THE 

 CUBA RLVILW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1916, hy the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume XIV 



MARCH, 1916 



Number 4 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



CUBAN ARMY POSTERS URGE MEN 

 TO ENLIST 



The Cuban army column under Colonel 

 Pujol, now marching across the country in 

 maneuvers, is placing up in prominent 

 places and distributing bright colored posters 

 urging enlistment in the army. The posters 

 are modeled after the "For King and Coun- 

 try'" one of England, and urge the Cuban 

 youths to enlist. 



HOSPITAL PAVILIONS NAMED 



Nineteen pavilions of the new Calixto 

 Garcia hospital being built here to substitute 

 the old hospital Number 1 have been named. 

 The pavilions will be of ample space, and built 

 according to the most modern plans. 



DISPENSARY CASES COST 72 CENTS EACH TO 

 GOVERNMENT 



Tamayo Dispensary Reports Handling I 1 ,000 

 Cases Last Year — ^Urges Modern Apparati 



The dispensary Tamayo, named after the 

 founder, Dr. Diego Tamayo, former sec- 

 retary of government, has filed a report of 

 having handled 10,950 cases of illness in the 

 past year, with an average cost to the govern- 

 ment of 72 cents for each case. 



There were also 20,298 consultations 

 effected, 1,880 cures, and 256 surgical opera- 

 tions. The dispensary is only supported by 

 an annual donation from the state, the ser- 

 vices of the physicians being gratuitious, as 



is also the service furnished the poor who 

 apply for aid. 



The dispensary also reports an urgent need 

 for more modern apparati and of the connec- 

 tion of an abundant electric current for cures. 



MILK DEALERS 



The Secretary of Justice has written the 

 Fiscal of the Supreme Court recommending 

 that the judges be more severe with the milk 

 dealers caught watering or adultering milk. 

 It is stated that the small fines heretofore 

 imposed have had little effect and that the 

 milk dealers are continually disregarding the 

 orders of the Sanitary Department. The 

 communication goes on to say that the milk 

 dealers are having small boys deliver milk 

 who also water same, and as the boys are 

 irresponsible and cannot be punished, the 

 milkman himself escapes the fine. The idea 

 is that the judges shall make a very thorough 

 investigation of every case of adulterated milk 

 brought before them, and after ascertaining 

 who is the real culprit, apply a heavy pun- 

 ishment with a view to avoiding the con- 

 tinued disregarding of the sanitary regulations 

 in connection with the milk business. 



LABORERS WANTED FOR CANE FIELDS 



The Department of Immigration at Havana 

 is receiving many petitions from the sugar 

 centrals asking for field laborers. The num- 

 ber of men wanted in March is reported to 

 be 3,000. Cuba should have, and can, sup- 

 port many times her present population. 



