The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-22
Medical Branch Of American Army;
"a n Il "a u Il d
Protects Health Of Country's Soldiers

,The war department has issued a
course of thirty daily lessons which
are calculated 60 be OF practical help
40 the men selected for service In the
national army in getting started In tho
right way. The lessons are Informal
in tone and do not attempt 10 give
binding rules and directions. Lesson
XVII follows. The others will be
printed In The Herald. one each day
until fhe course IA completed.-Editor. }
staff Brxncflcs of the seryice.H.
preceding lessons: !. Your POST of
Honor. ?. Making Good as a Soldier.
:. Nine Soldierly Qualities. T. Get
ting Ready for Camp. 5. First Days
Ia Camp. {. Cleanliness In Camp. :.
Your Health. :. Marching me Care
Of feet. >. Your Equipment and
Arms. 40. Recreation In Camp. II.
Playing the Game. ~. Teamwork in
the Army. Is. Grouping Men Into
Teams. ~. The Team Leaders. IS.
Fighting Arms OF the Service. 10.
STAN Branches OF the Serv!ce-Ll
The staff branches reviewed in the
preceding lesson are the General staff
Corps Aujutani Generals Department.
INSPECTOR Generals Department, En-
gineer Corps. and Signal Corps. The
other three staff branches which all
directly touch eyery soldier are the
Medical department, Quartermaster
Corps and Ordnance Department.
Tho Medical Department works
along two distinct lines; First. Il tries
a. AAga .aas4sAua A.. AL. -. -. ar.aI
health, and for this purpose keeps
close watch Of the cleanliness OF
cmpas and buildings. OF the quality
and cooking Of food. ana the like SEC
ond. IL provides ambulanccs. hospitals.
and medical service for the proper
care OF sick or wounded men. The
Medieval Department includes the Den
tai Corps, the Hospital Corps. and the
Nurse Corps. Its officers are expert
physicians who have passed ris-
ID examinations. Its enlisted men are
chiefly engaged IN the difficus and
often dangerous work OF reseuing the
wounded and transporting them -
field n base hospitals.
just as every man In the Army car
riss intrenching tools 50 that h. may
protect himself without the help II
the Engineer Corps when necessary
10 he also carries a '.h!st-aid packet. %
40 that he may Ia m emergency per
form some OF the duties OF the Medi-
cal Department, Every soldier learns
how e give dressing and treatment 90
his own wounds when he Is able 10 DO
90, aud how 20 assist wounded COM
rades until men from the Medical De-
partment arrive.
Medical Department Efficiency.
The Medical Department Of the
American Army Is regarded as cne OF
the hes IN the world. A soldier ma'
feel assured he will receive every pcs.
sible attention In as u need. The
percentage OF recovsries from WOUNDS
in the hospitals manned By Americans
during the European war has been ex-
ceptionaily high.
The ouartermaster Corps II the
business manager % the Army. il FUR
niahes food. clothing. and most kinds
81 equipment provides horses and
mules; arranges for transportation.
kes charge Of money, buys supplies.
troops; and keeps on hand stores
~ supplies.
The importance Of an this work can
hardly be oyerstated. Napoleon said
An army travels on its belly a
ne that soldiers must be well fed grd
Eeil supplied II they M 90 fight ef-
l~ectivcly. This is even more necessary
than Il WIS in SapOleOn's time.
n psodern warfare the Scale OF fight
ns and ,hs quantities Of supplies are