Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-10
GERMAN TEAM IS
CONTINUED from Gage ~
: quarters for the athletes.

for quarters Tor the athletes.
Expenses for the German team are
estimated at about $4,000. OF this
it Is hoped that the German govern-
ment, which has already. created q
precedent by providing funds for the
German horsemen com7etiRg ;}na the
military and civilian riding competi.
lions, will pay $12,50o. the balance
being met by private subscriptions.
The sum, though small, compared
with the $50 900 raised in the United
States, will be sufficient as the fare
to Stockholm from Berlin Is low, A
special train will carry the expected
crowd of German supporters.
Trials to pick the German competi-
tors will be held in Leipsig during
the Whitsuntide holidays. May rs
and q. To spare the Marathon run
ners the strain of a full Marathon
course so close to the big race, trials
for this event will be held about May
1 over a distance Of only Is kilomet'
ers; about 16 IL miles. Germany has
at least three men: Rau, a Splinter;
Braun a half.miler and Poehlman, a
pole.vaulter, who have shown close
to worlds championship form, and a
well-balanced lot Of men for practical
~ all the events In the Olympic
program. The material for the team
Is far better than its training meth
DDS. German ideas on this subject be-
ing of the haziest nature. The limi-
tations Of the committees knowledge
on this subject is shown by circular
of instruction issued to candidates a
short time ago recommending solely
.'li9ht, daily exercise" and daily
bath. In Berlin and some other large
cities there are now a number OF
clubs with athletic instructors, but
most of the men are self.trained and
college and school-trained athletes
which contribute 80 largely to the
success of the American teams, are
entirely lacking. -.
A serum treatment for scarlet fever
was reported by two physicians OF
Frankfort.on-Main a, a meeting at a
Frankfort hospital. Twelve cases OF
pure scarlet fever which the custom
arv treatment had failed to relieve,
we're selected for the first trials, q
decided improvement being observed
in ten cases following the injection
of the serum. The fever began to
diminish in from two to four hours
and disappeared entirely after four.
teen hours, pulse, respiration and
genera. condition also improving
markedly. In the two other cases
severe complications with blood pois.
oning already existed but even In
these the disease took q less unfavor-
able course than in similar cases not
treated with the serum. No unfav-
orable results Of any nature were
traced to, its use. - -
The serum is produced from the
blood of convalescing fever patients.
taken during the third or fourth
weeks of convalescence and mixed
with phenol, sermus from three dif-
ferent persons being hinged before
injection to secure uniformity. In
jections of fifty cubic centimeters for
children and 100 cubic centimeters
for adults were made. The expert
ments are being continued.
Conservation Of Natural Re-
sources" and the New Nationalism."
Issues still under discussion In the
United States, have reached tar ad.
vanced stages Of settled policy in
Germany as 10 shown by the decision
Of the Prussian Minister OF Com