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Show LESS DEATHS BY DISEASE. The mistakes of the Spanish-American war will probably not bo repeated in case it becomes necessary to send an army into Mexico and tho loss of lifo by disease greatly lessened. Tho science of sanitation is much bottor understood, under-stood, and tho rules will be moro vigor-oual vigor-oual enforced. Climate conditona will be protty mutsh tho samo, a little worse if thero io any difference. Major General Wood, who is to bo in chief command, Is not only a good soldier, but a doctor as well, and long experience hns taught him how to care for tho health of his army whilo fighting fight-ing in a tropical country. Ilis good work in cleaning up Havana after tho liberation of Cuba has not been forgotten, forgot-ten, and much confidence is placed in his ability to provont deadly diseases from bocoming epidemic amoug tho boys in blue under his charge. Wo are much bottor prepared for war in every way than wo were sixtocn years ago, and there will bo no "ombalmed beef" scandal at tho outsot. |