The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-04
Civilians Not Admitted.

9Ol0ltIh anu hdllOlh WIN HaNt wi
their limbs in this war are first sent ,
a eonvaleseent hospital at Brighto
where they regain their strength and az
quire a new outlook, the outlook OF
mar recreated. From the moment }
enters the first stage Of this prepar'
ton for his future every individual m.
receives the personal attention and az
vice Of a succession OF experts in d.
ierent lines and as time goes on and !
RECEIVERS his strength, his bent, WIS
ever II may be, is encouraged and
finds himself in surroundings wheH y
cry effort he makes is looked upon as.
distinct achievement
Forgets His Misfortune.
No wonder that by the time he reael
es Roehampton he is not only ready I,
be fitted with REV limbs but his mis-
is prepared for a new process OF educ;
ton. which, before the war, would hs'
been considered utterly impossible Il
mature men. Little by little outside !,
terests begin to rival in importance h
preoccupation with his own misfortun
He sees every hour others more unto
tunfv than he, others doing work whiS
he becomes ambitious to excel, Al
here the Englishman's sporting instin
stands him in gallant service. He n
gins 10 take pride in his handicap, b
gins TO exercise the same inaenui|
which has for centuries led him
create obstacles only for the Joy
overcoming them
E~mbroiders with Mechanical Hand
One boy-he could not have bel
more than twsnty-who came bach
the Somme with one arm, delights |
embroider regimental flags with n
mechanical fingers Of his left had
"But why does he not learn somethil
that he can do with one hand-tread
work or store keeping or instructinglI
protested.
ASK him." was the reply.
why | took up embroidery, ma'aI
lust because my pal who has both
hands was such a rotten needlem
that | had to show him how"
Gymnastics His Hobby.
But embroidery is only his recfeatid
his hobby He is taking a spec
course in gymnastics with the Intent
Of becoming an instructor. Anoti
man before the war was . platter;
has continued his training and viii
ready to take a position as csmmefc
instructor as soon as he is retessy
Jobs are waiting for every man "
goes out properly equipped. The VIII
industrial facilities OF the country
open TO these men, so great 10 We nd
of them. Many employers are thin1
MANNED men for special work ard p3
ing them while they are being tfstps
Scientific market gardening Is often "a
en- up by men who have lost their ID
in the war and who went from the IA
TO the barracks. Thus instead of
wages of a farm hand they will &c
the pay of a skilled workman, plus
pension allowed by the government.
Guarded From Sharks.
There is an employment bureau
Roehampton conducted in the inter.l
of the patients, but, unlike the ordind
commercial agency, this bureau-kei
in constant touch with its MEMBERSHIP
they have left the hospital. The eld
crate indexing Of the meps' rao!
helps to check the danger OF their bel
imposed upon by greedy employers
The London Polytechnic is work.
in close collaboration with the R
hampton Hospital. While convai{scI
and during the long period of becdn
accustomed to the use of their artifid
limbs, the men take any branch
training they desire with the privl9
Of a years free instruction after
the hospital. -
Limbs Are Masterpieces
And the limbs themselves, Scid
and experience have accomplished sd
miracles with steel and rawhide, vi
and springs and cords, that
most every action Of hand and foot 4
be reproduced mechanically. So Id
as there is an available muscle on VIII
TO build, a man may be taught to wa
TO run, TO use his arms, his hands,
BY a slight contraction sf
powerful cords Of his neck and
muscles of his back and breast he'n
be- able to pick up a pin with his p
fectly moulded wooden fingers set
heir pneumatic sockets with rub
tendons and covered with a cuticie
,namelled rawhide as washable as
ing skin,
Not a week goes by that the maj
of these limbs, carried on riI
On the premises, does not receive So
important innovation. One of the 81
masters, himself wearing an artifid
eg, told me that he would be asian
own the legs he turned out a VI
lgo, that every days experience " -
lin some improvement. But nobt
from these changes of fashi(
very man who leaves Roehampton n
.ome back and be fitted again from ii
o time with the latest Improvement
Almost persistent creditor, who md
himself as Objectionable as possible
unfortunate enough to owe
nony, actually called on a backwd
lebtor on Christmas day, and found
Il dinner. husv carving a Verv