The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-14


the year the annual rental 10 not
promptly paid in advance the bones
are taken up and thrown into large
pit built for that purpose ia one cor.
ner Of the graveyard and tie grave
Is rented to somebody else.
The question Of prostitution is bl-
ways serious one in Vera Cruz as
| In all sea ports. Immedlate,y ajrer
the American occupation several hun
dred women established tbems FL, cs
in the segregated district au else
where in Vra Cruz. About on half
were Mexicans, the Remaining half
were French, Spanish, Cuban or AM
srican.
On July 1, the commanding general
put into effect an order depo ting all
prostitutes not Mexicans ny birth CT
naturalization. It has been found
necessary for several years past to
maintain a large hospital with about
three hundred beds for the treatment
exclusively Of women with yenercal
diseases. In hospital of aln'rox!m
ately the same size as this for won
en-, an average of 200 men are beng
treated for the most horrible forms
Of venereal diseases.
AS a general rule, there is a great
deal of dysentry and typhoid fever In
Vera Cruz from May to August o.
each year. Knowing this, the medi
cal officers Of the United States ar
my took the necessary steps, imme
diately after the occupation, 10 Ire
vent epidemics of these diseases
among the American forces. TIL,
first step In this direction was til,
compulsory vaccination for smallpo'
OF everybody, both native and foreign
within the American lines, as vel
as OF all people entering Vera Cru
from the outside. After the Aneri
can forces had been in Vera Cru:
one month, there were only two case.
of smallpox within the American line'
md these had come In from oursid,
places.
The water supplies, both publi
gated, and all water used for drink
ing purposes was thoroughly TESTED
by sanitary officers OF the Unite,
states army. Wells containing i'm
pure water were either sealed or fill
ed up, and the greatest precautiol
was taken to prevent the use of un
healthy water. Stagnant pools or puc
dies were drained off and filed up ant
damp patches of ground, whether in
side of houses or outside, were givel
, heavy coating OF dry earth an,
gravel. People were instructed not L
use cows milk unless 1t bad been boi'
ed.
The American forces were given
plentiful supply OF quinine and prat
tically everybody that appeared at tn
Red Cross headquarters was dose
with It II he showed any malarial ter
= ! denotes whatever. With puddles an
, pools OF stagnant water obliteratet
, and low places which might collec
water also filled. there was no plac
) for malaria mosquitoes to breed an
therefor malaria disappeared fror
Vera Cruz as IL by magic.
Perhaps the most noteworthy fea
performed by the United States mil
5 tary officers In the way OF horse-clear
9 ing was that of cleaning the ancier
n and notorious fortress prison of Sa
l. Juan de Ulloa, In the harbor of Yer
p Cruz. 1t was evident that the for
=. ress had never been cleaned in II
entire history Of several centuries
. and the filth was indescribable.
AS an illustration, there was on
large room in the interior Of the pri
q on. with very thick stone walls an
I stone roof, the only light and ventil'
e ton OF which came through fe'
n small Sits in the walls not over 81
d inches wide. The room was as dar
a as night and had no sanitary arrang
n ments OF any sort. l had PERSONAL
visited this prison in the summer
1918. At that time there were on
prisoners confined in that one room
- | stepped to the door as 1t was opel
= ed a few inches by the guard, but wa
not at all enthusiastic about enterin
o because OF the terrible stencil an
o maniacal outcries Of the prisoner
: THE conditions we're certainly no be
Q ter In April, 1914. Tons Of sulph'
, and other disinfectants, large quaint
: ties of soap, much steam, and man
days of hard labor were required