Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-09-22

glers may uninterruptedly wiggle.
"In permanent camps this can be
done, at least to great extent, but in
localities where yellow fever and ma
larin abound until mosquitoes are an
Initiated the men must be made to
sleep and II possible eat under mos.
quito MEETINGS. II IL n serious offense
to sleep on post no good soldier would
do II. II Is better to shoot man for
dlsobedlence OF health orders than TO
have an outbreak of yellow fever In n
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.
"The greatest danger In camp Is
from those diseases which are carried
by flies. The preventive remedy of
course Is to have no files or to kill
any that come.
like mosquitoes, flies must have
place to breed and their fnvoritc place
il horse refuse. This should be re-
| moved daily to place well beyond the
camp precincts and burned. Since 1t
takes eight days f,r the larvae to
mature from the egg and they are
| found where the ground is moist to
depth of eight or ten inches, the safe
| treatment Is once week to cover the
place where the horses stand-nrst re-
| moving the horses-with hay moist
ened with crude oil and to set fire &c
1t. The heat will destroy the larvae
about to break forth into q 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 Ii.
Camp stoves should be set up over
pits lined with stones, the pits extend
ing well beyond the stove ut the one
end. The fire should never go out
during the day. Small scraps, rem
nants, garbage and the like may be
Moderated there and the cooks may
get rid of dirty water by pouring II
slowly over the hot stones, where II
will be evaporated; but II In their
on so quickly that II runs over the
side, soaking into the ground so that
the heat does not quickly dry up the
moisture they have created a nuisance
spot, breeding place for flies.
zone of the most dangerous diseases,
especially In the tropics, is typhus
This too is carried by lnsects-llce this
time-just as yellow fever is trans
ferred by mosquitoes. Cleanliness of
person, keeping the clothes aud body
free from dirt and vermin, is the pre-.
ventive Of this contagion, and IL the
troops do their part there will be no
danger from this source.
at is unnecessary here to speak OF
the Importance of an abundant supply
of pure water. When In permanent
camp this Is not so difficult Of attain.
ment, out when on the march the ut
most pains must be taken to avoid the
use of water for any purpose, espe'
clally for drinking, until Its sources
have been examined and 1t Is deter
| ne Oihy WI
ter which had been boiled was con
sldered safe; but now the men or
march get their drinking water with
slight delay and without heating II
They have canvas bag which will
hold about 800 pounds of water will
five spring faucets with necks which
will enter canteens.
Sterliized Water.
Into a bag filed from well, sprinl
or pool Is thrown a chemical (hypo
chloride Of calcium) which sterilizeI
the water In from FIVE minutes to hal
an hour. This is a protection agains
typhoid, dysenterles and other trou
bles and is one of the best preventlvel
of sickness and contagious that car
be employed. Discipline, which limit,
the soldier to the use of only water
that has been sterllized, Is indispen
sable to the protection of the men.
"The general direction of sanltar!
measures for the army at the Soutl
will be under medical officers of ex
perience, not only I'm military santa
tlon In general. but especially familiar
with conditions on the border.
1.-The secret OF success In making
camp healthy is follow up No per
functOry inspection will be permitted
and every officer will be held respon
sible for the enforcement of thes'
orders, which mean health for tn,
camp.
mo amount of sanitation, supervi
sion or discipline can ward of sick
ness, collapse or breakdown and conse
quent exposure to contaglon iron
men who are physically unfit for mill
tary duty. Intelligence and tempera
ment help, but these qualities alon,
are not enough. A man must be con
stitutionally sound to stand the strait
of military life, and that is why physi
cal requirements are set so high 70
the good of the individual and tn,
good of the service. Reflections d.
not indicate that man is a physlca
! failure.
"Those men as citizens have a RICH
: to the best protection the military au
thorities can give; their families hav