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Mrs. Pettengill has given me a lot of thin cardboards that come in the men's shirts from the laundry. Miss Dawson uses such things in the work she does, but I have not been out to take them to her yet. It occurred to me that Mr. Holmes might like some of them to paste jokes on for the crippled soldiers in the Charlestown Hospital. Cut out and pasted on both sides of these stiff cardboards they are easier for the men in bed to handle and do not wear out so quickly. If he would like to do it, I will send some to him - both jokes and pasteboards. You will find jokes in all the daily papers too. 
   
Miss Garland has had her dinner and supper combined and is now lying down. She did an unusual amount of cleaning last week - not that it was necessary as far as the dirt was concerned, but it was as far as her thoughts were, for no one cleans clean in her estimation apparently, but herself - and she got lamed up. Since then she has been dosing herself and, I think, doing herself still more harm. If she would only see a doctor who would examine her and know what the matter is, I think she would show common sense. 
   
I do hope that Mr. Holmes is getting over the excitement of all that has been going on, and that you are getting a chance to rest. You will be sick too if you don't get in your sleep and a rest from worrying. 
   
Love and all good wishes - Lena.