 Film and Television 451
23 Health and Medicine 471
24 History 483
25 Law 496
26 Literature and Literary Criticism 510
27 Mathematics 530
28 Music 543
29 Nursing 555
30 Politics and Public Policy 568
31 Psychology 582
32 Religion and Theology 596
33 Science and Technology 610
34 Sports 628
35 Theater and Dance 642
36 Women’s Studies 660

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Section IV   Using Your Sources
37 Citing Your Sources 677
38 Creating Your Bibliography, Works Cited, or References 686

Appendixes
Appendix I APA Style 691
Appendix II MLA Style 695
Appendix III The Chicago Manual of Style 698

Selected Bibliography 700

Index 702
 EXPANDED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xxxiii
Introduction xxxv

SECTION I RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC

1 Developing Your Subject 3
Choosing Your Topic 3
Searching Your Topic 5
Effectively Searching Your Topic 5
Options for Searching 6
Methods of Searching 6
Defining and Narrowing Your Topic 8
Doing Preliminary Research 9
2 Gathering Your Information 11
Planning Your Research 11
Setting an Agenda for Your Research 11
Listing Your Tools and Strategies 12
Creating a Timetable/Schedule 13
Research Schedule #1 13
Research Schedule #2 14
Finding Your Sources 14
Using Libraries 14
Online Catalogs 15
Popular References 16

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 Periodicals 18
Electronic Databases 20
Microforms: Microfilm and Microfiche 22
Interlibrary Loans 24
Other Library Resources 24
Using the Internet 24
Using CD-ROM Collections 26
Using Video and DVD Resources 26
Using Specialized Sources 27
Knowing When to Stop 28
3 Evaluating Your Sources 29
Understanding Your Source 29
Considering the Source 30
Considering Who Said It 30
Considering the Facts 31
Purpose 32
Accuracy 32
Authority 32
Relevancy 33
Timeliness 34
Objectivity 34
Coverage 35
A Note on Wikipedia 35

SECTION II FINDING SOURCES OF INFORMATION

4 Finding Archives and Archival Collections 39
Types of Archives 39
Researching Archives and Archival Collections 40
Library Catalogs 40
Finding Aids 40
Online Databases 41
Free Sites 41
Subscription Sites 42
Overseas Sites 43
Printed References 44
Local Archives 44
Internet Archives 45
African-American Studies Archives 46
Agricultural and Farm Archives 47

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 American History Archives 47
American Jewish Archives 48
Art Archives 49
Congressional Archives 49
Ethnic Archives 50
Government Archives 50
Historical Archives 51
Labor Archives 51
Medicine Archives 51
Newspaper Archives 51
Performing Arts Archives 51
Recordings Archives 53
Space Exploration Archives 53
Television News Archives 53
Women’s History Archives 54
Special Collections 54
5 Finding Associations, Societies, and Organizations 56
Researching Associations 56
Print and CD-ROM 57
On the Web 57
Associations on the Net 58
African Americans 58
Alternative Medicine 59
Architecture 60
Chemistry 61
Computer Science 61
Criminal Investigation/Forensic Science 62
Dance 63
Disabilities 63
Drama 64
Education 65
Environmental Health 66
Gerontology 67
Health and Medicine 67
Consumer Associations 67
Professional Associations 69
Human Rights 69
International/Regional Associations 69
Nongovernmental Associations 70
Language 71
Literature 71

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 Mathematics 72
Music 73
Nutrition 74
Philosophy 76
Physics 76
Religion and Theology 77
Women’s Studies 77
6 Finding Biographical Information 79
Types of Biographical Sources 79
Primary Sources 79
Secondary Sources 80
Researching Biographical Information 80
Evaluating Biographical Information 80
Popular Biographical Indexes 81
Popular Biographical References 82
Books 83
Magazines 86
References for Regional Figures 86
References for International Figures 86
References by Subject 87
Aerospace 87
Art 87
Business 87
Education 88
Film, Theater, and Television 88
Law 89
Literature 89
Medicine and Health Care 90
Music 90
Politics 92
Science 92
Specific Ethnicities 93
African Americans 93
Arabs 94
Asian Americans 94
Hispanics/Hispanic Americans 94
Native Americans 95
Sports 95
Women 96
Biographical Information in Electronic Form 97
Biographical Information Online 98

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 7 Finding CD-ROM Collections 102
Researching CD-ROM Collections 102
Locating CD-ROM Collections 102
Popular Titles by Subject 103
Biography 103
Business and Economics 104
Demographic Studies and Statistics 106
Encyclopedias 108
General References 110
Health and Medicine 111
History 112
Law and Government 114
Literature 115
Performing Arts (Dance, Drama, Film, Music,
Television, and Theater) 116
Phone Directories 118
Religion 119
Science 120
Women’s Studies 121
8 Finding Electronic Databases 122
Researching Electronic Databases 122
General Databases 123
Academic 123
K–12 123
Databases by Subject 126
Agriculture 126
Anthropology 127
Biography 127
Biology 128
Business and Economics 129
Chemistry and Physical Sciences 131
Communications 132
Controversial and Cultural Issues 132
Criminal Justice and Law 132
Dictionaries, Directories, and Encyclopedias 133
Earth and Environmental Sciences 134
Education 135
Engineering Sciences 135
Ethics 136
Ethnic and Area Studies 136

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 General References 138
Government Publications 138
Health and Medicine 140
History 141
Humanities and Fine Arts 143
Journal and Magazine Article Indexes 143
Library Science/Books and Publishing 146
Literature 146
Newspaper Article Indexes 146
Performing Arts (Drama, Film, Music, Television,
and Theater) 151
Philosophy 152
Political Science and Public Administration 152
Psychology 152
Religion 153
Sciences 153
Social Sciences 154
Sociology and Social Work 154
Sports and Exercise Sciences 155
Technology 155
Visual Arts and Architecture 155
Women’s Studies 156
9 Finding Electronic Journals, Zines, and Newsletters 157
Researching Electronic Journals 157
Subscription-Based Journal Article Index Databases 158
Free Journal Article Index Databases 159
Multiple-Subject Directories of E-Journals 160
Single-Subject Directories of Journal Collections 163
Architecture 163
Art 163
Astronomy 163
Biology 163
Business and Economics 163
Education 164
History 164
Journalism and the Media 164
Law 164
Medicine 164
Music 165
Philosophy 165

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 Psychology 165
Sociology and Social Sciences 166
Religion 166
Free E-Journals on the Web 166
Aging 166
Agriculture 167
Anthropology 168
Art 169
Biochemistry 169
Biology 170
Business 173
Chemistry 173
Computer Science 173
Computing 174
Consumer Information 174
Criminal Justice 175
Current Events 175
Economics 175
Education 175
Engineering 176
English, Literature, and Linguistics 176
Environment 178
Ethnic Studies 178
Film Studies 179
Foreign Languages 179
Geography 179
Geological Sciences and Mining 179
History 180
Human Development and Family Studies 181
Journalism 181
Law 181
Library/Information Science 181
Mathematics 182
Medicine 183
Music 190
Nursing 190
Nutrition 191
Philosophy and Religion 191
Physics 191
Political Science 192
Psychology 192
Science/Technology 193

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 Sociology 193
Speech and Communication Studies 193
Theater 194
Women’s Studies 194
10 Finding E-mail Discussion Groups and Newsgroups 195
Researching Discussion Groups 195
Understanding Discussion Groups 195
Deciding to Join a Discussion Group 196
Joining a Discussion Group 196
Finding Discussion Groups 197
Mailing List Search Engines and Directories 197
Mailing List Archives 199
Using Discussion Groups for Research 199
Finding Further Information on Discussion Groups 199
Researching Newsgroups 200
Understanding Newsgroups 200
Deciding to Join a Newsgroup 201
Joining a Newsgroup 202
Finding Newsgroups 202
Newsgroup Search Engines 203
Newsgroup Directories 203
Newsgroup Archives 203
Using Newsgroups for Research 204
11 Finding General References 205
Researching General References 205
Almanacs 206
Atlases 208
Bibliographies 208
Chronicles: By Eras and Decades 209
Chronologies and Daybooks 210
Chronologies 210
Daybooks 211
Dictionaries 212
English Language Dictionaries 212
Specialized Dictionaries 212
Directories 212
Encyclopedias 213
Guides to Books and References 215
Microform Collections 215

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 Periodical and Newspaper Indexes 215
Agriculture 215
Anthropology 216
Art and Humanities 216
Bibliography 217
Biography 217
Biology 217
Books and Book Reviews 217
Business and Economics 218
Chemistry 218
Computers 218
Criminal Justice 219
Demography 219
Dissertations 219
Education 219
Engineering 220
Environment 220
History 221
Language and Literature 221
Law 222
Medicine 223
Minorities 224
Motion Pictures 225
Music 225
Newspapers 225
Philosophy 228
Physical Education 228
Political Science 228
Psychology 229
Public Opinion 229
Science and Technology 230
Social Sciences 231
Sociology 231
Statistics 231
Women’s Studies 232
Popular Quotations 232
Public Opinion Polls 232
Statistical Abstracts 233
Yearbooks 235
Additional References 235
Web References 235

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 12 Finding Government Publications and Agencies 237
Researching Government Publications and Agencies 237
Government Guides and Catalogs 238
Federal Government Information 240
On CD-ROM 240
On the Web 241
In Print 241
State and Local Government Information 243
On the Web 243
In Print 243
Foreign Government Information 244
On the Web 244
In Print 245
Government Journals and Publications 245
Government Sources Online 259
Other Government Documents 263
13 Finding Libraries: Academic, Government, Research,
Public, School, State, and Special Libraries 264
Researching Libraries 264
Academic Libraries 265
Government Libraries 267
Departmental Libraries 267
Military Libraries 269
Other Governmental Libraries 271
Presidential Libraries 272
Independent Research Libraries 275
Public Libraries 277
School Libraries 277
Special Libraries 278
State Libraries 278
Library Directories 282
In Print 282
On the Web 283
Library Online Public Access Catalogs 283
Virtual Libraries 283
14 Finding Newspapers, Magazines, Journals,
and Radio and Television News 285
Researching Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals 285
Microfilm and Microfiche Periodicals 288

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 U.S. Newspapers by State 289
Foreign Newspapers 294
Canada 294
England 294
France 295
Soviet Union and Russia 295
Magazines and Journals 295
Advertising 295
Aeronautics and Space Flight 295
African Americans 295
Aging 295
Agriculture 295
Anthropology 295
Archaeology 295
Architecture 296
Art 296
Astronomy 296
Automobiles 296
Biology 296
Broadcasting 296
Business 296
Chemistry 297
Children and Youth 297
Communication 297
Computers 297
Consumer Education 297
Dance 297
Ecology 297
Education 298
Electronics 298
Engineering 298
Fashion 298
Foreign Language 298
Forestry 298
Future 299
Gardening and Horticulture 299
General Interest 299
Geography 299
Health and Medicine 299
History 299
Home Economics 300
Law 300

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 Literature and Language 300
Literature and Politics 300
Motion Pictures 300
Music 300
Nursing 300
Photography 301
Political Science 301
Population 301
Psychiatry 301
Psychology 302
Recreation and Sports 302
Religion and Theology 302
Science 302
Social Sciences 302
Sociology 302
Sound Recordings 303
Speech 303
Technology 303
Theater 303
Travel 303
Women’s Periodicals 303
Zoology 304
News Digests 304
Newspaper and Magazine Indexes, Databases and
Directories 304
U.S. Newspapers and Magazines 305
Foreign Newspapers/Foreign News Services 327
Publication Web Sites 330
Researching Radio and Television News 332
15 Researching on the Web 336
Narrowing Your Focus 336
Research Sites by Category 336
African-American Studies 337
Aging 337
Agriculture 337
Art History 337
Associations and Organizations 338
Astronomy 339
Business, Economics, and Finance 339
Chemistry 340
Computers and Cyberspace 340

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BABYLAND.
Somewhere out by Dreamland,
In the world of sleep,
Lies the land of Infants
 Veiled in mystery deep.

None but babes and angels

Live in that bright place,
Brightened with the sunshine
Of the Father’s face.

That is why we sometimes

Wail, though not in pain;
Longing for the realms of
Babyland again.

That is why you see us

Gazing into space,
Catching far-off glimpses
Of our native place.

Suns are always shining,

Skies are always blue,
And our foster-angels
Send us thence to you.

But when by our coffins

Tearfully you stand,
Know that we are angels
Back in Babyland;

BABYLAND.

Far removed from sorrow,

 Sin, and shame, and vice,
In the land of Infants,
Earth-named Paradise.
 KEPT IN.

eter would never take the trouble to learn the Multiplication Table. He
always looked at the printed card when he did his sums, until his
teacher caught him at it, and took the card away. Then he fell to
making marks on his slate, and counting on his fingers, but it did no
good. Poor Peter was kept in every day.
Look at him nearly tearing his hair out over five times seven. If he
finds that hard, what will he do with eight times eight, which you
know is a stumbling-block to all little folks?
It is recess, and he sits alone in the school-room. He hears through
the open window the merry shouts of the boys. They are playing base
ball, and he knows his side will be beaten without his help—for I am
sorry to say, Peter plays games better than he does sums.
The tears roll down his cheeks, and he mutters, “I wish arithmetic
had never been heard of.”
Take heart, Peter, and try again. Such great men as Macaulay and
Sir Walter Scott did not like figures when they were little boys—yet see
what perseverance did for them.
PETER KEPT IN.
 ONE DAY OUT:

A PLEA FOR THE POOR TOWN CHILDREN.

“Little town children, say where are you going?

The rain hurries down, and a cold wind is blowing.”
“To school we are trotting, through lane and through street,
Though the rain patters fast, soaking dresses and feet.”

“Little town children, your faces are thin;

Your footsteps are heavy, your blue eyes are dim.”
“Our small homes are crowded, our parents oft sad;
There is nothing to make us poor young ones feel glad.”

“Little town children, say what are your pleasures?

Tell what do you do in your holiday leisures?”
“We watch at the window, or play on the stair;
The back-yard is wanted, we cannot go there.”
“Little town children, and have you not heard
In this bright summer weather the song of a bird?”
“Oh yes, sir; the linnet that frets in its cage,
Or the brown little sparrow, so dingy and sage.”

“Little town children, have soft April showers

Not nursed for your playthings the sweet summer flowers?”
“Oh yes, sir; for sometimes we linger to greet
The boy who sells wall-flowers out in the street.”

“Little town children, are God’s skies so blue,

His works and his wonders, all hidden from you?”
“Oh no, sir; for once in the year a whole day
We school-children spend in the country at play.

ONE DAY OUT.

“Sad little town children no longer we seem

As we frolic about in the meadows so green,
And gather pink daisies or buttercups sweet,
Then with loud heartfelt hymns close the joys of ‘our treat.’

“Glad little town children, our voices we raise;

For this one day of pleasure our Father we praise;
The lark springs to heaven, its song like a prayer,
We hope he is taking our thanks with him there!”
 A TINY PET FROM FAR AWAY.

his funny little fluffy snowball comes from far-away Mexico, where,
once upon a time, they used to eat dogs, nicely baked. They were
considered “a dainty dish to set before a king;” but they were big,
savage, voiceless brutes, not at all like the pretty mite I have drawn for
you. He can make noise enough, and, if he were alive, would fly at you,
and fancy that you were very frightened. I wonder why it is only small
dogs that are noisy. Your big black fellow, with a head like a bear,
gives a solemn deep-toned growl, but a mite that would go in your
pocket can be heard all over the house. Well, after all, they are only
like children, and like to make a disturbance, I suppose.
MEXICAN LAP-DOG.
PUSSY’S LECTURE.
Oh, Pussy, will you tell me why
At all the pretty birds you fly?
The little birds that sing so sweet,
You surely would not catch and eat?
For you are ever kindly fed
Each day with nicest milk and bread,
And always at my dinner, too,
I save a lovely bit for you.

At night you sleep so warm and snug

Before the fire upon the rug,
While little birds (as I’ve been told)
Are often perished with the cold.

All in the bitter frost and snow

They fly so cheerless to and fro.
And scarcely even dare to come
And see if we can spare a crumb.

Now, Pussy dear, attend to me,

And never, never cruel be;
Oh, do not harm the weak and small,
For that’s not being good at all.

My dear mamma, so kind and true,

Has often said that we should do
To others as we wish that they
Would do to us from day to day.

CRUEL PUSSY.
 LITTLE ANGELICA.

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man. She was very fond of drawing, and made pictures of everything
she saw. Her father and mother were poor, but they were so anxious
for her to become a great painter that they moved to Italy to live.
Before she was grown, her mother died, and then she had to take
care of her old father.
One day, when she was in Venice, a rich English lady gave her an
order to paint a picture of her little girl. This made Angelica’s
fortune, for the lady was so pleased with the young artist that she
took her to London. Everybody there was very kind to her, and she
became a famous painter. One of her best friends was Sir Joshua
Reynolds, the great English artist.
She was so sweet and pretty that people called her “Miss Angel”
instead of Angelica. When you are older you must read her life, for it
makes a beautiful story.

LITTLE ANGELICA.
MISS GREYTOES AND MR. BEETLE.

ne morning Miss Kitty

Greytoes took a walk in
the garden. The sun was
shining, the apple and
cherry trees were in
bloom, and the air was
filled with the scent of
pinks and lilacs. But
Miss Greytoes did not
notice these beautiful
things. As she tripped
along, she said to herself,
“I wonder if that cat-bird
has built his nest in the
same place this spring. I
dreamed about him last
night, so I’ll go and see.”
Sure enough, when she
came to the tree, there
was the cat-bird sitting
on a bent limb. Miss
Kitty smacked her lips,
and was just about to
spring at him, when
Whirr! whirr! sung a big
beetle, and the cat-bird
flew away.
“Good morning, Miss
Greytoes,” said the
beetle, bowing politely.
 “None the better for seeing you, Mr. Beetle,” she replied; “some
folks are forever in the way.”
“Heigho! Miss Kitty, you’re cross this morning. Didn’t your supper
agree with you? I saw you through the pantry window, last night,
stealing cream. It will do you good to fast to-day. Good-bye.” And
away he flew to tell his friend, the cat-bird, the joke.
“Meddlesome old thing!” snapped Miss Greytoes, as she trotted off
with her tail in the air.

THE SURPRISE.
THE COMING OF THE SNOW.
Down, out of Cloudland, comes the snow,
Like feathers idly floating.
Come, in good earnest, snow, and give
Old earth its winter coating.
Thicker and faster fall the flakes;
The trees and fields are whitening;
And at the nurs’ry window here
The children’s eyes are bright’ning.

Says Frank—“The witches in the north

Their feather beds are shaking.”
Says Dick—“They must be plucking geese.
This pother to be making.
If only all this snow will lie
Till after school this morning,
I’ll snowball ev’ry one of you;
So now I give fair warning.

“As Cousin May is fond of balls,

She shall have half a dozen.”
Then loudly laughs the saucy boy,
And merrily his cousin;
The sun, too, smiles from out a cloud,
On Dick in fancy pelting.
What will he do at twelve o’clock?
For see—the snow is melting!

DICK DISAPPOINTED.
GUIDO RENI.

n Bologna, an Italian city,

there lived an old musician
who had a beautiful little
boy. He taught him to sing,
and play on the harp, but
Guido loved drawing better
than music, and instead of
practicing, made pictures
and little figures in clay.
His father thought this a
waste of time, and gave
him many whippings, but
nothing could prevent the
little fellow from drawing.
When his paper was taken
away, he marked on the
walls, and after he had
filled them, he drew
pictures in the dust.
But Guido’s good luck
came at last. His father
gave a concert at the palace
of a great lord, and Guido
went with him. He met
there a famous painter,
who was so pleased when
he saw the boy’s pictures,
that he advised his father
to let him be an artist.
 To his great joy Guido was put in a studio, and studied so well, that
when he was thirteen, his master made him teach the other scholars.
As the years went by, he became a wonderful painter, and even kings
paid the highest prices for his pictures.
The crowning glory of his whole life was his famous painting of
Aurora, on the ceiling of a summer-house of a palace in Rome.

GUIDO RENI.
 LAZY MAGGIE.

aggie is carrying her father’s breakfast to him. She was in the middle
of a pleasant dream this morning when her mother came to her little
cot, and said, “Wake up, Maggie, it is almost five o’clock.”
“Dear me,” yawned Maggie, “what a bother!” And I fear she did not
have a very cheerful face, as she trudged to the wheat field.
The air was sweet with the smell of clover, the dew-drops sparkled
in the sunshine, and the birds were singing gayly.
“What is the matter?” said a dew-drop on a white rosebud?
“I’m so sleepy,” answered Maggie, “and it’s a hard case to have to
get up at five o’clock in the morning.”
“For shame,” said the dew-drop, “I’ve been at work all night
watering this flower, and presently, the sun will dry me up. If you had
come half an hour later, we shouldn’t have met.”
“Lazy little girl,” cried a skylark, “I have been flying a mile high
already, and had a nice air bath. Now, I’m going to hunt for my
breakfast.” And away he flew, joyously warbling,
“The birds are singing in every bush,
 At five o’clock in the morning.”
Maggie heeded the lesson of God’s little teachers, and met her
father with a happy smile.

LAZY MAGGIE.
 JANET’S CHARGE.

anet,” said Mrs. Bruce, “somebody is in the children’s cot at last.”

“I’m so glad, mamma. Who is it? A boy or girl?”
“A boy, and one whom you know—Frank Fenton. Yesterday his
pony threw him, and broke his arm. I believe his leg was hurt also. It
happened near the ‘Retreat,’ and he was carried there. When his
father arrived, and found him so comfortable, he let him remain.”
“What good news! Think, mamma, of Frank Fenton lying in the bed
that we little girls paid for. I wonder if he will like our picture screen.”
The “Retreat” was a private hospital, and Mrs. Bruce was one of the
managers. Janet and her little friends had fitted up a cot in the
children’s ward, from the proceeds of a fair, which they had held.
Imagine their pleasure, when the first patient proved to be one of their
companions.
As soon as Frank was better, Janet went to see him every day. She
made an excellent little nurse, and the two had great fun over the
screen, inventing stories to suit the pictures.
Janet now felt the sweet satisfaction of doing good. “Mamma,” said
she, “when I hear the hymn, ‘A charge to keep I have,’ it reminds me
of Frank. He’s my charge.”
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