Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1918 — 25 TONS OF ETHERTHAT’S ONE ITEM [ARTICLE]

25 TONS OF ETHER—THAT’S ONE ITEM

Only the quickest action Imaginable, which included the shipment of tremendous quantities of hospital supplies from Red Gross stores In France, as well as large porch a see In Italy, made the emergency work of the American Red Cross possible during foe recent distress in Italy brought about by the rout of the Italian army. No such mission for human help has ever seen the Uko of this heroic work by the American Red Cross in Italy. For the winter's needs It was found that 700 tons of hospital supplies were required, and these were ordered tn America for immediate delivery to Italy. Some ot the things ordered were anaesthetics, surgical instruments, rubber goods, enamel ware, gauze, absorbent cotton and drags. Just what such a shipment means to difficult flor a layman to grasp. If you’d like to see your druggist loco all his senses at once just tell him about some of these quantities that were ordered for use in Italy. Ten trim that 290 pounds of quinine were ordered. Since the war quinine has been difficult to get st any pxtea,

It has jumped from 9300 a pound In France to 980 a pound. Quinine to very badly needed in Italy, and this Bed Cross shipment has been nothing short of a boon. Other items which give a better idea In terms of the things which mean most to the wounded are 10 tons of chloroform and 20 tons of ether. These items are beyond the power of tiie layman to visualize, but bo eas come nearer to picturing 2,000 bales of absorbent cotton, the quantity asked for. Orders for ail these goods for Italy were placed last winter in America, and ths American Red Cross has seen . to It that shipments of each Item are In process of deli very right along tore- . Hove the terrible misfortune of tbs people in Italy.