The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22


 They Received Before Going Into
 Army.
 Out of 13,826 soldiers that have re- turned to Canada from her overseas forces, only 3,514 are classified as wounded in report of the Canadian military hospitals commission. The report is especially interesting to Americans because Canada's war prob lem is in many ways similar to our own.
 "Over age" brought home 1,286; un- der age, 5SO; tuberculosis, 67O; insane, 1SO; "other causes" 7,O66. A total of g, ,134 of the 1s,S26 were sent to hos pitals or convalescent homes.
 About half-7, ,41S-are either unin- jured or only 25 per cent disabled. Those disabled from 26 to 50 per cent number 1923; disabled 51 to 75 per cent total 927; 75 to 100 per cent, 1875.
 Only 5,233 were native Canadians; 7,41S were born in the British isles.
 They RehabiIitate the Wounded.
 In the Guelph Military Conva1escent hospital at Guelph, Ont, the Canadian government has an almost ideal plant for the rehabilitation of wounded and sick soldiers. This establishment was formerly reformatory. It has farm of 83O acres, which is capable of great development, and has also a woolen mill, machine shop, broom shop, tailor shop, woodwork shop, creamery, lime kiln and equipment for many other in- dustries. The Ontario Agricultural college adjoins this hospital, and it's teaching staff will help in the work of re-educating the men. An institution such as this may take a man who is wounded and who has never been any thing but day labOrer and send him out well and trained to work at a trade or a profession-whatever he has the brains to learn. Our own government is now building and communicating similar institutions for the care of wounded Americans.
 One young man who has severe scalp wound was a farmer, teamster and general laborer earning wages averaging S6U a month. He has now a commencing salary of $70 and is en- gagged at a much more agreeable Occu- patton. Another was a lumberman and accustomed to earn $3.50 day, but on returning to the woods he took charge of an engine at $4 a day. An other man who formerly made $35 now gets S6o. All of these men were very badly wounded.
 Private Henry Gerrish, who was teamster when he enlisted, lost his en- tire left arm. He studied hard in the convaiescent hospital, passed the civil service examination, and got an ap- pointment as a postmaster at $125 a month. In addition he persuaded one of the nurses in the convalescent hos pital to become his wife.
 A Few More Examples.
 A metal polisher who, made $60 a month took a course in commercial work and is now earning $S7.5O month as a bOOkkeeper. A private, who was blacksmith's assistant, took a course in Oxyacetylene welding and now makes $9O a month. A general laborer has become wood carver and is paid $70 a month by the Alaska Bedding company.
 q always had liking for drawing and felt that if I ever had the chance would take up mechanical drawing" wrote a wounded prisoner who had been a milk wagon driver for some f years at SIP a week. "This opportun- ity was afforded me at the Gray Nuns COnvalescent home at Montreal, where. after six weeks, am in position to i accept an appointment with an initial salary of S75 a month"
 Another man admits that he learned more while in the hospital than he did in 30 years of experience as a me chanic.
 "The fact is." he writes, "that at the outbreak of the war I was earning about $3 day at my trade. l am now able to hold a job as foreman in a machine shop at more than twice the salary was getting before"
 In this way Canada is making out of her wounded skilled men to take the place of those who are lost.