Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — When the Soldiers Are Getting Well. [ARTICLE]

When the Soldiers Are Getting Well.

The convalescent soldiers are being cared for In Italy by the American Red Cross. There are sixteen hospitals already In operation and twenty-nine others In process of construction. At these hospitals, in addition to the care of their wounds and their general health, the soldiers are being taught useful trades. There are typewriters, sewing machines and tools for cabinet making at each hospital, and the soldiers find that, In addition to supplying them with a useful trade when they are well, the use of these “toys” gives them hours of pleasure during the tedious period of getting well.