The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-04-20

Ca S climate, even at its worst, which is
during the rainy season, now zeal at
hand. Ibis government could land
troops on the island at this date and
keep them there all summer. Spain
eolld net prevent its men from dying
III droh Is. Their experiences en- the is,
land Gil several occasions have proved
this. Ibis Is because disease takes them
Easily, a condition due to lack of food
nnd clothing. Our soldiers are in excel
lent physical condition because they are
fed and ciothe ! properly.
Cuba rainy season begins about May
}, but usually only light showers are
experienced until after the lightning
Of June. Then The rain comes down in
torrents, continuing i'll tie eastern end
of the island for a week at a time. At
the less mountainous western end the
rain comes every afternoon and falls
heavily for an hour or two. Then the
sun comes out and evaporation aud veg
etable fermentation Legin. 1t is this
that loads the air along the coast with
disease breeding germs.
The season lasts through August.
During its stay the Spauiards remain in
barracks IN the cities and do moi at
tempt to do anything. Yellow fever is
Unknown i'll the interior of the island.
1t is only on the lowland near which
the ports are that the scourge reigns.
The rainy season does not interfere
with trade. aud sailors on merchantmen
do not suffer if they do not go ashore
too much or get drunk too often. TEN
perance in food and stimulants is essen
tial to combat disease. Vegetables rather
than meats should compose the food.
Then. too, to be sure of good health the
pores of the skin must be kept open and
the surface Of the body kept at a uni
form temperature. Wooden undercloth-
ing should be worn and blankets used
when sleeping.
Another instance of the ability of
Americans to Withstand Cuba's climate
may lie taken from the fact that until
the last rebellion started it was the Gus
tom for some 1900 engineers to go to
the island every year to look after the
machinery on the sugar plantations.
They never suffered from yellow fever.
They took care of themselves in addi-
ton to having good America constitu-
lions.
OF the 200, eco soldiers Spain has sent
to Caba since the outbreak of the rebel
lion 30, GOO have been in the hospitals
all the time. about l00, coo have been
unfit for duty in the field and have been
relegated to garrison duty, and the re-
naming 80, 900 have been harassed
from one end Of the island to the other,
half starved, half clothed and footsore.
Mary CT them have been killed, wound.
ed or taken prisoners.
Spanish officials must have their
commission" and the commisSary de-
partment is a mine of wealth fer all
connected with it. The soldier is allow
ed 80 cents a day for food-that is, 80
cents charged up against the govern
ment for his keep-but he does not re-
ceive one third the amount. The rest
goes to the officials.
The Spanish soldiers principal food
is rancho" a pork stew, with a little
beef and ~chickapea added, and a bread
called ''pan dc muncion"-''bullet
| bread,'' it is so solid. The bread is in
digestible and pork in tropical climates
produces skin diseases and ever leprosy.
The beef is tainted. AS to the sort of
pork the men receive one may guess on
learning hat ordinary pork in the mar
ket is S1S a barrel, while pork for the
soldiers is So. 80.
American engineers who have gone
over Havana harbor carefully say that
if it were cleaned out at q cost of 3d.
900, 900 to 81, 900, 600, there would be
no yellow fever there. For hundreds of
years it has received all the sewage and
garbage Of the city, and it is coated
with a deep layer OF slime. Santiago,
Matanzas and other ports are the same.
The government has a sanitary lureau,
but as i'll other bureaus the officials
pocket all they can lay hands en- aud TO
no work. Take tie photographic bu-
reau i'll MADRID, for instance, with It's
hundreds Of employees. 1t supplies its
merchantmen and its ..avy from charts
made by Dulted rtatIGsuIyeyoTs Spain
doesn't know Ctta. j does rot under
stand the temper If the mcn who BOW
are hehtiug for independence. Cuba Is
naturally a healthiul island, as is shown
by the statistics Of cid age. There are
mapy centeIarians there, and hundreds
of able men aud women all tine way
from so TO 100 years Cla. Cnly SPANS
lack Of control has MADE EaYala "a nur.
stry If yellow ieNer tttns. ) olaH like
General EtflCg ccClu tietn bur elective
Is Hai protect rpl only lbs island, but
lie United States, from cuntasion by