Show QUICK AID GIVEN WOUNDED rapid treatment after r battle and ne new cleansing methods save gave lives of many soldiers aleut cut col gilbert barling 0 B a famous english surgeon burgeon who Is consulting surgeon to the great base hospitals nt at rouen which accommodate patients says that since the war began immense strodes have been made in the surgery of the two improvements that may be noticed as having taked place since the outbreak of f hostilities writes a correspondent 0 of the new york times ar afe e in connection with the rapid treatment of the wounded after a big battle and the cleansing of wounds five or ten miles behind the fighting sufficient casualty clearing stations each holding about 1000 men have been organized to deal with all the casualties that may reasonably be expected so that once a man Is 19 picked up by the et stretcher bearers lie be receives adequate treatment within a very short time here also Is a special hospital perhaps of 60 beds for abdominal cases which are the most urgent 1 in the old days such wounds because of the delay before they could bo be treated and cleaned were generally considered to be fatal but under the now new conditions by which a man so hit Is placed in an ambulance and sent off immediately if necessary without waiting for other wounded to be placed in with him the dangerous delay Is overcome and the alie wound kept aseptic and more amenable amenn ble to treatment |