Item 54: Friedrich Meier diary, 18 August 1914-August 1915 - Page 131
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<p>[Page 131]</p><p>Four days after the operation they took off the bandage; the wound still festered a bit, but only for 2 days. After 10 days they removed the stitches; there were 9 horsehair stitches, and the cut was 10cm long. On Sep.19 the physician, Dr Brown (Captain), removed one splint and prescribed massages. From now on my arm was massaged every day for half an hour. On 24th/9/18 the other splint and the remaining bandages were removed, the physician was very pleased with the healing process, he even said it was the greatest success of his practice.</p><p>On September 28, 1918, I was discharged from the hospital and brought back to the camp.</p><p>P.S. The crockery in the hospital was less than satisfactory. The enamel plates were washed in the kitchen and, with one exception, were always clean, but the enamel cups were [the postscript continues on the bottom of p129] chipped and some had lost their handle. They, as well as the cutlery, were washed by the orderly in an adjacent room and were hardly ever clean. The same tap also served to rinse out the bedpans.</p>