Applied Motion Study
A Collection Method to industrial Preparedness

FOR THE CRIPPLED SOLDIER 147 of the machine was adapted with shoulder yokes and the rest of the apparatus was operated by his feet. I saw him go from high speed forward to high speed backward inside of 50 ft., and he had a record of 108 miles an hour. There is no doubt that there are a number of instances of that kind in which with special machines cripples have been enabled to emulate those with full faculties. W. Herman Greul inquired whether Mr. Gil- breth had outlined any standard method of re- porting these instances which he could use in his tabulations. He wondered whether he had al- ready tabulated the information which he de- sired, which would be very helpful in aiding the members to contribute. Dr. Yeager, in his discussion, said, as a physi- cian, he had been interested in cripples for a good many years, and in the course of his work he saw the necessity for providing means of occupation for many of these cripples. Some three years ago he opeüed a school for the training of men who had been maimed or injured or who, through some disease, were incapacitated from active work. In this school as patients were men six- teen up to thirty-five, who were taught reed work