REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED

I. REHABILITATION OF THE WAR DISABLED  The world war has aroused a universal interest in the physical and mental rehabilitation of disabled soldiers. The instruments of destruction of modern warfare sacrificed millions of lives and disabled a multitude of men. To conserve man power it became necessary for the European countries engaged in the war to study and apply all possible measures to protect the lives and health of the soldier. The use by the central powers of offensive and destructive measures in the way of high explosives, poisonous gases, liquid fire and other devices produced injuries requiring special measures of prevention and efficient surgical and medical management which could be developed only after careful research and study.The final year of the war was illuminated by remarkable results of the practical application of known and new measures of prevention of disease, and military surgery reached a stage of technical