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Show jKLliRllllu OHul i -.' EARLY IN GAME' o r q "Under Two Fires" Long Before Be-fore Reaching Battlefield Medical Examinations. CAMP KEARNY, San Diego, Cal., Nov. 1. Recruits who receive induction induc-tion into the army at this cantonment are "undor two fires" long before they j reach tho battlefield, in fact; soon aft-I aft-I or they even are accepted definitely as I soldiers. This is in the prophylaxis I room, where, as soon as a recruit is I passed as physically'fit for service, he IgoeB for anti-typhoid Innoculutian am j vaccination. i From three to six teams 'of medical officers and attendants work at this! continuously when a -recruit contingent is being examined. Each tent consists of a medicnl officer to vaccinate against smallpox, one lo innoculate against typhoid, a modical corps man to prepare apparatus for each and two medical corps men to wash spots on recruits' arms with alcohol and paint them with iodine. Tho alcohol -wash comes first In a row- of processes. Then come the medical med-ical officers. Beside them are bowls of boiling water, in which nre hypodermatic hypo-dermatic needles and syringes being sterilized. A syringe anda needle are taken out with storilie forceps, tho needle fitted to the instrument and tho proper amount of anti-typhoid serum put into tho syringe. The modical officer of-ficer is waiting wifh this in his hand when tho recruit approaches. Whjlo this is administered, another I medical officer on the other side of the !mnn vaccinates him. Tho army has a 'method all its own for vaccination, quick and very offoctlvq. When tho processes are completed, the man's left arm, in which the anti-typhoid serum is placed, is painted with iodine land ho passes out. The medicnl officer discards the used syringe, which goes intp a sterilizing steri-lizing solution for a long period, Is washed and then goes into theboiling water, where it remains until needed. Tho serum comes in glass qmpulea which are kept sealed iintll (he moment mo-ment of use. The most 'pcrupuloiB care is used to prevent Infection and medical officers declare that although there have been millions of doeeg of the serum given, there never haa been a gase of bad after effocts or an accident acci-dent connected with its UBe. Popular impressions to the contrary notwithstanding there Is virtually no pain connected -with injection of the fierum, little soreness In most men's arm3 afterward and not often any ao- ' rious discomfort from iL Most men arc I a little slow and "loggy" after recelv i ing a dose of it, and here no duty i required of them for -18 hours after re ceiving each dose. Tho serum is intended to give pro tection against two types qf para-ty phoid as well as typhoid. Three doset !of it are required to complete the prp jphylaxis, but it has beon declared her that a new serum, recently perfectec; j in Washington, needs hut pne dose tc ' effect complete prophylaxis. Every one permanently attached tc the camn must take the prophylaxis as well tfc tho soldiers, and each civi jlian omployo, newspaper correspond ent or other such porson receives f I certificate showing that it hns boor j administered. Certificate of its ad I ministration is placed In eaoh soldier's records. Recruits in largo numbers aro giv en the prophylaxis at a rate of on( every half minute by the medical of fleers here; that being tlie staridart irato for passing rnon into and out o j the examination machinery. |