MILITARY-CAMPS
TAKAPAU AND OKINGI COMPARED.
Officers and men attending campa in wet weather have, vivid recollections of eoro throats and feverish chills inseparably connected with damp feet and sudden ■ changes of ■ temperature. At the Orincri camp in 1913 the medical sftaff were kept busy up. till nil hours; and there were over 1000 minor ca6es of sickness reported at the ambulance. At Takapau,in 19H, despite the exceptionally severe weather, only a hvr dozen "reported sick," and the general, health of the men was remnrkablv good. Now for a solution of this seeming paradox! At the Oringi canteen there was no "Fluenzol," bnt plenty of qthei preparations. At Takapau the position /\t»6 reTersed. The canteen contractors ;pinned their faith solely to "Fluenzol," of which over two gross in the aigrejate was purchased by the troops. In many Instances one bottle would go the rounds of i a tent and be the means of checking biore than one incipient 6ore throat ..or feverish .attach Comment is needless! e
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2157, 25 May 1914, Page 6
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166MILITARY-CAMPS Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2157, 25 May 1914, Page 6
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