The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
MAY VACC|NATE
EN- I IR { MILITIA
Surgeon General Lynch Wants to
Get Serum From War
Department.
ORDERS TO ARIILLERYMEN
Major Workman Urges All Men
to Safeguard Against
Typhoid.
ORDERS TO ARTILLERYMEN

Apparently the lead taken by tho
Richmond Howitzers in guarding
aaainst TYPHOID by vaccination has
awakened the entire service OF the
Virginia Volunteers. Not only will the
men of the Fourth Infantry be treated
in The same manner, but Surgeon-Gen-
cral Lynch will endeayor TO have
serum furnished by the War Depart.
ment, the cost to be taken out of vir
sinia's apportionment OF military
funds. and have all the militiamen
pho win consent. to undergo the treat
ment.
Already 81 1000 of the men of the
United States Army have been vac
cinated and thus made Immune from
typhoid and 1T Is probable that next
year the trea tment will be made corn-
pulsory So far 1t has been entirely
voluntary, but the men, seeing that
the effects are trifling. and noting the
results in prevention. arc more willing
to submit to the injection Of the serum.
In the Spanish American War s1,oUo
of the $1,000 enlisted men OF the
American forces were stricken With
typhoid and of these 1000 died. In
other words. more men died from ty-
.phoid during the few months of that
war than were killed in battle in the
War OF 1919 and the Mexican War
mbined.
Order to ArtiIlerymcn.
In this connection, Major I. NJ.
Workman, commander OF the First Bat
talon of Field Artillery. has issued
the following order to the three bat
teries of his command:
Vaccination against typhoid fever
having passed the experimental stage.
and since 1t is known now that this
vaccination is as much preventive
against typhoid as Is the vaccination
against smallpox-and since the sur
gcon-general Of the United States
Army and the surgeon-general Of the
Virginia Volunteers are anxious that
tho Virginia Volunteers shall be Inn
mune against this dread disease. to
which soldiers of all arms and citizens
generally are constantly exposed, 1t Is
requested that the commanding off,
Gers OF batteries will INDUCE the men
of their commands to submit to this
vaccination Immediately. But tits dis
tlnctly understood that this vaccina-
ton is entirely voluntarily9o nthe SOL
diers part. However, since the Opera
ton or tho effects give but small in
convenience, in nowise preventing or
interfering with ones business or vo-
cations of life. and as the benefit de-
rived is so certain, 1t Is believed that
no one Will forego this advantage.
Commanding officers are requested
to take UP this matter Immediately
with the personnel OF their respective
batteries.
Captains #, T. X. warrick, Harry
Hall and Joseph D. Collins Medical
Corps. Virginia Volunteers. on duty
with this battalion. are directed to con-
fer at once with battery commanders
in connection with the foregoing, and
they will obtain through the surgeon
general. Virginia Volunteers. the neces-
sary serum to vaccinate the men In
sthe batteries to which they are at.
y tachcd.
Field, staff and non-commissioned
officers wishing to take this vaccina-
5tlon will report to the medical officer
on duty with battery at theirss homo
station.
It. M. WORKMAN.
Major Commanding.