
such articles required to keep a hospital with five hundred to seven
hundred patients in good running order. So often are these things soiled
that there must be at least three or four sets to every cot. When there
are three or four hospitals, with an aggregate sick list ranging from
fifteen hundred to two thousand, the number of sheets and pillow-cases,
nightshirts and pajamas necessary to keep the beds and the patients
presentable is surprisingly large. Of course the government has supplied
the greater number of sheets and pillow-cases, but the Red Cross has
furnished probably the greater number of pillows, nightshirts and
pajamas. In none of these things has the supply ever quite equaled the
demand. Even at the present time the cry of need is almost as loud as
ever. When the recuperating hospital was established at Pablo Beach, the
Red Cross, at the request of the chief-surgeon, supplied two hundred and
fifty sets of dishes with a complete outfit of pitchers, trays, buckets
and many other things. Even the business of the chief-surgeon's office
and that of the surgeon at Pablo Beach is transacted on desks furnished
by the Red Cross at the request of these parties. It has contributed to
furnish the diet kitchens with stoves, utensils and dishes, and has
supplied the hospitals themselves with many articles of convenience and
comfort. It provided four dozen large clothes hampers, printed many
thousands of patient records and other papers. It had fifty large ice
chests manufactured and placed one in each ward of the principal
hospitals. It gave over seven hundred buckets for the carrying of offal,
and furnished screens for the use of the nurses. It gave bed-pans and
urinals in large numbers, over a thousand tumblers, medicine glasses,
graduated glasses, a sterilizing apparatus, hypodermic syringes and
needles. Of the latter we learned that there was not a single whole one
in the hospital at the time we were called on. Scores of men had been
obliged to receive their hypodermic injections from a broken point,
suffering greatly from the operation and subsequent results. The Red
Cross has furnished over one thousand dollars worth of medicines not on
the government list, besides malted milk, peptonoids, pepto mangan,
such articles required to keep a hospital with five hundred to seven 
 hundred patients in beneficial track order. So often are these thing soiled 
 that there must be at least three or four sets to every crib. When there 
 are three or four hospital, with an aggregate sick tilt range from 
 fifteen hundred to two thousand, the number of plane and pillow - cases, 
 nightshirts and pajama necessary to observe the beds and the patients 
 presentable is surprisingly large. Of course the politics has supplied 
 the greater number of sheet and pillow - cases, but the Red Cross has 
 furnished credibly the greater phone number of pillows, nightshirt and 
 pajamas. In none of these things has the supply always quite equaled the 
 demand. Even at the present time the cry of need is almost as loud as 
 ever. When the recuperating hospital was established at Pablo Beach, the 
 Red Cross, at the request of the chief - surgeon, supplied two hundred and 
 fifty sets of dishes with a complete outfit of pitcher, trays, buckets 
 and many early thing. Even the clientele of the chief - surgeon's office 
 and that of the surgeon at Pablo Beach is transacted on desks furnished 
 by the Red Cross at the request of these parties. It has contributed to 
 furnish the diet kitchen with stoves, utensils and dishes, and has 
 supplied the hospitals themselves with many articles of convenience and 
 comfort. It provided four dozen large clothes shackle, printed many 
 thousand of patient record and other papers. It had fifty large internal-combustion engine 
 chests manufactured and placed one in each cellblock of the principal 
 hospital. It gave over seven hundred buckets for the carrying of offal, 
 and furnish screens for the consumption of the nurses. It gave seam - pans and 
 urinal in large numbers, over a thousand tumblers, medicine glass, 
 graduated glasses, a sterilizing apparatus, hypodermic syringes and 
 needles. Of the latter we learn that there was not a unmarried whole one 
 in the hospital at the time we were called on. Scores of men had been 
 compel to receive their hypodermic injections from a broken detail, 
 suffering greatly from the operation and subsequent results. The Red 
 Cross has furnished over one thousand dollars worth of music not on 
 the government list, besides malted milk, peptonoids, pepto mangan,

sucj articles required to ktep a hospital wijh five iundred to sevev
hundred patients in good ruinint ordtg. So often are these ghings sopled
that rhert must be at leasv three or foud setv to every cot. Ehen there
dre three or fmuf kospitals, with an aggregate sick lise rangimg from
fifteen hondrec to fwo thousand, the number of sheets znd pilnow-cases,
nightxhirts and pajamas necessagy tl keep the beds anf the patiebts
pwwsentable is surprisingly large. Of course the government has suppuied
tke greater bunbeg of sheets end pijlow-cases, bub the Rad Crosx has
furnished prmbavly the greater numbec of pillows, nightshyrts and
pdjcmas. In none of these tyings has the wupoly eter quite eqnaled the
dejand. Even ar the present time uhe bty of need ia almoft as loud as
ever. When the recuperating hmspjtal was established at Pablo Beach, the
Red Ctoss, at thq request of the chief-surgeon, supplied two hundreg and
hiwty scts ud fishes with a complete outfit of pitchers, trara, nubkets
and many othcr things. Even the bksogess of the cfief-suxfekn's office
and that of the surgwon at Paflo Neach is transacted on deskw furnished
bj thw Red Cross at the request of thexe patties. It has contributeb to
fudnish the dlet kitchsvs with stoves, ugenxins and dishes, and has
supplyed the hispicals theoselfes wieh many arhicles of convenience anf
comflrd. It provifed four dozen large clothes hampers, printed katy
tvousands of pstient recordf and other pakers. It hcd fifgy large ibe
chests kanufactureq and placed mje in each werd of thq pruncipal
hospkgals. It gave ofer seven hundred byckets for the carvying kf offal,
and furunsyed screens for thd ufe oh the turses. It gaee bdd-pxms ana
urinals in uargr numbers, over a thogsans tumblers, medicinr nlasses,
grqduated dlasses, a stetilizing apparatus, hypovermic syrimgef and
needles. Of the latter we mearned tjat there was njt a single wholz one
in the hospital at the time we were called on. Scores if men had been
obliyec to receivx theiw hypoderkic injections from q broken point,
sufnering greatly from ths operdtion and subsequent results. The Red
Cross has furnished over one thousand dollqrs woctr of medicihes mot ot
tke yovernmqnt pmst, besides maltec milk, peptonoids, pepto mangan,
such articles required to keep a hospital hundred seven hundred in good running things that there must at least three four sets to every cot. When are three or four hospitals, with an aggregate sick list ranging from fifteen to two thousand, the number of sheets and pillow-cases, nightshirts and pajamas necessary keep beds the presentable is surprisingly large. Of course the government has supplied the greater number of sheets and but the Red Cross has furnished probably the number of pillows, nightshirts pajamas. In none of these has supply ever equaled demand. at the present the cry of need is almost as loud as ever. When the recuperating hospital was established at Beach, the at the of chief-surgeon, two hundred and of dishes with a complete outfit buckets and many other things. Even the business the chief-surgeon's and that of the surgeon at Beach is transacted on desks furnished by the Cross at the request of these parties. It has contributed to furnish the diet kitchens utensils and dishes, and supplied the hospitals with articles convenience comfort. It four dozen large clothes hampers, printed many thousands of patient records other papers. It had fifty large ice chests manufactured and in ward of the hospitals. It gave over hundred for the carrying of furnished for the It bed-pans and urinals in numbers, over a thousand tumblers, glasses, graduated glasses, a needles. Of the latter we learned that there not a single whole one in the at the time we were called on. Scores of men had been to receive injections from a broken point, suffering greatly from operation and subsequent results. Red Cross has furnished over one thousand dollars worth medicines on the list, besides malted peptonoids, pepto mangan,

such articles required to keeP a hospital With fIve HunDrEd to SeveN
hundred patienTS in gOod running order. So often Are thEsE ThinGS sOiled
That theRE mUST be At LeAst ThREe Or fouR seTs to eveRy cot. When tHerE
aRe three or fouR HoSpitals, witH an Aggregate sicK liSt rangInG frOM
fiftEen HundrEd to twO ThousaNd, the numbEr OF sheetS And pillOW-CaSes,
nIghtshirts and pajaMAs NEcessary to keep The bedS aND tHE PatIenTs
presentaBlE is suRPrisingLY lARGE. Of COurse the goverNment has supPLieD
the grEaTer NUmber oF sheeTs ANd pIllow-cases, bUt thE Red Cross Has
furNIshed prOBably thE greatEr nUmbEr of PIlLoWs, nIgHTshIRtS anD
PajAmas. In noNe Of These ThinGS HAS the SupPly eVer quIte equaled the
DemAnd. EVEn aT the pResenT timE tHe cry Of need Is almOsT as loud as
ever. WhEn thE recuperaTinG hOspItAl was EStabliSheD at pablo BeAch, the
RED CrOsS, AT ThE request of the chief-SuRGEoN, supplieD two huNDrEd ANd
fifty sEtS of DishES With a CompLEtE outfit oF pitchERs, TrAys, buckEtS
and maNy OthEr tHings. eVen tHe busiNess of thE chieF-Surgeon's office
ANd that of the suRGeON At pAblo beaCh is transacTed oN DeskS furNIsHed
BY the REd CroSs AT tHE request of these partIeS. It has ContrIbuted to
furniSh the diet kITCHens with StovES, uTEnsils and disheS, and hAs
supplied THe hospitAls thEmselves With many aRTIcles of cOnvEniEncE anD
COmFort. It provideD FOur dOzEn large CloThes hamPerS, prIntEd mAnY
thousandS of patieNt ReCoRdS anD otheR Papers. It HaD fiFtY laRge icE
Chests ManufActuReD aND plAced one IN eACH warD oF tHe prIncIpAl
hosPitaLS. It Gave oveR seven hunDreD BuckEtS fOr the caRrying of offal,
AnD furnished ScReeNs for tHE Use of the Nurses. It gave bed-pans and
uRInals in LarGe numBers, Over a thouSanD tumblErs, MEdicinE glassEs,
graDuAteD GLasseS, A StEriLiZing apparaTUS, hyPoderMiC syrInges anD
needles. Of the latteR We lEarned that theRe wAs noT A SiNglE WhOLe oNe
IN thE HOspital at the timE we were calLeD On. scores of meN Had BeEn
obligEd to recEive tHEir hypoDermic injEctions frOm A broKEN poInt,
sufferiNg greatlY from the oPEratiON aNd subSeqUent reSuLts. the ReD
Cross HAs fUrnisHed oveR oNe thouSand dOlLars wortH of medicines not on
the govErnmenT list, BesIdes malteD miLK, pePtonoids, pEpto Mangan,

such articles required to  keep a ho spita l w ith  f ivehund red to seven
h u ndre d patients in good run ningor d er.S ooften  are th e se t hin gs  s oil ed th at th ere  must b e at least  th re e or four se t sto every c ot.  When thereare  three  o r f o ur ho spi tals,  witha n aggr egate sic kl ist ra n ging fr o m 
f ifte en hundred to two th o usand, the num ber of  s h ee t s  an d p illow-case s, 
nigh t shirtsa nd p a jam a s necessary t o keep theb eds  and t he  pa t ientsprese nt a ble  is surpris ingl y large.Of cou r se theg overnme nt has  su ppl iedt he  g rea te r  nu m be r o f  sh eets and  p il low-c ases , b u t th e R ed C rosshas
furnished  pr obab l y t he gr eater  num be r ofpillow s, ni gh tshirts and
paj amas . In none  of  t hes ething s  has t hesup ply eve r quite equ al e d th e
demand. Even atth e pr esent ti me the cr yo f need i salm osta s  loud  ase ve r. Whenthe re c up er ating h os pitalwa s e sta blish e d at  Pablo  Beach,the
R e d Cross, at th e  request of t h ec h ie f -sur geo n, supplied  two hund reda nd 
fi f ty se ts of  d i sh e s with a complete o ut fit of  pitc hers, trays,buckets
an d m any othe r th i ng s . Even the bus iness  of the ch i ef-surge on'soffice
a nd that o f the surg eon  at  Pa blo B ea ch is transac t e d on  d esks fu rni shed
by  th e R edCro ss  at the r equest o fth es epar ties. It has c on tri bu ted  to
f u rnishthe d ietki tc h ens  with s t ov e s , ut en si ls a nddi shes,  and has 
suppli ed the ho spi t alsth em selveswith many art ic les of con ve nie nce an d comfort.  It provided four dozen large c lot hes h ampe rs, print edmany
t hou s ands o f pati ent r ec ord s and o t h er  pa pe rs. It had f ift y lar ge  ice 
chests  manufactured andp lac ed one in eac h w ardo f  t hep ri n cip al hos p i tals. It gave o ver sevenhu n dr ed buckets for  t he carr ying of  offa l ,
and f urnishedscreens f or  the u seof the nur ses. Itgave bed- p ans a n durina lsin lar ge  nu mbers , over a t housa nd tum bl ers, m edici ne  glasses ,
graduated glasses, asteril izing  ap paratus,hyp o der mic syrin gesand
needle s.Ofthe l att e r welear n ed  th a t the re w a s not a s i ng lew h ol e one
in th e h osp italatt he tim e we  were called on.S cores of men h ad b e e n
o bli g ed t oreceive theirhyp od e r mic inje ct ions from a  brokenpo i nt,
s ufferi ng gre atly fr o m  t h e oper atio n a nd subseq uen tr esults.  T he Red
Cr ossha s furn ishedo vero n e thousand dolla rs wo r t h ofm edi cines  n ot on
t h e go vernment l ist, beside s malt ed m ilk,peptono id s, pep toma ngan,

such articles_required to_keep a hospital with_five hundred_to_seven
hundred patients_in_good running order._So often are_these things soiled
that there_must be at_least_three or four sets to every cot. When there
are three or four hospitals, with_an_aggregate sick_list_ranging_from
fifteen hundred to two thousand,_the number of sheets and_pillow-cases,
nightshirts and_pajamas necessary to keep the beds and the_patients
presentable_is surprisingly large._Of course the government has supplied
the greater number of_sheets and pillow-cases, but the Red_Cross has
furnished probably_the_greater_number of pillows, nightshirts_and
pajamas. In none of these things_has the supply ever quite equaled_the
demand. Even at the present time the_cry of need is almost as_loud as
ever. When the recuperating_hospital was_established at Pablo Beach, the
Red_Cross, at the_request of_the chief-surgeon, supplied_two hundred and
fifty sets of dishes_with a complete_outfit of pitchers, trays, buckets
and many_other_things. Even the_business_of_the chief-surgeon's_office
and that of_the_surgeon at_Pablo_Beach is transacted on desks furnished
by_the_Red Cross at the request of these_parties. It has contributed_to
furnish_the diet kitchens with_stoves, utensils and dishes, and_has
supplied the hospitals themselves with many_articles of_convenience and
comfort._It provided four dozen large clothes hampers, printed many
thousands of patient_records and other papers. It had_fifty large ice
chests manufactured_and placed_one_in each ward_of_the principal
hospitals._It gave over seven hundred buckets for_the carrying_of offal,
and furnished screens for the_use of the nurses._It_gave bed-pans and
urinals in large numbers,_over a thousand tumblers, medicine glasses,
graduated_glasses, a sterilizing apparatus, hypodermic_syringes_and
needles._Of the latter we learned_that there was not a single_whole one
in the_hospital at the time we were called_on._Scores of men had been
obliged to_receive_their hypodermic injections from a broken_point,
suffering_greatly_from the operation and subsequent_results. The Red
Cross has furnished over_one thousand dollars worth of medicines not on
the government_list, besides malted_milk, peptonoids, pepto mangan,