The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-25
ARDNORE COMPANY c LEADS
THE REGlMENT-mAKE GOOD
TARGET SCORES.
SANITARY RULES ARE STRICT
Health and Hygiene arc Essentials
for Soldier Dances and Recep-
tiors FOR Officers and Enlisted Men
BY Chandler Citizens.

Chandler Okla. June o. There is
hardly a housewife in oklahoma who
would not profit by trip To- camp
Frank ranton az Chandlcr 90 soc the
principe of hygiene and sanitation
as laid down by the officers charge
of this camp.
The old-,imc state oucampmcu,s In
the West used to be a sort of catch.
as.catch.can affair Tho soldiers
pitched thcir tents and everybody did
as he considered best in regard TO his
living and sleeping arrangements. In
the modern camp the water supply
personal hygiene and sanitation are
the essential points which the soldiers
are first taught. Drills ard mancuv-
ors are considered of secondary Inn
portancc. The Spanish-Amorican war
taught the army officials that for
every soldier killed by Spanish bull
lets fourteen died as the result of
contracting prcycntable disease.
Tho lesson learned in this war was
further emphasized by the Russian
japanese war. where the Japanese
used disease for an ally ard by using
hygionic methods for their own troops
let disease reduce the Russian army
until the Japs were able TO conquer
It.
The first steps taken Boy adiutant
General Canton to make ready the
school land section which has been
purchased by the state for oncamp-
ment purpose was to have water
and electric lighting system installed
which was done by the signal and
engineering corps
All buckets. coolers and roccptaclcs
where the water is tored are cover
ed by air tight tops, thus excluding
all dust and foreign particles.
The soldiers are taught that flies,
mosquitoes and dust are the scourges
of camp life They are instructed
that the fly carries typhoid fever and
the mosquito bite conveys malaria
and that the prevention OF these two
dread diseases resolves itself into "a
fight on flies and mosquitoes which
are more deadly than the bullets Of
the enemy It - explained to them
that the dust of camp sites becomes
infected with disease germs and
when blown on articles of food the
germs are introduced into the numa.
system
The camp commanders set the sol
dicrs a good example of sanitation
by the care I sod in the protection og
all refuse, and everything is done TO
prevent the flies from getting on the
refuse and then carrying the disease
germs TO food articles.
Spacious shower baths have been
established one for the officers and
one for the enlisted men. Each sol.
dicr is furnished a copy of rules re-
garding his personal hygiene and the
care OF his clothing and bedding.
Soldiers found disregarding these in
tructions are as guilty of breach Of
military discipline as If they broke
any other military order.
Each company mas its sanitary in
spectors who are held rosponiblc for
the sanitary conditions of their camp.
Lime and crude petroleum are liber.
ally used as disinfectants, and each
company IS provided with an adc-
quate supply OF each article TO keep
the camps in order.
The first thing the signal corps
did upon it's arrival was to begin the
construction OF telephone lines 20
connect with the local telephone ex-
change, and those in authority in the
camp can communicate with anyone
in Chandler, or through the long dis
tance lines to any part OF the coun-
try where telephone lines are work.
ing.
The hospital corps is established
and ready for business, and Is as
much a part OF their duty to see 70
II that sanitary rules are observed
as II Is TO prescribe for and treat
the sick and injured Water is plped
to the sites of each camp, and all the
cook has to do TO get fresh water
Is to turn on the faucet, the same
as the housewife docs in a modern
home in the city. The drainage OF
the camp is effected by a serie "a.
drains into which the bitches around
the tents empty. Lime is used freely
in these drains, and no water is al
| lowed TO collect or become stagnated
as such pools or ponds are the breed
ing places for mosquitoes. The ditch,
es and drains are inspected each day
! All rations are inspected before is