The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
TAKEN FROM CAMP H MADE A
cAPTAIN-sENT TO SCHOOL.
SPECIALIST IN FOOT SURGERY
Has Been Working Hard But Is
Hating Nobody. - Expects to
Go Across Soon After July
First.
Boston, Mass, 5-3O-1S.


yourself, as | have been so neglectful
about my correspondence, but when /
think will get letter started some
thing interferes, at least, we kid our
selves into thinking we are busy
whether we really are or not. But
things back in Oska, and almost inn
agine | am easing across the street
to get a coke" or expound little
of the latest dope, generally before it
happens, and thus put such authorities,
as Jack Shelton and few others to
shame.
Well, considerable has happened
since | saw you last. | was transfer
red from a regiment into the Depart
ment of Orthopedic Surgery, and
whether they thought l was no good
as | was and had to be re-educated, /
don't know, but any how, was trans
ferred to Boston to the army course in
Orthopedic Surgery which is being
given at the Harvard Grade School of
Medicine.
Whatever hard jobs or unpleasant
things Uncle Sam has given me to do,
previously, he is now making up for
ii all with vengence, by sending me
here. First. because Boston is the
Holy of Holes from the Orthopedic
standpoint, they are founders, promol-
gators and the only real divine in that
line, from their view point.
All About a Foot.
And what they don't know, about a
foot, joint, bone or muscle of locomo-
ton wouldn't make one cipher. They
not only know the work but are
teachers otherwise they wouldn't be
on the Harvard faculty. SO we are get
ting a wonderful course, which con-
sists of anatomy, neurology and Ray
Plaster work dissection, bone joints
and muscle surgery, etc. 1t is no play
course either as they see that you get
the work. One of the small parts of
the anatomy course they demand is
that you know the origin, insertion
and action, with their blood and nerve
supply of all the muscles of the body.
And all of the different departments
are just as eXacting.
They have US doing bone gratis and
muscle transplants TO rail- conceivable
deformities and distortions possible
and it is remarkable the work they
can do in that line. The chief mater
ial for the clinics, especially for dia-
gnosis and surgical treatment are the
deformities resultant from infantile
paralysis, that being the best substi-
tute for war surgery they have here.
Course Is Great.
| have learned more about the
treatment of such diseases than I
ever thought existed. AS it is primar
lily a disease of the nervous system
which may affect any group of muscles
or their nerve supply. One has to
know their neurology or nerve dia-
gnosis. To say the least the course is
great" Most of the faculty are men
known on more than one continent,
and | feel that | am getting great
deal out of it.
1t is two months course, ending
about July 1st, and what disposition
we get after that | don't know. OF
course we are hoping to go across. Ii
so, they will polish us off under Col.
Jones of London, one of the foremost
men of today on war surgery.
Mrs. MCLEAN and find BstOn very
interesting, and we are especially for
tunate in having one of her cousins
living here. They own car and take
us around considerably. Also. we have
picked up some other friends having
autos, so we have as much entertain
ment as | have time for. AS we are
getting a years work in these two
months, have to give it most of my
attention.
Still a Fan.
| have been out to see the Red SoX
almost every Saturday p. m. and they
ave great team. Am sorry to pre-
ct that they are going to be the
vs. to win the Am. League pennant.
wv them play the White Sox, De-
tfx and St. Louis. With Joe Jack
son and possibly Faber gone, don't
think the White Sox have a chance
us 9ss Boston loses bunch of its
sts
Braves have been on the road
mose the time so haven't seen them.
They h..Nen't much. so | probably
won't waste more than one game on
them.
I often wonder how everybody Is In
Oska. / of course get the papers but
they don't contain all of the really
and truly continental gossip.
Is a Captain Now.
Uncle Sam has also showed his
kindness to me by making me Captain,
so on the whole | don't hate any
body especiy s,Iust now. and wouldn't
a. out Of IN. fight for anything even