Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-03-13

plumbing and a furnace In the base
ment. and IL we only had just the rat
tie on the end of that snakes tail
banging on cord in room No. II there
would be four jubilant soldiers in that
petit chambre."
When the United States took over
the Grand Hotel du France 1t got 1t
unfurnished, of course. 1t Immediately
refurnished ii with two double-decker
hunks of the latest type-nothing more.
We sleep two in corner. and have
one Of the lowers. We have discovered,
by the way, virtue In this arrange
ment. The beds are sturdy, but can be
Jared by juggling of the body, and
in the event that your bedmate, above
or below, is addicted to snoring (and
you would be surprised how many
soldiers are) you can always stop him
by rocking the cradle" until he turns
over. This is very handy. 1t saves
looking all over the room for a shoe
when YOU get up in the morning.
There are four of US in this room.
The most optimistic of the succeeding
landlords of this hostelry must have
h, d trouble In recommending 1t to the
four generations of transients who
have abided here and gone. But all
the soldiers do not fare so. We are
lucky! A relative of soldier "billeted
out" was looking for him recently. The
headquarters of the company were In
former private dwelling house.
''Take look upstairs" said BROTH
er soldier. "If you don't find him there
look out in the carriage house and in
the barn loft. If he's not there he'll
be In the chicken house."
Our room doesn't afford even that
relic of the castle and pride of the
bungalow, a fireplace. But our next
door neighbours does, and we are Of
ficially assigned to hang out around
his crate. That solves the heat prob
lem, and also the bathing question.
Bathing facilities are limited In
France-at least that. In all of France,
for example. there is probably not one
Of those Doors who bothers you about
statistics on his daily matutinal mum
dalton. / do not know the favorite
Saturday night pastime of the people,
either, but / can say that If there Is a
modern bathtub in this particular town
the Americans have not yet found it.
So we merely heat kerosene canful
of water-at our neighbours fireplace
and take bird BATH" AS there are
eight men who must perform this ablu-
ton about one fireplace, and good
soldier takes bath twice week, and
there are only seven nights in the
week, this crate is busy place.
Drinking water Is obtained only after
difficulties sometimes. The American
doctors are taking no ones word about
the supply but their own, and we are
allowed to partake only after samples
have been tested. Frequently, when In
a town, the municipal supply is avoided
and the supply is brought In In trucks
from distant points. But I am not 81
skeptical of water as I was.
Our last station was near hospital
In front of this hospital always hung
big canvas bag full Of invitingly coo
water. l cannot speak for the who'll
company. but my squad 1 know use'
always to drink thereof. We had KEEP
1t up for something near month whel
one day doctor in t0rtoise~shel
glasses and white apron espied sol
dier partaking at the bag. He becam
Immediately very vociferously appre
hensive and expostulatory.
For the great jumped-up Hot,
Moses, man." said he don't drink that
That's where We keep all the Sample
of contaminated water FROM this gar
of Frauce.'
Find Disease Germs.
In the last II days we've $oun
germs of Is deadly diseases right
that container. There are nine millfo
bacteria to the square inch In that
enough germs in that bag to kill tn
whele German army. I should say this
my squad consumed several cubic fee
of that water, and dent know enoug
about mathematics TO compute th
!