Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-09

ing helpless and discouraged. That last must not be!
 No one must be discouraged. how ever much he may have suffered. No one, il human ingenuity can prevent, must be left helpless. You have only to read the splendid things which are being done in this line For this is one great task which marvellous mod ern surgery and science are taking in hand. Noradays there is no room for despair, because of physical hurts The grace of God and human devotion hay brought about what seems like new age of miracle!
 An offset to this worst of war goes such cooperation and intelligent reconstructive thinking as the world
 has never seen. The first aids at the front, the convalescent hospitals, the skill and resources of surgeons and nurses have developed such favora ble conditions that wounded soldier has better chance of complete recovery, even from terrible wounds, than ever in the worlds history. Moreover after his physical healing is com pleted, there is more effort being put into equipping him to face peace most famous sculptors are giving their time to contriving means to hide his , disdgUrement. The cleverest in ventors are studying to fit him with substitutes for lost limb or muscles put out of commission. The wisest l teachers are ready to teach him a new occupation, if his old one has be- come impracticable The most sym pathetic agencies are preparing to l find what he can dc to be most use ful to his grateful country. Uncle | iC nT1 fnn inh fo 1 Could he have better hope?
 l We must cooperate with Uncle Sam.
 First of all, we must ourselves keep l cheerful and hopeful, even if it is our
 own boy who is coming back, tltered and discouraged. He will depend 1 much upon hope and cheer. The atti- l tude of his own home toward a boys 1 apparent misfortune will be one of 1 the greatest factors in his future ca reer, of usefulness or of despair. Per | haps it will turn out not to be such a misfortune, after all Already many l a soldier has found his true self in the hospital. Many one who has an un-
 important job before he was crippled has studied and practised and per- fected some speciality which has giver him more satisfactory position thar
 ever.
 Many a man who has lost his right hand is doing better work than ever with his left, or with the marvellous mechanical fingers which have beer
 made for him.
 The government has worked out 2 great scheme in which it needs the
 help of us all. Don't throw sand ir
 the machinery, if you happen to have
 crippled lad at the front! Don't bt ] so selfish, so impatient to see and com. fort him that you prejudice his future
 Miracles take time! He is being look
 ed after, remember. We must not de mand that he be sent home as soon al . his misfortune is known. Yes; you
 Husky may have done his brave bit and may think he is not a Husky an,
 more, and may demand just home
 sympathy, help for his helplessness- ! and his pension. He may intend t give up active life, because of hi t 'misfortune.' He may feel too hur i by fate to try any more Don't le f him feel so! Maybe his real happi r ness, his true usefulness is just begin 3 ming! You must be brave for hin 6 now, as he has been brave for us al t You want the best for him? Yo l don't want him to miss the chance o t building anew a dignified future, d I iyou
 We'll, then! Don't you be discour s aged! Don't let him despair! Brac
 yourself to brace him, and read of tn y splendid things that are being done t !, give hope for such as he,-reconstruc ], ton, re-education, re-equipment, re 2 placement in affairs. Americans ar s so versatile and adaptable thank God T Uncle Sam will do the best possibl e for the boy who made the fine sacri l fee. He will have his well-earne s pension. But that is not all! He wi l fhave, if humanly possible, a good joE ] too. Ten chances to one he will hay
 it, if we all cooperate. It is not Hs
 the old days. You must read the won l derful things that are happening { the boys whose splendid spirit mer metal could not crush.
 II There is not room for despair!