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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 25, 1918 



arms. The most common types of disease are tuberculosis, nervous strain, 

 shock of various kinds, called by physicians "war shock" or "shell shock," 

 similar to the disease suffered by one who has been in a railroad accident, 

 generally termed hysteria, or the condition in which we find ourselves when 

 we are tired from a long continued strain. In some cases they can be 

 sent back for service, after treatment, but in England a mistake was made. 

 Suppose these men were faking, making believe that they could not hear 

 or talk, now if they find there is nothing definitely the matter with them 

 they find it is just as real as anything else. One man who could not speak 



man 



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went back to .Australia and, in the act of killing a snake, he began to talk. 

 Another man who had not been able to speak for quite a time went to a 

 show and saw a film of Charles Chaplin, and he laughed for the first time 

 in several years. 



A bill has been passed by both houses of congress — but I do not think It 

 has yet been signed by the President, but I have no doubt It will be — 

 which provides for two distinct things : the curing and the restoration of 

 these men to health, or restoring as nearly as possible their previous con- 

 dition of health. Hospitals will be established where they can be cared 

 for, and they will be provided every kind of treatment necessary ; there 

 will be light occupations, work that will tempt men to do something again 

 and not to sit back idly and have things done for them. 



Fo^ a considerable number there will be, beyond that, what they call 



OF NAsvteviLLe — 



reeducation, training 

 old trade he can learn a new 

 of soldiers. They are going 

 not want employers to say "' 



some way so that If he cannot follow his 

 le. The second plan will be the reeducation 



educate teachers for that purpose. We do 

 s, we will find a job for an old soldier ; we 



will make one for him. if we haven't got one." The government does not 

 want you to do that. That is all right for a year or five years up to the 

 present time, but five years from now, if a man goes into a job, if he Is an 

 old soldier, he does not want to go into it merely because he Is an old sol- 

 dier, and the government wants to cooperate in finding suitable employ- 



ment for the invalided soldiers 

 place for a man who can do his 

 will be profitable both to you a 

 restore him to his full place in t 



hin 



ernment wants you to find a 

 elt-respecting way, a way that 

 elf. That is the only way to 



FRIDAY'S SESSION 



The president appointed the following members on the committee 

 on nominations: E. V. Babcock, M. J. Fox, Chas. Quixlcy, K. E. 

 Wilkins and J. B. Wall. 



The report on officers ' reports was read by the chairman of that 

 committee, George B. Osgood. 



Secretary Fish urged upon the members of the association the 



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