126 REPORT OF XATI02^-\Ii MUSEITiM, 1D20. 



for food, the most important g-nules used for soaps, toilet articles, 

 lubricants and textile finislies. 



WOUK OF PRESEllVINi; AMI I XSTAI.LI .Ni; THE COLLECTION'S. 



Diirino- the autumn of 1010, })ractical]Y the entire time of the 

 curator, one assistant curator, and one preparator Avas occupied in 

 unpackino-, listino-. and installing the extensive series of objects illus- 

 trating the work and equipment of the military hospitals of the 

 U. S. Arm3% which was to form a part of the war collections. Three 

 rooms and a part of the foyer on the ground floor of the Natural 

 History Building Avere assigned to the division of medicine for this 

 purpose. The Avhole series comprising over 4,000 objects was ar- 

 ranged to sliow : 



(a) Field equipment in portable fui-m for nse in Hold and evacuation hos- 

 pitals. 



(b) Base hospital e(iuii>inent and ajiparatus, os]»c<-ially that intended for 

 ONcr.seas service. 



The field equipment exliiljited included the first aid kit and 

 emergency ))elt worn by all enlisted men in tlie ^Medical Corps: field 

 desks, field operating table, cliests of medical supplies, surgical 

 instruments and dressings; complete portable dental outfit, includ- 

 ing operating chair and dental engine; emergency dental outfit of 

 the most necessary supplies and instruments, packed in portable 

 cases for carrying in the lumd : field kitchen, portable disinfector, 

 folding cot. water sterilizing outfit and portable steam sterilizer; 

 also a field litter carrier, 3-stretcher Ford ambulance and standard 

 (I. M. C. 4-stretcher ambulance. 



The specimens illustrating the imjwrtant standard articles of 

 equipment, instruments, and apparatus used in the base hospitals 

 of the Army were grouped into 12 sections as folloAvs: 



1. The X-Eay Laboratory, containing all the important fixed 

 and portable types of equipment, intluding a stationary X-IJay 

 machine, interrupterless type, equipped Avith a high tension 

 100,000- volt transformer, synchronous motor, rectifier and con- 

 trolling rheostat, milliammeter and automatic time SAvitch : 

 base hospital X-lvay tal)le; standard tube stand for use Avith 

 the table; a Aertical lioentgenoscope for the examination of 

 standing j^atients: a ^Vheatstone stereoscope for examining 

 X-Ray photographic plates; a Aertical stereoscope plate 

 changer; and a complete set of localization apparatus. This 

 room also contains a portable X-lvay outfit with gasolene elec- 

 tric generator, portable X-Ray table, and a bedside X-Ray 

 nnit for use in hospital Avards. The Aviring and setting up of this 

 equipment Avas planned and supervised by C^apt. A. P. Moora- 



