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 decorations. Adjacent to the Room were quartered some men from the Medical Corps who helped by furnishing two large containers of coffee and chocolate. This, with French biscuits, jam and candy, constituted the refreshments. The men's pleasure was unmistakable and they were particularly appreciative of the fact that here they were free from army discipline.

Much could be written of the healing work accomplished in this depot, and the following letter sent to our Worker will perhaps serve to illustrate many other cases.

“I received your favor, enclosing the two Quarterlies and two pieces of literature, and your kind note, today. I was delighted to get it all and am greatly obliged to you for sending it to me. I don't remember whether I mentioned in my other letter that the diagnosis card which came with me showed a compound fracture of the leg, but the X-ray picture taken here showed no fracture at all. The doctor here was puzzled as to how the first X-ray could have made a mistake. Whether he made a mistake or not, I do not know, but I do know that I have great cause for gratitude for what understanding I have of Christian Science. The leg is coming along in very good shape and I expect to be on my way back to join my company soon.”

When France was called Gaul, and Brittany was Armorica, Nantes already existed as a seaport of some importance. There are in the museums and archives relics and inscriptions dating to 200 A. D. which show that the city was a place of some consequence even at that early date. The history of Nantes for three or four hundred years after the second century reads like the story of “The House That Jack Built,” for the