The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-05
About a Simple Nurse
Who Turned Out tOBe
Baroness ROthsChild

been established a hospital e.
peeialiy 70 administer Fam
brine" the new treatment for
burma.
Five OF ut-Amerieans-t~
college professors, two writer's
Of books and myself. had been
taken 40 guests OF the French
government 10 visit the orig
inal "hindenburn line" and the
French territory laid waste by
the Germans In their so-eaiied
strategic retirement" OF last
spring.
These hospitals. from the stand.
point OF nurnlng. are less desirable
than others because most OF the
soldier patients are brought In
writing in agony and for weeks
are CHASTITY objects.
Ambrine Heals Burma
On this side OF the Atlantic
"ambrine" IL hailed as the great.
Get medical discovery Of the war.
An obscure French physician dis
covered u, but because he was not
famous enough TO belong 10 the
staAAt y tAiANfNAF ~ v ~ NV
cd FOR LONG time.
Nov. however. II II used by all
the armies on the western front
and IL daily Cod.Gcnd 20 hun.
drcds OF poor fellows horribly
burned from liquid fire and burst.
ing shells.
French nurses were busy In the
Operating room when NO Amcri-
cans entered II was evident
women OF all stations had been
brought together in tho humani-
tartan work
Two Of the nurses spoke excel
lent English. so around their oper.
ating tables we gathered
asked questions.
Tells Of Cure
Tho elder was perhaps 40.
charming In manner. The other
WAS about 25- and beautiful
Il am in this hospital because |
am deeply Interested In the mir.
aeles performed by amerine." said
the older one. as she continued r..
dressing the burns Of n soldier who
vas almost unrecognlzahlc
j WAS working in a Paris hos.
piial one day when n young French
doctor was brought in He was
only an ngonized mass OF broiled
flesh None OF US felt he could
live.
But no did live. His case was
one Of the first great victories for
ambriue. Today he ~ without a
scar and his akin is as clean and
soft as a chiid's. He Is In this
room now.
We Americans sized up every.
body In the room. failing to pick
out the victim. The nurse called
a young physician over.
This IL the man. she said.
You wouldn't think Il. would
your said the doctor. 81 am so
grateful 10 madame here for the
excellent care she gave mo that
have come TO this hospital 90 help
her"
We learned the hospital had
been founded by the Baroness
Rothsch!ld. whose husband Is one
OF the richest men In the world.
When we went to the little hotel
that noon We found Baroness
Rothschild had sent vs. an invita-.
ton TO dine with her that evening.
She lives In a beautiful chateau on
the edge OF the town.
We had been told that the din
ner would be strictly informal. We.
stood for several minutes In an
ante-room while we waited to be
announced.
Dined With Baroness
Presently the butler said:
The Baroness Rothschild'"
In tho center OF the drawing.
room stood the baroness. ut her
right a somewhat younger woman.
The baroness approached us smil-
ing.
"Ah. gentlemen" she said. Il am
happy TO see you AGAIN"
We all looked at her intently.
The woman before us was the
nurse around whose table we had
gathered that morning in the hos
pital'
Her companion was Madame Van
Cleef a rich Paris beauty. who
worked at tho other operating
table.