Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

ssssSsRos CHILDREN of MEN Care of the Sick. Home Dietetics, and Prcpara- ton of Surgical Dressings It will be seen that the first two courses designed to make every student ctiicien, m her OWE home as well a. to prepare her for possible voluntary servicr with the Red Cross The instructors m the first two courses trained nurses or other experts approved bv the national organization For the third course. that in the preparation ot surgical dressings. lav teachers. approved 5v the Red Cross are supplied These teachers are nsuailv graduates of the classes who have proven them selves proficient
 From the women bearing certificates nf pro iciencv in the first two courses the nnrse> aids. who will see real war s,rvice. heing Srlrcfrd bnt always from those eager for the service There is no conpulson upon anyone uh" has taken the courses to volunteer for active hospital work nor even any obligation upon them to rlo so Nevertheless, the Red C.os, IS not barrassed for want of vountee:: sor such work The problem is rather one of selection a','nnc those clamoring to enlist
 The surgical dressings course will have to br repeated to many thousands of Americas wonnn if the war proves to be srrious for our Army It is probable that before many mo::thS there will be almost every cit, and town n the United States women with certificates of com petencv to teach classes in the preparation of bandages. The work Is spreading out ikr HI endless chain nf letters From each class few are given authority to teach others. and .he ex- pert knowledge spreads quickly
 Just now the service of the Red CroSs III war is engaging the pubilcs attention. but 1t should not be forgotten that if the Red Cross never went to war it would still justify its rNt>teI'fr and it's official status by the good works shich Ii renders in tune 0! peace Ii has an emergency service ever ready to speed hkr fire i'Iart- ment to the scene of disaster This w"rk red on entirely by the profcssinnal i,.it tll>t- ment of the Red Cross,
 The organization carries on a vide i;r,l aud campaign. instructng in mines. >i. ipS uuarries and on tie railroads. how to savr thcir own and their fellow employees lives r. mann tains volunteer lifesnving corps of swimmers along the rivers and coasts to save lives tron drowning.
 Last but not by any means least it has in auguratcd the promising work of rural visiting nursing In this t is extending to the poor and ignorant in the country districts the care winch people in the congcsted quarters oi cities ceive from the visiting nurse associations The health statistics show that the rural districts need such a service more than do the cities. At present this service IS still in its infancy bu, 1t seems safe to predict that the day will cnns when it will be one of the most effective social service movements ever undertaken m the United States.
 The Red Cross came into existence through the desire of nations to soften the lard>hl,s and suffering of It ac. of mercv. of humanity. But now. shankS to the devciup- ment of modern surgery and nursing. while tajning all its nercifnl qualities the Req Cross has become important factor in the dciti,>r of nation, iii the nation ability to cnIrre
 In our own Civil War when mal. ~ as wounded that usually ended his service ~uh the army It was just as effective tor the -Hcuiy to wound man as to kill him But the Red Cross and the sanitary forces of modern arrnles have ended that condition. Germany has been re- turning as many 30 per cent of her wounded to the trenches. and the Allies have been doing nearly as we'll In large part.the expert surg.cal and nursing care Of the wounded expla'ns the ability of modern armies to keep up their strength of numbers in spite of the heavy casualties.
 American nursing has eqnal anywhere else on earth and American surgery is not sur passed. Thus the American Red Cross teco,n.f doubly important from thc strategic point of view, from the selfish point of view oi winnl | the If troops engage :he enemy tu Europe to any large extent. 1t would not = prising to learn that a higher percentage O wounded Americans are restored to fighting com diton than was ever known before in war, thanks to the Red Cross at the frcnt supported by devoted population at home.