Carry On (periodical) (1918) (14583992579)
Summary
Identifier: CarryOnAug1918_851 (find matches)
Title: Carry On (periodical)
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army
Subjects: reconstruction rehabilitation therapy vocational therapy physical therapy American Red Cross
Publisher: Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine
Contributing Library: American Red Cross
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Food conservation has opened up new opportunities in truck garden-ing and the handicapped soldier is quick to take advantage of them.This class recently exhibited a fine array of market products, whichthe men themselves raised on the grounds of Walter Reed Hospital. 26 A R R O N Vol. I Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington;Fort McPherson, Ga.; Fort Porter, N. Y.;Fort McHenry, Baltimore; LettermanGeneralHospital, San Francisco; Cape May, Lake-wood and Colonia, N. J.; New Haven, Conn.;Markleton, Pa.; and Otisville, N. Y. Thenecessary organization is in course of develop- ment for the work at Plattsburg, N. Y.; FortBayard, New Mexico; Fort Des Moines, Iowa;and at Hot Springs, Ark. As the need arisesother general hospitals already in existencewill be utilized and new general hospitalsmay be constructed in certain military zonesof the country.
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THE HOUSE THAT IVAN BUILT This model more than five feet high was constructed by a Russian laborer who enlisted in theBritish Army and was disabled in battle. He made it during the first month of his re-educa-tion as a carpenter at Whitby, Canada. It is significant because other men like him, with noprevious experience in woodwork, will for the first time in their lives become skilled artisans. No. 2 CARRY O N 27 The Way Out Desire and Ambition Must Be Born in the Man HimselfBy Lt.-Col. H. E. Mock, M. C, N. A. Wi HILE the Medical Depart-ment of the Army is utilizingevery preventive measure knownto reduce the number and severityof disabilities/ yet warfare inevi-tably produces a certain numberof disabled soldiers. Under the direction of the Sur-geon General the medical ofBcerstoday are seeking not only goodend-results from a medical stand-point but the best possible end-results from an economic andsocial standpoint for all handi-capped fighters. In order to achieve these idealsit shoul