Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
WHY HOME GUARDS
 SHOULD BE vAccINATED.
Will Prevent Fever from Depicting the
 State Ranks.

The health of the troops of all na- tions now at war is being preserved as Hever before. says the June edition of the Connecticut state board of health bulletin.
 The contrast between the medical preparedness of our army today and the Spanish war in 1898 Is convincing 4 division with a mean strength of 10.T59 men was camped at Jacksonville for four months in 1893. There were 1.729 cases of positive typhoid and 949 cases of fever, probably typhoid; with PAS deaths from typhoid and 2s1 from all other Illnesses. Total deaths from illness 529.
 A division with a mean strength of 12, S01 men was camped at San Antonio for four months in 1911. But one case of typhoid developed and only II deaths occurred from all illnesses dur ing that period.
 Connecticut has a. military organiza- ton known as the Home guard, practi- cally none of whose members are vac cinated against typhoid and who, if called into active service. as is very like:y to be the case. will be in the same unprepared state as were our troops in 1898.
 Even practice marches and training camps will greatly endanger these loyal men unless they are promptly vacci mated.
 There is real danger in delay and if typhoid vaccination of all state troops is not soon made military require ment every individual home guardsman is urged to avail himself of this sure and safe protection.
 Thousands of doctors will go into military service during the next few months. Many people will not realize until their family physician has gone how much they have depended upon his skill and judgment for their well be- ing.
 The perplexing question will be: Whom shall we have for Q doctor or what shall we do?" Naturally many will not decide this question until trouble arises and here is where mis- takes will be made which may prove most unfortunate.
 Rather than consult a strange doctor some will endeavor to tide over with patent medicines, with the result that serious disorders will get such a head way that they cannot be checked. Others will try to get along without physician until they find the malady well developed and too late for a doc tor. when called, to render material assistance. It is believed that the ex- cessive deaths among children the countries abroad during the first year of the war were in a great measure due to tardiness in calling physicians. We should heed good advice and not sacrifice our children because of inde- cision nor jeopardize our own health by gambling with patent medicines.
 Not all the good doctors will go to war, and those at home will be kept very busy with the added duties. Many of these doctors are arringing to share their fees with their brothers in the service and by so doing are rendering patriotic service. An overworked doc tor cannot render as satisfactory ser vice as he might if not tired out. There are many doctors overworked because of the thoughtessness of their patients and we take the liberty of offering these suggestions:
 Do not wait until evening or night to call your doctor when you could have called him earlier.
 When calling doctor do not send the message to come at once unless the case is urgent.
 Leave for the doctor an idea of the service required, whether medical, sur gicaI or otherwise.
 By calling the doctor early in the day he will be able to arrange his calls so that he will not have to travel the came ground over several times during the day, enabling him to respond to all calls more promptly and to attend to a larger number of patients Un- warranted calls for the doctor to come at once always disconcert the busy doctor and may deprive another seri- ously i1f of the immediate attention he or she ySis about to receive. Stat ing the nature of the illness or injury when calling a doctor enables him to