Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-08-22

clean. When on the march try to
wash your socks at night and put on
q clean pair every morning. Bathe
the feet every evening or at least
wipe them off with a wet towel.
Keep your feet scrupulously clean
A foot bath can be taken, when other
facilities are not at hand, by scraping
a small depression in the ground,
throwing a poncho over 1t and pour
ing water into this from your can
teen. Even pint of water will do for
by making or finding a depression of
suitable size and using your poncho
as for a foot bath.
6. Keep. your toe nails trimmed
closely and cut them square across
the ends. This will tend to prevent in
growing nails. BY all means avoid
the common error of rounding the
corners of the nall and cutting it
to point in the center.
Z. In case a blister is formed while
on the march, open the edge of the
blister with the point of knife or
needle that has been heated in
match flame. Be sure to squeeze all
the fluid out of the blister. To leave
any in it may make 1t worse. DO not
pull off the loose skin but press 1t
back. Then put on an adhesive plas-
ter, covering the skin we'll beyond
the edges of the blister, putting it on
as tightly as possible without wrin-
kles.: In the same way put an adhe-
sive plaster over any red or tender
spots.
s. In case any tendons become in
famed or swollen CASUALLY due to lac
ing the Logging or shoe too tightly or
to some other unnecessary pressure) !,
In anll tap ,ra
the tendon, and protect 1t as much as
possible by strips of adhesive plaster.
You should report to medical Of
ticer at your first opportunity to make
sure that the trouble does not grow
worse.
One sign OF green soldier Is hia
| tendency to drink too much water
while on a long march. The expert
enced man gargles his mouth and
throat once in while, but drinks only
| in sips and does not overload his
stomach with either water or food
| After you have arrived in camp and
have cooled off you can drink slowly
as much as you desire. It is of course,
unwise to >eat fruits, candy, soft
| drinks, ice cream, and the like while
on the march.
Another sign of q green soldier is q
carelessly adjusted pack or any other
! equipment not neatly and securely
| fastened. Your comfort on the march
depends very largely on the care and
| Judgment used in getting ready. All
your equipment has been so designed
that 1t need not interfere with the free
movement of your arms and legs.
Your pack should be strapped to your
| back in such way that you can stand
erect and breathe freely. There should
| be no pressure on any of the soft
parts of the body. You will march
most easily If you keep your body
erect and do not permit yourself to
1 slouch or sway from side to side.
When the command Is given to halt
and fall out for a few minutes loosen
| your pack and rest back on 1t in a sit
ting and lying position. If possible,
| lie with your feet higher than the
head, so as to let the blood flow out
of the legs into the body and rest
your heart During the first few halts
you may not feel tired, but rest as
completely as YOU can anyway. Look
forwzz the end of the march and
] try 8 yourself SO that you Will
I Al the firsf' halt It IL ~elI it,if 70 Fead-
just the pack or any part OF the equip
ment not entirely comfortable. If
your shoes or leggings are laced too
tightly. this is the time to loosen
them.
A cheerful attitude is one of the
best aids to a soldier on a trying
march. Singing and whistling on the
march is usually not only allowed but
encouraged. They help wonderfully
to make the long road seem shorter.
These are all very simple rules, but
none the less important. Keep them
In mind. Some men never learn ex-
cept from their own hard experience;
but 1t Is expected of the men in the
National Army that they will have
the good sense to see the value of
these suggestions and to apply them
from the very beginning.