Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-06-03
CUBA'SRAINY SEASON
Captain Janney Has Passed
Through Two And Speaks
From Experience.
"EyERYBODY mas THE FEVER
Some More, Others Less Severe,
But All A Touch.

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retulneu ilo'n 'nere iasl "eeA' snieis pass
ed through TWO wet seasons, one rathei
mild and the other very severe.
Their experience with the rains, the fe
ver and the Insects IL unusually Interest
h.. q, ,,lo,, ~ ,ha ,o..ttt,t,v ,hat ,hs
.us, ~ "" s,e Pos'.D'''s ma -
run neg, nii sum n"fe 70 unusi 4, y
the same hardships with the army Oh III
vaslon.
Captain Janney, in speaking Of the wis
dom Of sending troops to Cuba at this
neriod Described tho wet senson and ifs
aroct ,,nop soldiers Ia said.
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me ra,ns oesin III Supa apou' 'ne ut ''
OF May. During the last OF June and tne
first Of July there is an extremely dry
period, when everything is pnrched aud
The sun burma dercelv. Then from the
iattor nar+ ~ Inv cl,.,r m s,met,,nas
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10 Nhris'nlas II 10 80 WEI you Gun "''"oS'
SWIM
Torrents or Rain.
ut rains every day for five or more
hours, and Just simply floods everything.
wban II rains in Cubn If doesn't monkey
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ipoet - ~ - e',-,s9 80 =. ~.
stIaignt III torrents tnat soaA you 70 Wy
SKIN II you happen 70 pc out IN II.
uoesn ram ~ night, guy ~ sets ~ enii i,.,
tnat na'e 9TH wonueleu ~" " eou''
An nlsnt long lns Jew anu ram uiip
ON the trees 80 neavlly tnat you cAn naru /
ven ,ne ,,,,' pesmeen IT.. ~ anu
genuine shower, Tue Ioaus set InlI2 .hnu !
almost lhpassapie' Win req cay nuu
tnat hangs On NE srim uea.h' anu 5ou
Simply cannot nnu ury spot any WHERE
Certain no eaten The Fever
me lever, 81 COURSE, eSerypouy ms.
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seeh'
Not OFTEN Eatal Ut serlous.
1.-THE fever is of malarial type, with
chills, and 1t is not often fatal. II need
not be serious either If a man takes the
proper precautions, but don't peneVe
an american soluier cuh ~ lh.1 Supa ,.i IN
ne RAINY season ~ tn ne nas ',. .a,ne
W. se.s"s - 80 80 80 Z, ~a',nnai
Every une u Vul pa na -. ~ 10,
tunes; ine nus. sesete ,as ~ az.
was last yeas, mnen was ue ai.'' NJ, ~
awnile anu nau plel,s tousn t,ni s.ui ~ ~,
lever s.iess " 'ou' anu @ pee' 40 ''-'' ~
my ssssem- .,.,. A.. a,a,,,
oul sleas 49,. 10. 49, -
get Tue risns 'n,nss ~ eal " ne,P us
keep leser on. ne anu u oee, M nJe
ana naiI-r'pe lruie Mete nol p"ihi'Die
enough 10 neip US niuen
Unwise To Send Troops Now.
Il do not think 1t would be very wise
to send troops into Cuba during the wet
season, for the reason that after they got
there nearly all of them would be In
the hospital for awhile.
ne foaus, VINE ensy az pe w, ,ns,nt
- ,,,osrrass syoni tecesssrIIv no at.
landed vim great de,av and ditiiculties.
isa'-'s'.,ar don't tbinlr The army viii lana
~ tha island ,ntiI fall Whenever they
~ thav viii have tho SANG tronbIe to face.
5SrnaIy fever
~, ,ha ,,,ntar ,ba choncas ~ :, ring n
80 aonsIdarahIv Iessened ~, ,r IL still
shers and anv cnreiessness will bring II
on
Nuinine me stanups. .,.,.
'Haii inc Dattie, WIN tne troops OF WIN
anybody else gong TO the island, III nsns-
Ivy as T., tnoseiro "V "nd tSa,r own nowers
| of milling through, Don't think you are
going "a have serious OF fatal case, or
YOU will probably get one.
Aour one great standby was quinine.
We took it constantly and STAYED of many
an attack Physicians down there take
| two graluc a day and very seldom sue
eumb. Last year we carried a medicine
chest containing ouinine. calomel and
other simple medicines, and BY taking
| oninine regularly came ont all right
.arhe fIrst wear we didn't have the oui-
nine, and when we felt the fever on us
wonid have to travel a hundred miles OF
| En- n get II.
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care Aoou' siepA"s o1"u'
Another thing that the men VINO cam
paisn N SeOa e"o 1890 "a NJ ,,Vr,, Il
was nv most vaiuable possession down
| there and | w0uld not have taken $500
IN gold for 1t.
~ have inst written to nv brother. who
is with the Fifth Regiment, to get himself
| hammock by all means. To lie down and
sleep on the moist. dewy soil Of Cuba.
with rain drlpping on You from trees and
ali Kinds Of bugs. insects and crawling
things about Won. means sure and GER
Raj, case Of fever.
ua.L. .na pnhh.r p,.nL.,.
osHe 0u
~, ~ aa,. "'u .s 81 - 90 tsi,.'
hammocks along to sleep In. and for the
men 4 rubber blanket could be gotten for
81 anIece. which wouls make a nue.. safer
bed than the bare ground.
"There are any quantity of insects and