The sun., 1918-08-18
TEACHING DISABLED SOLDIERS THE NURSERY BUSINE

One Of the serious problems con.
fronting our Government to-day is
what shall we do with our disabled
soldiers?
There are vast numbers Of men re-
turning daily from the front. who
either through wounds or disease, con.
tracted while in the service, have been
30 incapacitated as to be unable to fol-
low their former occupations. There
will be great many crippled men re-
turning later.
These men are the defenders of de-
mocracy, the brave ones who left home
willing to sacrifice everything, even
life II necessary, that the threatening,
Grasping hand Of autocracy might be
However ,banished from the earth. and
people allowed to live a peaceful ex-
istence. Then shall they, when they
y return with their earning capacity
impaired by wounds received in de-
Sence OF liberty. be forced to accept
the bare necessities of life and subsist
on the meagre wages of cripple? Or
shall we as a nation bend every en-
ergy to refit them for new occupations
and prepare them for positions where
they will be self-supporting and re-
spected citizens? This is the question
before us. Uncle Sam has answered II
by a firm determination to stand BY
the boys. There are in our financial,
industrial, mercantile Transportation.
mining and agricultural interests
many suitable positions where brains
count for more than limbs. Many Of
the boys will be reeducated to take
these positions.
For the boys whose lungs have been
Infected by gas. pneumonia or ex
posure. outdoor occupations will be
provided. 1t is to this class that the
nursery business offers excellent op-
portunities. The very character of the
work in itself should appeal strongly
to them. Being free from arduous
labor. requiring dexterity, skill, n high
degree of intelligence, and so diyersi-
ned as never to become monotonous
TINS work Is especially adapted to their
physical condition.
To those men who have witnessed
the terrible havoc wrought in Europe
who have seen the wreck and devasta-
t;on left IN the wake Of exploding
enehs. and beautiful landscapes in
ttantiy transferred into smoking
craters' the construction side OF nur-
tery work will prove most alluring.
Aside from monetary compensation
this line Of work offers many other ,e-
wards, There is a great deal of salts
faction In feeling that ones own efforts
g., inahlns TINS old world more fruit
III, moIe peautirui and better place
winch 10 I'VE.
oa.ed IN Ainngtown, a suburb of
NV maven Conn.,, IL one of the Gov
,.f.n large convaiescent hospitals.
nnonah .u nave become strong
,ra,nin. S. Ne Some exercise, their
b. Dshs. turing the summer
H. a -.;S..,.i as hao an interesting class
Enar,' ms..
~. 49, 'uay ana friday one OF
h.rr.aI uusks rolls up to the
n.ho aro ,s. nu Ioaus up with the men
- a'e Interested IN learning some Of
pp.eS VI horticulture. They
hra,oh ~ Ae 10 the Woodmont
80, "a. ene Iadh lily nursery Com
Oh mines oistant, where instruc-
,hn. oonuufteu IN practical and
.,.., ousn manner. Ihey are taught to
-, ush ne.ween olnerent grades of
.,,,..,n neu IN the principles OF cul-
,.. .ausnt pruning budding the
-. =. cuttings, no" 10 transplant
80 -. an- pes anu the general meth
tor them.
,,arsho a.. :" 'he accompanying pho
go .he men are all required to
80 p, M 'he actuai work. In prun-
$3.50 nan mas MS own knife or
81 -. ~ . an instructor walks up
- n me To" showing each man
w. - "nee 70 cut ana explaining
sne feasoh LOT the operation. The men
~ aeeu 10 ask questions and
rIa,aas ~ ana thoroughly ex-
instruction Is all or an
N. $3.50, anu Haoe as simple
80. "neh opportunity pre-
~" ehpie principe OF botany Is
s,,s.S.s ~ anu eApia'heo. by this
a. -. n.p' Interested ana
80 I"uo attractive.
nil, ouen uaih'hs aiong this line
49,, - an w vas, opportunities Tor our
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