The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-24
THE CRIPPLE AN ASSET
INSTEAD OF A LIABILITY
CAN BE DONE TO MAKE
cRIPPLES VALUABLE.

Now that our soldiers who have
been crippled ON the battlefelds Of
Europe are returning, what must the
public be prepared to do?
OF course our government is going
to train these men 50 that they will
become proficient at some vocation.
But that is not enough to make them
feel that they are part of our social
and industrial activities.
The average person believes the
cripple capable of only limited accom-
plishments, when in fact he is more
capable under his handicap because
he exercises more will power and
greater energy to overcome the OBJ
stacles he encounters caused by the
loss of a limb.
1t is true some of these men will be
discouraged and it is with these men
that we can be of great assistance, not
with contributions of money, therefore
making them objects Of charity, but
by offering them opportunities to help
themselves, also instilling them with
the ambition to prove to the world
that they are a necessary unit in this
great universe of ours. All they need
is fighting chance.
1t has been through our recent war
that the great lesson has been taught
us-"to forget self" Why should not
this wonderful spirit continue?
Life for these cripples is going tc
be harder battle to fight than any
they have ever been in before. But
the perseverance to make good viii
win OUT and great success will be
their reward.
One of the best exhibitions of wha'
cripple is capable of is expressed by
Henry C. Jung. Early in life he los
his right arm and the sight of his left
eve in an electrical railway accident
, Failure Is not in his category. He i.
, the most high spirited man anyone
would ever meet.
! AS boy he entered into athletic
r contests such as playing baseball
/ tennis, football, wrestling, etc. He /
an expert swimmer and diver. HI
s drives his own automobile and paddle
( a canoe with the same grace and cas-
}, as a two-armed man.
= Mr.. Jung bases his success almos
s entirely on his athletic tendencies be
D cause of the fact that in the first plac
l. he has muscular development an
: strength in those parts of his bod
@ which would otherwise be undevelop
u ed because of the loss of an arm. Hi
8 fingers and limbs are flexible and re
q spond with his thoughts so that any
q thing he is doing Is done GRACEFUL
y and quickly.
The wonderful fact about Mr. Jun
is that he does not consider himself
cripple and his friends do not look up
on him as such.
An excellent illustration of tn
spirit was expressed one time when
10 friend of his wished to assist him
IA carrying several articles. He turne
to his friend and said: what do yc
q, think / am, a cripple?"
I'd Mr.. Jung has the odd distinction
rs being possibly the only one-arm'
in swimming instructor in the world. !
Is is employed at Mooseheart. ILL.,. t
ah school that trains children for III
which is maintained by the Loyal o
or der of Moose for the children of
ut deceased members.
is What Mr.. Jung has accomplish
r. can be done by each one of the m
nd who fought in the American arr
IT'S overseas and unfortunately return
Use minus an arm or leg. Yet they m,
" be shown by the business men OF
nd United States that there is a willin
les ness to assist them in finding tn
Did place in life. 1t Is going to be SON
what different than 1t was before
ms war, but 1t Is national and a pat
ng otto duty to help these men plt
ew themselves.