Show LARGE NUMBER OF SICK SOLDIERS shatters report shows cases of sickness in his army surgeon general of the united states says that there Is much illness even in the volunteer army at home owing to change of climate and mode of living washington july 28 the report of gen shatter showing that there were cases of eick nesa in aba army in cuba baa given the officials of the war department considerable concern but the reports heretofore made that the yellow fever basea were 0 a mild type are encouraging the large number of fever eases reported 2924 show that not only yellow fever but typhoid and other kinds are numerous surgeon general caya that it is the history of yellow fever that it spreads rapidly and having once got started in the camp is sure to infect many soldiers speaking of the other fevers be eaid that not only in cuba but in the camps in the united states there had beau many cases and it ws the history of all new armies that fevers especially typhoid became quite common this was due to the change ot climate and mode of life of the soldiers even where the water was pure cases would ariee soldiers bought and ate anything not by the commie eary such na milk and other things peddled about the camps often these foods caused sickness another feature be mentioned was the indifferent care taken of themselves when they join the army it was his belief that u the army became more seasoned there would be less ei conesa |