Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-19
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different sections of the United States are 10 pe
used as reconstruction hospitals, Where Inc
manned may be restored to their fullest u"elu'-
ness. To each will be attached workshops, where
Mt lenSt the rlldimentS Of different trades may DE
procticcd: gardens and farm land for outdoor
work, and every possible facility for encouraging
the crjp,le to do his utmost toward seif-restora-
ttop. Here, too, will be centered the work OF the
Demonstration aids q corps Of instructors IN
physical training, specially trained lof the WoIk
of drilling crippled men in the fullest use Of thelr
remaining muscles. TO the end that tileS may
exercise their faculties to the utmost. Inc d-
gree to which the stump OF an arm or fl les MAY
become mobile and useful has been carefully cal
culuted as 4 result of French experience; 1t is
surprising to a sound man to discover now useiui
half Il forearm, for instance, may become. The
.orps of reconstruction aids is being recruited
from among men and women instructors In gym
nastics under the direction of Miss Marguerite
SanderSon Of Boston.
The fitting of artificial members to replace mss
ing hands and legs has become almost a scieilee
in itself. Wonderful results have been achieVeu
in Europe with marvellous ana complicated ila'iu
,nechanisms that enable their wearers TO perform
almost miraculous feats. For most crippled sol
tiiers. however, the simpler forms, Variatlohs VI
the plain hook or the various forms OF camps lor
holding tools, are much more servlceable rs "orh'
ing hands. A SDeclailXttl t'hS VI N"' ~
st,,dyinc the whole subject under the direction OF
Surgeon General Gorsas, with a view to hitting
every American soldier who may need sncN aftl-
fetal aid with the type best adapted to HE
civilian needs.
The general plan of reconstruction work con-
terminates caring for each disabled soldier or
sailor in the reconstruction hospital nearest MS
former home. The plan of vocational rPhabllita'
ton conteplplates training him to do something
MS nearly like his former occupation as possip'e'
For instance, Il iourneyman carpenter VINO mas
lost nm arm may be trained into a GOOD supcrih'
:cndent of construction. II this can be done py
placing him in a. school where he VIII nave an
oDportunity to learn how to read blueprints and
understand specifications, such a school VIII DE
found, So far MS possible, existing schools are to
be utilized; most of the large industrial organiza'
lions nlrcadv maintain technical schools for their
employces, and these and other similar 1nstitu'
ions will be opened to the discharged crippled
soldier. And while the soldier or sailor Is under
going such re-edoration he will continue to re
ceivc the disability compensation to which he Is
entitled under the war risk insurance act. II the
advice of those who have studied European eX
periencc Is taken, any pension to when ne ma!
be entitled Is to be based upon the nature nnt
extent of his injuries and not upon his earning
capacity.
Both the reconstruction h~osIltais anu wv sc"
eral scheme of rehabilitation In all probabilit!
will be open to civilian employees OF the govern
ment injured In the discharge Of their duty, ant
;nder certain restrictions the vocational re
Mobilization may he made available for any per
son injured In any civil employment. under condi
lions to be established by the rehabilitation board
out Of the emergency Of war, therefore, there vii
thus develop Il permanent asset for peace. a lonI
step toward solving the problem Of putting tn
industrial cripple as well as the war cripple bacl
on the pay roll.