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 troops consisting of Americans, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Maoris and home-coming Britishers from the East.

On one occasion a body of 11,000 men, mostly from Boston and its districts, passed through on their way to embark for the East, and when they saw the Monitors, the distributors were nearly mobbed. The officer in charge came up and smilingly offered an apology for his men. He said they were nearly all from Boston, and knew and appreciated The Christian Science Monitor and thanked us for giving it to the men. Whilst they were lined up, the officer helped to distribute the literature and the Workers were glad to be able fully to supply the demand. The friendly feeling between the men and their officers was very noticeable as expressing harmony and confidence. When they marched towards the ship, Christian Science came in for an enthusiastic three cheers.

The first call for hospital treatment in Liverpool came at the outset of the work there, and since then several cases received Christian Science treatment. One of these was a soldier from California who was given up by the doctors on account of his excessive weakness. When the Worker reached his bedside, he seemed past speaking, but treatment was given immediately and two days afterwards he was taken to another hospital, his pulse and heart having regained sufficient strength for the doctors to operate. This man never looked back but gained health and strength rapidly and was soon discharged, finally returning home full of gratitude. Another man was distraught with pain for which the doctors could give him no relief, and he was considered to be beyond hope