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but SO far she hasn't shown that
smartness and cleverness her sisters
have demonstrated.
There has been little betting on
the result of the international contest
Not until the Shamrock " meets eth
err the Resolute or the Va.nitie on the
Sandy Hook course next September
will anybody, not even the men who
designed the respective yachts, have
any idea as to which Is the faster. Ex-
perts are frank to assert that both
Herreshofr and Gardner have turned
out In the Resolute and the Vanitfe
two boats OF the seventy-five foot class
which could easily save their time al
lowance over the Reliance the last sue
cessfui defender There are those who
go so far as to assert that under GER
tain conditions OF wind and weather
such AS light airs and a tumbling sea,
either might beat the ninety foot
yacht with time allowance excluded.
These predictions go far to bolster the
hopes of American yachtsmen who feel
that the sporting honor Of the nation
now rests upon their shoulders since
we failed SO signally In other fields.
No better illustration OF the speed of
the American yachts Is needed than
the first of the trial races between
the Resolute and the Vanitie. In that
race the winner. the Resolute, made
the thirty mile to windward and lee
ward IN the record time of three hours
fifteen minutes and forty-one seconds.
The next best time ever made over
this course was by the Vfgilant against
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HTTRTS another month Sir
Thomas Upton, that sterling
sportsman and jolilest OF all
y Irish peers, will have set sail
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is. OF course due to the excellent sanl-
tation and the fact that the men sleep
under mosquito nets. The health re-
ports from Mexico show that at pres
ent the sick rate Of the forces at Vera
Cruz is less than that Of the army at
large for the same period.
Study OF Tropical Disease.
For many years the army surgeons
have made a special study Of tropical
diseases. their cause and euro. This
special study was made on account of
the illness OF the men who were cent
to the Philippines In the early
days. Lonesomeness and homesickness
caused nervous disorders and some
times insanity. The only cure for this
was to give the men some amusement.
Musical instruments and tho Young
Mems Christian Association have done
much to aid, giving the men some
thing to occupy their leisure moments
Mountain diarrhoeA and malarial
fever. too. caused illness. Since the
sanitary conditions of the Island have
been changed there are fewer cases
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the vaikyrie II. when the of3cial
twenty-four minutes and thirty mine
seconds. It must be rem EN- bered that
the Vigilant was an eighty six foot
yacht as against seventy-five for the
Resolute. Furthermore the Vgilant
raced under exceptionally favorable
circumstances OF a strong wind of
twenty knots, whereas the Resolute
had wind that varied In velocity
from ten to fifteen knots
In the earlier struggles between the
Resolute and the vanitie. the former
has taken the measure OF the latter
in going to windward. for she beat her
in this race three minutes and forty
nine seconds in the trip of fifteen
miles to the outer mark. In the third
race she beat the Vanitie In ten miles
OF windward work by four minutes
and one second.
Vanftie A Good 'Reacher."
On the other hand the vanitie has
shown to better advantage than the
Resolute in reaching, for in the second
race, on a reach of ten miles she out
sailed the Resolute by four minutes
and Twenty-Five seconds. In later
races, however. the Resoiute improved
her work in the reaches and now on
the eve Of the Newport or elimination
trials she seems to have every ad-
vantage and looms as the real de-
fender.
In the three cornered race between
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dependent on soldier patronage
there Is little objection by the
proprietors OF the cafes. At first one
or two owners objected to the Inter
ference to rights" and sentry was
stationed in front OF the cafe by the
commanding officer. His duty was to
prevent soldiers from entering. This
soon caused the proprietor to give
In" and Texas City soon became the
most sanitary place In Texas. The
health of the men in this camp was
excellent. and when the transports
sailed to Vera Cruz the soldiers we're
In excellent physical condition. Since
their occupation In Mexico there has
been very little sickness. only sixty
one men being incapacitated by dis
ease and seven by injury. There were
a few heat prostrations. or rather heat
exhaustiohs. Until the men become
acclimated to the tropics, especially
in the rainy season when the humidity
runs high. these cases will occur. They
are. however. not serious. The most
surprising thing Is that but one case
OF malaria has been reported. This
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latrine pits are burned out each day
with straw and crude petroleum. Aft
er each meal all waste Is burned in
the incinerators. When canned goods
are used the cans must be thrown in
with the garbage and burned out; aft
erward the burned tin Is hauled away.
This is one OF the methods of keeping
flies out of camp, but several other
methods are used as well. Swatting
the fly is as common In an army camp
as In a household.
OF course, all men IN camp have
been vaccinated. so smallpox 10 not
feared. Everybody under forty-five.
whether they are soldiers or civilians
or servants, must be inocuiated to pre-
vent typhoid. so there is little danger
of that malady. In case the camp
is in a country where mosquitoes
abound all officers and men are made
to sleep under nets.
Sanitary Conditions Outside OF Camp.
At the Texas City camp. where sew
eral thousand men were encamped
from February, 1912. until they went
to Mexico. a sanitary inspector was
detailed to carry out the army sani-
tation in Texas City the same as in
camp. As all the restaurants were
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Meanwhile Sir Thomas Upton II ~
ceiving ovation after ovation In Eng
lish waters whore he has appeared
with his challenger, the Shamrock ~.
According to those who have seen her
under her full spread OF canvas she 10
the freakiest looking craft. as far a.
rigging goes, that ever set out to lift
the cup. Like the Shamrock III she
Is a seventy-five footer and 30 far all
OF her trial races have been against
her predecessor. According to the
cabied reports in her various trials
around the Isle of Wight she has
shown remarkable bursts OF speed, in
one case beating her running mate
more than minute to the mile In
some OF her reaches. and even more
SO in her windward work. All that
was expected OF her was not forth
coming IN her earlier reaching. and
this accounts for the change from tho
single TO the double rig Glib and stay
saii) that was effected after the frs,
few trials.
Sir Thomas 4 Good Loser.
To one OF the New York zach, Club
members. who has Just returned. Sir
Thomas said:
IF I don't lift the cup this year
will begin to feel that II has been SO
securely rivetted TO your shores that
nothing can dislodge 1t. have been
confident before. but something within
me whispers that I shall he successful
this time. Most certainly America with
know that she has been through a racs
even should / fail, but In any even.
we shall see a splendid contest and
after all there is whole lot OF salts
faction in that. even though have to
come across the water to witness It."
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the three yAchtA held under tho
auspices Of the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club the latter part Of June. the best
opportunity. yet had. was given to
Judge the relative merits Of tho three
yachts. The Resolute won this stirring
contest sailed under light wind condf-
tions when the very best In each boat
was brought out BY the experts who
manipulated the respective tillers and
sails. The boats were dressed In their
new sets Of sails and tho rigging OF
both the vanitie and the Defiance had
undergone many changes. To illustrate
the superiority OF the New York Yacht
Clubs craft the tabulated score OF that
race is here given:
The Table Of the Rare,
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men were frequently laid up with sore
feet after hikes. Major e. l. Munson.
Of the Medical Corps. took up the mat
ter and after careful study during
which he made critical examination
Of more than two thousand feet and
supervised the fitting Of thousands OF
shoes, he wrote q book on tho subject,
Its purpose being to supply practical
information to the men who do the
shoe Quitting. Since 1sl2 there has
been very little foot trouble in the
army.
Bad teeth are enemies OF health.
and in 1871 an Act authorizing the
reorganization of the Dental Corps OF
the Army and giving the services OF
one dentist for every thousand men
was passed. Apart from the filling
and extracting OF teeth the dentist In
sists upon q proper cleaning OF tho
teeth. other faulty habits In eating,
drinking and smoking by the men are
watched and cleanliness rigidly en-
forced
Plenty OF exercise In gymnasium ana
calisthenics are given to those who are |
In need of physical development.
Taken all in all our army Is an un- !
usually healthy body OF men. With
epidemics. especially typhoid. prac-
ttcally eliminated from the camps. andl
with sanitation reaching almost to \
perfection. pure water and good food |,
at their disposal there seems to be lit /
tie danger Of a sick army no matterI
where they may be sent The healthI,
reports from Mexico are the best EVIL
dence Of tho Punishment Of disease
from tho ranlA for there the Their.
mometer often registers one hundred
and ten degrees Fahrenheit. TheN
whole zone Il sandy and marshy. the!
climate extremely unhealthy peril
feet hot bed for the propagation oil
fevers and black vomit Rigid obedi.
ence to the rules laid down by theil
army surgeons by the men has done[1
much in the prevention Of these tropa- "
cal diseases. Ia
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OF these diseases The Philippine
Scouts. however. hold tho highest
record for malarial fever. This is duo
sleep outside the barracks and unpro-
tected by mosquito nets. They are
also the most susceptible to tuber-
culosis. The Porto Rioan troops suffer
from intestinal disorders. probably
brought on by eating improper food
when away from the barracka-
Alcoholism exists In the army, al
though 1t has been decreased to some
extent. Every possible means have
been tried to prevent the men from
drinking. but the saloons with their
many attractions seem to have an tr-
resistible fascination for the enlisted
man. More amusements have been
added to the camps and posts in the
hope Of keeping the men from these
deps OF infamy which throw out 20
many aliurements to the soldier.
While as yet there seems to be no
preventative against tuberculosis, the
death rate from II grows less each year.
When a soldier is 90 unfortunate ~ to
contract tho disease he = sent at once
to Fort Bayard. New Mexico. where
the army maintains . splendid sant-
tortum. Tho dry air Of that section
Of the country. coupled with diet and
rest, has brought back" many victims
OF the dread maiady. The army main
tains . number Of hospitals In differ
ent parts Of the country, and the
greatest care possible - given to the
sick soldier.
Uothlng And Shoes.
Few people realise how much . SOL
dier's clothing has to do with his
health. and Of the study which has
been made Of the ouh-htting Of our
men for the different parts Of the
world. His shoes, too. must be suit
able for the country In which no 10 to
camp and 1t the same time meet the
requirements Of long hikes This vas
brought about By the fact that the
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surgeon. OF course. both typhoid and
dysentery may he spread by contact
as well as by flies and ether insects
and these methods Of transmission are
often hard TO eliminate, and the most
rigid rules are made by the surgeons
~alone these lines with guard house
punishment for the soldier who fails
to obey them.
Making Camp Healthy.
After camp site has been selected
the work OF drainage begins. all ditch
ing being done under the supervision
0f the engineer. Artesian wells are
then sunk. and the surgeons begin an
analysis Of the water and this con-
tinues untu pure water Ia obtained. In
the country OF an enemy the potable
water question comes up, which usual
ly ends In boiling all drinking water.
tlIteFing plants, too, are som etimes
used. but as the smallest field filter
weighs about sixty pounds its use Is
only practical TO the men who are
provided with Transportation.
When the camp is semi permanent,
such az for instruction or awaiting
transportation TO a campaign, the wa
ter Is frequently piped into camp and
distributed TO the kitchens and shower
baths. The water supply rs. perhaps,
the most carefully guarded thing
about the camp.
Destroying Flies.
The question OF drainage and water
being settled, the medical men set
about to exterminate the disease
carrying insects--flies and mosquitoes.
a sanitary squad is appointed, usually
civilians hired by the quartermasters
department. and under the orders OF
the sanitary inspector OF the division,
who is also charged with the supervi-
sion OF the sanitary condition OF the
entire camp. IT is the duty OF the
sanitary squad 10 burn out grass where
insects may breed. to see that the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-12

TY ETTHrS another month Sir
& Thomas Upton, that sterling
sportsman and jolilest OF ali
wv Irish peers. will have set sail
Tor these shores aboard his freak
Tacht, the Shamrock ", here TO make
his fourth attempt 10 Hft the Amer
4ra's Cup. Meanwhile three Ameri-
can yachts are engaging IN almost
6s' y trial contests In an effort TO de
3D. which Of the trio is best fitted 10
Withstand the invasion and meet the
common enemy. The Resolute, the
Fa0ltie and the Defiance, the three
r-ertcan Yachts, have been engaged In
tN' elimination contests now for sew
s'F weeks and while all chances seem
srr't favor the Resolute as the real
80 naer. each yacht has n host of
faa wers and tho trial spins have been
ear, fully watched hy the Yachting ex-
f.o-ts of the Old and New Worlds
N aquatic event In the world At
-ra more widespread attention than
she International races with It's lifting
a. the Americas cup IS the goal. For
n-anv years now. or since August 81.
f751 the cup has been I'm the poases-
sie~ Of American yarhtsmen. Mo-
sn~e the good yacht America. In the
-~re ing race around the Isle Of
Wight defeated the British craft,
Aurora. and brought the cup TO these
shores has there been an English boat
ef su'ncieEt prcwess TO come here and
wrrst our yachting laurel from us.
There have been many attempts. II Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-12
The Victory Over Epi-
demicsIn ArmyCamps-
The Eternal Vigilance of
the Surgeons, and Their
Success Especially with
the Troops Now Occu-
plying Tropical Mexico.

~ lrRING the spanish American
n II War one of the volunteer soldiers
u complained to% his captain be-
gT cause he was told 10 dig =
nl!s,ed to Aght," he said, mot
his sort Il work"
win continue to dig thar
replied the officer.
II sort uf work IS just as essen
carrying q gun
man. who happened 70 come
"a one = New York's Rristocratle
n1 IS. went back 10 his work and
s"g NIL fhe trench was completed
l.teT he learned The value Of that
nCa--lt helped n sanitation. the
Of a healthy camp.
,uly Healthy Men Enlisted.
10 IS a forepoue conclusion that
s-.a IAN does not make "a successful
Not< tsn, nor does he make q success
T.. Inter. Realizing this fact the
Lr.te1 States Government Is using lis
test Efforts TO stamp ont disease IN our
army OF course, IA such a large
tqGy Of men sickness and death VIII
OCCUR but by the use OF proper meth
cas- lie epiaemics 10 common In she
- GN%'" e+~FH @t-tS 40 III T.
0eHtec.
Camp sites are selected with the
grea'est care-!n fact, the army has
serera! medical men whose chief duty
y 6 10 select the spots for the tent
cities--spols where proper drainage
cas- te latd out ana where pure water
may r4 obtained Typhoid fever and
c~se1t sry have been the camp dis
eases heretofore. but today these have
been practically bsnished from our
army This has been no easy task
= ha typhoid prophyiactic used on
;he ~ en has practically exterminated
IA, disease as only eighteen cases
OCCUR ed last year IN the army sta
TONED within the geogrs phicaI limits
Of the United States. This treatment
Ter he prevention OF typhoid was
ma IL com puisory in 1911. and is be
teyed by the army medical men 10
e as potent preventative against
'ypgcld as vaccination 10 against
snq4 lpor.
Jysentery is frequently communi-
cstec bY foods OF some Kinds, partlc-
uisrly uncooked ones and milk, conse- :
Quenuy there In most rigid inspec-
ton Of these articles by the camp
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The Resolute defeats the Vanitie By lam
ssa actual time and ior,- Cos. corrected time
The Resoiute defeats the Defiance by 23m
SIS. actual tIrpe and 7oua. i2s. corrected time.
Tia Vanitie defeats the Defiance BY Pm.
l4s- actual tirns and 3rn. s3s corrected time
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
A DESTITUTE FAMILY

We are informed that B!ackfoCt has
a destitute family that IS very much
In need of helping hand. They came
from Pocatello not lorg ago, AID arc
living near the cid brick creamery
Their name is Pratt, and the famii,
consists of a man and wife ;rd three
small children. Several days ego a
babe was born, and the mother not
only lacks the necCssaries CT life
but medical attention as we'll.
Several wee.-s ago family from
Oregon tOurd for the Jackson Hole
country became stranded about mile
north of Elackfoot and was given shel
ter and food by H. II. Albers. The
FAMILY WIS not only moneyless, hut
they and their team were physically
unable to continue their Journey.
Their sad condition was reported to
Judge Ezell, who, with the assistance
OF his daughter, Betty, interested a
number CT citizens and merchants in
this case of true charity, and they
responded most literally. Among the
store of luxuries and necessities Civ
en- were n number of chickens, ducks
and turkeys, the offerings of our
generous butchers
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
A Deirious
Wanderer

Last Monday afternoon Sam Ireland,
who has been delirious and confined
to his home for several days escaped
from his attendants and wandered
away. In the evening he arrived at
the ranch of Harvey Alfred several
miles south of town in very de-
plorable and delirious condition. He
seemed to be bewildered and was
roaming from house to house in
search of his brother Edward. De-
putty Sheriff Fackrell was sent for
and the unfortunate man was taken
to the county jail where medical aid
was summoned for his relief, but he
continued delirious for several DAYS,
seeing elephants and other imaginary
objects.
Mrs. Ireland says the illness of her
husband was caused by too sud
den desire to abandon his tco fami-
liar cups, which caused commissions
and delirious spells Though not yet
normal he is much improved today
and the doctor expects that in a few
days no will be all right again.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
CHARACTER ASSASSIN
AGAIN AT WORK

In last weeks issue of Byrd Trego's
personal and malicious paper he ac-
cuses this paper of receiving and TAX
ing more money for the county print
ing than was honestly and justly due
1t. He says the session laws pro-
viding for the publication of the COM
missioners' proceedings call for one
issue since March 12, 1918, which they
ido, but they do not say that they
be published but once, if the commits
sioners deem more insertions bene-
ficial to the public knowledge. In some
counties where the commissioners
have monthly meetings they are pub
lished after each meeting, and one
publication is considered sufficient
Most counties in Idaho and other
states publishes the commissioners
proceedings at least twice, and this
has always been tho custom in Bing-
ham county. When the present mar
agement took hold of the Optimist
it had the county printing and pub
lished the commissioners proceed
lngs at the contract rate of so cents
for the first insertion, and 20 cent,
for the second. The commissioners at
their first meeting in January. 1914
called for new bids which were made
and accepted ION the basis OF two in
sertions. The CouSicr. Republican and
Optimist, all made bids for two in
sertlons, SO much for the first and
so much less for the second. The
Optimist's bid of 80 cents for the
first and 20 cents for the second in
sertlon was considered the best bid
and given the contract for ono wear.
at rate lower than ever before And
Notwithstanding Mr.. Trego's attempt
TO induce us to withdraw our low bid
and make the county pay the lega!
rate by means of conspiracy hatch
ed up by him among the papers wher..
by the county would have to nav 81. 90
Tor the first and so cents fer the Sc
cond insertion, we have lived up to
our contract and saved the county
hundreds of dollars If Mr. Traso
knew 1t was wrong for tho commits
slonerS to have their minutes pub.
hshed more than once, why did he
put In a bid for two publications. as
all the papers did, and why did he
not long ago protest the payment of
the second publication if he THOUGHT
the commissioners were paying the
Optimist more than its contract price. |
which he himself has admitted to /
the board was Improbable? Every
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31

publication bill we have presented to
the board has been authorized by the
county clerk ard the commissioners
and by them examined and found to
be just and very reasonable, ard
strictly in compliance with the con.
tract as recorded, with the exception
OF few claims which the commissi on
ers reduced. We contend now, as
we did then, that our claims were
just, and were cut by no dishonest me.
tive of the commissioners. but on the
strength of an unfair and unprece-
dented specification of our bid that
we were hoodwinked into making by
Trego's Influence and undcrhand trick.
cry. If we have received dollar
from the county that we havo not
honestly and legally earned, we are
willing to return it, and we will not
ask for a change of venue through
fear of conviction where we ere best
known.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
Decline of An
Old Soldier

Last Saturday John F. Vaughn, an
old soldier and resident of Bingham
county, was committed to the state
mental hospital. He has been a resi-
dent of Blackfoot for about ten years.
but for the past year has been living
with his daughter, Mrs Fred Bennett
If Presto, who did everything posi-.
BILE for the old gentlemans aid and
comfort. Mr.. Vaughn is so years of
age, and his illness is caused BY old
age and a recent stroke Of appoplexy.
OF late he has had frequent angry
spells and the safety of himself ard
Others demanded his confinement in
the asylum where he could have the
proper medical attention that might
restore him to his normal condition.
Mr. Vaughn is an old soldier and pen
sioner.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
OFF TO BOISE

Senator L. R. Thomas left today
for his legislative mission in Boise,
and was accompanied by his family,
who will sojourn in the capital city
during the sixty days of the legisla-
tive session.
Mr.. Thomas desires us to state that
during his absence in the legislature
he will welcome communications from
his constituency ION matters of legis-
lation effecting any or all of them,,
ard will always be found ready ard
willing to do everything in his pow
er for Bingham county and her PEOPLE.