The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-18
The CRIPPLE AN ASSET
INSTEAD OF LIABILITY
n. G. Jung's Story Shows what Can Be
Done to Make Crippled Soldiers
Valuable

Now that our soldiers who have been
crippled on the battlrhclds of Europe are
returning. what must the public be pre-
pared 10 do?
! OF course our government is going 10
! train these men SO that they will become
proficient at some vocation. But th;tt is
/ not enough to make them feel that they
are part of our social and Industrial
activities
The average person believes the Grip
pie capable Of only limited accomplish
mcnts when in fact he is more cnpahle
under his handicap because he exercises
more will power and greater energy to
overcome the obstacles he encounters
caused by the loss Of limb.
/ 1t is true some of these men will be
discouraged and it is with those men
that we can be Of great assistance. not
with contributions OF money. therefore
making them objects OF charity. but BY
: offering them opportunities 10 help 'hrin-
| selves. also instillng them with the am
! bition to prove to the world that they
| arc n necessary unit in this great uni
verse of ours. All they need is fight
| ing chance
It has been thru our recent war that
the great lesson has been taught US
ITO forget self" Why should not this
wonderful spirit continue:
| Life for these Cripplrs is going TO he
| n harder battle 70 tight than any they
have ever been in before. But tho per-
severance to make good will win out
and n great success will be their reward.
one OF inc DrSl fNnlHill''IlS VI W I''' /
cripple is capahlr is capable Of is cN-
pressed By Henry. y. Jung. Early IN
life he lost his right arm and IN" sight
Of his left cy" in an electrical railway
accident Failure is not in his "ai"Ehry
He is the most high spirited man any
one would eyer meet.
As boy hr entered into athletic con-
tests such as playing baseball. tennis.
swimmer and diver. He drives his own
automobile md paddles canoe with the
same grace and case as two-arm"d
man.
tircly on his athictir tendencies because
Of tho fact that in the first place he has
/ muscular DEVELOPMENT and strength m
those parts Of his body which would
loss Of an arm. His linErrs and limbs
are flexible and respond with his
! thoughts so that anything hc is doing is
done gracefully and quickly.
Tho wonderful fact about Mr. Jung is
that hc does not consider himself Grip
pie and his friends do not look upon him
as such
was expressed ono time when Il friend
| Of his wished TO assist him in carrying
several articles. II" turned tn his friend
and said, What d" You think | am a
cripple; ,. no oaa dis,;,c.ior IF
being possibly tho only nnc-armcd swim
ming instructor in tho world II" is ON.
ploycd ut MooSchcart. Illinois. the Sc ho"l
That trains children for life. which is
maintained nv tho Loyal Order of Moose
for the children Of its deceased Nom
bcrS.
What Mt Jung MS accomplished can
hc done by each ono of thr mon VIII"
fought in tho American army overseas
and unfortunately returned minus an
arm or log. Yet they must hr shown
by the business men Of the United
States that there is n willingness tn as
SiSt thcn1 i'm finding their place in life
II is going to hc Somcwha; different
than il was before tho war hui il is n
national and patriotic duty To help these
mon place themselves.