The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-12

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| TERRITORIAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
| The public health Is matter OF the
most vital Importance 10 the people and
| TO the welfare aud progress OF the terri
| tory. We have complete and generally
| satisfactory laws goyerninsg the practice
| OF medicine and for the protection Of ths
people in case OF a development OF conta-
| gious diseases.
7 submit herewith a voluminoUs and val
liable report % the superintendent Of thu
board Of health. Including reports Of the
various county boards The reports deal
elab6rately with the subject matter with
in their Jurisdiction and are worthy of your
/ careful and thoughtful consideration. I
| feel sure that The suggestions made IA
| these reports looking 20 a bettermeut -
health conditions and On Improvement II
facilities for the administration OF these
affairs viii receive your earnest attention.
Educated pbysiciahs can aSays protect
themselves. and these laws are not enacted
for their benefit so much as FOR the pro-
lection OF the people from imposition and
fraud and malpractice by vicious and tx
norant charlatans and medicine fakits.
and they should be made as clear and
definite as possible TO accomplish The OBJ
jects desired.
NATIONAL. GUARD.
The status o. our national guard or nj
llta Organization and its present condition
Win be found complete in the report q ths
acting adJuaut general The organization
and The military experience. though limit
%. or the officers and men were OF great
vslue t. the territory when called upon
by the president OF the United States @
furnish our quota Of troops % maintain
and upheld the honor and dignity 81 our
government ia the war with Spain. The
enlistment OF so many o. our guard n the
national service an1 the expiration %
terms OF enlistment has materially reduced
the number % men and officers effective
FOR daty. The lack Of proper provision for
tho maintenance 81 an organization % this
character has 20 some extent weakened ms
enthusiasm and.-Sbstructed the efficiency
% our organization.
An unfortunate and trreconCilzbls differ
euce between leading men IN ne ofEsniza-
ton. which created geo feeling ard lack %
good discipline al along The Ine. dsvei-
oDed soon AZ r assumed ~. duties %
my Office. Every reasonable effort vas
made by me 20 compose these dlHsrenc-s.
aithout avail and I was aaaslv reiuctsuCy
compelled % accept the resignsfi9ns o. ne
sdjutant genera ard he colonel Command
INK Before a Teorgan zafl1n could b had.
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fcers and men volunteered 90 serve thrtr
country that tae 1rEanizsf3on was very
much reduced se stated ard 7 havs not
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