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PAGE EIGHTEEN The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning; September 22, 1929 "AU Quiet & WesfcgEjft Front" - At th asouni of the tint drcn- ins oi inej snens we rusn oacs m one part of being a tboaunds yean. By the animal instinct that Is awakened in na we are led and protected. It is not conscious ; it is far quicker, much more sure, leu fallible, than conscious ness. One cannot explain it. A man la walking along without thought or heed; suddenly he throwa 'himself down on the ground and a storm of fragments flies harmlessly orer him; yet he cannot remember either to hare heard the shell coming or to hare thought of flinging himself down. But had he not abandonded him self to the Impulse he would now be a heap .of mangled flesh. It is this other this second, sight in us, that has thrown us to the ground and Bared us, without onr know ing how. If it were not so, there would not be . one man . alive from Flanders to the Vosges. We march. up, moody or good tempered soldiers we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals. An Indigent wood receives us. We pass by the soup-kitchens. Under cover of the wood we climb out. The lorries turn back. They are to collect us again in the morning, before dawn. Mist and smoke of gun3 lie breast-high over the fields. The One of the men goes down on his knee, m shot one horse drops another. moon la shining. Along the road troops file. Their helmets gleam softly, In the moonlight. The heads and the rifles stand out above the white mist, nodding heads, rock ing carriers of guns. .Farther. on the miat ends. TIm-a fthe heads beeemeJjfiamresscoats. trousers, and'boots appear-out oT the mist as from a' milky pool. i ney become a column. The col nmn marches, on, straight ahead. the figures resolve themselves into a block, individuals are no longer recognizable, the dark wedge presses onwards, fantas tically topped by the heads and weapons floating off on- the milky pool. A column not men at all. Guns and munitions wagons are moving along a cross-road. The backs of the horses shine in the moonlight, their movements are beautiful, they toss their heads, and their eyes gleam. The guns and the wagons float before the dim background of the moon lit landscape, the riders In their steel helmets resemble knights of a forgotten time; it is strangely beautiful and arresting. We push on to the pioneer dump. Some of us load our shoul der with pointed and twisted iron stakes; others thrust smooth iron KNOW HOW TO APPLY FIRST-AID TREATMENT Authority, Writing About Bone Fractures, Declares That Everyone, in These Days of Uncertainty, Should Know How to Assist Injured. By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. United States Senator from New York. Former Commissioner of Health, Kev York Citf. LIFE is full of uncertainties. A man starts out in the morning full of energy and ambition. He may come home on a shutter. Perhaps his accident is no more than a broken bone, but that V bad enough. Our bones make up the framework of the body. To them are attached the muscles. Some of the bones serve to protect certain vital organs. The heart is well guarded by its surrounding walls of bone. So are the lungs they occupy the same bony cavity with the heart. The brain is encased in a casket of bone. In early life the bones are elastic They are capable of bending without breaking. As we grow older onr bones become rigid and brittle. People differ a lot as to their bones. I know a man who had seventeen fractures within two or three yean. Be was in splints most of the time. Any break of the bone is called a "fracture." But not all fractures are the same. Some of them .are 'simple." In this form there is no breaking - ox toe sun, bo wouna. ER CCPtLAtflX A "compound" fracture is a broken bone as sociated with damage to the soft tissues. There is a wound and fa all probability the splintered end of the bone is sticking through the flesh, j A "comminuted' fracture la one in which the bone Is broken in several places. -Lf such aa injury is associated with damaged tissues (ana exposure or ute none n is Knawn rods through rolls of wire and go off with them. The burdens are awkward and heavy. The ground becomes more broken. From ahead come warn ings: "Look out, deep shell holes on the left" "Miad, trenches" Onr eyes peer out, our feet and our sticks feel tn front of us be fore ihey take tbee1g&t of the body. Suddenly the line halts;. I bump my face Against the roll of wire carried by the man in front and curse. There are some shell-smashed lorries in the road. Another order: "Cigarettes and pipes out." We are getting near the line. In the meantime it has- become pitch dark. We skirt a small wood and then have the front line Im mediately before us. .. , J" An uncertain, red glow spreads along the sky. line from one end to the other. It U in perpetual movement punctuated with th burst of flame from the muzzles of the batteries. Bans of light Tise np and Ugh above it, silver and red spheres which explode and rain down la showers of red, whit and green stars. French rockets go np. which unfold a silk parachute to the air and drift slowly down. They light vp every thing as bright' aa day, their light shines on us and we see our shadows sharply outlined on the ground. They hover for the space of a minute before they burn out. Immediately fresh ones shoot up to the sky. and again green, red and blue stars. - "Bombardment," says Kat The thunder of the guns swells to a single heavy roar and then breaks up again into' separate ex plosions. The dry bursts of the machine-guns Tattle. Above us the air teems with visible swift movement, with howls, pipings and hisses. They are the smaller shells; and amongst them, boom ing through the night like an or gan, go the great coal-boxes and the heavies. They, have a hoarse, distant bellow like a rutting stag and make their way high above the howl and whistle of the small er shells. It reminds me of flocks of wild geese when I bear them. Last autumn the wild geese flew day after day across the path of the shells. . The searchlights began tq sweep the dark sky. They slide along It like gigantic tapering rulers. One of them . pauses, and quivers a little. Immediately a second Is beside him, a black In sect is caught between them and tries to eecape the airman. He hesitates, Is blinded and falls. CHAPTER VII At regular Intervals we ram in the iron:Mkes. Two mentfeeld toll and -the others spool: oft. ike 1 barbed" wire.1 It lsT:hy awful stuff with elose-sef, long spikes. I am not used to unrolling it and tear my hand. After a few hours It Is done. But there is still some time be fore the lorriescome. Most of us lie dowu'and sleep. 1 try also, but It has turned too chilly. Near to the sea one is constantly waked by the cold. : Once I fall fast asleep. Then waking suddenly with a start I do not know where X am. I see the stars. I see the rockets, and for a moment have. the impression that I have fallen asleep at a garden fete. I don't know wheth er It is morning or evening. . I lie la the pale cradle of the twilight and listen for soft words which will .come, soft' and near m I crying? . I .put jny hand tq my eyes, . it is so fantastic; am I -a child? Smooth skin It lasts only a second, then I recognise the silhouette of Katesinsky. The old veteran, he sits Quietly and smokes his plpe-a covered pipe of course. When he sees I am awake, he says: "That gave you a fright It was only a nosecap, it landed in the bushes over there." I sit up. I feel myself strangely alone. It's good Kat is there. He gazes thoughfully at the front and says: "Mighty fine fireworks if they weren't so dangerous." One lands behind us. Two re-u emits Jump up terrified. A couple of minutes later another comes over, nearer this time. Kat knocks out his pipe. "It makes a glow," Then it begins in earnest. We crawl away as well as we can in our haste. The next lands fair among us. Two fellows cry out Green rockets shoot up on the sky-line. Barrage. The mud flies high, fragments whiz past. The crack of the guns is heard long after the roar of the explosions. (To be continued) COOD-NIGHT STOWES ; -i By Elii -lYt3 Kaarf Swim One Gets His Wteb A In The Dead Sea. day the shadow-children with the turned-about names MiJ, Flor. Hanid. Tarn and Knarf woke up to find themselves in Jerusalem. - " ' They were'nt dreaming. Oh no, they were there well enough. Tou see, they were on a trip with their little masters and mistresses, the real children. Shadows always go with real perons. If you look hard enough youH tee that your own chr.Ccw- always goes with you; ' Rain Does no Damage at Zena ZENA, September 21. The light rains in this vicinity Friday and Saturday laid the dust but not enough rain fell to benefit the fall plowing.' Several farmers here have started dry plowing with tractors, but it Is extremely dusty wok. The rain did no damage to the prune crop and the pickers were not obliged to quit working. Ills Wen ia . fut.aKarf hm-m. he was a curious little shadow-hoy. Unlike the others, ho refused 'to become enthusiastic about Jerusalem, but kept Mylar over an4 over again t "LWaatAtca o Ihe Dead Sea. 1 want to to to the Dead Sea.". . . tThe.Dead Sea ? Hanid said at laatifWhat do you, expect to find in the Dead Sea?"' : "I don't: expect to find any thing.", he replied. . ...... -The Test gaxed at him in amaze ment. Then what do you want to o there for? At this Knarf made what ap peared .to , be an " exceedingly strange, answer. . "I want to go-for a swim in the Dead Sea.", . . Now. the other shadow-children couldn't see this at all. Why should" anyone want to go for a swim of all places! in the Dead Sea? Could anything be sillier, es pecially when none of them had the least notion where the Dead Sea might be? ; "Why don't. you go swimming In a bath-tub Instead?". Tarn sug gested. Knarf shook his head reso lutely. "I want to go for a swim in the Dead Sea and no other plaea."- ' ' "Bot why?" demanded MiJ and Flor. Tell us' why." l have my reasons." Knarf wouldn't aay whethen they -were'sTood reasons or bad reasons, or Indifferent reason. He merely 'kept n repeating - want to go for a swim in the Dead Seal?. : - "Indeed yon won't go nor win we o with you." Hanid said, for she didn't want Master Knar? to be so secretive. "No," sigreed Yam, and MiJ and Flor.. 7 But at this, moment a most ex traordinary . thing - happened, which shows ' that sometimes cretlT nrson . h ata thpli nmn way. In walked the real-children s father, and in a cheerful vok-t. announced to the real-children who were sitting, near their sha dows: Come, my dears, hurry and put your hats on. We are go ing on an expedition. "O-oh, where?" they wanted to know. The the Dead Sea, where we'll go for a swim." Ton reallv couldnt blam Knarf for smiling. They Jerusalem. Well, " they were in Jerusalem. They found it a moat interesting old city. Why? For many reasons. Hanid, for instance, liked the high walls that circle it These walls were many centuries old and so wide that you could easily walk on top of them without the slight est risk of falling off. Tarn was struck by the beautiful Mosque of Omar, which is a Moslem church. Mij admired the souks or little shops, where Arab merchants sat with their legs doubled under them and-sold their .wares. As for Flor, be could think of nothing more exciting In all the world than King Solomon's caves, which wre so big, so deep and so dark that even shadows, who are never so much at home as in the dark, I were afraid of getting lost. WORD HUNT ' Copyticht Akxaa4cjrXJtOtag rtan Ptndlnf In 'the XngUaa language tbere aW BORT WOHD8 (each having just 7TVX LETTERS) that begin wltb Xb Utters XV. - ' One of them U: i"A TT n T T A formal or offklal examination and authentication of I 'A U U 1 1 A accounts. Also .the yurt of such oramlnattow, . twu supply tae etner. 2JA1UI I 3IA1U1 1 i "4jAjU .31AIUI 1 1 61AIUI 7IA1UI 1 8IA1UI 1 e A tool for -bet lag, bcJUa anything; aay parCa'aauat. Foretell;- press s forebode. Courtly. PeriahJng.to a court .fortalatng to tfe ear. erUlninf to goid. Oold. J. VOTS ' ' it : i i - Proper sons. abtolcU sad sreltsia wtfMa. estreatlr saasnal teelafeal ri scientific wrda that would tfaaa' food taaU. sad tho plurals f Bonn, and tinraiar erbc, that ara formed ky tb additlaa af a ar aa ara parpoaelr excluded fraaa Word Hants. The solution for today's Word Hunt will be found on the Classified page i . POLLY AND HER PALS "He Who Hesitate" By CLIFF STERRETT t " 1 Y-t':v " j. 1 i 1 las a "ccmpouna comminuted- crao tture. v Incoavanleat and painful as they 'may be. simple fractures are not very important. ' But a compound trae lure is always a serious thing be cause et the possiblUtr of germ In fection. If this takes place, there will be pus formation and the danger of blood poisoning. If the skin is unbroken the under lytns portions am pretty safe. Be cause of this It Is very necessary to handle a person having a fracture with great care. Roughness may cause the splintered bone to drive through the" muscles and akin, producing- an open wound. It Is rare. Indeed, tor a bone to break so as to leave - both ends smooth. More likely the ends will be that peroxide will affect the brain if used on the hair tor a bleach? A. 1 doubt this but the peroxide will cause the hair to become dry and brittle and cause it to fail out. E. B. M. Q. How much should a girl aged UH, I ft- 6 inches tall weigh?' . A. She should weigh about 120 pounds. ess - ... A J. Q- I sprained my anafe several years ago It stayed swollen and I was nnabl to walk for aonw tlme. .It was not set snd the Join: protruded. I recently sprained I: again and it aches in damn weathe splintered, raraed and Jaaaed. The I and when I walk any distance what sharp points ot bone are like dag- would you advise? 1. What can be gers. ready to cut through the skin.. none to correct hyperacidity? . t. You can see that what was a simple I Would a frontal sinus infection fracture to begin with may be con-., cause a discharge? Will this eon- verted into a compound fracture, with all Its dangers. Boy and Girl Scouts. Red Cross groups and many other associations have given a lot of attention to first aid. Care and transportation of the Injured are taught. This is wen be cause In anybody's experience there is almost certain to be contact with a fractured bone. (jneriee j J"Xnwera to Health M. EL Q. What do you suggest for hay fever? , I have had my -tonsils removed. - or not you have a nasal obstruction or catarrhal disturbance) which may be causing the irritation. - See a aoaa and throat specialist for further ad vice atona? these lines. - 8. It. W. QvWhat causes a dizzy, , tired feeling most of the time. My eyes feel as if I had strained them and I have Intense headaches). - A. Have your eyes thoroughly ex arolned first of alt It is also pos sible that some of the trouble is doe to biliousness. Watch your , diet, avoiding too many fats and sweets and keep the bowels open . . - M. A. 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