The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

ed where there are no facilities;
Portable baths or douches to be at
tached to coffee stations ON the lines
of communication. The country is
well watered but the streams are
small and cold. Two types of bath
have been developed-one for fair
and one for inclement weather. At
tached to the boiler which heats the
water is disinfecting or delousing
apparatus for ridding clothing of ver-
min while the men are bathing.
Portable Dental Rooms
Dental ambulances to serve dis
tricts where dental rooms are not to
be found
archaeological ambulances for
treating injuries to the eye from shall
explosions and gas attacks-when
speedy treatment may mean the saw
ing of sight.
Portable sterilizing plants for serv-
ing the surgeons at advanced dress
ing stations, and
Portable lighting plants for light
ing hospitals, tents and dug-outs used
as such
Mobile complementary hospitals to
assist in caring for the wounded in
dig drive. The type of hospital de-
veloped by the medical corps of the
French army includes a Photograph
plant, mounted on truck; a steriliz-
ing plant also SO mounted; pavilion
containing a radiograph dark room; 1;
operating room; line and bandage
store room; and ten hospitals with
corridors for 300 beds-all of which
can be packed on camions and trail
ers inside of day
Portable barracks. standardized in
sections, so that they can be set up
for hospitals. rest stations, canteens,
etc.
An Artificial Limb Shop
Through it's American and French
Army division the Red Cross is in
stalling several specialized plans as
auxiliaries to existing army equip
ment-among these a nitrous oxide
plant, a splint shop. an artificial limb
work shop in addition to the porta-
BILE ice plants, laundries, ETC., already
noted.
! AS result of much negotiation ar.
rangements. have been made for open.
ing an Independent workshop at the
military hospital at San Maurice
where an improved type of artificial
leg will be sold to the French Govern
ment at cost. The ordinary artificial
limbs made in France are unneces
sarily heavy and not we'll fitted fol
the stump of the leg. Whether this
service will be needed by the Amer
ican army is not yet determined, bu
the Red Cross will be in position II
supply such limbs IL the military au
tnOrltleS WISH Jn6m.
In knowledge of anaesthetics, ol
rather in application of that knowl
edge, American practice is far in ad
vance of the general range in Europe
No adequate sources of nitrous oxide
exist in France. This gas does no
diminish the resistance of patien
as do ether and chlorofOrm. Often
life hangs in the balance ON this diff
ference. The Red Cross plant will b.
installed within the next three
months. This anaesthetic is not OIL
the Army list, and in the opinion o
experienced surgeons the Red Cros
can save many lives by furnishing IL
Considerable research work has beel
done by the American medical fra
ternity now working in France, ant
large number of subjects are a
present under independent investiga
ton. The American Red Cross ha
appropriated 100000 to the Research
Service of its Medical and Surgfca
Division to encourage such investiga
tions and a Medical Research Com
mittee has been appointed to direc
!. central laboratory in Paris and pas
on applications for facilities else
where.
: Moreover the division will estat
, lish service of Medical and SurgiC
, al Information to furnish surgeon
with the latest results of field hospit
al practice and publish a month";
bulletin Loan Libraries and curren
medical journals will be supplie
/ base hospitals. 1t is hoped to g
further and act with proper safe
: guards, as a medium between tn
: French, English, Italian. Belgian