The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-02-10
BATTLE LOST THROUGH
LACK OF ENDURANCE

LACK OF ENDURANCE
In the early part of the recent world
war the British decided to attempt the
capture of Constantinople, which, with
it's natural surroundings and added
Notifications, was one of the strong
est fortified places in the whole world
To effect it's capture would in large
measure eliminate the Turks from the
Conflict and would open gate for
the transportation of the Russian
troops for service on the Western
front. Under the cover of heavy
attack by the British fleet, despite
the many mines brought down among
the battleships by the swift current
of the Dardanelles, their transports
landed a large force on the Galllpoll
peninsular for joint attack by land.
Several days of desperate fighting
took place with minor successes. Fin
! ally the British decided to give up the
attack and withdrew. 1t was learn
ed later that had the British contin'
ued their attack one hour longer the
Turkish forces would have been
forced to evacuate and surrender the
stronghold, in that all thG& available
ammunition would have been exhaust
ed by that time. One hour more OF
endurance on the paEt of the British
would have brought the coveted prize
into their hands.
This point is again illustrated in the
decisive battle of Waterloo. The Brit
ish under wellington had the neces-
sary endurance to withstand the fierce
attacks of the French until Butcher
could come to their rescue with his
twenty thousand Prussians. The re-
suit is we'll known. This endurance
of the British resulted in the com
pIete defeat Of probably the greatest
military leader in all history, Napol'
con.
Someone has said that life is a bat
tie from the cradle to the grave. We
are constantly carrying on warfare
with our small, but numerous and
powerful enemies, disease germs,
meeting with success or reverses just
as our endurance is sufficient or in
sufficient to withstand their attacks.
In the warfare of nations the enemy
is usually visible. In the warfare
which disease germs wage against the
human body, our enemies are unseen.
Many times we know nothing of their
presence, until they have launched a
heavy and successful attack against
our unsuspecting lines. 1t is then nee
essary to call to our rescue the rein
forcements Of medical skill in order
to drive them out and restore our
outermost lines of health.
Disease germs such as those of
colds, pneumonia, tuberculosis are al
ways lurking in the respiratory tract
only waiting a lowering Of our resist
ance in order to make a successful
attack Other germs, such as those
causing typhoid fever, diphtheria and
the so-called social diseases gonorrhea
and syphilis only await us exposing
ourselves to them. Medical science
has blessed humanity in finding cures
for the great majority of diseases. 1t
has also found means for the pre-
vention of great many of them. 1t
is I'D to you to choose whether you
prefer the ounce Of prevention or the
pound of cure.
Your State Board Of Health assists
in any way it can to bring about the
cure of disease, in helping your ply
stefan to make diagnosis Of the di-
sease in order to enable him to ad-
minister such treatment that is Diet
rimental to that particular germ or
group of germs causing the disease.
It's greatest service, however, to the
people lies in the prevention of di-
sease. For instance, they will furnish
to you typhoid vaccine, which your
family physician will administer. This
causes no loss Of time from your work
and protects you against typhoid fever
for two or three years. This protec-
ton is not in the experimental stage,
but is a fact long since proved.
Ask yourself this question: Is it
better to take the typhoid vaccine
/ with the little, IL any, Inconvenience