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EXPttTS REBUILD ABUT DEFECTIVES Hound Shouldered Rookie Given New Zest in Life. SEEMNGMRACLES ARE DONE ; Orthopedic Division at Camp Dix Is Saving Many Mon Otherwise Unfit? Crooksd 8pines, Flat Feet and Various Joint Defects Are Remedied? Physical and Mental Wrecks Built ( U* _ He came to the bis training camp at Wrlgfatstown, N. J., In a recent draft from a rural district in New York . state. How the home board came to accept him is a mystery, for he was so round shouldered he looked like a hunchback. Had he arrived a few months earlier the camp examining board would have sent him back posthaste, but under the new ruling which permits the army to salvage from this huncn stream called forth by the draft much of the material that was formerly stamped "unfit" he was accepted. For several days he drilled with his company in the depot brigade. At least he tried to drill, but nothing could get him to straighten up and throw back his shoulders. To make matters worse his feet went "bad" and finally he could scarcely hobble about. Then he was sent to the base hospital where he became . patient in the new orthopedic department. Experts Take Charge. Experts looked over his bent form and set to work. They massaged his back, and even "baked" it under an electric heater. They compelled him to undergo exercises until he winced at the pain of muscles and tendons which had been useless for years. The crooked 6pine became supple. With a supreme effort he could straighten his back while In bed. but when Jie sat up or walked he slouched In the same old stoop-shouldered posture. "It's no use. I can't do It," he pleaded when a physical director told him to straighten up and go through the exercises, and apparently he could not. But the experts of this new department had still another card to play. They began to teach him selfconfidence, and in a week had proved to his own satisfaction that he could straighten those shoulders. Ho Is now fit, not for 8 ojimp job, but for ;i first line UDit. The orthopedic experts actually Inverted the hump on his back nnd made it bulge oat his chest. He carries his head erect, his shoulders thrown back, and he now walks with a confident, easy I stride, for they have strengthened the arches of his feet and have given him special shoes to correct any threatening defects. J Marvelous as has been the physical change, it is surpassed by his improved mental condition. He was inclined to be dull, listless, and careless. The straightening of his body seems to have given him a higher, brighter outlook on life, and there is snap even in his conversation. The doctors have made a better citizen as well as a good soldier. "Puts a Man On His Feet." The story of this young farmer is one or many eases in which wonderful results have been obtulned in this new branch of the army hospital service. Like many of the other projects planned for the new armies of the United States, Camp I>ix lias been made the experimental center for this science, which aims to "put a man on his feet again." The orthopedic treatment does not confine itself merely to correction of foot defects; it applies to joints in any part of the body. A rheumatic knee, a stiff shoulder, a dislodged vertebra, all come under the ministrations of this science; so broad Is the field covered that Lieut. Col. W. Cole Davis, commandant of the base hospital, has allotted five words for pelients of the orthopedic department, and already they are filled. The work of the new department is j under the personal direction of Cap- ' tain Holland Meisenbach of Huffalo, ! and the manner in which he has made the lame walk and performed other : aeemiug miracles has convinced war department officials that this new sci- I ence can be made one of the moat tm- : portunt factors In the general scheme of rehabilitation of human bodies. Dr. : Melscnbnch's chief assistant Is Lieutenant M. A. Blumer of Pittsburgh, i Experts have estimated that as many us 9i> per cent of negroes and 49 , per cent of whites called in the draft ; huve foot defects of one kind or another, nnd a large number become acute under the stress of continued marching. A year ago the "flat-. footed" recruit was rejected. Today he is accepo d. and eventually lands in the orthopedic hospital for a course ' of treatment that it would be almost impossible for him to get in civil life. , One of the patients most recently discharged :i? cured wus the son of u wealthy phys.< iua, w ho had been un- , ublt to obtain for his hoy the special Irenlmoni * ~ iii.uiuivui ?iii' ia ur n rrnuu I 1 ll'TV. Build Up "Broken" Arches. So-called broken a relic* are built up by massage, various prescribed exer-t cises, develop icnt of self-ronfidenre,' and, last but not least, the equipment of the patient with shoes specially built to overcome the defects from which he Is suffering. A special cole bier's shop has been opened m (lie nwti ward. Former cobblers aim? I the patients sent to the hospital are now dohif the work, and Incidentally ! are learning a branch of their trade ; which will enable them to demand big j wages when they return to dell serv- i Ice. ' Captain Meisenlmch and his assistants render another important service to the array in that they can quickly spot the man who may be "stalling" in the hope of getting out of the serv- ; Ice. A few of the tests they have devised will quickly make the faker , convict himself. At the same time ; 1 iuv%v ui?ru\iT uiuuy lusmuifn ui rem ; debility In csises that have aroused the I suspicion of officers. 1 1 A New Jersey recruit, a heavy-set j 1 man who h:id been a hotel keeper, ' while drilling on the field with his company, suddenly sat down on the ' ground. His astonished officer shGuted ' nn order, but the recruit did not arise. He said he could not. Two fellow-re- ! cruits lifted him to his feet, but he collapsed when he tried to take another step. His company grinned when . he was sent to the hospital in an ambulance. for they regarded him as a tor," but the surgeons found he was suffering from a real, but rare, . aliment. For days he could get about j the ward only on all fours. Under an i ' elaborate treatment he Is again learn- ! ^ ing to walk, and while he may never ! ( be fit for first-line service he can do ! ( camp duties that will release some i able-bodied man for a line regiment. ' 1 Several recruits were found strong 3 enough physically, but unfit for mill- j tar.v duty because of web fingers. Or- , thopedlc surgeons operated to correct , this deformity, and these men have j gone back to their regiments with free i hands. In another case where extra \ toes on each foot prevented a negro recruit from wearing shoes and extra , fingers annoyed him in handling a gun, the surgeons obligingly took off , the extra digits. , ni n MOUNT IN FRANOF < Major Now Bestrides Horse He Rode on Mexican Border. Mnj. Curtis O. Redden, with the One Hundred Forty-ninth Artillery regiment in France, has written relatives at Danville. 111., that he has Just received his saddle horse which he had two years ago on the Mexican border. When the Rainbow division sailed for France the horses belonging to the Danville battery were left at Newport News, Va.. In care of a detail of men from the battery. Only a short time ago the animals were sent across. The men arrived at the iandlnp place, and the sergeant in charge hurried to get into communication with Major Redden. The latter was somewhere on the American front, hut the soldier kept trying until he was able to find him and then reported that the longlooked-for horses were in France, ready for action, and that among them was the one ridden by the major In Texas. It had bedn returned to Danville, kept there until the battery was called to the colors again, and then sent to Newport News. "If the horse comes through this war and I survive, I am galng to buy him and bring him home," the major concluded. RED CROSS ENTHUSIASM " Whole Family of 15 Enlisted in the Organization. Tom Bradshaw of Eureka Springs, Ark., not only is running a good race In the competition open to large families, but he is very near the top as one of the most patriotic fathers In Carroll county. ( He and Mrs. Bradshaw are the fa- I ther and mother of 13 robust young > Americans, and they find It keeps them 1 pretty busy scratching for such a ! flock. By way of diversion, Father 1 and Mother Bradshaw and all 13 of the little Bradslmws drove over to 1 schooliiouse the other night to attend a Ued Cross meeting which was * held there by Judge A. L. Kinner.v of Or en Forest. Pa Bradshaw grew so enthusiastic over the Red Cross that h . . T> 1..1. S in- >-iiii:mi-!i me fiiun* nniwiiHW miuilv?15 in nil?as nicmhers of the organization. AIRMAN KILLS WOLF Did It With Landing Gear on Machine and Added New Sport. A new sport lias been milled to the enril in West Texas. Harmon Norton. eivilinn Instructor at t'n'J Field, killed a coyote with the landing pear of ills Ourtlss biplane. Norton and a cadet flyer were doinp stunts flyinp south of Lake Wichita. Flyinp close to the pround they no- j ticed two coyotes followinp the machine. Tlilnklnp to scare them off, , Norton dipped down over them. One , ran. but the other stood its pround, | snarlinp and showinp evidence of fipht, ; juinpinp up at the machine. Norton again drove the machine down and this time struck the prairie wolf with , a wheel, killing It. 1 French Need Work Animals. French farmers nre sadly in need of work animals for the farms and i ore not entirely satisfied with the way th?' government has been seizing horses fur the army's needs. M. Andre Faisant, deputy from the Oise, with several of his Colleagues, has demanded a parliamentary investigation into , the army's methods. Makes Unusual Sacrifice. Miss Margaret Cockett, a Y. M. C. : A. rantern worker In France, cut her hair short because her work left hei no time to rare for it properly. \ NEW SUNT IN INK OFT. ML C.JLM FRANCE Prominent Western Minister Tells of Religious Activities Within Sound of Hun Guns. The Rev. Robert Freeman, D. D. of Pasadena, CaL, one of the beat-known ministers of the West, is in France aa a secretary to the T. M. G. A. Here's what he has to say of religion within sound of the German guns, where isms merge into helpfulness, and creeds don't count so much aS being kind: "Ton can get any opinion yon want in the rellarlniia wnrlr nf the V II fl k. in France. "It is overdone, it is underdone, it Isn't done at all; It is narrow, it is bigoted, it is too generously broad; It is stiff, it is hlghty-tlghty, it isnt childlike; there is no singing worth speaking of, and why don't yon have something besides hymns? And any one of these opinions can be defended, first by the character of the person voicing It, and, second, by reference to the place visited by the critics. "But herd's a little Incident that happened the other day which tells the whole story of the religions work if the Y. M. C. A. in France: "An American lad with nerves shattered by what he had seen at the front, was going ont of his mind. He had had the experience before, and was in an agony of anticipation. He was a Catholic, and, as such, most anxious to confess. He could not speak French and the only available priest could not speak English. ** is there anyone here who can speak French?* inquired the priest. "The Y. M. C. A. woman running the hotel knew the language. So the three retired into a quiet room, and the American soldier confessed his sins. through a Protestant woman to a Catholic priest, In a Y. M. C. A. hut in France." M'CORMICK SEEKS SEAT IN U. S. SENATE C3E2ZE3 fa?. . ' - ' : :. :' : >: : : > . : y,'; Representative and Mrs. Medill McL'ormick. of Chicago. Mr. McCormick is repn?spntatlve ?t lurge from Illi* tois and a candidate for the Republican nomination for United States u-iuuur n? sueceeu senator J. Ham Lewis, whose term expires Maroh 4, 1919. Mrs. MeOorrniok was Ituth Elanna. daughter of the late Senator Mark Hanna. She is one of the leaders in the girl seout movement. LONDON SAUSAGE SOLD OUT State Factory Output Checked by Lack of Materials. The state suusage factory is booming, the entire product at present finds Its way to the east end of London, hut at present the factory Is able to supply but part of the demand for Its products. At the ministry of food It Is denied that other factories will be opened shortly. Lack of raw material is given as the reason. Ground Hia Finger Tips. Carl ITenrlch Low, an enemy alien arrested at Montpelier, Vt., some months ugo, charged with making proGerman utterances to members of a local exemption board, was sent to Atlanta, fin., for internment for the dur atlon of the war. Low was paroled after his arrest, but was taken Into custody a>rnin later when it was discovered that he had ground the tips of his fingers on an emery wheel in an effort to avoid having finger prints taken when he was railed upon to register. Washington authorities immediately orilered his internment. Dan Proves Loyalty. Litchfield. 111.?Is Dan Darnla, a coal minor of Ifillshoro, disloyal? Listen! When somebody said he was. this Is what he did : Walked into the sheriff's office, nsker, for a flag, kissed It fervently, went to the Red fross headquarters, bought a membership for his entire family, pro ceede.i to a drug store and bought en American flag, took it home and bun. !t ovr the front door. ?i i ;ti ii -asaa?swagak POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS POT- STATE SENATE. The many friends of Hon. L. M Rogers hereby announce him a can didste for the senate subject to th< rules of the democratic primary. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the House ol Representatives, subject to th< rules of the Democratic party. J. W. HAMER. Further and in pursuance of th< action taken by the prospective can didates for the senate, as published in the June 6th issue of Dllloi Herald, by which action It was de termined that the honor of belnf senator should be conferred upon Dr J. H. David, as a token of the people) respect for patriots and worthy citi xenship, the candidacy of Dr. J. H David for the office of Senator ol Dillon county is hereby announced subject to the rules of the Democra tic primary. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. I Notice is hereby given that J. A McEachern, Guardian for the estati of Ethel McEachern, a minor, hai this day made application unto m< foi a final discharge as such Guar dian and that July 18, 1918, at mj office at 10 o'clock in the forenoon has been appointed for the hearini of said petition. JOE CABELL DAVIS, 6-20-4t. Judge of Probate Dillon Co UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA Entrance Examinations. Entrance examinations to the Un iversity of South Carolina will b< held by the County Superintenden of Education at the County Cour House Friday, July 12, 1918, at i a. m. The University offers varied cour ses of study in science, literature history, law and business. The ez penses are moderate and many op portunities for self support are af forded. A large number of scholar ships are available. War Coursei and a variety of courses in applie< science, such as wireless telegraphy book-keeping, type writing, an< kindred subjects will be offered. Military training compulsory fo: freshmen and sophomores. Reservi Officers' Training Corps. For ful particulars write to The President UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, S. C. (fc Hfll !i : Famous I i Choos IF you will find oul thousand Chandk neighbors of these < You will choose it foi dependability. 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