The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-17

arms and all kinds OF hitherto un
known devices To- destroy the prop
crty and lives Of enemies, but h h.
accused Of having supplied the whole
world with deadly weapons; but none
81 her seems to remember
tina she has worked with the same
diligence aud ~thoroughuess and with
the same efficient results at the ways
and mean. of healing wounds of
those that suffered from her arms
that for the last nifty years she has
been the center 81 the world In
everything pertaining To wal surgery.
WAR surgery ie a special branch
81 medical arience In Germany. with
an established chair at each OF It's
universities. No physician who did
not pass his examination m war sur
gerry is given his diploma and he
permission TO practice his profession.
rho education OF German war sur
gcuus is In every respect much more
thorough aud complete than that oi
the French. Germany has possessed
a special school of military surgery
Tor more thar one hundred yeara In
the institution of the '%Pepiniere' ~
Berlin. The 'Pepiniere' has a CON
stant attendance of(siX hundred med
zeal students who during the whole
curse of their studies are being
taken care 81 by the FUNDS OF the In
stltution. Even their spending money
b. supplied 10y the government. These
men are especially trained for naval
and military urEery n follow the
colors as soon ns war is declared.
"All leading surgeons OF Germany
especially he chiefs of the surgical
departments ~ an universities. are
put a Va cutie of the army. and IN
case OF war they. as well ~ the
whole star Of their assistants. iol-
low the -oldiers IN the Held To
doubt the efficiency of Germany sur
gerry and their clinical achievements
means Co doubt the surgery and the
surgical treatment Of an the phyHi-
clans hld surgeons OF the world com
bined. There isn't a clinic or "A sur
gical department IN Germany that u
not f~rcquruted constantly by hun
| dreds Of french. English. American.
| japanese chinese and Spanish ply
sicians They come to perfect their
knowledR' They take advantage 81
the studies and experiments 81 Ger
man Professors. They are looked
I upon a. authority after they get
hack g. their own country. How
mnny thousands Of our American
surgeon fook postgraduate courses
AT German universities? The leading
surgeons Of America are jus; for this
reason le.dcrs in their profession.
"Gcrmray always welcomed every
body 600 trticipnie In h results oi
her vurh extending over long per
iods.
"Gcr,ui wars nave proved the Of
hcicncy and the high standard oi
German field surgery. Germany has
sent more surgeons, more nurses
moro equipment TO the seat OF wal
during the last thirty years b AL
he other countries combined Any
body who wishes 90 acquaint himself
with mo ~truthfulness of this state
mcut might take a walk 90 the pub
uc library and read the standard
works of Esmarch and Berrtaanr
and their comparative statistics OF
al the big wars Of the last hall cen
fury.
u only want 20 mention that Ger
many sent to Turkey alone dnrinR
the last Balkan war seven Red Cross
expeditions. each equipped with hun
dreds Of cots. sseriiizing -apparaiuses
complete operation room outfits and
even an the small things needed not
only too field surgery but also fol
aeld nursing,
u myself have witnessed the Ger
man sanitary troops tsoldiers and
nurses that are trained 20 take care
Of the sick and wounded darini
German and French m~ancuyets, th'
war in peace don't need to men
tion the English encnmpment 81
troops ! NV. a. they are a negllgiol'
quantity from a medical standpoint
In the attempts 20 md the wounded
IN the neld; to discriminate betweei
those that are severely wounded an'
those thar Will be soon restored; IN
transportation Of patients, field sur
gerry aud field nursing OF German