The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-03


elsring that the male beast was an
srrant coward and wond invariably
run from man unless wounded or
cornered. Discussing the lion further
h. was particularly interesting when
lie told how the male IL accustomed
10 utilize half a dozen OF more females
IN zebra hunting. II j. the custom
0t the male he said. To station his
female companions along the edge Of
some watering place. aud then he
goes out on the plains and drives The
zebra herd down on them. The
slaughter OF zebra or two h. the
females ~ Il comparatitclN eHss ior
after that ~ said
Major seaman frenit criticized the
British for their vrab-lt-all policy in
-AsE4e..-A gain h.4-ea.44
ings If the lat. King Leopold ~
Belgium IN the Congo free St;ra
would make a white spot Ia com
patison with the ertlelties practiced
nv Germany aud other nations that
have holdings in Africa.
Discusses Tse.tse lily,
Ia showing the effects Of sleeping
sickness resulting from the sting OF
the tsestse GV. Maj er Seaman repro
dused "A photograph III the insect as
we'll az pictures Of the native victims
IN individuals and groups Major
Seaman made nn refdrenrc tn his let-
ttlre Ia the alleged. experiences of
Roosevelt with This IT,. Before the
Lecture, however he stated that the
lion hunter. who Is nnW deep In poii-
lies IN his nattN. STATE Of New York.
assiduously avoided entering What Is
known as the Infected country
Roosevelt MAY have been stune
declared the major. hut that does
not mean that he VAS subjected To
any danger, Thu tsetse Ny Is only
dangerous where this sleeping sick
prevails. He IL tho transmitting aReu-
ey. inst az the Ste4 amyia MOSQUITO IL
the iransmitter for yellow fever The
stey onYia rs not Ia be feared where
no yellow fever prevails and 50 il Is
with the tse-tse ny in the ease of
sleeping sickness.
Territory Limited.
Major Seaman said the territory in
fected hy the sleeping sickness is COM
| paratiVeiN limited iii area, and ne
I-predicte,i that medical science would
coon be able 10 stamp il cut,
Incidentally. during his trip tp
Richmond Major Seaman rs predict
tne that election returns next week
viii completely bury Theodore |, as
he prefers 10 dub him. The major is
convinced that Roosevelt -Is fhipped,
and the sooner he is put out Of bust
ness the better IT. Will; be Tor INC
country at large.
In continuation Of the discussion
regarding the Gettysburg camp We'd
nesday afternoon Surgeon General
Lynch Of the Virginia National
Guard, Neuiured the statement that
the $40, 900 expended in maintaining
the Nirsinlan troops during the ga
campment last summer had resulted
in practically no benefit. Hereafter,
Colonel Lynch hoped that the States
would be permitted 10 hold separate
encampments.
Sanitation Inadequate.
The discussion was precipitated by
paper read ON sanitation regarding
/ tbs Gettysburg camp, read by Colonel
A. s, Slayer of the Pennsylyania
National Guard, and it was the con-
tentien OF the Virginia surgeon that
the sanitary provisions Of the camp
were Inadequate and entirely ursatis-
factory.
One OF the features promised for
the Friday morning session Is pa
per on cholera by DIR. Allan Mcl4auSh-
lin. OF the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service In the
course OF his paper nr. Mclaughlin.
who has recently returned from tbs
philippines. Will snow tHtl Itetsid "
absolutely preventahle disease aud
Is susceptible 10 comparatively simple
treatment
Danger From Disease.
The subject Of cholera Is one OF
special interest at this time on ae-
count or It's prevalence In foreign
| countries, from which immigrants
come TO America in large numbers
Only recently, an Or. Mclaughlin re-
called Thursday several infected cases
I were discovered aboard an Immigrant
stear1er IN New York harbor.
An Interesting figure at the con-
ventien il that Of Major J. Y. Frazier.
surgeon general OF Michigan, who saw
such service es a member OF the Cana
dian army IN the northwest section
Of the Dominion. before adopting this
country as his hnIna The major ~
tall and stately In bearing and n de-
cid~dly youthful looking, despite his
fifty years