Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-06
Their Training Makes Them
Better All Round Men,
Says investigator Who
Has Seen What is Being
Done Both at Home and
Abroad-eovsrnmsntaI
and Other Agencies See
That Their Health and
Morals are Safeeuarded
and That They are Prot.
itabIy Entertained.
Nv William H. Crawford

-OP the Spartan mothers OF
r. America who have sent their
i sturdy sens to battle Tor
America and Eternal Liberty,
I have q message-the message
shsy desire. II answers the ques'
lions that mothers would ask about
thetr soldier sons, not concerning
The oerils OF battle, but about the
dangers Of camp A sense OF duty
tmps.s them to say, 60, my son.
"a, their mothers hearts are anx!'
Gus TO know how their boys are
being cared fort will tighten
ehsu load TO know that every pro-
vision compatible with the stern
esal.ues OF war has been made for
she.r comfort and protection
VIA, every mother wishes to
know H. In 4 sentence: Are my
soldier sons mind, body and morals
BEING cared for properly"
Unhesitatingly. unqualihedly.
smphat.cally and from careful In
vsstixaion. l reply: "Yes."
His health is being safeguarded
>y medical and sanitation experts.
He II being well fed. at regular
hours. on rations the equal OF a
generals.
His physical upbuilding Is super
vissd BY expert athletic directors.
His education IL being broadened
under guidance Of notable eduea-
torA
The thought Of you. his mother.
- lsot with him daily to steady
MS moral standards.
Clean entertainments and whole
some sociabihty, often In the COM
pAuy Of prominent mon and women
\ developing him into . well bal
Anced man.
How all this Is being accomplish
"a ts told hero.
I spent months with the boys
sover there" and recently visited
most OF tho camps along our At.
Ianuc coast took this second
TIP for the especial purpose OF
getting accurate Information Of the
nresent welfare OF the boys to be
delivered in a message to the
mothers Of America. shall tell
this story fully and truthfully.
ueALrH EXPERTS ON GUARD
Bacilli. We know, are the creates,
enemies OF life. prime causes o.
siokness and death. communicating
our food and water. Proper santa
tdou win remove their menace, ye
rany families. many communities
nas1ect that proper sanitation ant
pay tho price In disease or death
In the army. the sanitary ant
health regulations are observed
moro closely than they are In tn
average family.
apartment of the army has as
gned skilled sanitarian. His
Isiness is to keep the boys well
lther than cure them after they are
ok. With a body Of trained assist
hts he carefully scrutinizes every
ossible means of contamination Of
&C water and food supply. He en-
orccs guarantees. looks after the
roper sewerage for the camp and
lrects the removal Of garbage. He
as your boys drinking water an
lyzed properly to insure purity.
milk. frequently an active germ
reaches the soldier in
form, sterilized and can
,ed under government supervision
70 insure purity.
Every cantonment is drained
thoroughly. the sewerage being as
rood or better than that Of most
titles. and far superior to that OF the
or country towns. Army
concerning waste dispos-
L are enforced most strictly. thus
emoving a source Of possible
,ontasion. All burnahle refuse is