The first reaction of the man who has lost a
limb Is utter despair. He Is "done for," In his
own estimation. "Nobody has any use for a crip
ple," Is the way In which nine out of ten express
it. I'nlcss he is a man whose former occupa-
Hon lias been mental, not dependent upon the
iw of bis physical energies, be sees no ray of,
hope fur his own future. Unless Immediately
rertJW. this state of mind quickly becomes fixed
mi nil but irremediable. So- the first step to
ward rrhnhllitatioa, which will begin almost as
soon as the Injured man come out from under
the anesthetic, is what they are terming In the
surgeon general's office "cheer-up work." By
every menus that can be devised 'Joe cripple is to
Ih crmrinreil that bis rase is not hopeless, that
ke ni tus chances of becoming again a useful
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industrial unit perhaps
has ever had before.
One of the most Important means of Instilling
this vitally Important lesson will be through the
utilization of "cheer-up aen," themselves crip
ples, who have lost arms, legs or sight, and who
have, nevertheless, made good. Plans are com
plete for the employment of a large corps of
these "cheer-up workers ;" they are being en
llsted through the aid of the Red Cross institute,
the National Association of Manufacturers, . in
surance companies dealing with Industrial acci
dents, and from the ranks of Canadian and Brit
ish soldiers who have suffered mutilation In this.
war and are again self-supporting civilians.
