| Show THE HEALTH OF THE ARMY I 1 prof charles IL 11 hughes of 0 SL louis na who ito la is now N lofting ills his brother ln in law mr duncan of the bank of the lie in this city himself an old army surgeon burgeon on the ath ot of juno june last road read a paper at a 0 banquet ot of the loyal legion in kansas city on the sanitary salvage of our soldiers til in cuba and by unanimous resolution it was nos orde ordered red printed and distributed to all kansas and missouri tronda who had enlisted or might enlist for or tho the war the at ai tide Is printed in the alienist and neurologist a medical journal published by the iho protessor professor in st louis it opens N with ith a reference to the order 0 of geri gen miles requiring every officer of every grade to so 00 tar far as possible guard and preserve the health of those in hla his chaL charge rGe an incident to in then related of 0 a splendid regiment of 0 men sent from biance to madagascar mada ascar out of oc which A aich 90 per cent perished through diseases incident to neglect of 0 medical precautions in the tropics tho the article then prescribes some of the necessities of our army in cuba it if it would escape contagion some borne of 0 these theeo wo we copy A dally preventative dose ot of quinine eating only thoroughly cooked tood foods hermetically sealed scaled meats and ripe fruits and vegetables drinks only of 0 collid or distilled water bleep bleed as high a bove above ground as possible and with canteens filled w A ith coffee distilled water or weak cold tea all d digging ot of the soll soil should be relegated to the natives the article further says nays that the army supply 0 at dulys a cinchona and saffron should be increased one hundred fold from l roin experience taught in the civil war in southern shampa aw arrilis the lie professor believes that the greatest essential of oc all Is quinine and lie ho further believes there Is no need of oc unusual sick elcaness elc kness C eez even in a summer canis campal at za sn in cubi ab and that hat the hie elimination a 0 t malaria ran it arla is to of nil all military op P orations evat ions in the the ino ressor then gives of the I 1 civil war ind how bow in a month a prod pro army was waa restored to health ho combats some of 0 tho the surgeon gan bralo as 03 not being thorough enough tho the article deserves publication and ana general circulation tor for it appun ad well to as to peace as 09 well as war but from what wo we havo bava liven given above it can tio be seen been how terribly destitute ot of precaution was every step taken la ia santiago our coldie bad no pro venta tives they had not only to till die the trenches but to remain in ia them for days they were not reinforced by either medicine or proper food though they were but a little distance from tho the coast nod and the phlp L one would think that the th ac general iveral in command and especially ally the head ot of the medical department part ment mont would havo insisted so BO soon as tho the capitulation took place UP upon an moving tho the soldiers to the band back ot of the city and lu in representing to tho the government that they should nl at once be a rell relieved eved and shipped chipped out ot of culm cubit A ral aty price is belne beang paid for or some come ones incompetency |
