Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-17
European Women
See 1t Through
by Frederic j. Uaskin.

between thIftY and forty patients are
received at the hospital every day, and
the women do all the nursing, which in
this case Includes cleaning, grooming
F; and feeding, as well rs the administering
of medicines prescribed by the veterinary
surgeon.
The nurses are enthusiastic about their
work The animals" the superintend-
ent asserts, ARE grateful and companion
able We do not baby the horses as
some think, but Some who we reform the
worst eases of temper. and my assistants
can do anything they like with even
| fractions, nervous and suffering horses
I have no doubt that wofnen will want 10
keep on with this work after the war.
Hut nothing that the European women
arc doing should surprise rs these DAYS.
Their versatility - surprising Women
have replaced men not only IN the manu-
facture of war material but IN tho larger
industrial life In tho metal trades
| women Iaborcrs may he found heating and
charging furnaces. working hydraulic
presses. dlscharging trucks and wagons
and welding brass W trade Is without
| them They cut metal pens, they make
cha,ns and accessories for BICYCLES they
mold bricks, they build military barracks
| thev manufacture sugar. and they con
etrlcf cornpaszes and, IN Paris. they arc
| making electric lamps
tors Or OTHER JOBS
RI. II, fo,,. of tbeir mr.
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tnnities to help win tho war, the Woman
| t :, :" WI. alahira,o
research Of the work done by foreign
| women a research that has developed
many interesting facts One Of the most
| interesting Of these ls the tact that toward
The substitution If women ~ tn" places
TT mon each helhRcrent ms dispiaHcd
| different attitude
irancc was the first country r. realize
that Women would have ~ be relied upon
- teep tn" country allyc behind tho hines
| whllc The mon were hRhtng - the front
The lrenchnan has alwats had pro-
found respect Tor TIC business achfheh g
thc freeh"pniHn, So mat there WIS no.
50 much native prFludre ~ overcome.
Women were hustled INTO Jobs formerly
| eaeapief 5p men, qhefiy and r. fnatt'f
Of course apparently nc fr'n'hniah
has forgotten inst fh'r' ever we're any
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TIE athrr dap 4 tall woman dad in a
pa,ater blouse. was found painting
the stree lamos If Paris occasionally
,tlnding III . inspect her tork and hum
mlng ehrrrtglls All the whlle
Ihe professions have also becn thrown
opcn 70 Irenchu0mcn IuI- waa not
such al easy vIctorv, however since
france ha- never been particularly cordial
t. women trying Tor the professions
Madame C4rle - one conspicuous excep-
ton. bit N France YOU will often hear that
II na3 VI Curc and not ms wife VINO
discovered radlum But now there fare
4 large number oi women scientists
| working m French laboratories while the
governnrn, j. encouraging women 70
h, no ,fl!d1 If chemistry. Uacterl-