South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-15
The New Sculpture in the French Salon
by Woods Hutchinson. VI. d.

One OF the largest halls OF the
great art gallery in Paris has been
turned into a great hospital ward.
where the war cripples sleep. beau
tifully light and airy with gayly
frescoed walls, but a little DIT diff
fcult 10 heat in winter time they
murmured. The smaller halls are
occupied by a series of work shops,
some in which the patient himself
IS worked upon by all sorts of vi
orators and batteries and electric
currents and exercising machines Of
the Zander type, and the others in
which the patient works upon the
machines and materials provided 10
learn his new trade.
While he was being massaged and
shocked and pulled and pounded
and exercised back into shape in
the shops i'm which he was the raw
material the strength Of the differ
ent groups Of his muscles and the
amount of movement OF which his
joints and limbs were capa Ole. were
carefully tested out and measured.
EELlllldk
first Of all what his total strength
was, whether he should be rated as
quarter man. half man or three
quarter man. so as 70 place him in
the light, medium or heavy work
class Then the strength or defic-
iency Of the different groups Of his
muscles was tested out in the effort
TO ind some particular occupation
or task in which his strength could
be used and his disa bilities did not
interfere. Then after a preliminary
tryout 10 see whether he showed
any aptitude for this particular job.
or whether something else might fix
his natural tendency or previous
training better he was set to work
10 learn his particular trade
There was nothing rigid or forced
about the method. If the "mutile'
didn't make good progress and take
kindly TO his scientifically selected
one. I'm fact the men were not in
frequently given training in two or
more trades which could be carried
on together in villages and little
country towns. such as cobbline and
tool sharpening for instance. but
there might not be enough demand
for either alone 10 make "a good
living.
In all there were some 70 OF 20
different trades ranging from car
pentry. cobbling. metal work and
harness-makins to photography
book-bindins and printing
The director who was doctor
and physical director OF a large col
lege gymnasium. v4s an enthusiast
and inspired his patients With the
same spirit. 1, was a pleasure 70
see the enthusiasm and energy with
which they went about the work Of
overcoming their defects Thanks
partly 20 the universal use of ma
chinery i'm moderr industry so that
great muscular strength is no longer
partly TO the devoted
skill IN fitting the diss bled man 10
the particular task which suited
him. the doctor assured me that
somewhat 10 even his own surprise
he was able 20 make more than
two-thirds Of his patients full
hands az some particular trade.
Then he brought his infectious
enthusiasm TO bear upon the en-
ployers and induced them 20 see
that so long a. man did full work
they must pay him fun wages. re-
CARELESS OF how much of him might
be missing With the gratifying
practical result that not one OF his
graduates was earning less than
eight francs q day which was very
good wages at French rates. the
equivalent OF nearly four dollars
day. American standard.
AS something like two-thirds OF
the population OF France is peasant
special attention was given TO
little trades. like cobbling. har-
ness making tool grinding etc
such as could be carried on in
small villages. And i'm addition
there was special branch afdli-
ated with the hospital. farm
school ont in the country wh--- tho