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Show THE LONGING FOR HOME. Nostalgia Recognized by Phyalclarva ai a Dreaded Foe. Nostalgia that Is wlfat the doctors call It. In ordinary phraso It Is known as homesickness. It Is a real' disease. Strong men dlo of It In tho Philippine) Islands.' To all ordinary diagnosis they are well. No organic trouble Is appnn cnt. Tho patient Is literally sick for home, and unless ho Is sent home he grows worse, and often dies. Officers of the army, private soldlcm, civilians old, middle-aged and young nil these, are subject to the Illness. It 1h no boy's malady. Tho American In tho Philippines Is llko a fish out of water. Edward Everett Ever-ett In his "Man Without a Country" shows us how hardly an American can give up America. There Is so much hero to get homesick for. |