with headache when the plane reaches an altitude of 3,500; and when it reaches an altitude of 4,500 a
person loses control of his movements, and a man may find it impossible to write his own name. And the wounded man's condition changes from what it was before rising off the ground. Wounds bleed in a different manner; the flow of pus likewise increases; breathing raises a host of problems; the muscles of the body slacken, so the secretions increase, and the nurse is compelled to carry out cleaning operations continually, to distribute the medicines, to administer oxygen, and to inject the patients with artificial blood.
...And she must stay beside the dying, and conduct herself in such a way as to conceal their death from their comrades!!
And before the plane sets down in Hawaii, the nurse must write thirty or forty reports on the condition of each wounded man, must supervise the unloading of the patients and the discharge of the medicines, and must sign the customs papers and the inspection certificates.
If, at the hour of her arrival, there is at the airfield a plane on the point of departure, she climbs aboard it, and is able to surrender herself to rest after an effort that has lasted fifteen hours. She stretches out on the ammunition crates or on the drums of petroleum, rocked by the rattle of the engines, and at last... she sleeps!
And scarcely has she reached Tokyo when she sets out once more, to accompany new wounded.
"From the French Selections"
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Does not the reader feel, as she reads this article, that woman's life in the darkest ages of mankind was no harsher than the life of "some" working women in the age of civilization and light?
...And yet... there is one small difference: she finds her present pains sweet and surrenders to her struggle, because she relieves so much of the pain of this wretched humanity!
The Parrot Casino, "Le Perroquet," in Broummana held a contest among the beauties, and the subject of this picture, Miss Rosette Dahhan, carried off the first prize.
One thing worth recording about this contest is that the "traditional committee" surrendered its powers to all those present, each of whom placed the name of the queen of his choice in the ballot box. The balloting was free and unfettered, without any coercion, or bribery, or fraud, or governmental or feudal pressure... And thus was this beautiful queen elected... and for once in our lives we put out the Devil's eye!
Miss Rosette Dahhan is of Lebanese parents and Egyptian birth, visiting Lebanon for the first time. She has been captivated by the beauty of its nature, which, in her words, "inspires much in the souls of poets," and captivated likewise by the graciousness of the people of Lebanon.
O Miss of the enchanting eyes — who could look upon this face and remain rough and hard of heart?