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THE CADUCEUS.
MANY PROMOTIONS
HEAT WAVE TOOK SEVERAL OFF
THEIR FEET.
Seventeen men of the detachment
of the base hospital were literally ta
ken off their feet by the heat wave of
Tuesday. Heat prostrations were
quite the vogue during the afternoon
and early evening. One ambulance
was kept busy answering calls for
stretcher service at the barracks dur
ing the afternoon.
A noteworthy fact in connection
with the heat plague is that nearly all
the men prostrated are natives of the
south.
While those who carried on the fa
tigue service suffered a bit from the
heat on Wednesday there were no
prostrations and those who had been
overcome were much improved. The
men who were made sick by the heat
had all been retuimed to duty on Sat
urday.
On the state of heat prostration Pri
vate Carl Bissell writes the following:
“This condition is the young broth
er to heat stroke but much less ei.-
vere, closely allied to fainting. It is
brought on by standing too long in
one place on a hot day, being in a
close room on a hot day, and under
similar conditions, as heat stroke is
brought on.
“The one afflicted suddenly falls;
he is not unconscious or may be easi
ly aroused; his face is pale, skin cool
and moist, pupils dilated or normal,
pulse very weak; respiration shal
low, perhaps sghing.
“Such a patient should be removed
into the shade, his clothing looeenen,
head kept low, and a drink of water
or some stimulant given. On removal
to the hospital he should be kept per
fectly quiet in bed and hot water
bags used if necessary.
“This condition is very common in
southern climates where the humidity
is so high and great precaution must
be exercised to keep as cool as pos
sible. Continuous exposure to heai
of the sun brings on heat stroke
which often results fatally.
FARM COMING FAST
TWENTY-NINE NON-COMS ARE
MADE.
The following is a list of the promo
tions made to become effective August
15th, 1918:
Sergeants, first class: Cameron,
Charles, .Jenkins, Ellis, Goldstein, Ar
nold, Nickerson, Jasper, Vickery, Earl,
Woollard, George, Yates, William,
Johnson. Carl.
Sergeants: Rose, George, Ehinger,
Robert, Hyneman, Simon, Faulkner,
William, North, Ralph, Martin, Robert,
Franck, Marcel, Martin, John, Mac-
Nish, Harold, Vright, .William, Har-
rold, Verlin, Dalguist, Karl, Derwort,
Ray, Farrell,. Arthur,'
Corportal's: Miller, Boyd, Pappas,
Chist, Smith, Edgar, Forman, Har
old, Harper, Fred, Harrington, James,
Lange, Hugo, Kejley, John, Lyons,
James, Hart, Arthur, Adams, William,
Sellers, LeRoy, Donley, Raymond, Mc-
Faland, James, Matthews, Joseuh, Os
wald, Charles, Cyr, Earnest, Sullivan,
Gilbert, Pledger, .Jack, Mahn, Burlen,
Mills, Francis, .Johnson, James.
TELEPHONE MYSTERY.
Night Operator Charles Oswald is
rather at a loss for the solution of a
deep mystery that is attendant on a
call he received early Wednesday
morning.
“Charlie” was- busily engaged at his
work about the hour of 3:30 when his
buzzer sounded and he answered the
call which was registered from Ward
A-1, which has been closed for sever
al weeks and the dors securely fasten
ed. A faint sound as of some one
speaking was audible over the ’phone
but still quite unintelligable. Later
efforts to call the ward proved entire
ly useless
Ghost, please answer, as the oper
ators are almost nervous now.
MEN ALL WORKING HARD.
With the entire efforts of the men
assigned to fatigue duty concentrated
on the farm work it is going forward
in great style.
Capt. william W. Cornog, the de
tachment commander is doing all pos
sible to have the garden placed on a
producing and well paying basis be
fore the farming season is over and
from all the present indications his
efforts will be crowned with success.
While at the present time there is
only a small portion of what wi- even
tually be the hospital farm under cul-
tivathion, six acres have been ployed
and are almost ready to be planted
with onions, cabbage and turnips. Of
the latter vegetable one acre has al
ready been sown and the first sprouts
are soon expected to be seen above
the ground. Eventually the hospital
garden will comprise a farm of be
tween 26 and 30 acres scattered about
the grounds.
A small section in front of th© bar
racks is to be reserved for garden
truck next year and the larger plots
to be held over for potato fields. Cap-,
tain Cornog estimates that by the
diligent use of this ground a material
saving will result and an excellent
grade o food be provided for the men.
SUNSHINE LETTER
Bllenburg, Wash.
Dear Major:
I want to thank you for the atten
tion that you have shown my son,
Bernard A. Stocking, while he has
been under your care. Bernard
writes me that you have been so good
to him and could not have been treat
ed any better.
Thanking you for any favor that you
have done Bernard, I beg to remain.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) FRED A. STOCKING, SR.
Manager, Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
Brown’s
Restaurant
'*The Sensible Place to Eat”
17 South Tryon Street
Telephone 336