Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23
Britain Plans Suitable Instrue-
ton to Suit Men for
Work.
TRAINING IS UNDER WAY
London Exhibition Shows the Skill of
Observation-Disclosures of Blind
ed soldiers--Wage Question
is Solved.

war Will nave MS cnance OF future EN-
pIeyment AT work suitable to his
MANNED condition and at a wage that
will enable him to live without seeking
charity. The only reason for any pos
sible failure of the plan will be due to
refusal on his part to take part in the
training which has been provided for
him.
The ministry of pensions and the
ministry of labor are making every ef-
fort to provide suitable instruction and
TO obtain posts for the men as they
are trained.
Already courses of training are es-
tablished in the engineering and build
ing trades. the manufacture of air
craft, wholesale and retail tailoring.
the making of leather goods, furniture
making. diamond cutting. wood cary
ing. toy making and many other trades.
An exhibition is now open in Lon
don in which are displayed the meth
DDS of training and the resulting va
riety of work turned out by the dis
abled soldiers or sailors.
During the early days of the exhi-
bition conference Of delegates from
allied countries was held in which de-
tails of the after care, work and the
treatments for the restoration of the
wounded were given.
Plan for Aiding Blind.
Sir Arthur Pearson described the
methods in use at ST, Dunstan's for
the treatment. training and re-educa-
ton of blinded soldiers. He said that
the actual re-education and training
was divided intu two sections, the
classroom and the workshop. the mems
working day being divided between the
two.
Typewriting was taught in the class
room, while In the workshops the
largest number of men were learning
cObbling. Some men learned mat max
ing only. Basket making. the oldest of
the staple Industries for the blind, was
taught in many varieties. The other
industry taught In the workshops was
ioinery. The men of St Dunstan's &C
quired these Industries In a quarter of
the time usually supposed to be neces-
sary to teach blinded man a trade.
Shorthand writing. by the aid of a ma
chine which enabled the Braille char
acters to be taken down, was also
taught, as was telephone operating.
Dealing with the provision of sur
gical supplies, Sir William MacEwen
said that when a hospital for the limb
less was established in Scotland they
were told that, In view of the thou
sands Of men who had lost limbs In
the war, it would be impossible to get
enough artificial substitutes unless
aliens were employed. To meet the
difficulty a skilled limbs committee of
physicists, engineers and surgeons was
formed, which had directed the produc-
ton of limbs by wood carvers, pattern
makers and mechanics in shipbuildIng
yards and engineering shops. and thus
they had been able. by employing
home industry alone, to supply arti-
fetal limbs In sufficient quantities and
quality to satisfy requirements.
Methods OF Treatment.
Prof. v. Putt of Bologna dealt with
The surgical treatment pertaining to
amputations. He described the meth
DDS of DR., Giuliano vanghetti, who
first conceived the idea and the means
Of drawing living energies from the
stump of an amputated limb and trans
hitting voluntary movements to- an
artificial member. 1t is now possible
for a man who has lost both hands to
use knife and fork at table, dress
himself and even shave with a safety
razor. This miracle is due to the treat
ment known as cinematization, and the
perfection TO which artificial limbs
have been brought
In order to obtain this voluntary
movement the muscles are allowed TO
overlap the bone of the stump and are
so arranged as to give two protuber-
ances similar in shape and size TO two
small fingers. The muscles are so ar
ranged as to give alternately the fiex-
ion and extension movements and
where that cannot be obtained a rotary
movement can be given. In this way
artificial limbs. instead of being mere
ly supports for the stumps, can them.
selves be manipulated.
In another department a meat safe
of which one workshop has sent 2jC
TO France-can be seen, and a touch.
ing side of this exhibit was a tray OF
things for one-armed men-jigs of this
and that sort TO enable one-armed men
TO cut wood and wire. and to polish
frames, rulers for one-armed clerks
billiard rests for the one-armed player
etc.
The wase question has been seri
Gus problem, but the difficulties have
been largely solved. Up to the present
very few Of the trained men trans
ferred to employment have failed tc
obtain wages of $40 and over per week
1t is hoped that with the extension OF
the work of the department exchanges
working nnder the ministry of labor
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