Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . full story will never be told. We triedfrom the beginning to make the work of such practicalbenefit to the hospital, that it would not only providethe exercise for the restoration of function in the in-jured part of the wounded man, but also provide workof productive nature. We thereby gained results oftwofold nature, that of holding the patients interest,and that of providing the hospital with many practicaland useful things. The co-operation on the part ofthe men themselves was
Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . full story will never be told. We triedfrom the beginning to make the work of such practicalbenefit to the hospital, that it would not only providethe exercise for the restoration of function in the in-jured part of the wounded man, but also provide workof productive nature. We thereby gained results oftwofold nature, that of holding the patients interest,and that of providing the hospital with many practicaland useful things. The co-operation on the part ofthe men themselves was splendid, and this to a largeextent was th^e secret of the success of the work. The psychological result was very noticeable, inthat, once a man realized that he was making some-thing useful and that its value depended upon hisefforts, his recovery was assured. The beginning ofhis recovery dated from the moment he realized he wasof some use as a workman. We had a large carpenter shop in which we mademost of the tables, cupboards, filing cabinets, desks,etc., that were used at the hospital. In this shop there. RECONSTRUCTION WORK 81
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