Excerpt from Manual of Military Hygiene for the Military Services of the United States The aim of this Manual is to present in a clear and concise manner the art and science of military hygiene in its latest advances, especially as evolved in this country during the last few years. While believing that there is a real need for such a book at this time, the writer fully recognizes the great merits Of the works on military hygiene already published in this country and which have so much con tributed to our progress. To them all, but especially to the classic work of Munson, he acknowledges his great indebtedness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.