Friday, August 9, 2019

Render First-Aid With Help from Mary Frances

The very first 'Mary Frances'
was a paper doll drawn by
Jane Allen Boyer.
       It is important to mention here that any one of your child's dolls may be called a "Mary Frances" doll. Her Mary Frances could have dark skin, blue eyes or even red hair. She could be a rag doll, a fashion doll or a 18inch classic child doll. In the world of play, the physical attributes of a heroine are not nearly as important as the content of her character. Mary Frances dolls should have a devoted heart, and a kind and sacrificial spirit above all else. 
       Mary Frances Helpem, lives in a child's nursery, working as an assistant to a Red Cross nursing doll called Miss Bossem. Together they help treat all kinds of doll injuries that appear to be quite similar to those found among humans in the outside world and indeed, the methods used to treat the injured and sick originate from real-life manuals used by red cross emergency aid workers in 1916.
       Below is a quote taken from the creator of the very first Mary Frances doll about her stories:
      
      "This book is more than a story to inspire children with a desire to relieve suffering; it is a simplified and handy reference book, telling what to do in cases of accident or illness. In no sense is it intended to take the place of the physician. The first principle of first-aid cannot too often be repeated when in doubt, send for the doctor.
       Especial thanks are due to E. A. Y. Schellenger, M.D., member Surgical Staff, Cooper Hospital, Camden, N. J., for his great assistance in verifying and revising the medical and first-aid instructions given herein; and to Constance Cooper Crichton, Instructor of First Aid Classes, New Jersey Women's Division National Preparedness, whose helpful criticism and suggestions have been invaluable."
by Jane Eayre Fryer

Click here to download and print the 
hospital staff, police and patients for 
the book. These have been restored
by kathy grimm for young students.
Chapters:

  1. Off To Mexico
  2. The Speeders' Accident
  3. First Aid To The Injured
  4. At The Doll's Hospital
  5. The Real Cross Nurses
  6. Lessons In First Aid
  7. Safety First
  8. Practice Games
  9. The Hikers
  10. On Looking Glass Lake
  11. Two Boys Are Late
  12. Plans
  13. A Sane Fourth of July
  14. Shesa, A Red Cross Nurse
  15. A Telegram From Mexico
  16. Private Brave's Adventures
  17. The Mad Dog
  18. The Poisoned Baby
  19. Hurrah For Our Hero
Online Research for Our Mary Frances Doll Character:
Doll Hospitals:
Historic Costume for Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Modern Nurse/Doctors:

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