South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-15
SICKNES SIS LOW At
CAMP TAYL D R
County Clerk Raab Says
Health at Cantonment is
Remarkable Feature.

But 1.68 per cent OF the $4,000
! men in Camp Taylor are on the sick
list" said County Clerk George
Raab, chairman OF the county eX-
emption board, who returned Sun
day from Il visit Of Several days at
the Kentucky cantonment Raab
accompanied Louis Kozak. who fail
ed TO report to leave with the South
Bend and ST. Joseph county contin-
gent that left here for the camp
week ago Sunday. KOZak's failure
to appear at the appointed time was
through his misunderstanding of the
order, the man. who is a naturalized
Polander. being unable TO read or
write English However, he was re
jected on account of physical dis
ability upon his arrival and exam
ination at the camp
Regarding the low percentage Of
sickness at the camp Mr. Raab con-
tinued: The 1.6S per cent includes
the men who have been inoculated
from typhoid and smallpox and were
not able to drill while under treat
ment. In reality the sick per cent
is "A little over one per cent per
thousand
2iS Patients Reported.
The base hospital report shows
that there are about PAS patients re-
ceiving treatment there OF this
number many are sick from the in
oculation and will he there only a
few days. There are four cases of
pneumonia and one case OF typhoid
fever in the hospital, so you see the
sickness at the camp amounts 10 al
most nothing
According TO Mr.. Raab. Lieut. Col.
John II. Allen, camp surgeon and
chief medical officer, believes that
some of the exemption boards have
been lax in their examinations in an
effort 10 make a record for their
quotas. one man. who was sent in
with one of the quotas. was SO in
sane that he had To he shackled and
placed in a cell.
Many morons also have been dis
covered among the men sent 10 the
camp. A bulletin of the war depart
ment describes a moron as follows:
a moron is a person Who Is able un-
der favorable circumstances of earn
ing a livelihood. but who is inCap-
able from existing defect from birth
or early axe of competing on equal
terms with his normal fellows or o.
managing himself and his affairs
with ordinary prudence. The morons
In the highest type Of feeble-minded
form a numerous class Of the pop
ulation. Undoubtedly a considerable
number will be met with I'm the eX-
animation. Some Of the highest in
the group may succeed in remaining
in the service if accepted. How
ever, the great majority Will fail and
none can be other than Indifferent
soldiers. All should be recommend
ed for discharge"
Many Visit Camps.
The camp is one Of the greatest
sights imaginable" said Mr. Raab
1T covers an area of 9 by , miles
So many visitors thronged the camp
that the visitors, unless by special
pass. are admitted 10 the grounds
but one day each week.
Many amusing things happen a.
the camp. especially in drilling the
new men one day last week
squad was being drilled. and one of
the men continued % step OF with
the right foot when the command
of march was given 10y the officer.
After repeated trials the man was
asked If he knew his right foot from
the left and he shook his head that
he did not The officer at once put
him in charge OF a junior officer TO