Excerpt from The Ship's Medicine Chest and First Aid at Sea: Compiled and Edited by Medical Officers of the United States Public Health Service I would urge upon ship's officers a study of this book, especially of the chapter on hygiene and sanitation on shipboard. A sick man on board ship not only weakens the crew but may be a danger to the health of others. Care in the selection of the ship's company and the preservation of its health are measures of insurance against dis ease, death, and quarantine delays. Nothing which affects the well being of the sailor is trivial; and medical officers of the United States Public Health Service are always ready to advise ship's officers how to protect the health of crews. In the interests of both ship and crew and to the end that suffering may be prevented and human life at sea made more safe, this book has been written. 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.