Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-10
Euniug 4parsda susp III

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to great heat and moisture. 1t is a
veritable neurasthenia, There is no
escape from the heat, day or night One
wakes up at night fairly drenched
With perspiration. It wears out nerv-
Gus force quickly and surely"
He says further. nov the synnpt ofns
of exhaustion are everywhere. never
heard so many complaints of persistent
insomnia as / did in the Philippines
One young, vigorous staff officer. who
seemed always cool, complained TO me
at O'clock he found that he could not
remember anything he read. When he
got to the end of a sentence he had for
disabled until the next morning. A
surgeon Informed me that before he:
was half thru his dlily rounds he dis
covered he copiG not remember the pa
TENTS answer, and he always had to
lie down thirty to sixty minutes before
the brain would again work properly.
It was rumored that general Of
I, ficer enc day at an early hour found
himself in the same condition. lie
issii's. :c.s CT, -; i,tr because de could
moi remember what was to be acted on.
1t is needless To remark that in war
fare the lives of soldiers are rather pre-
lfarious If from sheer exhaustion Their.
officers can not use their brains. 1T is a
Hserious question and have been as
founded atthe Illogical actions taken
Lin some instances.
In conditions of mental prostration
I5she thing that ought not to be done is
l'apt to be ordered thru sheer paralysis
iof this reasoning faculties and memory.
\ Much ahsurdity of conduct has its ori-
gin in cerebral asthenia. In my limited
i3circle org man broke down completely
land another became insane-both
largely due to oNerMork and the heat.
/ \ high percentage OF soldiers have
gone insane. There We're also "A large
| number in whom muscular force was
largely reduced.
soldiers who appeared TO be just as
/ strong as at home found themselves
| done up after FIVE innings at base ball.
! 1t showed itself in the eyes, ard in Il
number. OF cases there was inability To
Tread thru parssis of accommodation
indeed accommeaatiye asthenopia is
almost tropical disease. "A great many
| have complained of their glasses.
In concluding his report Surgeon
Woodruff makes some statements
which will set on edge the teeth of the
Temperance agita,ors for he declares
Int 10 be his opinion as medical man
that alcohol in moderate quantities is
absolutely essential to health in tho
tropics. Capt. Woodruff quotes a gen
efal order from the headquarters of the
army, July .. 1873 whiFe tbs campaigns
before santiag, Maii!a We're both
in progress. VII ssss
The history atiet armies has
demons trated th5et ina no, Innate abb
lstinence from tEf use Of Intoxicating
drink is essential TO continued health
and efficiency
Commenting on this s;ulg On Wood
ruff says Firm my books /
Iconld have sworn ii the capi8ectness of
this statement. Personal eyllarisnce in
the treatment Of ases IN Manila makes
me sure Of the d5rect opposite. i could
change the sente ee TO read .f.xperi-
ence has demon rated that in het
climate the mod rate use af lnt@xfcar-
ing drinks is essential III continued
lhealth and efficiency Tho tha spanish
4 surgeon was i'igllF, wine fsfif is not
Essential. Tho I am aist eli3it & ready to
A recommend a daily ration &c wine OF
\ whisky, such as MI Mediterranean ma
4 tons use, it seems t;easonabie.
AT any rate, necessity for ex-
Il
IRENE iiheralitY III ding the soldiers
is a perfectly leg ate usion to
| draw from the fac is sSca ompany
commander have IA t8I4Is 1920 fund ia
4 buy fruits or Wine as occasion de-
}mands, Every foreign service finds ii
necessary To issue spirits In the field
from time to@time.
Whether the statements of this sur
eeon be true or greatly exaggerated,
it is reasonable to believe that men ac-
Questioned to5the strenuous activity of a
/ northern Climate and continuing that
\ activity as a necessary incident Of a
4 stirring military life. must meet with
4 physical and mental disaster, anc
something will be taken to check iii
/. whether wisely or unwfsely is for the
\ physicians 10 say. If they We're civil
sIlans they would doubtless so thru the
A routine Of adapting themselves to Ell.
IYironments and acclimatization with.
4 out such great danger, but in theil
army life they are forced to be. aier,
and intense in action, and hence the
great danger they must incur 1t will
be interesting TO hear from an officia
Il source an authoritative confirmation o
denial OF this surgeons statements.
a a guarded denial has already COM
s. from surgen Cen. sternberg, #ho doe:
not agree with Capt. Woodruff, althe
military etiquette forbias that h
Should adversely comment upon any.
thing unotficially. written by en- office
Of The corps.
Its we'll known to medical officers
said Sternberg, that the soldiers o
England who have served years in In
dia and have lived upon rich countrie
and strong liquors have always re
J. turned to the mother country with en-
. larged livers and deterioratet
. physiques.
q Our own experience in trnpica