The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-08

and becoming student at the Royal
academy. There he won the gold
medal and the travelling scholarship
which took him for some time to Italy.
He afterward became assistant to-
Thomas Brock. r. A. one OF the most
famous of British sculptors. Honors
were awarded him at the Paris salon,
and four years ago he was made an
associate of the Royal academy. Ex
amples OF his statuary are in the pos
session Of Henry Phipps. of his son,
j. Phipps OF Westbury. l.. l., and sew,
eral other well-known American col
lectors.
Moved to Aid Wounded.
Having Joined the R. A. NJ. C. as an
ordinary private Wood was sent out to
London military hospital. 1t is one
of the biggest in the metropolis, with
more than 1,500 beds. At the begin
ming the new orderly's duties were not
OF an exalted nature, one Of them be-
ing to assist in rolling a new asphalt
path. In a few days. however. the
sculptor was drafted into the wards.
where he began by taking plaster casts
Of damaged limbs. He soon became a
master of splints. And in the course
OF his work he saw the saddest sights
OF the war. the men with the mutt
lated faces.
Moved to intense compassion. Der
went Wood went TO his colonel one
day and said: Let me see what can
do for these poor fellows. believe
that can do something anyway The
officer consented gladly.
Il spent months in experiments. I"
said Wood. before / undertook my
first case. This was In December last,
my patient being Trooper Everitt My
masks as we call them. consist OF
plates of thin copper. silvered and then
painted TO match the hue OF the pa
TENTS skin. They are light to wear
they fit like gloves and the men de
clare that they give no discomfort
whatever. Yes. they are intended 10
be removed at night. exactly like a set
OF false teeth. and they are easily
cleaned with little potato juice, Most
of them can be kept I'm place By means
OF ether gum such as actors use, but
in cases OF artificial eyes and noses. ]
prefer to build them on to spectacles.
which assis; to keep them in place and
which themselves are held firm by
means OF couple OF small straps at
the back.
Plaster Mold Made.
"in the beginning a plaster mold OF
the face is secured. This is dried and
clay or plasticine squeeze is OBJ
tained from the mold. giving a positive
model OF the patients dressed wound
and the surrounding healthy tissues:
this is fixed to a board on a modelling
stand and a sitting from the patient
with the undressed wound is obtained.
Having completed my model pro
coed to cast 1t. and procure the plaster
positive OF the wound and it's sur
rounding structures. Another sitting
Is had and the portions which are to
be hidden eventually by the metal
plate are modelled in clay or wax. the
edges being blended to the uninjured
portions OF the face. thus effectively
masking any trace OF wounds This is
once more nodded in plaster. and the
edge OF the proposed plate being
marked on the negative. a cast is oh
tained. edges are trimmed to marking
and the model is ready to have the ar
tincisi eye fitted to the lids.
The plaster eyebali is. dug out. the
requisite thickness Of lids 10 carefully
worked down. the glass eye placed in
position and the edges OF the lids made
good with thin plaster The model Is
then taken to the electrotyper. where
an exact reproduction by galvano-
plastic deposit Is made In thin virgin
copper. The final sittings are devoted
to the pigmentation OF the plate.
Il have found n thin coating of
cream-colored bath enamel q good
preparation for flesh color matching.
Should the patient have shiny skin
this is easily obtained by varnish
rubbed down to match IT, have tried
false hair on eyelids and eyebrows
they will not stand the weather-snd
have adopted tinfoii split with scissors
and soldered into lids for the eye. and
for the eyebrows pigment applied to
the modelled forms"
Lieutenant Wood declared that the
American made artificial limbs were
by FAR the best in the world. and spoke
admiringly of the work that is being
done at Roehampton by Americans in
the way OF equipping armless and leg
less soldiers.