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By H. P. Bur tan.New York.—Wounds cf the body we have had in all wars and we are expert in their treatment. But a “wound of the mind” is new to this war and its cure is less understood. It is the result of “shell shock.”Robert Nichols, a young poet-sol-dier of England, has just come to America to tell us of some of the effects of shell shock, and of the treatment it needs. He himself was a victim of it.“Shell-shock generally speaking attacks those who are highly strung and have vivid imaginations,” says Nichols. “As they listen to an intense bombardment, they spend more energy in standing up under the strain than they would ordinarily in six months ’hard work. Before the bombardment stops a man who gets shellshock has absolutely ceased to note the arrival of shells—his nerves have quit registering.“What is the effect of this upon him? Each case varies. But every victim’s entire personality, for a while, will be absolutely turned upsidedown!“•Men who have been of a flighty nature suddenly become morose and silent. Men who have been of moody j temperaments are often changed into gay, talkative fellows.“All of them will be jumpy and afraid of noise. Now strange as it is to have a relative come home a changed personality, despair must not be allowed to take hold of the household. For this lesion in the mind, caused by the nervous strain of hearing shells burst, is only temporary and can be cured by giving the victim perfect rest and sympatheticnursing, and by guiding him with afirm hand.”A pneumatic valve grinder has been added to the list of tools operated by compressed air.
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Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 15, 1918
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