Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-08-18


glers may uninterruptedly wiggle.
I'm permanent camps this can be
done. at least 70 a great extent. but In
localities where yellow fever and ma
laria abound until mosquitoes are an
initiated the men must be made to
sleep and II possible eat under mos
/ quito MEETINGS. 1t is a serious offense
to sleep on post no good soldier would
do IT,. II Is better to shoot a man for
disobedience Of health orders than to
have an outbreak of yellow fever in a
camp. and Il men and officers alike
will realize such things there will be
no fear of yellow jack. Fortunately
there is no yellow fever anywhere
near the army camps on the southern
border.
Danger In Files.
1.-THE greatest danger In camp is
from those diseases which are carried
by flies. The preventive remedy Of
course is TO have no flies or to kill
any that ome
Like mosquitoes, flies must have a
place to breed and their favoritc place
Is horse refuse. This should be re-
moved daily to a place well beyond the
camp precincts and burned. Since 1t
takes eight days for the larvae to
mature from the egg and they are
found where the ground is moist to a
depth Of eight or ten inches, the safe
treatment is once a week to the
place where the horses stand-irst 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 n wicked
generation Of pestilence carriers.
Fire is the great purifier and
should be applied to all other places
in the camp where any impurities
exist as often as the conditions call
for It.
Camp stoves should be set up over
pits lined with stones, the pits extend
ing well beyond the stove at the one
end. The fire should never go out
during the day. Small scraps, rem
nants, garbage and the like may be
~inclnerated there and the cooks may
get rid of dirty water by pouring II
slowly over the hot stones, where II
will be evaporated but If in their
+, haste they slop 1t around or pour II
! on so quickly hat it run over the
side, soaking into the ground so that
! the heat dOcS not quickly dry up the
: moisture. they have created a nuisance
! spot, n breeding place for flies.
J zone of the most dangerous diseases
t especially in the tropics, Is typhus
y This too Is carried by insects-lice this
time-just as yellow fever is trans
. ferred by mosquitoes. Cleanliness OF
person, keeping the clothes and body
t free from dirt and vermin, is the pre-
u ventive of this c|ontagion, and II thu
{ troops do their part there will be NJ
\ danger from this source.
! 1T is unnecessary here to speak o
the Importance of an abundant suppl.
y of pure water. When in permanen
camp this is not so difficult of attain
II ment. but when on the march the Ut
l. most pains must be taken to avoid tn
use Of water for any purpose, espe
'e clully Cor drinking, until its source
g have been examined and 1t is deter
mined to be safe. Formerly only wa
p ter which had been boiled was cor
ID sidered safe; but now the men o
r march get their drinking water wit
L slight delay and without heating 1
n They have a canvas bag which wi
y hold about 800 pounds Of water wit
le five spring faucets with necks whic
will enter canteens.
ID Sterilized Water.
e. Into a bag filled from well, sprln
n or pool is thrown a chemical (hypt
ly chloride of calciIm) which s~terllize
the water in from five minutes TO ha
an hour. This is a protection again'
y typhoid, dysenteries and other trol
re bles and Is one of the best preventive
u Of sickness and contagious that ca
Id be employed. Discipline, which llmii
the soldier to the use of only watt
that has been sterillzed, is indispeI
sable to the protection of the men.
Is 1.-THE general direction of sanital
Is measures for the army at the Sou
m. will be under medical officers of e
lie perience, not only in military SAINT
's- ton in general, but especially familli
nd with conditions on the border.
iy. THE secret of success in making
ne camp healthy is follow up No pc
IN functory inspection will be permltte
IL and every officer will be held respo
rs. sible for the enforcement of the
I'd orders, which mean health for Il
Dr. camp.
en- mo amount of sanitation, super
m. sion or discipline car ward of sic
ms ness, collapse or breakdown and cons
m, quent exposure to c%ontaglon fro
tic men who are physically unfit for mi
he tary duty. Intelligence and temper
err ment help, but these qualities alo
)p- are not enough. A man must be &C
II s%ttutionally sound to stand the stra
Of military life, and that is why ply
cal requirements are set so high I
tic the good Of the individual and {
lar good of the service. Reflections
Ike not Indicate that a man is a physi'