The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-10
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SOur army CT invasion will go to
Cuba thoroughly impressed with the
fact that they must face the Spanish
bullets and the yellow fever. There
are dangers dcadlicr than these.
Spain's soldiers were green boys when
ours will be hardened men. They we're
badly clothed, without blankets, hos
ptal stores or medical attention, where
ours will have all these in plenty and
OF the bcst but their experience may
at least be taken as measure OF com.
parison for the diseases and their rel.
ative fatality
. DR.. Rnpner's analysis Of the mort.
uary reports Of thesSpanish army for
1897 gives the following:
Typhoid fever......... ................. $500
DyseueeI U
Malarial fever....... ,OOO
Other diseases es........................... 3, 900
Total. ......-....................-.,.32,3 32,334
TO these must be added at least
1900 deaths on shipboard during the
transit Of the sick to Spain. We shall
face no such results, because much Of
this fatality was due to the absolute
neglect of all sanitary rules by the
Spanish army and the lack Of sewerage
in the cities within which the troops
were penned Like cattle. But the ag-
ures show what dangers lie in wait for
US, and the necessity of care and san
itary precautions.
The health authorities will look
after the essentials, but in minor
matters we would again speak word
Of caution to the soldier from colder
cline. To keep we'll is the soldiers
duty, and he alone can take small pre-.
Lcautions that are absolutely necessary
II he would keep out Of the hospital.
Typhus fever is raging in Cuba now.
Cholera turks in every fruit to the un-
acclimated. Smallpox is latent in the
bedding and clothes Of every family,
as rule. Think Of these things when
there is temptation to forage, and take
precautions.
The first thing the soldier will want
is fresh water bath. Do not plunge
into river or pool during the rainy
season when the inviting fluid is full
of malarial germs from every quarter
and the pores of the skin have been
opened by the heat to receive them.
Every Red Cross nurse has tablets for
sterlizing the water; get one Of these
and put it in some water confined in a
tub--or neglect the bath. The tablet
is a little thing and each nurse has q
supply for 300 soldiers-one OF them
may save life and patriot his coun.
try's needs.
DO not drink water till it has been
bOiled-in the native article cholera
sleeps. Boil the water and squeeze in
a few drops from lemon, lime or
orange-in default OF these use Il little
vinegar, and fill your canteen for the
march.
; Do not eat fruit Of any kind for q
, week, at least, nor any unaccustOmed
!, food.
The government shoes will be hard
! to tender feet, but be not tempted to
walk barefoot an inch. Everywhere
there is a plant that is poison to the
! flesh and small insects that burrOw
under the nails. Wet the shoes thor
oughly and let them dry on the feet
during the day to take the shape; they
will not hurt after this. No matter
how hot the day, the nights are cool.
Put blanket over you before you
venture to sleep and escape the chill
OF the early morning, which is to the
unacclimated means malarial or typ.
hus fever.
Avoid all spirituous liquors as you
would poison. Do not eat heavy
meal before a march in the sun, Eat
often but always sparingly. At first
: live, II you Can, on crackers and coffee
Cuba is death to the careless stranger,
He who says the United States ought
i to take a hand in the settlement OF
Tim Eprnnenn nrohlam cpams IN forget