MILITARY CAMPS
. . - | TAKAPAU AND ORINGI COMPARED Officers aad men attending camp 6 to j wet weather have vivid recollections ol i core throats and feverish chills inseparably connected with damp feet and «udden changes of temperatuV.. At the Uriutri camp in 1913 the medical -tail were kept busy up tiil all hours, and there were over 1000 minor cases of skkues- reported at the ambulance. At Takapau in 191*. despite the exceptionally severe weather, only a few dozen ''reported eick." and the general health ol the men wag ren-arkabi*- good. Now for a .solution of this seeming paradox! At the Qringi canteen there was no "Fhienzol, - " but plenty of other preparations. At Takapau t_e position wa6 reversed. The c&ntevn contrac_ors pinned their faith solely to 'Tlnf-DEol.' of which over two gross in the aggregate was purchased by the troops. In many instances one bottle would go the rour.ds of a tent and be the _-._ai._ of checking .nore than one incipient sore throat or feverisa attack. , ! Comme__t is needleesl ' * j
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 4
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170MILITARY CAMPS Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 4
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