The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-04
RECRUITS FLANKEO
BY VACCINATIONS
At CAMP kEARNY
One Medical Officer Punctures
Newcomer on One Arm While
Another Pricks .he Other; Pro
cess Virtually Painless.

Camp ke0rnN. SRn Diego, cal, Soy
4-keCrults who receive induction
into the army 40 this CautoUmvnt are
under two 0rcE' long befc'e they
reach the battlefield. m taot soon
after they even are accepted d,fi
nitelv as soldiers. This ,s ,n On,
prophylaNis room. whore, as 500 is
q recrnit is passed as ghysicnil, TT
for service, he goes fur uuu-tNphuii
incubation n vaccination
From three To siN teams Of W,d|-
cal officers and attendants work az
this continuously hen "a recruit con
tngent ~ being examined Each team
consist Of a medical officer TO Vucci-
nate against smallpox. one 60 inogu-
late against typhoid. % medical corps
man 20 prepar" apparatus tor each
% two medical corps men tn wash
spots on ocruits' arms with alcohol
% paint them with iodine
The alcohol wash rou,~ ural boo "a
row OF proCcssed Then come, tho
medical officers Eosld, them 1r,
bowls of boiling water ,r which lr'
hNpordCvmIC uttdl,s tuU stTuItr
being Etcrlized \ SYRINGE Hud 20
needle are taken out With sfrrIlr fsf
ceps. the needle nttrd Co tua lustru-
mcnt and the proper muun of %
typhoid serum put into tho syringe
The medical otut,f IS WAITING with
''An NN NN" 'N''f NN'' ''' 'A
prOachcs.
While tins I, adm nis'srrd another
medical otfioe ON 3D., other ..i' of
tho man Nutciuaftr ifm The army
has q method AN rs own tor Fur'iua-
ton. quiCk and very effective, When
tho processes are completed Fl' mans
left arm in which thD nuti.tNphold
serum is placed. rs painted with TO-
dine and De passes ont
Tho medical ofuccr I]ls,lrls the
used syringe. which goes into 90 ~tcr-
ilizinR solution for 10 long period BIS
washed and th,u goes Ato the boiling
water. wher, ~ remain until needed
The Serum comes tu glass came
pul's" which Ir, kept sealed until tho
moment of us' Tho most s.rupulous
care ls used 40 prevent Infection ana
medical mon declare that although
there haye been millions uf doses Of
the serum given, There never has been
t case OF bad uftcf effects pr am H,'I-
dent connected with IT. use.
Popular Impressions 10 tho contrary
Notwithstanding there Is virtually mo-
main connected with injection OF Inc
serum. llttl. sotonfs IS m gio't mon
arms aftsrWHrd aud not orion amy Hr.
rious discomfort from ~ MuSt men
are a little slow and loRHt after lr.
cciyiuE q dose uf ~ ma here uo duiN
o. required InI I"iiN 'l-I' N'Nih ..''
RECEIVING each dose
The serum ls intended 100 p,D prn
lection against tw0 types cot p"Ia-
typhoid as vel us bpnIid Three
doses of ~ are required fn complete
the prophNlasiH hut ~ hae boon do.
slaTed here mat q uDn serum Pc.
rentiy perfected boa Washington needs
but one dose Go effect complete poe"
phylaAis
Everyone ~pormausnilN attached in
the camp must take en-, prophylaN;s
az well as the soldiers, and each rit-
iiian cmpioye newspaper oorrot pond
% other such person rs,Dlt e 90
certificate showing nat n has been
administered Certificate of lts ad-
ministration IL placed 90 oncn SOL
records.
Recruits in large numbers ore slt ]
-1 ;hs pfophy al "a rate of ono
VERY hair minute ~ Tho mcdlrnl Of