Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

purposes OF drinking and cooking,
washing and bathing.
sailors must have good teeth To
repair dental defects there ig, among
tho medical officers Of the ship. a
dcni1l surgeon. lie occupies a room
only about twelve by fourteen in
SIZE, but containing a complete dem
NsIa OutNt, ~ wen as special instru-
mcnis and apparatus for the treat.
mcnt u oral Infections, fractures OF
the maNlllHc, and other minor opera 10
tions which may properly be classi-
fled as dentistry rho office fur
uishups are of pressed steel. en-
amoied white, and high freq quency
violet ray lessons the aches and pains
ot pau"nis in the chair A tiny ma
chino shop, consisting Of an electric
lathe, a blowpipc outfit, and a com
pressed mir machine is at the disposal
Of the dental officer II visit to the
dentist could ever be made n
pleasure. surely such an office would
30 far to accomplish it,
The %.ray machine is one Of the
wonders OF tho modern scientific
world An N-ray machine Ia today
indispensable in any largo hospital
II Is oyGn moro essential in, military
surgery, and the X ray rooms on the
hospital ships OF the United States
navy are tho most perfect that could
be devised Because OF the ships
motion, number Of adjustments are
required which would not be in
stalled in the ordinary X-ray euuip-
ment. The current supplied is TAR
moro than IL demanded for even the
tsHNst rapid and difficult radIoRraphy.
TIE table ls Of the very latest typo.
permitting examinations in either a
standinR or prone position, and
fractures may bo reduced. bullets re-
moved, and shell fragments In the
eve located ana removed Roentgen
thorapy Is also provided, and there
is dark room for the development
81 plates, together with special H.
Eliminating device for studying them
The N-Rav Room.
Adjoining the X-ray room is tho
chemical laboratory. Here chemical
Hnnlvsia can be carried on and invcr-
legations made 81 blood. body fluids
ana eNcrcta. Pathological diagnosis
or diseased tissues IL provided for
and tcsting of sorums and vaccine
An adjunct TO tho laboratory is the
animal house, containing cages f1-
guinea pigs, rabbits. sheep and fowl
which nre all AS well cared for as
possible
Tho value or sunshine is better nm
dorstOod than Il used TO be There
was n time. In years gone by when
housewives pulled down their shades
and closed tho blinds with jealous
care. Nowadays even tho Less pro.
ErcSglve ones lot IN the mir and sun
prefcrrlng = slightly faded carpet
10 "a house fun OF germs and mildow.
At sea sunshine and air are available
In greater purity and quantity than
In the crowded cities Advantage Is
taken OF this I'm providing "sola-
rlum,' or sun pnrlor To Eupplem ent
tho hospital treatment. Tho sun bath
IL situated, of course on the upper
deck, and enables convalcscGnt pa
tients Ia live aB much aS practicable
In the open air and sunlight and still
be shielded from adverse weather
conditions. In case OF great emer-
gencv the solarium can he used as
n temporary overflow from the con
tagious wards
The chaplain Of hospital ship is
one OF its most Important officers
To begin with he ls entrusted with
tho caFa' Of the spiritual welfare Of
everyone aboard. But his duties go
farther than that. He has charge OF
nmusemonts and entertainments of |
every sort,
a ship naturally provides very lit |
tl4 opportunity for out of door field |
sports but Is Is surprising to the |
outsider 20 discover how much ath- |
ieto recreation 10 possible. There Is, |