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Title: Perkins School for the Blind Bound Clippings: World War Blind, 1915
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Perkins School for the Blind, formerly Perkins Institution
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Contributing Library: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind
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mpression?with as little comment as possible.During the last six months «ihave visited Italy, France, Swit-zerland, Germany, Belgium, and Holland,four belligerent and/two neutral coun-tries. Of them all Germany is by far themost normal, conditions within the Ger-man Empire being much nearer the usualthan anywhere I have been in Europesince the war began. In addition to the regular hospitalsthere are various institutions supportedby private charity for the purpose ofhelping particular cases. There areschools to teach trades to the perma-nently maimed, and in almost all of thelarge cities homes for the care of thetotally blind. Of the latter, fortunatelyand curiously, there are less than 1,000in France and less than 900 in Germany.In Germany they receive a pension of1^600 marks, or $400, a year, which ismore than the average peasant in soundhealth can possibly earn. The home forblind soldiers, or Kriegsblindenheim,in Berlin, at No. 12 Bellevue Strasse,/ of which her Excellency Frau von
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Ihne is the head, gives them not only ahome where they are cared for and re-ceive medical attendance, but also a schoolwhere there is instruction in massage,typewriting, music, and rope, basket, andslipper making. Germany is quite able to care for herown wounded and requires neither sur-geons nor nurses. Certain supplies are,however, much desired, chiefly bandages,which should be ten yards long and fourinches wide, and absorbent cotton. Amore or less useful substitute for cottonhas been invented in special wood pulppaper, but cotton is, nevertheless, greatlyneeded. Supplies can be sent to Ger-many through the American Red Gross.Money can be used to great advantage,and the various blind homes, like that atBerlin, are supported entirely by privateeffort. TLe.vJ MottK/. UW., YlaXU- K J M- -. Sfc,. tevv^ii in 1115. New York Woman in Paris ... Tells of Helping Wars Derelicts5> In Letter to Head of Blind Aid Society Here, Winifred Holt De-scribes Pitiful SdeTleT^here Human Wrecks Are She

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