The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22

miulruy7tIug as any cotton mill We
felt the same mild interest In the tasks
b. which these men were set that
one feels when watching man at n /
loom. Then came that thrill VI sicken |
ed comprehension 10 which We were !
becoming accustomed
The machines We're working upon
the meu-uut the men on the ma
chimes
Here sat man in a reclining chair,
his face sad, indifferent, resigned
one arm was bound 10 u lever that
worked on an eccentric wheel Az
the wheel turnd the lever rose and
fell, always IA the same path and az
10 moved the weakened muscles Of
the patients arm were given the eI.
ercisc they could not take " his own
viii An hour day he sat there. star
Ing at the whitewnshcd wallis, his arm
being lifted aud thust forward and
pulled back aud dropped time after
time. revolution after revolution II
was scientific and effective aud. 10 our
shocked senses, somewhat iuhumnn
The nurses here seemed not real nurses
tu us. They were machine tenders
Their duty was 10 feed humanity into
these rolls and sprockets and send
away the finished product 10 the wHr
Men were sitting with their feet
strapped tO Pedals that exercised the
muscles NJ the ankle and calf Others
were seated before treadmilis. that
moved their legs IN a mechanical int
tatlou ~ walk Two boys mere
boys were rrssplng handles that end
lcssly twisted wrist and forearm back
to strength. A man had been injured
iu the hnck and so a machine had been
dylscd that gently pulled and turned
the upper half NJ his body as he lay
upon his cog wheeled pallet In one
corner a tall, handsome fellow was half
reclining I'm a harness that ran 10
revolving shaft overaead Nurses had
grouped themselves about him
Curing Consumption by Machinery.
For the lungs, suid one iu eXplaua-
tiou.
Then We saw. A bullet had passed
through this man. chest aud tubcr.
rulusis had resulted. Ills injury had
-u weakened his muscles that hr could
not breathe properly His chest could
not be- expanded without aid So that
this machine was put 10 work upon
him. Hour after hour, all day long,
the straps which ran under his arms
lifted his body slightly aud then let Il
down II was artificial respiration.
done hy steam power lie must pass
ulI his time iu this machine 90 live az
AIN.
win he get Well" We asked
oh, yrs. said one uf the NURSES.
with conviction, we will have him
back at the front iu two months"
lie did not suy that fur the patient b
benefit It WIS not the professional
optimism of the medical muu Rather
II was the statement ot a millhand who
had been asked how soon he could turn
out the piece " work uu his lathe. /
glanced at the face OF the man Tn the
harness. 1t WAS set. gloomy, Intro.
spc,tiyr. The thought of rcgulurd
health srcmcd to bring uu cheer tO
him prhnps / nm wrong Perhaps
am reading my own feelings into the
hearts NJ these men Perhaps II was
only the WEAKNESS " sick and weak
rurd men / suv lu thrlf eye, The sur
gpuu guide bustlrd uu The herd N
lpokprs.un tnmplrd uftpr
In this rum ,uld hv the mas.
srurs work upon the men who are moi
vet strong enough To ~ To the ma
chimes
4 great hurp. white sunny room. m
which many uakrd men lay on pal
let's The bodies VI SOME were spamrI
with the rrd brown sears NJ urWl,
healed wounds. others tu the ey,
seemed unumwd The masscurs wrp
working ou them bcuch after bench
B pullpt after pallet with the unlntcr
B csted air N bakers knradlng bread
The surgeon paused by this mau an,
; thnt mud pointed out the grim path
~ shHpncl md she'll fragment an,
hnynnct Some NJ these poor white car
russcs were covered with patchwork
b NJ ucispd brown lines.
I'VE may not I've able to get all o
, them hack 10 the 'front.' said the sur
, gpou guide, hut most ~ them will a
= least be- able 10 earn living
p Scores In baths.
p Then we came to the baths Both
p ~ every sort the ingenuity N mel
has devised electric baths and mu
J baths aud yapor baths. A tub IA whlc