Evening journal., 1916-02-24

Tie Joe was telling me at dinner this
evening that they have a moving pic
ture machine in his school and use
IL every day. They have geography
reels showing scenes in all the diff
ierent countries OF the world. and
showing how the people live and how
they work; and they have other reels
that they use in the physiology class
the botany class--pictures OF all
kinds Of flowers opening and closing.
the current events class. and in most
an the classes. and while the pictures
are being shown the teachers are
talking and explaining the lessons.
"What made YOU dream that, Won
der" asked Jimmy
Guess it must have been some OF
the news I've been reading lately
about the wonderful uses OF NOV
Ing pictures" said Uncle Harry.
Regular moving pictures?" asked
Joe.
Yes, regular moving pictures, said
Uncle Harry. made just the same as
the funny pictures and the moving
picture plays Why only the other day
| read in one Of the newspapers how
moving pictures are being made of
surgical operations in hospitals"
what are they doing that for?'
asked Jimmy
$50 that the pictures can be used il
helping other doctors and I'm teach
ing the young men who are studying
10 be doctors. You know. boys. a doc.
tor has to be very careful even in set
ting a broken bone in an arm. but
he has TO be many. many times more
careful II the arm has been hurt so
badly that IL has TO be amputated.
Some doctors become more skillful
than others and have more experience
that other doctors. and these more
skillful and more experienced sur
geons. give lectures before other doc
tors and TO the students in medical
colleges. They often use ordinary
Photographs but now they are try
ing moving pictures. and many doc
tors think that this new idea will be
more helpful. In the moving pictures
only the DOCTORS hands and his in
struments and tho part Of the patients
body that is being operated on. are
shown. This makes it possible To
show just exactly how the operations
are performed, and the dlm can bl
run on as many times. or as slowly
as needed for other doctors or stu
dents 10 study carefully just how tn
expert doctor does his work ThOs
films will not be for the public; onl
for doctors and students"
Are moving pictures being used 70
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Eyes. indeed" said Uncle HARRY
'The men who are studying the grea
question OF finding work that can b
done by the crippled soldiers Il
Europe. are also using moving pic
iures. They are making pictures O
men working at various trades. B
studying the strips of little pictures
that is. the fims-they can find on
lust what motions OF the hands
fingers and arms arc made in doini
each different kind of work. Thel
they will know the kind OF work tina
men. who are. crippled in diferen
ways. can best do.
Moving pictures are also being
made and used to show workmen II
mills. factories and railroad yards
how accidents happen and how the,
can be avoided.
"And here's another bit OF interest
ing news about moving pic.
lures each of the European Govern
monts has moving picture photogra
pliers with their armies making Off.
cial motion pictures of all the battles
and everything about the war that !,
worth keeping in the records. Gov
ernmcnts always keep records O
wars. made up Of written reports O
the generals and other officers. bu
this Is the first war. the history q