Part 49 (1/2)

CHAFING

Treatment: Keep parts dry, use talc.u.m powders and keep parts separated by a layer of absorbent cotton.

EXTINGUIs.h.i.+NG BURNING CLOTHES

Treatment: Lie down on the floor and roll up as tightly as possible in a rug blanket, etc., leaving only the head out. If nothing can be obtained in which to wrap yourself, lie down and roll over slowly and at the same time beat out the fire with your hands. Flames shoot upward.

In order to get them away from the head, lie down. Don't run, it only fans the flames.

If another person's clothing catches fire, throw him to the ground and smother the fire as just described.

GAS

Most of the gas used on the battlefield today is deadly. When a gas sh.e.l.l explodes there are two kinds of men: Quick men and Dead men.

The quick men put on their gas masks, which contain chemicals that neutralize the poisonous air.

Treatment: When a man is slightly ga.s.sed don't allow him to move around or to remove his mask. Have him lie down and rest. Loosen his clothes around his neck and chest so he can breathe freely. Keep him warm. When the gas has been removed from the trench, take off his mask and give spirits of ammonia.

APPENDIX

TABLES OF ORGANIZATION

(For Reference Only)

INFANTRY COMPANY

Commissioned Officers

Captain. 1 1st Lieutenant. 1 2nd Lieutenant. 1 -- Total 3

Enlisted Strength

1st Sergeant. 1 Mess Sergeant. 1 Supply Sergeant. 1 Sergeants. 8 Corporals. 17 Cooks. 3 Buglers. 2 Mechanics. 2 Privates, 1st cla.s.s. 28 Privates. 87 --- Total 150

INFANTRY BATTALION

Four companies of infantry. (There are three battalions in a regiment of infantry.)