Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-19
JAP TREATMENT
OF WOUNDED MEN
Benefits Are Derived from non
Interference With Wounds
On the Field.
PERCENTAGE OF RECOvERIES BIC
Eject Of Extraordinarily High Speed of
Small Calber Bullets Is to
Produce Aneursms.

Chefoo, Aug. l9.-Maj. l.. l.. Seaman,
a specialist In military surgery. who
has seen much Of the Japanese hos
pitfalls and who has been with the
Chuncheses, or Chinese bandits, near
Mukden, has arrived at Chcfoo lie
consented 10 be interviewed and gave
some interesting observations on the
Japanese method OF treating wounded
men.
lie says that tho Japanese are Civ
ing proof OF the benefits to be derived
from the non-interfcrance with wounds
on the field. where they content them
selves with the application Of FIRST qld
bandages and antiscrtlcs leaving the
more serious work to he done IN the
hospitals at home This course is FOL
lowed except whore 'ierc Is danger OF
the wounded men bleeding TO death. or
whore his condition Is very precarious.
Tho result of this practise has been
that many men suffering from bullet
wounds at the front are nearly we'll
when they reach Japan on ono hos
pital ship returning 10 Japan from the
front there were 1890 wounded men
and there was not u single death on
board during tho trip, Three per cent
VIII cover all the debhs among the
wounded who have been returned t.
Japan after having received first aid
treatment only, II tho Japanese sol
der is not killed outright tho chances
are that he win recofor His temper
lte habits and his pam and ncalthml
diet OF fish and rice, varied occasionally
with meat, contribute much To his re-
CoVerv.
Russian wounded captured by tho
japanese have been treated In similar
manner and the recoveries among these
men IL scarcely less I'm proportion than
among the japanese.
A ncN complication has boon dlscov-
cred In the wounds sustained in this
war due to the extraordinary high
speed of small calibre bullets. which
produce aneurlsms by their speed Mai
Seaman saw q operations performed
for the relief of this new condition
After having spent some time I'm Jap
an, Mai. Seamnn, accompanied by capt
Charles r. Boyd OF the Tenth United
states cavalry was the guest Of
Chunstzorlm, a Chunchus chief near
Slnmintune, whore the Chunchuses
number 10000 men, The major declares
these men to Dee In The employ Of the
Japanese, who pay the inflntry Is taels
a month ana the cavalry 81 taels a
month There are many japanese Of
hcors among these forces, who are used
TO harass the Russians.
During the visit Of Mai Seaman and
Capt Boyd the bandits brought In tho
heads Of five Cossacks ON pixies. These
CossaclSs had been part of detach-
ment Of % mon who were engaged In
securing 1000 head Of cattle After the
bandits defeated the Russian detach-
ment they appropriated the cattle. The
Cunchuses pride themselves on their
Workmanship, and tho visiting officers
owe their welcome among them 10 some
West Point riding tricks showed them
10y Capt Boyd The attack Of the
Chunchuscs on the Cossack detachment
with the cattle resulted IN a force OF
5000 Cossacks marching out 10 avenge
the killing OF their comrades There
upon the robbers chief said his visit
ors had better go as he could not un-
dertake to protect them, Consequently
MI. Seaman and Capt, Boyd left the
bandits headquarters.