Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . s, and he was not taught a voca-tion. The value of the place was not to teach but toprovide treatment by first arousing the interest of theindividual. The work was entirely aides themselves provided the first looo francs tostart the work, as they had been refused funds fromother sources. As our aides put it we begged, bor-rowed and (speak it softly) stole to get things worked out our own salvation and by doing itsaved—we hope—a great many others. Ano
Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . s, and he was not taught a voca-tion. The value of the place was not to teach but toprovide treatment by first arousing the interest of theindividual. The work was entirely aides themselves provided the first looo francs tostart the work, as they had been refused funds fromother sources. As our aides put it we begged, bor-rowed and (speak it softly) stole to get things worked out our own salvation and by doing itsaved—we hope—a great many others. Another form of reconstruction work was done inphysical training classes. Shell shock, gas cases, andmen, with wounds that had been shght, were put intothese classes. One of the Unit men. Corporal CharlesRose, who had been a trainer in civil hfe was put incharge of the work which proved highly beneficial. Patients were not allowed to idle around the hospitalwhen they were able to do some work. In a plant thatwas caring for 2500 patients there was much to bedone, and the type of work was so varied that no one. IN AN ORTHOPEDIC WARD 79 80 THE NEW YORK HOSPITAL IN FRANCE could escape doing something. It was much betterto have the men occupied than to have them doingnothing all day. No one was put to work who was notphysically fit. The patients did such things as pohcingthe wards and corridors, doing orderly work, workingin the Post-Office or the Red Cross Building, farming,kitchen chores, and making surgical dressings. Itwould have been impossible to carry on the work atthe hospital without the help of the patients. Andthey all did it cheerfully and well, which was alwayscharacteristic of the American soldier. One of the interesting places in the hospital was theworkshop. The curative value of the workshop cannever be fully appreciated. Records will show someresults, but the full story will never be told. We triedfrom the beginning to make the work of such practicalbenefit to the
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