Putnam patriot., 1924-11-28
RED CROSS CAR
 TO VISIT CITY
firaf Aid Demonstrations. Hy Unique Corps of Travelling
 Experts
Demon.,r.tion. to Schools, Empioyes,
 Firemea, Police, and Public

1 Putnam is to receive visit from unique corps of traveiing experts aboard the American Red Cross First i Aid demonstration car. which is msk- ! ing . tour over the lines of the New York. New Haven & Hartford rail road, being scheduled to reach this city Friday. Dec. 5. It will remain
 here one day. Arrangements will be made to give demonstrations of practical methods of First Aid in local schools, 10 shopmen
 and other railway employees. the po- lliee. firemen, and the general public. l With the cooperation of the rail- road, the car is ,fayellng over it's sys. tem, visiting the principal cities and towns. The car has visited l37 large cities, and tbe staff of surgeons on board has directly given First Aid de 1 nionstrations to more than i5o,OOO people. This service is free to the public.
 The lectures by the staff of experts on the car are so simplified and con- densed that they are readily under stood by everyone.
 "Attendance al these meetings may be the means of saving a life--per- haps your own," is the slogan of the staff aboard the car.
 The American Red Cross. in renew ing it's travelling First Aid demonstra- ton at this time, picks the moment when the annual toll of accidents in the United States exceeds the Ameri- can casualties during the World War. Contrary Co the general impression, official statistics show that majority
 . T. t..lI ..F s.aefHaFttz happen in or around the home. Ina bility to perform even the simplest technique of First Aid before the doc tor arrives, too often results Tn the death or permanent disabling of the injured person.
 The Red Cross First Aid course has been tried and found a complete sue cess by some of the counery's largest many of which have formed First Aid teams which compete in ex- pert demonstrations for prizes donated by the companies.
 Throughout the country many thou sands of people qualify every year and receive their Red Cross First Aid cer- tiiicates through the local Chapters of the Red Cross.
 The Red Cross First Aid car which will visit this city Is of special type and contains lecture room with ca pacity of fifty persons. It is fully equipped for the purpose of giving de monstrations in First Aid by the sur geons who live on board the car dur ing its long trips.
 Until 1917, when the Red Cross concerted every effort of it's great or ganization upon war work. the Red Cross First Aid cars covered sixty two railroads, ten of which were cov- cred twice and eleven three times at public demand During these trips the cars travelled distance equal to eight times the circuit of the globe, or 20s, 900 miles. Nearly 5000 First Aid de- monstrations were given and more than 1000. 900 people reached with at least one lecture on the value of First Aid.
 Some idea of the remarkable recog- milton given the present car and it's lessons may be seen from the fact that during this year. the governors of four states visited by the car have is- sued formal proelamations reeoms mending the inclusion of Red Cross First Aid courses in the schools of each state.