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Show FEVER THAT AFFECTS SAILORS. Epidemics Constantly Occurring In Mediterranean Fleets. The great curse of the Mediterranean Mediterra-nean station Is the fever epidemics that now nnd ngaln sweep through tho Meet. .Maltese fever, as It Is commonly common-ly termed, is a disease that sends many good men out of the service, for If a- sailor gels it very badly it never leaves him. It Is the tldeless natuie of the Mediterranean that largely accounts ac-counts for the iinhealthlness of Malta, nnd the had ventilation of the ships Is responsible for many cases of tho disease. dis-ease. To this Is due tho tact that tho proportion of sickness from this causo Is much greater among officers than It Is among the men. The cabins aro cramped, stuffy and unwholesome, and no ventilating Taus aro provided, iho welfare and comfort of the people 'vho have to live In our men-of-war receivo less attention from the architects who design the vessels than anything else. I'all Mall Gazette. |