The question raised by Mr. Burdett-Courts as to the care of our sick and wounded has called forth many letters. His accusation of gross mis ma has been challenged by many who hav likewise been on the spot and seen for themselves, among them Mr. Treves and Dr. Conan Doyle, who both agree that, under the exceptionally tying circum: stances, every thing has been done that could be done for the comfort of the men, with one exception, that is compulsory inoculation against' fever, and there it certainly seems we should, as Captain Cuttle would say, make a note. It appears that so far as can be gathered not one single death from fever has occurred where a man had been previously inoculated. They have had it possibly, but only in a modified form and recovery has Been speedy. This, it seems to me, it is worth noting, as we have suffered in the present war far note heavily from disease than from the every. 1 know personally several men who were inoculated before going to Ladysmith, and so fir_ all have escaped, and being strong at the time, forer as they had it was a comparatively slight ailment.
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