THE HEALTH OF THE JAPANESE ARMY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2, 13 January 1906, Page 23

THE HEALTH OF THE JAPANESE ARMY.

The manufacturer of EumentUol Jujubes draws attcuticn to the following remarks which appear in the ”British Medical Journal* of May 1,3 last: — “Still more striking testimony to the efficiency of the Japanese medical service came from Sir Frederic Treves, at the dinner of the Japan Society, held on May 3rd. That distinguished surgeon said the Japanese wore helping us to solve many of the proldems which had been a terror to all European arm ies. British troops entered war with many determinations. Ono of these was to have 10 per cent. sick. This was what they were accustomed to, and they got it. Now, the J.A anesc were quite content with 1 per cent, sick — and they got it. Sir Frederick Treves did not say how our allies achieved this result. We (the ’'British Medical Journal’) will therefore venture to suggest an explanation. It is not that the Japanese are superior to us in the practice cf the healing art. but simply that they apply knowledge ■which they have learnt from Western nations more effectively to the necessities and emergencies of war.*’ 'Some additional details are, however, given by A. Newcombe M’Gce, M.D., in the May number of th? “Uentury Magazine.” And th? explanation of the low rate of mortality is, first of all, the great attention paid to sanitations; every case of sickness being treated as contagious, and rigorously isolated. Dr. M’Gee further mentions the daily consumption by every soldier of several creosote pills as having contributed largely to the result. It is in the administration cf creosote as prophylatio that the manufaetzurer of Eumenthol Jujubes is particularly interested. As long ago as June, 1899, Mr \V. A. Dixon, public analyst of Sydney, certifies:—“Following up experiments of your Eumenthol Jujubes, I have-made a comparative test cf them and creosote, and find there is little difference in their bactericidal action.” This is endorsed by the “Lancet” laboratory report of November, 1904, which says: -“ According to bacteriological experiments this result is likely to be gained, as in the experiments tr;ed the. jujube proved to be as effective bactericidally as is creosote.” From the foregoing the us? for “Eumenthol • Jujubes” as a prophylati? may be realised, especially as everyone is not able tn take creosote for any great length of time without some such discomfort as loss of appetite, nausea, etc. _