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Show NURSES GIVE WOUNDED SMOKES' n n n n n n ni SAY TOBACCO IS AN ANESTHETIC; RED CROSS nurses give tobacco to soldiers wounded in the f French trenches because it palliates pain. Asked whether ; he would rather have an injection of morphine, the wounded j man often says "Smoke." Red Cross Nurse Gives Her Views on Use of "Weed" in War Zone. RED CROSS- nurses bring- many tales of suffering borne with great heroism by the fighting men in northern France. They are ready to testify that one of the most essential es-sential things in the life of a soldier in the trenches is tobacco. Those nurses who have been "over there" and have watched the wounded brought in from the battle field and ministered min-istered to their needs in the field hospitals, hos-pitals, unhesitatingly declare that tobacco, tobac-co, no less than food and drink, is a necessary ne-cessary commodity in the trenches. American tobacco is on a par with anasthesia in the hospitals, they declare. One Red Cross nurse has expressed her sincere appreciation of the efforts being be-ing made by those working for the tobacco to-bacco fund and bas declared that she earnestly hopes that no American fighting fight-ing man will be compelled to undergo the hardships of trench warfare without bis tobacco. ! Here is a story told by a Red Cross 1 nurse who served for more than a year at the front : i It was my privilege for more than a year to care for and help nurse back to health the wounded heroes who suffered so much that we might live in a free world. When a convoy con-voy arrived at the hospital we gave the wounded man a "fag," the English En-glish Tommy's slang for a cigarette, and something to eat and drink before be-fore his wounds were attended to, unless his condition demanded immediate imme-diate attention. We took their histories and sent cards to their relatives and loved ones. In taking these histories we often learned that the men had not been discovered by their comrades for several days, and that in many I instances they had suffered terrible I pain wliiie lying at the "bottom of some shell hole. Frequently while ques-i ques-i tionlng patients we would get answers an-swers like this: "I was wounded at on , and lay four days In a shell hole before T was found." And then you stop to sympathize sym-pathize with him and get this reply: re-ply: "Oh, It could have been worse. I had some fags." Think of it! No water, no food, no one to bind up their wounds, and yet ' they found comfort in a cigarette! We who stay at home amid luxury and comfort must have hearts of stone if we allow one American soldier sol-dier to endure the hardships of trench life without his necessary medicine a -cigarette. Don't forjret that with each "5 cents you contribute to The Tribune tobacco fund you receive a post card expressing the gratitude of some needy Sanuuy in I he war zone. Address all contributions direct to the tobacco fund. Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah. |