The evening times., 1898-06-01
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Mr. HorAaAay's Tinely Advice /
Soldiers In Cuba.

Mr. HorAaAay's Tanely Adv Zee To
Soldiers In ClbA.
| New York. June l.-valuable advice on
health for soldiers who are going to Cuba
is contained In circular written by Will
lam T. Hornaday. well-knoWn natural
| list. connected with the New York Too
logical Society. It has been issued be-
cause Of a desire Of the author and Of
| Prof. Henry r. Osborn, Of Columbia Uni
versffy. to place something IN the hands
OF the prospective fnr1ders which will
guide them IN the southern island
Mr.. Hornaday has spent almost five
years In the tropics. campaigning in the
/! juneies or CubA. South America, India.
| the Malay Peninsula. and B0rneo. He
waded miasmatic swamps. drank swamp
| water, Aca0psd wherever Wild beasts were
plentiful and often lived on scanty fare.
I Yet his only funess was an attack Of
| jungle fever in India. which never kept
him down more than four or five days at
one time.
IT is mistake TO suppose the climate
OF Cuba Is certain to prove particularly
unhealthfuI TO our troops" he says. IF
| properly equipped and proyisioned any
man Of sound constitution and temperate
/; habits should be able to go through a
years hard campaigning in Cuba without
any serious illnesses. barring the epi-
denies. 81
| THE soldier who is properly equipped
1 should go confidently expecting to pre-
serve hts health. The man who is con-
| stantiy expecting to became i'll. and when
| i'll believes he is going to die. is always
| the one most liable to attack. A deter
mination not to become III II half the BAT
| tie: the rest Is mere detail"
| He tells officers that the easiest way TO
catch fever in a tropical Jungle next to
| drinking stagnant water. Is to sleep on
| the ground. He therefore advises the use
| Of hammocks.
| He says these articles can be made of
| linen twfne. strong enough to carry the
| heaviest man. weighing less than q pound
and making a package only ten inches
long and less than three incEes in d.
! ameter This package. he says, can be
| carried in an inside pocket.
| He relies on the ingenuity of the troops
| to find supports for the hammocks. say
! ing: American soldiers who have not
sufficient 'gumption' to find or provide
/ support for them are not fit to send to
| Cuba" The question. he declares. must
| be settled by each body Of the men.
| As a protection against mosquitoes.
I sand -dies and gnats. he advocates the use
| OF the mosquito shirt. OF this he says:
| THE only materials required are about
| ten or twelve yards Of cheese-cloth or
any other thin cloth or fine mosquito net
ting. about twelve felt of steut cord. a
dozen tiny brass rings-but cloth loops
will serve-and needle and thread
The hammock Is made to swing within
a miniature tent. Mr.. Horhaday declares
It helps to keep out malaria. and will not
be found formidable. either as to bulk.
weight or cost. With model and mate
| rial. he says, any soldier can make one
for himself.
Sleeping in wet clothing Is productive
of illness. he declares. He advocates the
carrying of an extra suit by each SOL
dier, even il 1t consists Of nothing more
than light shirt and trousers. to wear
in camp and when sleeping. Provided
with this. he believes there is little dam
ger from marching In svamps or from
rain. st:,.,-,
Another article Of equipment he eecom-
mends is the rain-sheet-a square of mus
lin made Hike tent ny, soaked in linseed
oil and parafln. and designed to shelter
from two TO sixteen men. Rubber blank
cts he also advocates for this purpose.
Pith helmets or cork helmets he be-
heves would protect men from sun
strokes. 75sissir
In conclusion. he gives these brief rules
for the preservation Of health:
Keep the bowels open, at al hazards
Whenever possible boil drinking water; but
there is not the slightest need to boil wate- be-
lure usiNg II lot W1stiu8 OF U2fntnE purposes
Remove vet clothing rs soon rs practicable
after going into camp.
Sleep at least two feet above the ground
Be strictly temperate in everything, except
marching and fighting.
Drink whisky nor brandy. save when in need
Of a stimulant after extraordinary exertion, iex-
Posufe and relaxation, CT when really i'll To
man who does not use whisky as beverage it is
a most valuable medicine, especially in connec-
tion with disorders Of the stomach and bowels
great protection against diarrhoea is a flannel
bandage to be worn around the waist. ,,.,.z4 -.
Never overload the stomach with any kind Of
food. especially meat.
Never eat any unripe fruit. Ripe fruits eaten
in moderation, not oniy not injurious, but are
decidedly beneficial. in all portions Of the tropics
OF all fruits. there is none more harmless than
the banana, and In the tropics none other So nu-
tritious and beneficial to man.
wen man should not take medicine to ward
of disease Even the best Of tropical medicines
quinine-wears itself out if taken too frequently:
and its use should be cenhned to sick men.
This circular viii be sent out widely
among the volunteers who are going to
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