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too busy. A professor lormerly of one
of tbe Brussels universities gave ber
special individual instruction in the
anatomy of the brain, and Colonel De
page instructed her in the dressing of
wounds, at which she became quite
proficient.
On special occasions she made
rounds of the wards with her attend
ants distributing gifts and shaking
hands with all the wounded soldiers.
On one of theseoccasions the writer
was presented to her and wa^ priv
ileged to hold a short conversation
with her in which she asked a few
questions in a modest manner and in
perfect English. One never spoke to
the Queen or King until first address
ed.
The modest democratic manner of
the Queen was always evident but is
especially shown by an incident which
occurred during the early days of the
war.
Her majesty had been visiting her
children in England and had occasion
to employ an American dentist in
London. She was evidently much
pleased with his work for he was sub-
sequetly asked to come to La Panne
to do some work for the King. When
he arrived there he recognized the
woman whom he had treated in Lon
don and was amazed and embarrassed
when he learned that she was the
Queen.
The Royal pavilion of the hospital,
known as “Pavilian Albert-Elizabeth, ’
where the American surgeons worked,
had three waids named after th--> rbree
THE CADUCEUS.
royal children, and it was here that
tl'e Queen’s iaie,’'est was mo.-'tl'’ cea-
l« red. Qer visits were usually n uoe
in the mornings and when she was
announced the operating and dressing
rooms were cleared and all work stop
ped. Colonel Depage always accom
panied her and assisted with the dress
ings and no one else stayed in the
room except, a nurse to handle the
gauze and instruments. Through the
Queen’s influence the hospital lacked
nothing in equipment. Any modem
metropolitan hosptal was not more
complete than this. Yet it was built
in standard sections in such a way
that, except for the five-story summer
hotel which served as a nucleus, it
could be taken down and moved
wherever necessary.
In later years there will be many a
Belgian veteran who will tell of the
time when the Queen dressed his
•wounds and in Belgium free and re
stored when the royal family again In
Brussels the people will recall with
pride the simple devotion of their
queen.
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The railroads were tied up with
the worst frieght glut in history.
“Get me something so that I can
figure out when I will get to New
York,’’ he commanded
“Yes, sah. I’ll get you a timetable,
“Time-table? Time-table? What I
want Is a calendar.”
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