The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28

ElRlI SOCQ nave OOSA
structed in various cities and villages OF
East Prussia and Poland, and two are
now being built in Bavaria near the
southern border. Each institution con-
sists of eight individual buildings IN which
500 men can be taken care OF at one ume.
After a delay Of eight hours these troops
are transported further. Each institute
can take care of II 900 men in each TWEEN
ty-four-hour period. Each OF the eight In
dividual buildings comprising such lnst-
buttons is divided into a clean and an un-
clean part so that mingling OF people is
impossible chief surgeon is in charge,
with two assistant surgeons and three In
spectors on his staff. central power
house provides the steam necessary Tor
disinfection and light, power and every
thing else needed in the Institution. TWO
hundred tons of coal are burned daily In
each powerhouse. Laundries, kitchens
and administrative quarters are provided.
The officers are housed in building con-
tanning bathtubs.
The plan of procedure in each institu-
ton is as follows: At the entrance, on the
uncIean side, every man receives a white
net, in which he can place his clothing,
and a brown net in which are to be
placed other than cloth wearing apparel,
such as his helmet, his boots, leggtngs,
knapsack-anything to be sterilized by
dry heat A smaller net is given out IN
which are placed articles Of value such as
note books, tobacco, portfolios, ETC., ana
finally a distinguishing mark Is placed
around the neck of the soldier containing
number which corresponds to that
found on each net Each man does MS
own packing. The nets contain valu-
ables are gathered together in larger nets.
The soldier then enters the institution
having first been given a pair OF slippers,
deposits the nets containing the leather
goods and valuables at one window AT
another window he deposits his watch, to-
bacco. articles Of food and anything
which does not need to be disinfected
One hundred and twenty-five disrobe ana
each places his clothing in the white net
which is to be taken to the large room In
which are the steam disinfecting appara-
tus. Provision is also made for hair cut
ting so that soldiers who are In need OF
tonsorial services may receive them.
Each man then takes a shower-bath for
fifteen minutes, after which he is given
towel In ninety minutes the 125 men
are cleansed thoroughly, are given new
slippers and underwear and pass on to the
clean side where they receive their dlsfn-
fected clothing. In six hours 500 men
have passed from the unclean to the clean
side, and the disinfection of their leather
ROOQS ana NdludDicS bCOh SOAA-
pleted, these articles are returned to
them After eight hours these 500 men
have left the institution
During their stay on the clean side the
soldiers are also given meals, officers re-
ceiving the same food as privates. Each
disinfecting station is provided with clean
clothes for 100000 men All WORKOUT
clothing is replaced. Any Article which
may be the carrier of vermin or which
has been badly worn by usage, and there
fore is not worthwhile disinfecting, is re-
placed The soldiers then march into dis
infected railway coaches. The employees
at each disinfecting institution number
$50. Special provision is made for the
transportation Of horses and trains. The
detail in charge consists Of one staff on
Ger, six commissioned officers, forty-two
noncommissioned officers and go men.
Ample provision has been made for
water at each place. In Alexandrowo two
wells, each thirty-eight meters in depth,
we're constructed and these furnish suf-
fcient water. At other places river
water had to be used, the water having
been previously sterilized. The outflow
from the institute is also disinfected and
conveyed into some running stream. To
secure efficient service, good system is
absolutely necessary. Everything is pro-
vided for and everything is done at GER