ency of Motor Ambulances, in
lieu of the pair horse Ambulance formerly in use, and which
rumbled along the uneven roads, thereby causing an
intolerable amount of suffering to the badly stricken men
therein. The sufferers are now conveyed swiftly, and with
far greater comfort, to their temporary destinations; and
hundreds of lives are being preserved by means of this
miracle of modern times.

(5) The hospital train at the 'rail head' which serves the
district is the next experience of the wounded man. Those
who have examined these wonderful accessories to modern
warfare will have been struck by the completeness of the
arrangements. Beds of the most comfortable description,
having regard to space, are provided, whilst sitting cases
are arranged for in ordinary carriages. Furnished with a
well-appointed kitchen, nothing is left to be desired as
regards the food, and this, I need hardly say, appeals very
strongly to a man who has been living upon Army rations for
weeks or months past. There is even a small operating
theatre in the best equipped hospital trains.

(6) This brings us to the Base Hospital, where is found the
finest talent, both medical and surgical, that the country
can produce. Some of our greatest civilian medical men, in a
temporary capacity, are now rendering invaluable aid to the
remarkable cases which proceed from the fell work of shot
and shell. These hospitals, some of which are due to the
magnificent enterprise of private individuals, provide for a
very large number of patients. In one centre alone there
are eight hospitals, with fourteen beds in each. Here, too,
are working the most highly trained nursing sisters, and the
wounded man will, to his dying day, remember the patient
skill bestowed upon him by these devoted women. A patient
recently remarked to a friend of mine, who asked him whether
he didn't think the sister was an angel, 'Indeed she is,
sir, a regular fallen angel.' His adjective was a little out
of place, but he meant to describe exactly what we all feel
with regard to these splendid ministers to our need.

(7) The hospital ship next receives the sufferer, and herein
everything that modern ingenuity can devise is applied to
the necessities of the case. Landing at