The evening herald., 1917-07-11
rmEScn SURGERY.

BY the Parts correspondent os tho
Medical Record. lie says
This is the first great war that
has not had as one Of its terrible fcs-
lures an epidemic that has claimed its
victims BY thousands. with the ex-
ception % the epidemic of ,yphus In
serbia. which was quickly controlled
and subdued BY the Joint medical
commission sent by America. England
ana France. the health of the armies
In the field has been surprise 20 all
observers. and this in spite of the
trench form Of warfare. with hs
dampness. cold. and restriction -
movement This happy change is due
20 serum -therapy--v
The surgeon ha not hcen left be-
hind bs his medical brother. and from
the beginning conservation has been
preached and practicei in an the for
nations: as result one sees some
peculiar malformations and distortions
and 10 make these crippled limbs
useful there have come into vogue
,wo new and beneficient adjuncts 70
complete the conservation work OF the
surgeon That are accomplishing gres,
results.
.'I'he first of these are the physso
aud mechano therapeutic establish
ments and the second the institutions
that have sprung into being every
where in temporary quarters for Tie
re-educatlcn Of the crippled in some
line of occupation best adapted TO
their deformity. and particularly tho
blind. The chief honor Of organiza-
don and support OF the last named -
due 70 the hlitiativ4 OF America and
Americans.
The first man and the first estab-
lishment TO be devoted to the develop
ment OF mechano-therapy are found
at Tgoyes, known as Hospital Auxil-
ilaIre No. ?. and DIT. Bailleul is the
man with che imagination that brought
II into existence. The doctor was not
in the class mobliized. but at once.
upon tho outbreak of war. offered
his services 20 the government as a
general surgeon
In the month Of December. 1914.
NJ. MiIlerand. the then minister OF
war. commissioned him to organize
his special service for the twentieth
army. region at Troyes: he thus en-
tered into the army service. though
stlll remaining civilian. As rule
this creates an anomalous position not
often favored; but NJ. Justin Godart,
assistant secretary of state for the
medical department OF the army. the
medical director and the general COM
manding the twentieth region. far
from treating the civilian as an In
terioper. gave him every possible
encouragement and assistance. and
up to the beginning OF March, 1911.
there have been treated In this estab-
iishment more than 5000 men.
"Slmilar establishments. or sdjuncts
to large hospital formations. are now
found IN all the great centers and are
q regular par; u the treatment given
the wounded. Al TroyeF there is an
oieotro-therap peutic department pos
scssing every modern invention and
convenience for the application of this
treatment In the Northumberland
tic section there are machines and
devices Tor every imaginable manipu-
lation. many operated by electric
power others by hand There is q
department for the taking % plaster
casts ana one for the making Of arti-
ficlai limbs from those moids
There are gymnasium and a
field provided with ladders swings
hurdles and vorious forms for ~
ercise. az we'll s,> calisthenics and
tho limbs lmpriscAed for months h
order 20 obtain bony reunion or re-
pair. whose tissues ana muscles have
lost the remembrance 20 their rune
lions. are slowly brought back 90
state of usefulness.
The Grand Palace on the 'han1p'
Elyses. Paris one of the magnifie"n
buildings annually devoted 20 the 'H
position Of art is now . hospital hh''
ing 500 beds. and here again is 'o"nd
a perfect installation ~ mechano and
electro-therapy for renewing the use
fulness OF useless lipbs.
I'm this connection ! ought Ia
speak of the wonderful work "i
oosse, and Aores,in. although the
work Of each is worthy of a separate
letter MoSessin has three services
ana works like horse He has Whist
n practically his Vwn hospita' IN De