The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19

v,crc v,tnl irysrsnrt ance than the medical
,rrN,.'~. ,,,
department, ana although soldiers In gem
eral and volunteers in particular grumbe
at the surgeons and their ways in time OF
caaca tbav ,yii thanh sbai, iuckv a,ars, for
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tne skiieu cars WHICH WIN uo .hchs WHICH,
perhaps they lie wounded and dying on
the battlefield
Tha .,rgoo,. ,,bo gro co,peotet with tho
W.
TWO AeAas Fesiuiehts mere "eic P'eheu
from the very best material In the State,
"a "a evidenced Inv Tho small neroentaas of
,.. , .,,a..,,,a,, t ,h
sNs1S'' r.'.. -
rigid mental ana physical examination con
Quoted by DR.. Charles Wilcox at Austin,
when abe TEXAS troops first began 10 ar
rive at Damn Mabry THE original medical
sam n, rho two regiments NOW her was
81 folIo,cs. t',rst rayinnnd Maior ana Sur
peon ~ n Villas Of El pnso: First Leu
tenants and Assistant Surgeons WIl,iam
1,amn,o, Of f,alveston ana a u. Keune ~
nj ,,onh,m. stewards n W. King al BeI-
ton - ~ McNilian of Marlin and * l.. |
Nci,ania,. ~ srInbur gnrings Ssrnud
rea,,g,7 an, Major ana surgeon ID l., ppppies
NJ Navasota sirs, I.Iewtenants ami Ass,st-
an, SURGEONS r. r .laekson OF SAN Antonio
as w. MI a,,shitn ~ ANN. st,.,
If Navasota and i n NlcC,Iennhan of rom
pie.
shortly amer the ARRIVAL Oh lhe le%ahs ut
.nis poih., nvne.e., .n"Jo' 'as was ue
With ths dIvlsion bosnitol norns and lotnr
the same action was taken In the case of
Lieutenant jackson Iheir comraaes re-
$500 tne t,s,, w., H. hi'", '""'
thoritics mad a great deal of confluence in
Texas skill and experience. ami so the two
surgeons IN question were heapllly eoh-
srstu'ateu'
since the tiino these cu"hseo were ina'e
al oil tue members OF thc medical s'"u
nave pech receiving cdily instruction aud
nave ufaue Wonuerlui progress. There -.
VI uouiee' ai Anllense amount oil dlierehco
between civil practice and medical work In
the army, and while all OF the Texas DOE
tors were as wei up IN the former as could
possibly be desired, there were II great
many points about the latter which it was
necessary mat lhey should learn, and tue
progress they have made toward learning
them mas proven Mighty gratiying to all
concerned Dr. Villas had the advantage
: over his younger brethren in that he served
Nm capacity similar TO his present one dur
tng the civil war and ne has been there
tore enabled to help them out in many
ways.
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\ prning sick call are irternv,tno onoa b,,.
A,h, .,,..,,. "a,
j. 'N' 'N'seo'e WHY are 'onPeHeu 10 VII
Y them DAY after day they no douoj
" monotonous During the early morn
lbo,,r,' t,,,,.,. ,,,.t. s,,...,
'''''"'"h o'e""'' s'
i"u'Sposeu III oaoh company report TO
itist sergeant and their names ara
I'd on the. comuauv. SICK manor, a bo,1,
h tho co,nna,,,
Wv company 'o'n'nahuers ana tlrst
fihts are required TO sign each day IN
10 SHOW the medical Officers that due
= pelng taken TO prevent their being
Yea BY men afflicted with drill
-that is fellows who make 1t a
T. TO escape drills and other duties
fa1lng illnesses, which are purely
imaginary
lns. In army slang, is called riding the
MET, and the devotees OF tho practice
.oquently cause the surgeons a great dean
OF trouble until the frequency OF taeir visits
and the failure on the part M Tho dnct,,ra
10 detect any illness cause them 20 bo
s 1~n ai'd ,uohsh OUT Tor attcrward.
usually tho frst Two. M" 'tn' seaSean,,
under his arm and, followed by the men
VINO are Ill or who think they are, wends
nar,,i , ~ ana nerilu"rters oi me rtsl-
soldiers one by onr nshs na.h !, ao,, W .uo
nent questions, makes II hasty but unerrln :
diagnosis and then gives the mans name
teeelner win MS prescription. II one Is
needed TO the steward, who sits at the
surgeon sue ana enters all necessary
uati IN record book In this book Is
SHOWN me nate the mans name. the ma
lure OF ms iiincss' the heuicine Biven him,
MS company ana reSNnent ana all other in
loihia,ioh Wh'ch might ue required for
reference at any culture time monthly
Iepor. IS inaaa up irotn thls anu toward d
70 the surgeon general o"iee at Washing
Ton; STOCK OF the simple remedies for
such slght auecliohS as nysentery, con
stpstion, ETC. are kept on hand at the
hsauuuarters oI Nne regihentai surgeon,
ana ,ne men Wno are not seriously III arr
treated imheutateiy' some OF them are
then sent 10 ,heir camp witn Instructions
70 PERFORM lsnl nu,y' Nv ny WIS time it =
100 tate 10 paruoilate IN we morning driil,
ue..er' anu .he rioIu se.ivusy SIGN ones are
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The division hospital. where all the really
severe cases OF Illness are treated, Is sltu-