Show GERM CHASERS ON WHEELS TO KEEP CAMP Cl AN Bug hg Detectives to Hunt Out Enemy of Drafted Boys in the Army By George Martin United Press Staff Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Sept 8 8 Even Even germ chasers chasers' on wheels' wheels have hav been been provided to mako life Ute for the drafted ted boys in camp camp Sort of sheriffs sheriff's posses of bug de deteCtives detectives detectives de- de they are to pursue yie he in invisible Invisible isible isi- isi ble enemy that runs around In sol soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- diers' diers systems sometimes and u unloads double handfuls of ot dis disease ase all over the over the b bb boys boys' rs' rs s' s Internal arrangements I Formally fend unsentimentally they ar are referred to by the advisory committee committee committee com com- of ot the Red fled Cross Cros's war council a as M laboratory railroad cars which are being b ing prepared for emergency work against possible outbreakS outbreakS-of epidemics lri hi cantonment camps In this country countr coun- coun try tr As a a. matter of or fact though they're bug big hunters pure and simple Each car will wUl have about five experts aboard to fo manipulate the apparatus by which every very blasted pro-German pro bacteria will willbe willbo Willbe be bo forced to tell Its right right name name and andt t then en walk the plank of materia mateda medica If If It a flock lock of these hyphenated apostles apostles apostles apos apos- of hospital gets t tutting to td cutting utting up with the students student soldiers soldiers' s health in the draft camp at Admiral Maryland for instance the Red ned Cross wont won't rush madly around building up any local game hunting d devices It'll Just hitch up the nearest one one on wheels run it over to Admiral from Philadelphia or Pittsburg or wherever it happens to be and say Here boys have a laboratory And if the boys are so sick that one d doesn't seem quite quite enough enough the Red roll in another one and and- say Here bo boys s 's have a couple of labora labora- tories That in itself ought to bo enough to tore scare scare re the bugs to death If you ever ever saw aw the inside of ot a a. laboratory you'll know kI ow what we mean For the benefit I Qt those who never have suffice it to say that the inside of a laboratory I looks loos like Ilke a hard days day's work work work-by by a glassblower glass I blower with delirium tremens tremens' and andT T lenty of glass Reverting to the official official- and less lessI j I romantic view of ot the matter Dr R. R M. M Pearce secretary of ot the medical advisory advisory advisory ad- ad committee explaining the plan said In sudden Budden emergencies such as epidemics epi epi- epi of meningitis or diphtheria either inside a military encampment or In the vicinity a great deal of highly specialized laboratory work willbe will willbe willbe be necessary for proper control of ot the epidemic Although laboratories willbe will willbe willbe be established in each district sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- for ordinary requirements these may Jay have neither the equipment nor gaff taff to meet such emergencies id to et rge all of ot these l laboratories would be excessively expensive Various Jarge laboratories will furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish volunteer er staffs of ot the most competent competent com corn men in fit the country held In readiness to respond immediately to any call By this arrangement a fully equipped laboratory with experienced staff prepared to begin work at once will be Immediately available whenever whenever whenever when when- ever needed Th The United States public health sen service ce has such a mobile laboratory unit and Surgeon General Rupert Blue said the Red Cross cars would prove i- i of the greatest assistance in the control control control con con- of ot civilian sanitary districts The TheM M plan has also been commended by the surgeon generals of ot the United States army and navy |