The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-12
TRAINING MEN MANNED IN WAR
TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES
Germans Have Already Addressed Themselves To Task
Cripples Writing in Berlin Papers Tell What The,
Have Accomplished by Patient Unremitting Practice
CNew York Evening PostD

spark of life, but facing decllnlnS !
years and the struggle for existence
under the handicap of disability. They
will come thronging in thousands and
tens of thousands the fruit OF wars
harvest. Soldiers who have been
blinded by shot and shell, who have
lost leg or arm, others VINO nave IoSt
al moral, mental and physical grip |
on themselves, must turn from hght-
ing TO industry; and the able BODIED !
and strong, so many millions 1eWer, |
must carry the burden of the manned |
ones while they toll at the rebuilding. |
1t will be problem for the family |;
the community. the State, the nation, !
and in the end for the whole brother
hood of man. What is to be done
about it?
Can the MANNED be trained to care
for themselves and contribute in part
at least the individuals share in the
Industrial field? On the ability to
answer this question affirmative1y de-
pends the morale and state Of mind OF
an ever growing proportion OF men.
q point Of considerable Importance at
time when it will take all the cour-
age and optimism available to con-
front the days Of reconstruction.
Characteristic of their usual system
and forethought the Germans have al
ready addressed themselves to this
problem. The English have. too. it
may be added. One phase of the
task--that Of training one-armed men
To care for themselves and even to
become productive members of So
ciety again-is discussed by two ia
nous crippled men in recent articles
in the Berliner Tageblatt and it's semi
weekly illustrated supplement.
Played For the Kaiser.
In both cases the writer's tell what
they have accomplished by patient,
unremitting practice. One is an ac-
complished pianist and has played be-
fore the Kaiser and the royal family
and the other is violin virtuoso
Both emphasize the Importance psy-
Geological effect OF work. The i'm
portance of these articles for men
wounded in battle is however. sub
ject to qualification, as one Of them
was born q cripple and the other lost
his arm early in his teens.
"a Triumph OF Will Power-Feet
rs Substitutes for Hands," is the title
Of the first article which deals with
the achievements Of Unthan. an arm
less virtuosO. Unthan has offered his
services to the German government as
instructor to soldiers bereft of their
arms by the war. and says the Tage-
blatt:
Herr Unthan will not alone exhibi,
by his own example to the brave fel-
lows crippled in the service Of their
country how completely the hands car
be replaced by the feet; he will at the
same time restore their self-conf.
dence. and prove to them that the,
are not constrained to be dependen
upon their fellowmen. 1t Is this mora
influence, In particular. upon which
the authorities concerned build sucf
high hopes; it is just as important a.
the imparting Of technical device
and material expedients.
"At the request OF the Tageblatt
Herr Unthan had himself photo
graphed in series Of positions which
gree he has succeeded in making hi
feet do the work Of banda The ar
tist likewise furnished the paper, b.
request, with a brief sketch OF hi
life. One can hardly conceive Of
greater triumph of human will-powe
man. the helpless child Of misfOrtun
Of his family, developed step by ste
into fully equipped member Of so
ciety. To quote his own words:
POA1bae For All.
ga person who sees me perfor1
on the violin. the flute. play card
shoot. swim. who observes how I was
myself. file my nails sharpen q per
Gil, or regulate the clock, faces q 20
ries OF results which seem inexplicabl
to him. I myself who can review m
whole life and know the path upo
which 1 succeeded In developing m
faculties. by unremittinE labor. n:
turally no longer find my achiev,
ments wonderful. They appear Pc
fectly natural to me. and I feel col
vinced that every one who. with m
physical constitution. Is earnestly d.
sirous to advance. will very soon a
complish what I have done. I a
not referring here to artistic skill, b
to the needs of practical life The
is but one road: never-tiring ir
pulse to depend upon ones self-th
is. to become Independent OF othe,
Every outside aid, therefore, should
firmly refused if there is but a shade
OF possibility Of being able to ne
ones self.
That I would learn to use \
feet In place Of my hands, my parer
knew before was a year old. Tn
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