The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-12-21
WATER sUPPLYFOR AN ARMY


Take the matter of army water sup
ply. writes Thomas +. Willard. Could
anything he more important? Exam
inc military medical statistics and you
will ind that half the Ills that an ar
nv Is heir to are directly traceable to
the use Of bad water. This Is SO well
established that to mention 1t seems
like stating that two and two makes
four. I sometimes wonder whether
we Americans shall ever learn some
things and generally sadly reach the
conclusion that we never shall. In
this problem Of army water supply
the laps stand for efficiency, the Amer
leans for deficiency. with the other ma
lions struggling along somewhere be-
tween.
The water in north ChiI5h Is SO bad
that resident Europeans will not drink
It until 1t has been boiled and filtered.
This fact was we'll known before a
foreign soldier set foot in Taku. 1t was
also realized that there was danger
of wells being poisoned by the Chinese.
while to use, unpurifed. the filth laden
waters of the canals and rivers was to
invite an epidemic among the troops.
A reasonable regard, not only for the
lives of the men, but for the success
Of the operations, which depended on
their ability to march and fight. would
have suggested extraordinary precau-
lions.
Some nations took them; some DID
not. The Japanese came fully pro-
vided with portable filters for use In
the field. They were the only troops
who possessed these necessary utensils.
and they spared the men much. They
also had, In common with oil the allies
except the Americans. provisions for
supplying the troops with water while
on the march or In action. More than
two years ago now I accompanied the
United States army that made the glo-
rious but In many ways disastrous cam.
paign against Santiago. In that cam
paign we paid price for Ignorance
which might have taught US a whole
some lesson. One Of the deficiencies
which impressed me most and one
commented on by oil the foreign mill
tary attaches who accompanied the ar.
beyond the small quantity the men
could carry in their caDteens. There
was no reserve. When the water bot.
ties ran dry. the men would drop out OF
the line Of march to replt n!sh them
Scribners Magazine.
Prsst .. o.e Ce1.
F. II. ScribDer Of Rosendale, Wis.
tells In American CultivatOr how he
managed and fed the Jersey cow Ida
Of Glendale. With the cost Of food and
record for the year. She came fresh
Oct. 20, having been dry 80 days. About
o month before she was due to calve he
began to give her eve pounds Of bran
a day. with all the hay and corn en-
silage she would eat AS soon as he
dared he began to increase her feed.
adding to the bran q mixture Of two
parts ground oats to one part gluten
feed until she was eating five pounds
Of bran. eight pounds ground oats and
four pounds gluten. On this shG did
not seem to gain or lose any ficsh.
Having this ration $50 Days. she ate
lao pounds Of the oats. costing $1,000,
and 720 pouSds Of gluten. costing $40.
During the year she ate 1925 pounds
Of bran. costing $12.7o. one ton Of clo-
yer hay worth 81 and six tons corn en-
silage valued at 30. Add to these items
20 weeks In pasture at 25 cents week,
s.. and the cost Of a years keeping
was $4925. She gave 13.474.8 pounds
Of milk that made TAO pounds Of butter
worth 20 cents q pound. $148. leaving
pro6t over cost Of food $08.75.