The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-02
ROOSEVELT
HEALTH IS GOOD
A. B. Baker EntertainS No
Fears for the Former
President.

Assistant Superintendent a. B. Baker,
Of the Geological Park. who saw former
President Roosevelt at Natrobl on the
22d Of October, last, entertains no fears
for the health Of any member Of the
hunting party. in spite Of the opinion
expressed by Capt. Fritz DUquesne. the
.Boer secret service agent and scout,
that If the members Of the party escape
without having acquired either the
sleeping sickness or the African black
water fever It viii be a miracle.
When Mr.. Baker saw Mr.. Roosevelt
he appeared TO be in the best Of
health. SO did Kermit and other mem
bers Of tie party. Captain Duquesne to-
day told a reporter for The Times that
Mr. Roosevelt and Kermit had malaria
while they were al AIachakos Plains,
where their expedition started. But,
Mr.. Baker says. everybody has malaria
in Africa
Opinion Differs.
Captain Duquesne expresses the opin-
ion that if the members of the party
have contracted either the sleeping sick
ness CT the black water fever they
should be quarantined until the period
OF propagation is passed
0Ir- Baker says that so far as the
sleeping sickness or the fever IS con
Ceneu. neither being contagious. quar-
anime is unnecessary, since if any men,
Der of the party has either disease he
cannot communicate a.. The sleeping
sickness comes from the bite of the
tse-se fly
Few white men suffer from the
sleeping sickness" said Mr.. Baker to-
the boat with man who had been
running river boat in Africa for three
years He said many Of his native
crew had suffered from the sleeping
sickness because they would not take
the trouble 10 brJsh the flies of them.
LAS for the black water fever, il
is malignant form of malaria. I am
not an expert on fevcrs, but from what
people told me down there, I think
there is very litsle chance that any Of
the Roosevelt party viii suffer from
anything serious in that line.
Everyone Careful
That they were taking the best care
Of themselves at y irobi know.
Everybody is careful there. All the
white men sleep under nets to protect
themselves from mosquitoes. Nobody
takes any chances
So far as the animals Mr.. Baker
Drought over are concerned liltN fdSSt0
through the quarantine period without
showing the slightest sign Of disease
and are all IN the best Of health at this
time. They came from the territory in
which the Roosevelt party has been
hunting.
Warrington Dawson, a correspondent
who accompanied the Roosevelt party
TO Africa and who remained there more
than four months, is another VINO thinks
there is practically no danger that the
members OF the party viii suffer either
from the sleeping sickness or from any
Of the African fevers unless a form OF
malaria.
In the first place. Mr.. Dawson sal:
today. the route of the Roosevelt
expedition was selected by Mr.. R J
Cunninghame, One 90 the best guides
In Africa, and Leslie Tarlton. the mar
who QUILTED the expedition in Nairobi
The territory infested by the tse-tse fiy
which spreads the sleeping sickness. ha!
been mapped out by the British govern
ment. This territory was CAREFUL.
avoided by the Roosevelt party. When
ever the party come near such territory
the white men wore gloves and wells.
All Careful.
My authority for this statement Il
Mr.. Cunonghame and Mr.. Tarlton
They also informed me that the mem
bers Of the party were observing strict