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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2522, 24 July 1915, Page 6

Whisky hot and wire entanglements worn somewhat intermixed by a witness at the Trentham Camp Commission yesterday. Ho was a bootmaker, and ho wa,s- talking.about the injurious. effects of damn feet, and was touching on'somo means bv which colds might bo avoided. His Honour Mr. Justice Hosting observed'that there were various ways of guarding against cold from• damp feet. Some people, for instance, would reckon whiskv tot a preventive. "My friend in camp, whom'l wax speaking about, savs ho has not enough socks," said the witness, "and, as Your Honour was sayin" ( I mihgt tell yon), ho takes a little "drop of wliiskv. Of course, he's nob supposed to do Mr. A. Gray (counsel at the Commission):'"! had better not ask you jwir friend's name." Witness: "You would not get it. I don't want to put him before tho barbed-wiro entanglements." "As I understand it, there is no accusation against any individual medical officer or any nurse," remarked Mr. C. P. Skerrett at the Trentham Camp_ Commission vesterday. "Any accusations," he added, "are against the system." Mr W. Fermison: "Or the want of system" His Honour Mr. Justice Hoskin": "But every man who considers that lie lias been subiected to ,n. reflection should be entitled to come here R nd give evidonce." Sarnoan Storekeepers sell "Fluenzol."