[503] The superstitious practices which were formerly employed by the Filipinos to combat this scourge have given way to simple and inexpensive hygienic measures, and we can safely count on sufficient cooeperation from the people to make an effective campaign possible when it next appears.
Never shall I forget the strain of the early days of the first epidemic.

Two of my best men, Dr.Meacham and Mr.Mudge, literally worked themselves to death, remaining on duty when they knew that they were in imminent danger, and in the end laying down their lives willingly for an alien and hostile people.

Such things make one proud of being an American.
At times the situation was not devoid of amusing features.

I had occasion to visit one of the northern provinces, where the epidemic was especially severe, in an effort to calm the panic-stricken populace.

I stayed with the governor, a very intelligent Filipino.