Even now, with the war not over, plans have been carried out for these men and many more plans are being made. Skilful doctors and makers of artificial limbs are contriving all sorts of ways to make various kinds of arms and legs that are suited for all kinds of work that a crippled man might wish to do.
For instance, a man who wishes to be a carpenter must have a different kind of a hook on his new hand from that of the man who wishes to be a blacksmith. The man who has lost his arm at the shoulder must have a different hook from the man who has lost his at the elbow.
One-Armed and One-Legged Soldiers Learning Farming.
Crippled German Soldiers Learning to Letter.
All this means much experimenting as there are so many different trades in the world, and the crippled man wishes if possible to follow the same trade he had before the war. In many cases it is not possible to do this, and there have been mapped out fifty-one new trades at which crippled men can work. The government has established schools where these trades can be learned without any charge to the soldier.
Factory for Making Artificial Limbs in Berlin.
