A war nurse's diary : sketches from a Belgian field hospital . f pictures made up of interestingevents and people. First of all, at Furnes, there was a mad rush ofwork. While the Battle of the Yser was proceed-ing every nerve was strained day and night to copewith the work. Then after two or three weeksthings died down to a few casualties each that time we assumed more the nature of aBase-Hospital, and instead of packing off all whocould travel next morning in ambulances, we nursedthem to something approaching convalescence, ortill another rush came. We had permanently at-tached to
A war nurse's diary : sketches from a Belgian field hospital . f pictures made up of interestingevents and people. First of all, at Furnes, there was a mad rush ofwork. While the Battle of the Yser was proceed-ing every nerve was strained day and night to copewith the work. Then after two or three weeksthings died down to a few casualties each that time we assumed more the nature of aBase-Hospital, and instead of packing off all whocould travel next morning in ambulances, we nursedthem to something approaching convalescence, ortill another rush came. We had permanently at-tached to us two Belgian Colonels, a Major andsome Lieutenants who examined the wounded eachmorning, placing tickets over the beds of those whowere to be moved to France and England. All this time the roar of heavy artillery went onby day and night. After dark we could trace thebattle-line all along the east, from north to southby the blaze of guns and flares. Often Belgianand French airplanes would engage in sharp con-tests right over our heads, as the Taubes dropped. Arab Sheiks with flowing garments
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