Trench and camp. (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, February 20, 1918, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextPage 14 I 1 ‘ I ( '' * w w 1 \ * J 1/Ti pls n I ii I yl Surgeon General Gorgas has given Trench and Camp permission to print the following rules for health which ap peared in the Army and Navy News: ONE. Cleanliness. —Keep .your person and your clothing in a cleanly condition. Bathing not only removes dirt and germs from the skin, but also promotes the physiologic function of the skin. A daily bath with soap and warm water is de sirable. In the f.'eld, where daily bathing may not be practicable, a bath should be taken whenever conditions are fa vorable, and the arm pits, crotch, geni tals and feet,, at least, should be cleansed daily. The hands should be well washed before each meal and after going to the latrines; this is required by army regu lations. The teeth should be cleansed on arising and before retiring,, and if practicable after each meal also. If your teeth are in bad condition consult the dentist promptly. Bad teeth cause many troubles besides tooth ache. The underclothing should be changed at least twice a week, and if laundries are not available should be washed by the soldidr himself and carefully dried in the sun. The bedding should be aired and sunned daily if practicable. TWO. Fresh Air.—An adequate supply of fresh air, both by dav and by night, is essential to health. Particular care should be taken .to see that sleeping rooms are well ventilated at night. Cold air and drafts rarely if ever cause sick ness, but lack of ventilation and close contact of sleepers are very prone to cause the development and spread of such diseases as colds, tonsilitis, bron chitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia and men ingitis. THREE. Rest and Exercise.—Exercise and rest are essential for health. Soldiers whose duties are of a sedentary nature should make special effort to take regular exer cise daily. Most soldiers in the field or in training get plenty of exercise. Rest is quite as important as exercise, and late hours tend to impair health. Young men require more sleep than older ones, and for most persons eight hours is necessary. FOUR. Keep Your Things for Yourself. —Do not exchange with your comrades your smoking articles, towels, toilet articles, clothing, bedding, eating utensils, musi cal instruments played with the mouth, etc. Pipes, cigars, drinking cups, tooth brushes and wind instruments, if passed about from jnan to man, may spread such diseases as pneumonia, tonsilitis, meningitis, syphilis, and tuberculosis (consumption). Skin diseases, syphilis, lice, gonorrhea and smallpox may be spread by interchanging towels, brushes, combs, and clothing. Interchange of bed ding and clothing are especially likely to transmit body lice. FIVE. Care of the Feet. —Care of the feet is one of the most important duties of the soldier, especially on the march. Woolen socks should always be worn for march ing. They must be sufficiently large, yet not large enough to form wrinkles. Darned socks or socks with holes in them are unsuitable for long marches. Shoes should be of ample size. The foot powder furnished by the Medical Department of the Army should be used in the shoes and socks on long marches, and all abra sions and blisters on the feet should be promptly brought to the attention of the medical officer. The feet should be washed daily, as soon as possible on com ing into camp, arid fresh socks should be put on. those that have been worn for the march being washed The toe nails should be kept short and cut straight across, not rounded at the cor ners. M THINKING OF SOLDIERS REMEMBER—That the folks back home are heartily with you. Your hopes and your trials and your troubles are ours. We love you and believe in you and are doing everything possible that mind and heart can suggest for you. We constantly knee at the Throne of Justice and Mercy pleading for you. YOU HAVE FRIENDS who now seem far away but are indeed very near you. We await your safe return to the home - Kaht<xd ta answar tha call to General Gorgas’ Rules For Health CURRENT EVENTS Continued From Page One.) (4) That all well defined and national aspirations shall be ac corded them without introducing new or perpetuating old elements of discord and antagonism that would be likely in time to break the peace of Europe and consequently of the world. THE FACE THAT during the year 1917 the number of ships sunk was three times the production, need cause no great concern. The coming year is expected to bring forth vastly different results. Both Great Britain and the United States are speeding up ship-production and in naval circles it is believed that the submarine will be curbed this summer. From two to four million tens of shipping for the coming year is the program of this nation alone. FOREIGN TRADE has been put under license: This is part of the general program devised by the government in order that a better arrangement might be had for releasing ships for transporting troops and supplies to Eu rope. By this system the less important exports and imports will be reduced to a minimum. The problem of licensing will be handled by the recently created War Trade Board. This action gives the United States practical control of all allied and neutral tonnage touching our shores. CAPITAL AND LABOR have each named , five representatives to attend conference called by the government for the purpose of outlining a basis of their relations for the period of the war. This is very important action, and it is hoped that the body adequately will anticipate the Innumerable labor problems which the war is bound to create in our industrial field. SHIPYARD WORKERS in the vicinity of New York and Baltimore have been on a strike. They are demanding the wage scale recently granted for the Pacific coast of $6.60 a day. Shipyard labor is in most cases paid higher wages than any other class or workers, but nevertheless we have strikes! Furthermore Congress recently passed a bill providing for the housing of these men. The time lost in striking is seriously handicapping our war preparations and delaying our progress. The men on strike are of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. This is the only craft working in shipyards that has refused to become a party to an agreement whereby all matters referring to wages, hours and conditions of employment be referred to a special board estab lished by the government, with the advice of labor, for this very purpose. Pr t dent Wilson, by appealing to the leaders of the Brotherhooi, succeeded on Monday in having the men return to their work; while the matters under dispute are pending investigation. WARMER WEATHER has brought about a revocation of the recent fuel edict of January 17th, which prohibited the use of coal on Mondays by cer tain classes of consumers. TRENCH AND CAMP SIX. Food and Drink. —Sufficient food should be eaten, but not an excessive amount. The food should be thoroughly chewed before it is swallowed, and plenty of time should be taken for meals. Exer cise immediately after eating is injuri ous. The practice of making a regular daily visit to the toilet should be culti vated. If the bowels do not move once a day the surgeon should be consulted. The soldier should also seek medical ad vi<£e promptly if he has diarrhoea. In fact any cause of indisposition should be brought at once to the attention of the medical officer, not only for the benefit of the individual but also with a view to protecting his comrades in the event that the soldier is coming down with an in fectious disease. Only water which has been pronounced safe by proper authority should be used for drinking purposes or for cleansing the teeth. The use of impure water is one of the most serious causes of sickness in field service. If no pure source of wa ter is available doubtful water may be rendered safe by boiling. SEVEN. ’Avoidance of Liquor.—The use of alco holic drinks should be entirely avoided. The excessive use of alcohol at times, or its continued use in moderate amounts is detrimental- to the health, leading tc several serious chronic diseases and pre disposing to the development of many of the acute infectious diseases. It also undermines the will power and endur ance, interferes with discipline, and is a factor of importance in promoting il licit sexual intercourse and the develop ment of venereal disease. EIGHT. Venereal Disease. —Illicit sexual inter course in the great majority of cases ultimately leads to infection with vene real diseases. These dis'-ases are the cause of Serious, and often irreparable damage to the man who contracts them Furthermore he may, after the lapse of years, transmit these diseases to his in nocent wife and children, even though he considers himself cured at the time of marriage. Venereal disease usually dis ables the soldier for a greater or less time; consequently the man who exposes himself to these diseases is wilfully tak ing the chance of reducing the fighting efficiency of his country. NINE. Vermin.—'Head lice, body lice (gray backs) and public lice (crabs) are very common parasites upon soldiers in the field whenever there are serious diffi culties in keeping the persons and the clothing clean. The body louse, which lives in the clothes rather than on the body, conveys typhus fever, one of the most serious diseases encountered when men are crowded together in camps, bar racks, asylums or prisons. Soldiers should be on the lookout to detect lice, and if infested should at once report to a medi cal officer. TEN. Obedience to Sanitary Orders. —Das" but not least, the soldier should careful ly and fully obey all sanitafl*t orders and instructions issued for his guidance. San itary orders are issued after much thought, and on the basis of past ex perience. Their object is, not to hamper the individual, but to protect him and his comrades from the spread of infec tious diseases, which not only threaten the health and life of the individual bn' also seriously impair the efficiency of the army to which the individual belongs The issuance of wise sanitary orders Is not sufficient to protect an army from epidemics. It is essential that every person concerned, from the highest tr tlje lowest, should grasp the underlying principles of the orders, should implicit ly obey them, and should Insist that others obey them. Thus the prevention of infectious disease in an army come* to rest in the hands of the individual soldier. serve our country and safeguard the peace and happiness of mankind. We want to share in the supreme sacrifice; we are trying to be patient; we live in the present sustained by our faith in the bright future whenour heroes will return to us crowned with glory : id honor, real men better and wiser for having given their best in a righteous cause. r AT HOME, through and restless nights we are always thinking of you. Hoping and planning, watching praying, waiting. Your country, your people, your loved ones, are waiting, all waiting for you.—James Austin Murra-v. DR. LANIER. “ DR. MABRY. DR. DUNCAN UNION DENTAL PARLORS and Best Equipped Offices South. ’ • Best Work at Lowest Prices "7 Go!d Crowns $3, $4, $5.00 Bridges $4, $5.00 All work Guarant' Fillings 50c, 73c, $1.0'3 10 Years. Painless Extractions 50c 1052 Broad Street. Over Goldberg’s AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Phone 1206. ‘ CAMP HANCOCK SOLDIERS, HERE’S A MESSAGE OF INTEREST! (n these days and times you will all want to economize. Here’s Your Opportunity—Grasp It! Do not buy new Razor Blades. Have them sharpened here on our new ELECTRIC RAZOR SHARPENER. IT IS FINE Single Edge Blades «, .. . .18c Dozen Double Edge Blades .. , 35c Dozen Bring down all you have next time you are in town. We will put the right edge on them. NEW HOME ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING COMPANY * A. KROLL, Manager. 857% Broad Street Phone 1000, u zCS> 'AI// SOLDIERS We Are Ready to Help You Fight the Cold. Note the following new arrivals: Sheep-lined Coats in all sizes $12.50 to $20.00 Overcoats, sizes 34 to 48 $32.50 to $50.00 French Coats, sizes 34 to 48 $27.50 to $40.00 Heavy weight Uniforms and Army Regulation Sweaters. zy ' •• -rSr- MILITARY OUTFITTERS. MESS SERGEANTS, ATTENTION! FOR FISH AND OYSTERS CALL ON THE ' big Wholesale house FRESH ARRIVALS DAILY NORFOLK OYSTERS, PHONE OR CALL AUGUSTA FISH CO. 1115 Fenwick Street. Phone 2666. Feb. 20.