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Show - 7 - Mr. Tuan was marooned beyond the lines for over a month, but improved his time by taking a month's intensive work in the pharmacy of the Peking Union Medical College. We were able as a unit to demonstrate our usefulness and goodwill to large numbers of soldiers who are now dispersed all over the country. We hope that they will not entirely forget the care which they received in a Christian institution. Mr. Liu and Mr. Whitaker did a good deal of personal work with the in-patients, but so many of them were very ill that they were not even approached. Mr. Liu's greatest service was in his letter writing for many men who were illiterate, and far from home, and wished to have letters sent to their families. Many of General Feng'? original officers are Christians, and those who came to Lintsing were actively friendly. Of course it is among civilians that our work is designed to be done, but we hope that a better understanding of Christian endeavors, and perhaps a little influence, have been imparted to our military patients. The service to the soldiers has been well known and recognized in the community and perhaps this summer's record will result in even more confidence in our methods among the local people. Too often we have patients come to us only as a last resort when we can do nothing but disappoint them. The wars of the past few 3/ears have caused a great deal of traveling on the part of soldiers and modern ideas have permeated to remote districts. What hospitals are able to do has gotten to be common knowledge, and we must be prepared to give more complete service to the community, to keep up with the expectations of the best informed among the local Chinese. The hospital is just emerging from the time when it could care for simple conditions but had to refuse to do more difficult things, into the period when we must be prepared to do more difficult and complicated work. Formerly there was little call for any more than every day procedures, but our patients are now increasing in numbers and in variety of conditions. This summer we did our first gastroenterostomy, and we have had more operations on hernia than ever before. Keeping ahead of the demands upon us involves more specialization and, sad to say, more money. Dr. Cooke, on her recent furlough in America, was able by conscientious and protracted effort to raise enough interest in an X-ray outfit, so that now sufficient money for the very minimum of useful equipment has been secured. Right now I am in Peking taking an intensive course in X-ray physics and engineering, and we hope to get our outfit installed by winter. In the spring Dr. |