HOW FORESTRY AND TREE CULTURE CONCERN THE DISABLED SOLDIER 727 



with only one hand, the hand which holds the pruning 

 scissors. Grafting, on the contrary, requires the simul- 

 taneous use of one hand to hold the grafting knife, and 

 the other, possessing at least the thumb and one or two 

 fingers, in order to grasp the stalk. Nevertheless re-edu- 

 cated French mutiles are successfully doing their work, 

 even though deprived of one arm. Doctor Boureau has 

 devised an artificial work arm (le Viticulteur) which 

 enables a soldier, with an upper arm amputation to hold 

 a stalk perfectly, while operating a knife with the good 

 hand. In all such cases the artificial arm and hand is 

 trained to do the work of a normal man's left arm, the 

 sound arm and hand being trained as the right one. With 

 other clever work arms a man can handle with ease the 

 heaviest ax or spade, and other implements. There are a 

 score of effective workarms. These scattered references 



sufficiently indicate the possibilities in this field for the 

 carefully trained disabled soldier. The possibilities of the 

 work having been pointed out by the Allies, a new impetus 

 to organized effort simultaneously to put our own factory 

 conditions and some of our disabled soldiers on a sound 

 and healthy basis may ensue. Men who decline to 

 engage in general agricultural pursuits may be quite 

 willing to become occupied with problems of forestry. 

 In our practical program of re-education the possibilities 

 of this sphere should by no means be overlooked. 



An American re-education program combining such 

 training, with widening opportunities for its application, 

 such as are proposed by Australia, should help in extend- 

 ing the work of national conservation, thus proving of 

 tremendous value not only to our returned disabled 

 soldiers but to the nation. 



THE CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL OF THE RED CROSS -JOIN NOW! 



THOUSANDS of square miles in France have been 

 utterly denuded of trees, for the Germans in their 

 incursions of hate, destroyed every living thing, 

 especially when forced to retreat from the territory they 

 had conquered in their first rush and subsequent drives. 

 Then too, the war demanded every foot of lumber 



a v a i lble for 

 bridges, for 

 buildings for 

 all the needs of 

 the war god. 

 Inconsequence, 

 France now 

 faces a serious 

 condition, with 

 one-quarter of 

 her trees gone, 

 with many of 

 her orchards 

 non-existent. 



After a care- 

 ful survey of 

 the French 

 nurseries those 

 interested have 

 found available 

 925,270 fruit 

 trees, located 

 in 125 nur- 

 series. In or- 

 der to concen- 

 trate resources 

 and to make 

 them available 

 in all parts of 

 Prance, it is 

 proposed to es- 

 tablish a cen- 

 tral nursery 

 where trees 



from other nurseries will be stored. This central depot 

 will be located at Noisy-le-Roi (Seine et Oise) in the 

 beautful 12-acre section close to the main line of the 

 Grand Ceinture (Grand Belt Line) railroad. Local 

 nurseries will also be established at various points. 



Thus France will follow the example of Germany 

 which planted 20,000,000 fruit trees in 191 5. 



THE RED CROSS GAVE THEM INFINITE SUCCOR HELP THE RED CROSS NOW 



Just as long as war is fought from holes in the earth instead of in the open there will be an ever increas 

 ing use of trees and cut lumber for trenches and dugout construction 



many who went forth gladly to offer the highest sacrifice. L< 

 organization which bind their wounds the American Red Cross 



The planting of 2,000,000 trees will cost about eight 

 million francs. The Government has already placed at 

 the disposal of the minister of the liberated districts 

 300,000,000 francs, but this money will be used to pur- 

 chase trees for devastated districts only. Advances 

 will be reimbursed by reductions made upon payment of 



war damages. 

 The Touring 

 Club of France 

 and other 

 friends have 

 given support 

 to the move- 

 men t . The 

 American Red 

 Cross not only 

 gave $10,000, 

 but aided in 

 the actual la- 

 bor of recon- 

 struction in the 

 devastated dis- 

 tricts. 



All through 

 France, the 

 Red Cross has 

 helped to the 

 fullest extent 

 of its great re- 

 sources. When 

 the year is 

 done, it will 

 have expended 

 more than 

 $71,000,000 in 

 France and 

 $20,000,000 in 

 Italy. To con- 

 tinue its work 

 for humanity, 

 the Red Cross must have the united support of the Ameri- 

 can people. With this end in view, it will hold the second 

 annual Christmas Roll Call during the week of December 

 16 to 23. It is hoped and perhaps expected that last year's 

 record of 22,000,000 adults and 8,000,000 children who 

 affixed their signatures to the Red Cross roster will 

 be broken. 



Rough work and little glory for 

 d strength to the arm of the merciful 



