MILITARY CAMPS « . ... TAKAPAU AND ORINGI COMPABED Officers aad men attending camps in wet weather have vivid recoilectiaaa oi soro throats and feverish chilla inseparably ooiiaected with daxap f*«t aad sudden changes of tempei-ature. At the Oringi camp in 1913 the medical stag ..ere kept busy up till all hours, aad there were over 1000 minor cases ot sickness reported at the Ambulant-. At Takapat* in 1914, despite the exceptionall? -evere weather oplv a few dozen "reported sick,'* aad the general health of the men was remarkahi*- good. Now for a solution of toig seeming paradox! At the Oringi canteen therewas no "Fluensol." but plenty of othei pr-paia.i_._6. At Takapau the position (fas reversed. The canteen contractore r>inned their faith sol.iy to ■■Fl_'t»__ol,'* if which over two gr<x%s in the aßjp-egai* ras purchosed by the troop*. In man_* nstances one bottle would go the rounds if a tent and bo the rucuus of checking norc- than ona incipient sure throat or everisn attack. (j_m_ie_t is necdl-ssl • r 1 - » i
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14983, 2 June 1914, Page 4
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168Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Press, Volume L, Issue 14983, 2 June 1914, Page 4
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