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Note* ^en an^ women are affected by * their surroundings. Their minds are likely to be especially susceptible to out- ward impressions in a hospital. Pleasant, restful, cneering influences can be created to a large extent by the physical appearance of hospital interiors in general--l>ythe color treatment of walls and ceilings in particular. This article, with others in the series, dis cusses color in relation to ehe various roups of individuals to be found in a ospital. For relief from nursing cares and duties COLOR HOSPITAL patients come . . . and patients go. But the hospital nurse goes on forever--walking up and down corridors . . . giving medicine to this patient . . . cheering that patient . . . always moving . .. always on the alert mentally. What relief and stim ulation can a hospital offer her after a day of tiring duties? Provide her, naturally, with living quarters that are cheerful, quiet--as homelike as possible. Surround her there with the restful atmosphere created by the use ofthe right colors. Hospitals which already use colors in wards, private rooms and special rooms have extended the application of color to the living quarters of the nursing staff. They have found that certain colors placed on w$Us and ceilings of nurses' rooms have'ia stimulating effect after the day's exhausting work is over --while others create an atmosphere that soothes and quiets jaded nerves. Greens, grays, and buffs used The most important question in con nection with the use or color in nurses' rooms is "What color shall we use?" Hospital superintendents and specialists in color find that greens, grays and buffs work out ideally. A green on the side wallsofthe nurses'dimng room,a lighter green treatment for some private rooms, a gray for some others are used where the natural illumination is unusually good. A buff serves in living room and Bedrooms "where the lack of natural illumination makes such a lighter, sun nier color necessary. Here are treat ments which have been actually used by hospitals: For the nurses' dining room Ceiling... A light yellow, just off white. Obtained by mixing French ochre and Dutch Boy white-lead. Sidewalk ... A light green, made with medium chrome green, medium chrome yel low and Dutch Boy white-lead. Dado or stencil color ... A darker green, obtained by mixing medium chrome green lampblack, lemon chrome yellow and Dutch Boy white-lead. Trim... A yellow slightly darker than the ceiling. Obtained by mixing medium chrome yellow, French ochre and Dutch Boy whttelead. For nurses' private rooms Type A treatment... same as for dining room with exception that no special dado color is used. Type B treatment...Ceiling... A light yellow just off white. Obtained by mixing French ochre with Dutch Boy white-lead. Sidewalls ... A buff, made by mixing French ochre and Venetian red with Dutch Boy white-lead. Trim ... A yellow slightly darker than the ceiling finish. Made by mixing medium chrome yellow French ochre and Dutch Boy white-lead. Type C treatment... Ceiling... Same as in Type B. Sidewalk ... A gray, obtained by mixing lampblack with Dutch Boy whitelead. Trim . . . Same as in Type B. While it might be possible that conditions warrant the use of just one of these treat ments in your hospital, some hospitals use two or three different color treatments for their nurses'private rooms. After selecting the proper icolors they alternate the treat ments so that no two adjoining; rooms will have the same color treatment. This makes for pleasing variety-gives the nurse who visits her neighbor down the hall an oppor tunity to see a different color scheme. All of the treatments mentioned above were obtained with Dutch Boy wbite-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil--a paint that is durable, V7ashable and economical in every way--and can be used to obtain any desir able tint or shade. The colors were recom mended by color specialists of National Lead Company's Department of Color Research and Decoration after consultation with the hospital authorities. These specialists are men who have made an intensive study of color and.its use in hospital decoration. They are working with hospitals all over the coun try, preparing paint specifications, painting formulas and color samples. Your nurses' quarters Even though the color treatments mentioned above have been used successfully, it would be.inadvisable to assume that your nurses' living quarters should be treated exactly the same way. So many factors enter into the selection of the right colors that each hospi tal should consider its own case separately. Our Department ofColor Research and Dec oration will without expense to you,1 help you decide what colors to use. If you have any questions regarding the use or selection of colors in your hospital, address our Depart ment of Color Research and Dec oration in care of our nearest branch. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, in Broadway t Boston, 800 Albany St. r Buffalo, 116 Oak Street * Chicago, 90a West iBth Street * Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Avenir* * Cleve land, 820 West Superior Avenue r St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street t San Francisco, 485 California Street r Pittsburgh, National Lead Sc Oil Co. of Penna., 316 Fourth Avenue r Philadelphia, John T. Lewis Sc Bros. (Ho., 437 Chestnut Street. R&print of Advertisement from Th e Mo d e r n Ho s p it a l , May, 1927, issue 0000-NLI-000017660