The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

doom woman editiOn) v used, with
bandaging demonstrations a regular
part Of the daily class routine. In
order to work In cams the classes are
paired on. only the description of the
supposed patients injury being de-
scribed by the doctor, aud each Is tod
to revive. bandage and carry the pa
ttent In a given number Of minutes
without any further aid whatever.
For these tests the wholesale slaush-
ter Of Germans was not In II! a slight
fa.l caused a severe scalp wound,
broken ribs. fractured arm. for which
sp.ints were necessary. and minor in
jurics, each calling for u radically diff
ferent method and type of bandagins.
In II instance the model for lifting
was the bugle boy who despite his in
juries suffered more from cmbarrass-
mert in the arms Of the absorbed fair
young rockies than from cannun
wounds. lie blushed alone. however.
fu7 the young creatures gentle on
Germ was for his wounds only.
In the surgical dressings instruction
Is given by Red Cross nurses as to the
preparation of hospital dressings.
Fingers q u learn to lie def. for some
1000 yards Of saule Is 10 be forwarded
to the Red Cross from the classroom
work. This class with the knitting
and sewing classes on hospital gar
ments gives the encampment d domes-
TIC air that plattsburg knows not. its
popularity proving hat beneath he
veneer of gold trapp!rgs and khaki
uniforms feminine Interests remain the
same. The click of knitting needles
and the hum Of sewing machines from
an army tent never fail to arouse in
terested comment from visitors.
The diet class is really a course in
Invalid cookery. with recipes ana the
proper preparation of foods. Sruels and
liquids. The army field kitchen that
was set up Is for demonstration only
under the care OF army cooks who give
Ii practical illustration how 1t can he
set up with food actually cooking
within less than twenty-five minutes
after a stop.
The popularity of The signal code
work. which includes wireless. telegra-
ply, wigwag and two arm semaphore.
in which under marine instruction the
girls are making remarkable progress.
may he explained by the fact TAD,
ONE love to talk anyway ana So de-
lightful to them are new ways Of do
ing It.
seriously their work in this is par
ticularly astonishing to their instruc-
tors. who from the first have had many
pupils who within ten days were taking
wireless messages at the rate ~ six
words a minute. AT first the sight
differentiation between the dot and the
dash tap was hewildering.
DO You feel your BRAIN stir IN re-
Spouse 20 that asked one girl de-
spairing at the first lesson.
Never in u thousand Years" was
the laughing answer, although from
sheer concentration and work hnt,1
passed the examination later with hy-
!as co!ors. I; was In this class tina:
girls learned To signal : - : IN code
as readily as they put "R. 8. V. p
on IA card at home.
The class in home care OF the SEX
II elementary hygiene taught from
the Red Cross tex huuk studies sur9
subjects as water. ice, housekeeping,
Ventilation. infant care and feeding,
The subject Of the general care Of =
patient and s!ckroom is exhaustive
AT least the rockies think So when
for an hour n "A half daily they toll
under the nurses eagle we making
up beds, bathing patients properly IN
bed and doing other laborious duties
The model generally In use IL a life
sized hospital doll which the girls nav,
dubbed "Winsume Winnie
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