additional $2,.">im, each conti ibuting according to tile number 

 of their respective (amps and employes. This fund will pro- 

 vide for the salary and expenses of a physician specially 

 trained by the Red Cress for instruction to men engaged in 

 the lumber industry both for the prevention of accidents and 

 first aid to the injured. In connection with logging camps, 

 there should be added certain simple but important instruc- 

 tions in camp sanitation for the benefit of the general health 

 of all the men. 



Such a doctor devoting his entire time to this work would 

 travel from camp to camp. In cases of remote camps, he 

 would stay Icng enough to give the men daily instruction for 

 a short time. In cases where a number of camps could be 

 reached moie easily from one place, he would arrange to give 

 one or two lessons a week at each camp. The classes are 

 formed from volunteers who are given practical training. 

 The men soon realize the importance of such knowledge and 

 are anxious to learn. Even those who gather abcut as spec- 

 tatois pick up not a little useful information. Each camp 

 should be supplied with first aid outfits suitable to the needs 

 of logging accidents, and these the men taught how to use. 

 This is naturally but a tentative p'an, with many details to 

 be worked out; but may I commend it to the consideration of 

 tbose interested in the lumber industry and suggest that they 

 apopint a committee or representative to confer with the first 

 aid department cf the Red Cross upon this matter? 



Again I am tempted to quote from Major Griggs' able ad- 

 dress. He said: 



"Legging is a hazardous life at the very best and calls for 

 strong, dare-devil men and men who are willing to take 

 chances. Danger is always present and men become so used 

 to it that they get careless. This, however, is no excuse for 

 needless loss of life and limb." 



He commends: "the benefit of co-operative effort in con- 

 serving human life and in protecting the bread-winners, upon 

 which depend the life and happiness of so large a population." 



The American Red Cross offers to do its share in this co- 

 operation for the conservation of the life of the lumber-jacks 

 in the logging camps throughout our country. 



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