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T. Carter, former Governor of the Bahamas; from Drs. L. 0. Parsons and 

 J. J. Culmer of Nassau, and Dr. J. J. Kellum of Governors Harbor; Rev. 

 Charles B. Wiikenson of Clarence Harbor, Long Island, and especially Rev. 

 C. R. Johnson and Captain Samuel Malone of Hopetown, Abaco, who rendered 

 us great assistance in tracing the relationship of the inhabitants of that 

 settlement. Surgeon-General Walter Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Service, 

 kindly furnished me a report of the medical commission on leprosy, and Hyn- 

 son, Westcott & Co., of Baltimore, rendered me efficient service with the medi- 

 cal equipment. 



MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENT. 



On a scientific expedition to a tropical country, there are no departments 

 which require more careful consideration than the medical. In addition to 'the 

 work proper there are so many things to be considered concerning the health 

 of the men of the expedition, sanitation of the ship, etc., that more than 

 ordinary care must be taken in the medical outfit. 



We feel some pride in the knowledge that in this Expedition one of the 

 most complete medical and surgical traveling equipments that we have ever 

 seen was provided. Not a single man was brought back who was not benefited 

 by the trip, which, of course, necessitated considerable exposure to the winds 

 and weather, the direct rays of the sun, change in diet, and other hardships. 



The equipment of the army, state militia, and Marine Hospital Service, 

 which was carefully studied and gone over by us, we do not consider as complete 

 for all-round scientific work as our outfit. 



It contained all the drugs and instruments usually taken on such an ex- 

 pedition and in addition many unusual remedies and appliances for eye and 

 ear work, nose and throat treatment, skin diseases, etc. A very complete bac- 

 teriological equipment was also included, consisting of all the latest stains for 

 bacteria, and over two thousand tubes of different media, including fifty fer- 

 mentation tubes for differentiating between the various dysenteries, typhoid 

 fever, and other diseases. There were also provided a number of Erlenmyer 

 flasks of bouillon for blood culture work, and the anti-toxins of diphtheria, 

 lockjaw, pneumonia, erysipelas, etc., with a quantity of vaccine virus. Living 

 cultures of typhoid fever, Malta fever, the Shiga bacillus from Japan, the 

 Flexncr bacillus from the Philippines, and other dysenteries for comparison 

 and blood tests, were also included. A large quantity of malted milk was 

 presented by Horlick's Food Company, of Racine, Wisconsin, and Eskey's Al- 



