Show n d O n 0 d 0 t kt t SHOW HOW mo moVAS WAS VAS A VEnTED AVERTED BY ARMY SANITARIANS SANITARIANS' N It Is difficult to gibe gUe credit for tor forthe forthe the avoidance of ot calamities For this reason the work of the sanitary ion san squads squad of the United States Slates army tin has never received Its III meed of credit in the opinion of Dr Henry Pleasants Jr who tells tome some of or their accomplishments accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments In Magazine Among the most important work done by the sanitary squads sounds was wall the careful watch kept over oer the lie water supplies of ot the soldiers In France Although the greater part parI of th the work of or water waler was trat done iJane In Inborn lab orn lories the tho sanitary squad were equipped d with small te test test- t. t aj Int outfits that would roughly I enl rc the presence or absence of or dangerous substances The value of nf Ihl hi cheek up up war wall is shown when a sudden Hare of Intestinal trouble occurred union troops at nt Langres The city elly water water wa ter tr supply was found to be excellent excellent ex ex- being conducted through a n complete chlorinAtion plant The water waler that left let the plant gave care a satisfactory reaction It finally occurred to some bright wilted sanitarian to test the water after It arrived orrl at its III des des- To his the astonishment ie e e found no evidence e of ot chlorine Further Investigation showed that the original source of the water was Will the River Marne which was Will muddy and filled with organic material The water had bad hadnot hadnot not bf been en properly filtered before I U Ip entered the chlorination plant The chlorine combined with the organic matter moiler and by the time the water reached the city all the chlorine bad had been used up op The simple procedure of ot re re- chlorination stopped the epi epi- demic i 00 |