Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1912 — Hygienne Vs. Tphoid. [ARTICLE]

Hygienne Vs. Tphoid.

In 1898, in the Seventh* Army Corps, stationed at Jacksonville, Fla., consisting of 10,75-9 men, there were 1,729 undoubted cases, of typhoid fever, and 2,693 additional cases of fever believed to be typhoid, making a total of 4,422 cases, with 248 deaths. ' At that time the line officers loftily disregarded the health cranks who begged for the opportunity to prevent such a catastrophy. However, the terrible loss was not without its advantages; for in their recent maneuver in 1910 at San Antonio, Tex., the voice# of the heaitn crank was heard. In this maneuver every sanitary precaution was taken against typhoid, and 12,801 men weye inoculated against typhoid fever. There was only one case and no deaths. Please compare this with the Jacksonville statistics of 10,750 men and 4,422 cases and 248 deaths. The one case among the vaccinated* at San Antonio was a sergeant who refused the full three doses of vaccine necessary , for complete protection and his attack was very mild. During the time the soldiers were at fean Antonio there were 49 cases among the citizens of the city with 19 deaths. It is a pity that Some people are so given to crying out health crank,” when the hygienists speak for health and life'—Dr. Hurty.