The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25

localities whore yellow fever and mn
ariu abound until mosquitoes are an.
Inflated the men must be made 10
sleep and II possible eat under mos
nulto nettngs, II Is serious offense
lo sleep on post; no good soldier would
du IT, II is better 70 shoot Il man for
diSohedience Of health orders than 10
have an outbreak OF yellow fever In
Ump, and II men and officers alike
win realize such things there win be
no fear Of yellow IOck. Fortunately
there is no yellow fever anywhere
near the army camps on the southern
! border.
Danger In Files.
"'rhe greatest danger I'm camp Is
from those diseases which are carried
10y dies. The preventive remedy of
course 10 to have no flies or 70 kin
any that come.
"iiRe mosquitoes, flies must have n
place to breed and their favorite place
Is horse refuse. This should he re.
aOycd daily to place well beyond the
camp precincts and burned Since II
tnkes eight days for the larvae to
mature from the egg and they are
ound where the ground Is moist TO n
depth Of eight or ten inches, the safe
treatment Is once week 10 cover the
place where the horses stand-first re-
moving the horses-with hay moist
ened with crude oil and to set fire to
1t. The heat will destroy the larvae
about to break forth into a wicked
generation of pestilence carriers.
"Fire is the great purifier and
"hould be applied TO all other places /
in the camp where any impurities /
exist as often as the conditions call |
for II.
Camp stoves should be set up over
pits lined with stones, the pits extend /
ing well beyond the stove at the one 7
mA, The fire should never go out
during the day. Small scraps, rem
nants, garbage and the like may be
incinerated there and the cooks may
get rid of dirty water by pouring it
slowly over the hot stones, where it
will be evaporated; but if In their
haste they slOp it around or pour it
on so quickly that ii runs over the
side, soaking into the ground so that
ne heat does not quickly dry up the
Moisture, they have created Il nuisance
pot, a breeding place for flies
"One of the most dangerous diseases,
specially in the tropics, is typhus.
THIS TOO is carried by lnsects-lice this
.le-just as yellow fever is trans
erred by mosquitoes. Cleanliness of
person, keeping the clothes and body
Tree from dirt and vermin, is the pre-
,2ntive Of this contagion, and If the
troops do their part there will be no
anger from this source.
1T is unnecessary here to speak Of {
he Importance of an abundant supply
II pure water. When in permanent {
amp this is not so difficult of attain 5
dGnt, but when on the march the ut
lost pains must be taken to avoid the !
lse of water for any purpose, espe- !
tally for drinking, until its sources
AVE been examined and it is deter !
a.ned to be safe Formerly only wa '
or which had been boiled was con-
idcred safe; but now the men on J
4arch get their drinking water with
light delay and without heating it. S
hey have a canvas bag which will
old about 800 pounds of water with e
We spring faucets with necks which
III enter canteens. b
SteriIized Water.
T,t
= pool is thrown a chemical (hypo- d
Iloride Of calcium) which sterilizes
he water in from/fve minutes to half e
Il hour. This is a protection against
.phoid, dysenteries and other trOu- o.
les and is one of the best preventlves a
sickness and contagious that can G,
e employed. Discipline, which limits
lc soldier to the use of only water te
nat has been sterlized, is lndispen- OF
jhe to the protection of the men. 81
THE general direction of sanitary
casures for the army at the South 20
i'll be under medical officers Of ex- fC
2rience, not only in military SANTA
on in general but especially familiar
it'll conditions on the border.
"The secret Of success in making
mp healthy is follow up No per-
nctory inspection will be permitted,
I'd every officer will be held respon- or
bic for the enforcement of these hr
ders, which mean health for the dC
mp.
mo amount Of sanitation, supervi- sb
on or discipline can ward off sick ~,
'ss, collapse or breakdown and conse- -,
lent exposure to contagiOn from nj
en- who are physically unfit for mill to
ry duty. Intelligence and tempera- he
ent help, but these qualities alone Pr,
e not enough. man must be con- ar
tutionally sound to stand the strain ra
military life, and that Is why physl-
| requirements are set so high for tr,
g good Of the individual and the wi
cd of the service. Reflections do ga
t indicate that man is a physical in
lure ov
Those men as citizens have a right co
the best protection the military au- wi
Drities can give; their families have
personal interest in them; and the
lole nation has a selfish interest in
this, its last organized
I'd military force, in such condition
1t those who stay at home may
We the best service from the few who
We gone to the front or to the con-
ltration camps" M