La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-27


From the Medical Record: The per-
feet portable aIter has ye; TO be IL
yeutst. Those IN use nov, although in
Taauy respects satisfactory, have Gras-
backs tba; 70 large extent uuliify
their efficacy As has been recently
pointed out By Lr. SssoUs. filteE thor
olghiy 20 answer the prrPose required
By soldier IN the field shou!d be
strong. portable, capable os turning
9at large quantity o. wateE IN = short
time. and 50 constructed that il can be
easily taken apart and clez1sed- No
diter present IL the market fulalls all
these conditions Undoubtedly TIE
most certain way OF steriliziag water
is b boiling, and Il is the hes; Ensthod
Of combating the diseases incidental TO
a tropical climate Nevertheless. this
mode Of sterilization rs open TO ob!ec-
ticn. not the least Of which is that M
less the water 50 treated is subsequent
IL oxygenated II Is a very tasteiess
fluid.
The late Ernest Hart vas q strong
advocate OF what he termed the doe
trine OF the tsakettie. and many dis
tlnguIshed Indian commanders hare
testified In favor Of tea as means Of
QuenchInE soldiers thirst when on .
tong march IN equatorial lands The
laen under the Icade-Ship Of Sir Her
bert Kitchener during the recent cam
paign in the Soudzn were alio~ed no
alecsol!c stinslaats whatever. but
performed their long journey through
the dcsert, ending with THE victory al
Alhara. on cold tea
The Scientific American OF July has
an article landing the refreshing quail
itlss OF cold tea, in which II says that
zone OF the most efHcaeious ways Of
quenchiug thirst. when there Is =
strong pressare for uninterrupted ac-
ton on the part of the soldier
s. to fl! his cantesn with tea
OF course this would be made
from boiled water. and the addI-
ton Of 9 few drops Of lemon juice
would Increase its power OF exciting
the sal!vary glands 20 greater activity.
and il is al erpedieni often resortsd to
when It Is desirable that the least pos
sible amount of liquid should Se In
Eested.
The use OF tea Z still further ap-
proved By the testimony OF experience.
Sir John Hall says: In the katir war
lss2) a march was made by 219 mea
in which Loco miles were covered IN
seyenty-oue days. or at the rate OF If
teen miles I day. without wines. spir-
its or beer. OfNcers in India. when
marches were made through uaIarioas
regions. had an opportunity to ties. the
virtues of tea Lord Wolseiey urges
It's use. and the experience OF the Can
ada lurnbernea confirms its value
They spend the winter IN the back
woods in the hardest sort Of labor and
are exposed TO freezing temperature.
While no spirits are allowed they
have an unlimited supply Of tea
The fact has been eonclusIvely
proved that when men are undergoing
severe exertions IN extremes OF TEN
pera.ure alcohol IN any form Is not
Only unnecessary. but Is absolutely in
turious Tea infused in boiling water
is certainly much more palatzble than
insipid boiled water. as well as bein Z
practically harmless. Therefore.
there would seem to be no reason Why
our army in Cuba should not follow
the example of their British brothers
.n-arns In India and Egyp. and march
and fgh, refreshed and iny.goraied by
cold tea