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; Camp and Town Both Quarantined.
Spread &fpw Thought
Checked. Precaution Taken.
fh* general quarantine over Camp
haa reduced the activities in
I^^HtVelfare divisions to the minimum.
K-The elimination of all programs has
KS'ieen taken as a means to check the
^^ fcad of the Influenza and" the
^^BMUs have started early. Most of
cases are confined to the m
At all ot the ? M. C. A.. K. of C.
(^^Jewlsh welfare bulldlnga, public
rive'them some means' of en;*~JoytAff
a little amueement and helping
m to pass away the idle hours and
break the routine of camp life. Just
as soon as the quarantine is lifted
the programs will start agai^ in full
swing and come into action as quickly
an they were .stopped. The different
organizations ere carefully following
the instructions of military authorities
In every way and the Jjoys are
allowed In the buildiqgs to buy
stampe, write letters but,not to congregate
in crowds.
< The city of Charlotte has also been
quarantined and the health officers
are doing everything within human
_ ~-o6mir to check the possible spread
| Zjjjtihe disease taking theidtuatloi^n
panad in many places. ?
j In the camp It must be remembered
that there are a large list of colored
troops and limited service, men which
takes In those of a weaker constitu!
tion and the percentage of cases is
expehtlonally small. The tent floors
! over the camp are being disinfected,
buildings renovated and every precaution
taken early to keep the men
in first class shape. The quarantine
order is oh until the 15th of October.
In some quarters the men are required
to sleep out in the open and
to cpep-their tents well aired, eliminating
all chance of the spread ofl
the, .disease. Camp Greene seems tol
be. very fortunate indeed as comparedl
Influenza and pneumonia are infectious
diseases which are caused by
certain germs. The germs are carried
in the mattef^whloh IS spit,
sneered, or 'coughed up by sick persons,
or sometimes by persons who,
wbf, <*rry1n* tba 4iM*aa ganpa In
*??^-on<ukwiiiL_?hflw_nfl ginil
I These germ*, even if they get Into
ft he nose, mouth, ana throat, are
lustally unable to break through and
(attack a person who la In good health.
I person Si not In good health,
La m- usually unable to resist the
irttaok of the germ* and they break
Tklgnrh i weak point and attack
WKEh- to bewMn to resist, fhp
JutaclM of the germs which- oauasjfcr
iluehsa,' pneumonia, and other infectious
diseases, we mttet carefully foTitaSctal
Advice for Preventing Those
8 Avoid contact with matter which Is
iplt. eneeked. or coughed up. Persons
who feel thai they must do ?0,
Should eplt, sneeae, '?r cough Into a
Asndkerchlef.
ff Do not use a cup, spoon, knife.
'jLrfe .or dlshea which have been used
Sy other*, unless they are brat ther
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Printed Weekly for the 1
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Edition for CAMP T!
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Stenography and Typewrit!
|| pub!La ''restaurant a*a and* ' water 1
^fountain. -/ * v > "
One should avoid pfacfng'info the
I mouth pipes, cigar holders, pencils or
'.toys which have been used by others.
Avoid placing the lips against the
mouthpiece of a telephone, partlcu-^
larly a public telephone; In the case'
of children, kienlng should be avoided.
j DO not use a lowei, nnpnui, W
| other kinds of table or "bed linen
which have been used by another j
! person, unless they have been boiled ,
or otherwise disinfected,
i Keep the home, as well as the office
i and workroom, well ventilated. All
cars, halls, and other place* where
r numbers of persons ^assemble. should
be freely ventilated... Particularly
ntt health*.,-adwell
as the very ybilng add the elderly.
should ?be protected from being
chilled or wet.
So far as practicable avoid crowd?
i* subway cars, at mass meetings,
theaters, moving picture shows or
other, gatherings, even at the expense
of a little lose of time or convenience.
One should avoid over-eatingr. especially-Jf.vafter
doing so. one may
be exrodfeA- to cold, chill or rain.
Proper Selection of food and exercise
in tj^gjtoen^ftir, particularly walking,
are frfi j>foL In making one's power
of rplHt^ance t# disease stronger."1
Dry stoeeping on the platforms of
subw*yffi|d elevated stations in fats
torJes, stores, as well as other public
place* and the shaking of rugs
hrnublic "places, -are dangerous.
- Wo f*r <u iM?sibl? nvpldj-tweomtag
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One's hand* shouM be washed before
eating. Patronise only such restaurants
as are clean.
Care of the Side.
Those who feel ill and whose symptoms
suggest an attack of influenza,
pneumonia, or other Infectious disease.
should promptly go to bed. This
precaiitioft alone will frequently
shorten the attack and prevent1 dangerous
complications.
A person suffering from these die
eases should have a mparate room.
If'possible, and should sleep alone.
A Mck person should cough, sneexe.
or spit Into a handkerchief, or better
. still. Into a small piece of gause or
cheesecloth. Such gauze or cheesecloth
should be burned. Handkerchiefs,
pillow cases, bed sheets, bed
coeere. gnrt gowns should be dlsln^iM^T
t^ab^ S
llinen which may contain the infec[dhus
charges from the nose, mouth.
: thfrofct and lungs should be disinfected
by soaking in a 5 per cent
carbolic solution for at least two
All visitors should be kept out of
thus room occupied by the sick perI
AH dishes, glasses and other uteu|
alls used by. a sick person should be
used exclusively bv that person, and
(should not be used by any othe?- individual
until they are washed in
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C. A. by Courtesy of
ffr (Mi?rrtiri
? 1918
PPH^K31H^Ej
KtetfJ
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tyMaop^ |
"cunlaTil ami no patent medicine*. orT
[ Keneral- prescriptions whfeh are advertto'd
should be employed. One
never knows at the beginning which
, case will; turn out to be a mild one
and which a serious one.
I By order of the board of health,
| ROYAL S. COPELAXD, M. D..
- ^ President.
hostess house xow
, IN good QUARTERS
During The past week Mrs. Pirney
and Miss Aah have entered new quarters
at the. entrance of the camp at
Liberty park, where one of the old j
mess shacks has been repaired, painted
and floored and put in excellent J
! rondiifen. -These quarters ore only!
' Tempter ary butIfcry npalelike and win |
i answer the purpose until the new j
; hostess house which the Y. VV. C. A. I
1 Is building, can be completed. The
contractors have the foundation and
; framework on the way and are rushing
the work through as rapidly us
possible.
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SOMK NEW ARRIVALS
FROM OTHER CAMPS
During the wtfek Major Stillwell C.
BUrns arrived from Camp Wads worth.
Spartanburg, and is acting C. O. or
base hospital No. .,122. Also Capt.
L. J. Logue arrived from Fort Bliss,
at El Paso, and is connected with
base hospital 92. Then Lieut. F. J.
Carnah&n has joined base hospital No.
122, coming here from Camp Jackson;
Lieut. Joseph J. .Sweeney is also a
new face among the officers of base
hospital 122, cbming here from Camp
Greenleaf.
HOME SERVICE HELPING
SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS
Monteporzio.?Frank Danoio, an
Italian born, sergeant in the United
States field artillery, reported to the
headauarters of the American Red
Cross, Washington, D. C., that his |
two little brothers-in the village of
Villiplpiana. province of Cozenza,
needed help.
The American Red Cross in Italy
found the children living with an old
aunt who was Incapable of taking care
of them. The elder bpy was in need
of an operation.
Both children found a refuge in the
American Red Cross orphan school at
Montepondo.
John Shirley, who has been supply
secretary for Camp Qreene fpr several
months, has been transferred to
Camp Sheridan for Y. M. C. A. work,
where he will have charge of the supply
department for the "Y** of that
camp. He left Saturday and fa driving
through the cduntry in Ida car.
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As yet base hospital 92 states that
no organization or company has answered
their baseball challenge and
they claim that they can beat anything
In camp. Dp you intend to let {
i such a challenge stand without oppo- (
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ARMY NEWS
f ?FOR ARMY MEN fTTSPE
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No. 45 j/ H^l
CO. LACKS 11 fjjf
BUT HOLDS BIO RECORD UM
Sixth Company, Fourth Recruit MHTB
Camp, Has Famous Artist,
Hun Chaser, Etc. ' piW|l||
What company In the ,camp can
make the biggest noise? By that term KAJLNpJK " .
French and Camp does not mean Just K' ,''''' W
blaln racket or blowing of fibg horns fWWj
bur Just where are the most men who ' WjyyO
have bfeen leaders out In civil life con- |jPOAlfl|
gregated when It comes to limiting TvJ|
them to companies? , in. fourth rc- BnTJI 1 ||M
cruit camp, sixth company, that repu- |Wf J
tflfton is claimed. They state by in- " ' HJIIl lllw
ference, suggestion, plain black and 01X1111 Ufl
white and every other thing, that they fOMImfl
have the best company In the entire Bl hovflH
camp?in fact they will .put it in BiIPvaJIB
Stronger terms than that-If you talk
iWth them personally and use some Bflll I llnO
^ flge that raakes^ a fellow feel Bll fl 1 II !
have to glve thelti'the bfue-ribbon-uiitil
some other company comes to the uTnlSfl-J
front with a stronger record. ) jJTw^j
.For instance, listen to this. They B lu UJjTflJ
have a famous opera star, a returned P{flfl lifl
hero from the front who has threb mvS
Hun planes to his credit, a fust base- B A Wink
ball contortionist and an artist of na- U mfijj
tional fame and repute. Besides this B B
they claim the best set of officers. B^S^TB
the most efficient drilled company,- a uj cook
that can make you hungry four H B^Ujj U
hours in udvance with the desire he fl mjlI fl
creates for his cooking and many little Ulj HI nl *'
things which they will go into if competition
develops in any quarter. Off fl B )g
Now as to "the evidence in the case |j] iju lu U
There is t. j. Longtln. the song bird of B B l|| B
the company and Jf it comes right . fl fl fl fit
down to it. he can almost prove by Itf Tm~"Prr~g\
precept and example that h^can take "
Oral prize in the canop. -fie is now
nolom at the Flrkt IlaptMt church"S? ?w?B
Charlotte and in civil life sang at
Carnegie hull in New York city in the fJW^/
church of Dr. Steven Wise. Those who jsyWyy
have heard him sing say that he hath JhgfMJ
the charms of all of them and that 1wM^Sr/s'
his music is superb. WS nkf *
As the Hun chaser, Merle 11. Hoe. ym MJf
or rather Sergeant Roe. lie was a (v/tj- member
of the fumous Canadian air
squadron that went into the fight early
In the game and has three Hun planes PY
to his credit, two broken legs, a shat- V V^-Ai
tered arm and one light put out. Oth- MJpVp'
ertvise he irf" a perfectly sound man. jg
He made five attempts to get into the /Rj^f
American service ' and was turned auLJ?ZjY|
down as many times and got disgusted
and went into Canada from -his
home at Elmiro, N. Y. He does not
say that it was his good looks that vvWJ
cadsed him to be refused in this Npj I 1
counter but they were too strict for ) i
some reason and he proved beyond a la l1
doubt that he was worth hie weight Yi \Uf '
in gold and that is about lTd pounds. ' V
After he enlisted he went right into W l
the gane of Hun chasing 18 months \ f '
all over Prance and right over into ^ rBelgium.
At one time he fell 8.000 . flJ
feet and all he got for the experience
has been related obove. H> can talk
most interestingly of his experience
and he had beep discharged on?y 30
days until he was drafted into the . I
army that he tried so hard to get in- * PQf?]
to and is now in the limited serrx* BnKdB
branch but says he can go over the
top just as good as any man. When he
looks you in the eye and informs you flapflHBl
of some of the things those Huns
practiced, upon the helpless women
and children of Belgium and France,
then you will have some idea of why
he gets a stony glare as he says no .
can touch- 'em up again. ' ' ? W W M
In direct contrast tQ thi-j tire eater ML Sffl
Hoe, that asms company has of.* MJJ Iff Bl
Salvatore Floria, the Italfck-i artist, w| |H ffw
whose fine voice and choice descrip- Bu |f [II
tions tell of the meaning or real art flj/i |I| I
as he. fingers through photographs fjlj fll IJj
of his collection which he carries
right in his bunk. He also says that III l||
he is going to ask permission to use
his ideas of American victory and
imprint them in the halls of fh? relet- Ml ||VnH
tag at BerUn. Florio is a modest sort
of an individual -except \yhen he <?>ts uHmUI
started talking about art and its real
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