The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-11-27

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are os,ocp on the wallis. The isoia-
tiou OF infected persons in the hos
pitfalls helps a lot, for OF course tho
MESQUITE cannot carry malaria until
1t has bitten a malarious person.
Rats, that carry the bubonic plague,
ana flies, that transmit various other
diseases have received adequate at
tention from the sanitary depart
ment, and dumb brutes are not neg
lccted. As an instance OF the latter
face, every horse and mule in the
zone must be placed at night In one
Of a series OF corrals established by
the department and there 1t is fed
and cared for. the owner paying o
reasonable fixed charge for the serv-
ice. These animals, If left out. often
are attacked by disease that is In
fictitious and may be transmitted to
human leings. Besides that. the ma
tive cannot be persuaded to keep his
stable In sanitary condition.
Many other sanitary regulations
are imposed on the people OF the
isthmus. All garbage must be de-
posted IN receptacles to be collected
by the departments wagons and
burned in it's crematories. Chickens
may not be kept within a certain dis
lance or any dwelling Rain water
may not be gathered and kept In
open receptacles. That last rule In
not easy to enforce, for the Panaman-
ian prefers rain water for drinking
purposes. But ali these are for the
general good, and the United States
has the treaty right to attend to the
sanitation of Panama and Colon az
we'll as OF the zone.
In addition to the two great hos
pitals &C Ancon and Colon, the depart
mont OF sanitation maintains a dis
persaTy with physician and nurse at
every town along the route OF the
canal and ct Porto Bello, where the
commission has a big stone quarry.
The larger hospital, on Ancon hill.
close TO Panama, in the spring OF the
year had about 900 patients. Ita
wards and the residences Of the
pny clans and nurses are scattered
pic-uTcaquely though rather incon-
vcniently on the east and north
slopes OF the beautiful hill, and the
grounds are filed with magnificent
trees and lovely lowering vines and
bushes. A little further around the
hill is the hospital for the insane,
and il, too, Is well filled. for the ia
maican and Barbadian negroes 20
crazy at the slightest provocation.
In Colon, stretching along the sea-
shore IN the only pretty part of thai
lat city. IS the other hospital, smaller
but no less efficient and we'll manned
than that at Ancon. It's grounds ara
swept continually by the refreshing
winds from the Atlantic and many of
its wards are built out over the Wa
ter. Both hospitals are served by
corps Of physicians and surgeons.
mostly rather young, but able. ambl
tous and studious.
One mighty good thing the French
company did was to establish a SAM.
tarium on Taboga island and the
AH -.lcans, recognizing it's value.
promptly Icopened it for the benefit
OF White conya!cscents. These may
'a1in Oh the pretty island for two
S. raging 50 a day for room.
t9atl and medical attention.
Iaboga lies twelve miles due south
81 Panama ana is as attractive a trop-
ic.} i-le as one will often see. Its
culv-1g white beaches In little bays
ere ideal bathing places; It's LOFTY
bills, clad with dense vegetation. AZ.
ford occupation for the climber. ana
,ha email fishing village of Taboea "
sncient and not uninteresting. Cor
seoua birds and flowers and luscious
fruits are everywhere. Nothing moro
perfectly beautiful can be imagined
than On evening on the grassy slopes
Of the sanitarium grounds A myriad
stars glitter overhead, the Southern
Cross and Campus swinging above
the southern horizon. In the foreas
night birds sing and a variety of trea
locust sends forth a clear. musical
note that can be heard a mile. In the
little public square of the village the
native women and children are laugh.
ing and singing as the men set forth
ON all-night fishing trips. And OF "a
the north. this side of the glow OF
Panama, wink the light buoys Of ths
canals sea channel.
If I'm later years Taboga does nok
become a favorite winter resort sog
wealthy Americans, / shall miss mv
guess