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the Medical u*t at. 
The numerous outbreaks of roalarin in Native troops after a hike 
in a ■ ry where are no mosquitoes* makes it reasonable to 
assume tha joany of these Natives harbor th ) farm which is harmless 
until resistenoe is reduced by fatigue or exhaustion. If so, they are 
a source of danger* ially contagious sases* 
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£3.—DENOUS has beun c>idemio. It has strongly, resembled influ¬ 
enza, except that the pains are in the joints and back and not in the 
bones. The fever lasts three of four days and convalescence is slow 
and patient very iak wiles confined to - ed dur the .ok. 
Cholera has also been epidemic and every mesne has been taken 
to i itives to boil water, ©at freshly cooked foods and vege¬ 
tables, and clean Ir ■■ . in to place ■ tere ©dir* 
cal officers could reach in advance of cholera has it ever got a 
footing, but it was Invariably very bed if it entered a town before 
we could organize, where it did get a footing a medical officer later 
took charge and it was always stamped out. (see 49) 
Almost every case among soldiers has been due to a violation 
of the orders issued for their guidance# not a Jdere ildeht but a wil¬ 
ful and drinking ir live shacks* so far then our e ience 
shows that the disease, like typhoid if very easy to ■‘.void, Persies 
an^ licken re reported from gan Isidro. N.' r .,P.I. 
■ .-All Hospitals hav grenades# water barrels* 
There have been no losses* When a fire st it .is apt to burn moat 
of a town. 
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£4.-The fatigue duty is the usual garrison work# and shov 
avoided from 11 to 4, if possible, 
ho.-:a - d is lly well o< :ed, . “ , iilty and a -ell 
served as field conditions will permit. It snould be liberal to count¬ 
eract the exhaustions of the climate and every tendency to liberalise 
it favored. Reduction o r the ration is unscientific and cri linal*• 
The recent reduction of the Native ration was a disaster, for these 
poor people cannot do work without fuel any more than a steamship. 
When on native diet they cannot possibly keep up with a white man, 
and when regular rations they do well* In ©Vary dietary Question 
the commissary department should veep 1r the well nigh evident 
fact that natives of all tropical countries are in a condition of 
chronic nitrogen starvation , with a hunger for nitrogenous foods filch 
are unattainable, ^he hoard of Officers which awarded a price to the 
essay on the nest nation for the Tropics, ‘filch advocated a reduction 
of nitrogen, committed an awful scientific blunder. The hunger ‘"or 
suga 1 and alcohol, so often noted is now known to be a cry of starved 
nerves for 8ti llation. 1 \ same fault is also the basis for th© in¬ 
tense hunger for ots so aotffl >rt aiming tropical natives. The ru then 
is to keep up a good supply of meats, bread and legumes. ' . 
Insufficiency of rations have been reported at Pantabangan, 
. resh meat or ve les for long periods* It was reported u 
to be possible to <ly these st ions but it fras hot lone. id 
fruit issued too often, cloys and should be varied with canned or 
fresk 1 t. Rom cats has been also recommended* \ 
a?.-? NITURB is best of nati 1* the American woods * m 1 
to deteriorate racidly and warp in damp season. 
28.4 There have been very few attempts at gardens, and these have 
been mostly failures from unknown causes, probably unsuitableness of 
American seeds to the soil and climate. 
30.-See preceding paragraph. 
