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Show "Nautical Novelties" Parents Need Net Fear For Sons In China Considerable anxiety and fear for rhe safety cf their sons now serving on board ships of the U. S. Navy, stationed in Chinese waters, seems to have attached itself to many of the mothers and fathers throughout the Inter-Mountain area. While the element of clanger is undoubtedly present, it is present only to a much lesser degree than that imagined by the anxious parents, par-ents, and this danger appears destined des-tined to become still less with the central iheatie of the war steadily moving away from Shanghai. Neither Nei-ther China or Japan are anxious cr willing to challenge the might of the United States Navy in the F'ar East. Both powers have their hands full at the present, and in view of the stern attitude taken by cur State Department, neither power will want to Drovoke another incident like the bombing of the U. S. heavy cruiser Augusta. Many parents seem to think that due to the fact that they have not heard from their sons in over a couple of mr.nths, that they might be seriously ill or may have been lulled in the Oriental holocaust, ai.d that the Navy Department has neglected to notify them. In every case of serious illness or death cf a Navyman, whether his ship is on the high seas or in a foreign port in some other country, coun-try, a p.iority despatch which takes p. e'e den.ee over all other terms of traffic, is immediately sent out over the Navy's high-power radio system. In case ot the serious i. jury cr death of a Navyman in China, it is safe to say that the man's farmily would know of the fact within a few hours. The slow-st slow-st part of the entire transmission would be the speed of the Western Union bey to the family residence. Amcng the thousands cf American Ameri-can sailors, marines and soldiers in China, there has been but one itali'y to date, which leads us to believe that little fear or anxiety need necessarily be felt for their safety in the war zone. Their greatest' protect r is the Stars and Stnpes which they have sworn to s-rve faithfully against all enemies whomsoever, ar.d which n w, symbolical sym-bolical of the world's greatest nation na-tion backed up by powerful guns of a migh'y navy, protects them, in that a big navy commands the respect re-spect of all nations. Sfegna ding Mie Health cf the Man-O'-Warsman Every men in the U. S. Navy is vndr constant medical observa-n-n fr in the first day cf his entry i'-iV the S rvice until his discharge. Commencing with his preliminary -'ivsicri examination at the Re--ruitieg S alien for entry into the sc ice where his physical fitness is determined and his previous medical medi-cal history is noted, he is re-examined up. n his arrival at the Training Train-ing Station to insure that no disqualifying dis-qualifying defects have been overlooked over-looked at the Recruiting Station. All members of the Navy are subjected to a thorough physical examination and only those who can meet a high physical standard arc accepted. It then- becomes the duty of the Medical Department in the" Navy to take such measures as are designated to increase then-physical then-physical fitness and promote th'ir ger-eral health. Many small defects de-fects of not sufficient consequence to disqualify for enlistment, are remedied. Particular attention is given to the teeth which are charted defects noted, and repairs made, also al-so a prophylactic cleaning is done. For a period cf three weeks after arrival the man is detained in a detention de-tention unit where he is observed fr the appearance of any communicable com-municable diseases with which he may have become infected, prior to his arrival at the Training Station. During this period he is vaccinated vaccin-ated against small-pox and typhoid fever. He is also indoctrinated with the fact that he is to report to the Dispensary if he is ill or injured in-jured in any way, and that it is essential for the prevention of dis- r,?ee t" sport even most minor ail-j m es. He 2 taught personal hy- nr ' noi prophylaxis by a ee.ics cf lectures by medical and. dcntiil (fficers. Th-crsm ut his entire sp vice his health is carefully guarded by the M dical Department. Before en-; en-; aging in athlelics he is examined by a medical officer to determine if . jin n.ighi be injurious to his .,( lit 'n. Before being assigned to any special duties such as aeron-nautics, aeron-nautics, diviny. svbr-"-ir' frtv. f r which special physical qualifi-i qualifi-i atiens are required, he is carefully care-fully examined by a medical officer. I addition to frequent physical examinations fcr the control of comrr.unicatale diseases, he is examined ex-amined cn eve'.y transfer, and before be-fore v 'M" dischan cd unon xpir -, ticn of enlistment he must be phys-! phys-! ically qua)ifed for discharge, and ji". need of n-ither hospitalization : ncr medical treatment. J With such definite care, there r:r. re Jit'le wonder that the men in the U. S. N.wy enj y th re,. ..-1 jtaticn of bei: f 'he h-aithie-t ffreve j j cf men to be found anywhere,, ! either afloat or ashore, j The above "Nautical Novelties" w re furnished by the U. S. Navy 'Recruiting Stati n, Federal Bundling, Bund-ling, Salt Lake City. j |