Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-15

exercise was enrolled as a member Of the
class.
Scientific massage was employed very
Extensively, and proved of the utmost
importance in military surgery. Atrophy
OF the nerves of arms and legs from gun
shot wounds and concomitant vast
III the war, and it was claimed for the
massage, DR.. Seaman says, that when
the injury to the nerve had not boon too
extensive, vigor was restored to nerve and
That was only one sidelieht on the
lthoroushness of the treatment. Every
care. All the water used was boiled. The
medical department WAS responsible for
the disinfecton of every bandage used
Every soldier had kit Of specially pro
pared bandascs. chemists went ahead
with the army and tested the water of
every we'll and labeled that well, accord
ing to the purity Of it's contents, as they
passed on.
Fumigating plants, baths. and X-ray
machines went with tho armies, not far
in the rear. where they would be next
to useless, hut well up in front, with
the microscopes and water testing ap-
planes. Before battle the soldiers were
made TO bathc and don clean clothing
AZ for the microscopes, they were used
everywhere whore a man fell sick.
"Whenever a man suffered from tenn
pcrature," says Dr. Scasam, his blood
went under the microscope Malaria is
malaria and typhoid is typhoid in the
japanese army. and not fever caused
by Inappropriate and rratins ratons,
because every case there is differentiated
under the microscope and otherwise. De-
scascs are not guosted at. as they were
III cuba, the Philippines and South Africa
where often for a full week the physi-
clans attempted to diagnosed cases by
sieght Of hand and trick OF eye.
Shortage of ammunition in the cmer-
Sencies of battle sometimes occurred, and
mon occasionally went hungry but never
was there any deficiency of medical
supplies, and Instruments in the field. This
statement is founded upon the writer's
personal observation, and is supported
not only By the testimony OF every sur
scon the written met but by every med-
cal attache whom he consulted"
Th" result Of it all was that there were
In the japanese Army thirty-six out Of
every hundred men, who never reported
at sick call, never saw the inside OF
hospital or were sick in quarters, re- |
cord which, DR.. seaman declares, is alb
solutcly unparalleled.
The Japanese system, which WAS dwclt !
upon wonderingly by the correspondents
in the war and was regarded then as a |
very interesting and remarkable expert |
mont, was 10 render first aid to the |
wounded at the front. and to perform |
there as few opera lions as could he. mere |
ly' binding up tre wounds and leaving the |
patients chances FOR recovery largely |
dependent upon the precautions taken
against blood poisoning IN his clean body |
and clean clothing. TIE results of this
method, ~ DR.. Seaman points out and
illustrates with many tables. were re-
markatly successful.
lie dwells, too. upon The manifold effort
to make the sick and wounded soldiers
life in hospital as pleasant possible.
He tells Of til" gaines and amyscments
provided. of the flower exhibitions. ana
the dwarf trees in the wards in Toxic.
The completeness Of it all, the fore
thought displayed arc likely to bee mar
Vicious to the American reader. Fort in
stance:
An interesting department in the Sh.
buya hospital WAS the dental room.
There Or. Seaman found Dr.. Shimmaya.
a graduate of "A well-known American
dental institute, engaged in furnishing
soldiers with new teeth and plates.
Every man in the Japanese army who
lost tooth in active service was entitled
to have it replaced Al the expense of the
empress Of Japan. The soldiers were
said to feel very highly honorcd in the
possession OF these gifts.
1t is evident from the statements made
by Dr. Seaman that what VIC are wont
30 call the more c.yilizcd nations have