Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-09
Be CAREFUL WHAT
YOU Write AInMEN
D. S. Medical Service Says Bad
News and Fad Advice
Disqualifies Them.

Washington. D.. C.--E- careful OF
letters you write to an AMMAN.
This is the emphatic advice sent out
this week to families II friends OF
our niers by the United States air mod
lea! service. While .: Iirst glance IL
may appear somewhat strange that
the service should attempt TO dictate
| as to what should and Whist should lot
be written to q hicr, II moments
thought will reveal the c;.ct that let
tiers arc a vital point in helping to win
the war and maintain army morale. IL
is bad enough for II soldier To receive
the n telling about grandpa and all
of the babies being sick, .he landlord
pressing for the rent. and how sweet
heart is receiving marked attention
from a Stacker Who has not been
drafted.
But it is much worse for "A tlier to re-
ceive bad news from horse for the
reason that his highly Specialized
training and work in the air keeps him
in Il state of high tension and often
he is moro susceptible TO unpleasant
news from home than the rDaM on the
ground.
by all means avoid whiting that
piece of advice, be careful and don't
take II chances while il. the air.
which so many people w.ite..' admon-
ishes Lieut.. Col. Isaac Ii. Jones. OF the
United States air medical service. Il
a f1ier ever is to become an air fighter
he must take chances and take them
often, too. He understands that and
Is perfectly willing. But when he re-
ceivee a letter from one of the folks,
telling how she dreamed the night be-
fore tina: he had crashed TO the ground
in a nose dive. 1t is quite liable to have
a bad psychological effect upon the
1 how He y,aN, rat IN fhinl.ipu tnn ,r,,ol,
about II. n this combined With home-
sickness may spoil his men.al condi-
ton. or even make him ship shy rem
dering him unfit for flying for q day or
more.
AT Love Field. Dallas. Ten. there
was a young cadet whose wife used to-
write letters that failed to cheer. and
always begged him to he careful. He
worried about his wife and smoked c.
CARS to excess. even before and after
breakfast. probably because smokes
consoled him somewhat. Hs did mot
sleep enough. and This cont ined with
the nicotine no doubt duiled his brain
to such IN extent that 1T a crucial mo
ment he was not sufficiently alert and
was killed when his ship rot into q
tail spin.
"Somotimes cadets worry over the
letters from aweethearts and Others so
that instead of getting eie,lt hours
sleep at night they obtain only three or
four. especially in Texas in summer
whom the r,i,.hts arc very hot. 'ri,en
when they are in the air in tho morning
these men become drowsy ard fall half
asleep so that a crash is quiz, likely To
happen. whereas if they .rere stle-
fciently rested 10 remain assr. so tina.
the dronins of the notcr aHd the vi
bcant singing of the wires would no.
incline Thorn to drcwsiness they would
he perfectly safe. Tho fioht Surgeons
and physical directors are Going won
derful work to ccun;eract air frances
NJ other troubles of the fier. and the
people at some must coor crate with
them.
Send them cheerful news. avcn if II
is necessary to avo;l telling .Ile Whole
truth. DO your part to keap Up the
morale OF our air service"