New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

upon graduation are given medicine chcs
equipped, and are permitted TO seek employment
Win the understanding that at the first note of
war they must be on the field. The uniform is a
dark woollen gown and long white apron in
the Do OF which is the red cross. Above the ell
the head the projecting wings OF the white Nor.
man cap. Inc head nurse wears silver badge.
prone medal rewards acts of bravery in
various quarters of Paris and throughout France
az the present moment the Red Cross has store
houses stacked with thousands and thousands Of
nshdageS OF various sizes folded and duly labelled
linen drawers and shirts made 10 adjust TO anv
mature OF wound. For example, left legs and arms
or nght legs or arms left open at the sides TO
pe fastened by tapes. Every possible device for
aneVlatlng pain, and facilitating surgical operation
arc gathered IN great quantities. The Inventive
genus OF women Is here displayed. Madame
Daule mas invented a bandage TO compress the
Knee which renders valuable service The hos
pit9l tents OF the Red Cross the perfection of
modern sanitary discovery. The canvas it is
claimed, Is superior to that I'm in the American
army. IL Is lighter in weight and impeTvOus to
ram or sun. These tents accommodate from TO
two dozen patients, and each cot is separated by
soundless partition so that patient is not dis
turbed by the groanS of his neighbOr nor sub
lected to the sight Of the wounded as they are
brought IN or are subjected TO surgical operation.
A passageway separates the outer from the in
terror canvas and there the cots placed securing
q CONTINUOUS current OF air and permitting
doctor and nurse TO enter without disturbing the
patent. drug room and guard Office is at the
entrance and electric bells connect each cot with
chests replete with every facility. Marvellous
are the instruments for lifting a patient without
pain and relieving suffering. The whole tent and
its appliances are so light, so portable. that the
whole can be taken apart. doubled into the small
est space, loaded on One-horse wagon and driven
AFTER an army in five miVtes. The society owns
twelve of these tents
The Red Cross of France is the only branch of
the order that has an ambulance train The
palaces on wheels, the American sleeping cars
are often not unjustly called. are scarcely more
cOmmodlous than these ambulances for field and
railroad Each car accommodates from six to ten
patients. The berths hang one above another
with air mattresses. every possible sanitary pre-
caution, drug room, operating table, kitchen.
bath, with all electric facilities Floating ambu-
uances In the shape of men-of-war similarly
equipped are ready 10 do hospital service at sea.
The Red Cross also supplies gratis the disabled
warrior with artificial limbs.
In extent, variety and perfection of equipment
the Red Cross of France certainly justiiies the
grand danes remark that philanthropically at
least France is ready for the worst and il is to be
half suspected that there will he un peu de desap
polntment If opportunity is not given practi
cally TO test its preparations At the Columbian
Exposition no work of the women of France will
be of greater interest instruction to the masses
than the exhibit of the Red Cross.