. Preventive medicine and hygiene. Fig. 195.—Pekmanent Post of Modern Construction. (Munsons MilitaryHygiene, Wm. T\ cod & Co.) An abundance of good Avater is of the first importance for troops,and encampment in its vicinity is a necessity for a marching command,irrespective of the nature of the site and a possible exposure tomalarial infection. Still, proximity to bodies of water does not nee- CAMP SITES 1277 essarily render a locality uuhealthful, and the bank of a lake or river,if not marshy, may make an excellent camp site. A guard should be setover the water supply to prevent its co
. Preventive medicine and hygiene. Fig. 195.—Pekmanent Post of Modern Construction. (Munsons MilitaryHygiene, Wm. T\ cod & Co.) An abundance of good Avater is of the first importance for troops,and encampment in its vicinity is a necessity for a marching command,irrespective of the nature of the site and a possible exposure tomalarial infection. Still, proximity to bodies of water does not nee- CAMP SITES 1277 essarily render a locality uuhealthful, and the bank of a lake or river,if not marshy, may make an excellent camp site. A guard should be setover the water supply to prevent its contamination and improper All water supplies about the camp considered bad or doubtful shouldbe labeled and a little methylene blue thrown into them. The soilshould be porous and permealjle, the ground water not nearer than sixto eight feet from the surface. 1278 MILITARY HYGIENE ISTewly ploughed ground is not desirable for camping purposes, al-though a site which has long been under cultivation is usually soil upon which the covering of turf has been destroyed is dusty indry weather. Dusty camp sites are a nuisance and a menace to grounds should be large enough to accommodate the command with-out crowding. The different organizations should be separated as far asmilitary considerations and the available land permit, so as to dis-courage the spread of communicable disease, which is always to beguarded against. A brigade of 4,000 to 5,000 men is as large a forceas it is desirable to jDut into one camp. Tentage.—Tents are of many shapes and sizes, according to the usefor which they ar
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