New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

But vhls Omaha and Fort Crook and Fort
Omaha are headquarters for these experinae1tss
they not by any means restricted 20 tness
posts. Fort Des Molnes. Fort Robinson. Nebraska
Fort Meade. South Dakota; Fort McKenzs. al
Sheridan. wyo.; Fort D. A Russell. at Cheysnnes
and half dozen other posts OF this army divisions
will IN the campaign to test the possibility oe
the elimination Of typhoid fever from the army
The fight against typhoid viii os waged as was
that against srnaIIpox-that is. thorough vaccina-
ton As the virus Of smallpox used againss
that disease the soldiers will now, 1t IS expecteos
be vaccinated with the virus OF typhoid Al Pres
ent these fnoculatons are to be restricted TO ms
medical corps Should they prove successful.sshs
entire army, both officers and prlVatss' VIII ui.SsO
vaccination. =
Nine privates OF the medical corps from Eort
Omaha and Fort Crook responded TO the eau Ior
volunteers and these men will be tnocuiateo- 1neS
will then be watched with the utmost care oy tns
army surgeons. and their every change OF eondi1
tion and symptom reported Upon their recovery
~ they are found to have become immune 10
typhofd germs the entire army will undergo tns
same treatment
Tho eradication OF typhoid from the army would.
IN time Of war. increase the number OF avaha0ie
mon N the ranks % per cent while the cost or
maintenance would be decreased This statenaens
is based upon the reports Of the nedical ospal.
rnent which show that generally. when an army =
in camp about 20 per cent OF the men are ar1iieted
with typhoid fever. That does not mean tnas 20
per cent Of the men who are sick have typnoios
but that one out of every five enlisted men IN ths
camp has typhoid
In some cases the proportion OF typhoid victirrlS
tz LARGELY increased In rhe Spanish American
War over so per cent OF the members or company
q d Regiment Nebraska Volunteers, we're down
With typhoid The death rate was very high. n1ors
oF the men diving from typhoid than from bullets
What would be the result Of banishng typnolo
from the arrnv7' was asked OF Colonel J. NJ Ban
mister. chief surgeon Of the Department OF ths
Missouri
ut would revoIutionize camp and army lie.
was the reply With no typhoid hospital TO care
for the army could move faster. for one thing
For another with no typhoid. all those soldiers
whom we now expect to send the hospital would
remain on the active fighting list. and would be an
asset to the army instead OF hindrance a era7s-
hack and a liability. The death rate would bs
tremendously decreased and the great terror OF
caunp life would be- In a great measure. destroyed-
Colonel Bahnister chief surgeon, viii have
charge Of all experiments performed IN this de-
partuent and he "a taking the most active ana
nersonaI interest IN the campaign against typnosd
The serum for these experiments VIII De TAKEN
from, human patients in typhoid cases This
sar,,D, will according 10 the army surgeons. cause
no III effects other than slight illness. upon re-
covery from which the patient Will be iulrnunS
from typhoid fever
AZ ureseut. the volunteers who were accepted
ara housed by themselves. They are being gos
into tha very best possible physical condition u
nrenaration for vaccination. and their table con-
Mares favorabIy with the training table OF lersS
,nfverzitv The vaccinations will begin as soon aA
tn. man have become as robust as possible, which,
will be about tho middle oS June