learned by our experience have been
  many:

  1. The value of keeping well, for obviously, success depends upon
  this. It is evident to us the way to reduce the danger of infection
  to a minimum for medical men, is to eat and sleep outside the
  infected town. This plan may present difficulties, but if possible,
  it is best. The dreadful mortality among doctors and nurses in the
  epidemics of typhus fever is well known. The query is, could not
  this mortality be reduced by the plan suggested? It proved so in our
  case at least.

  2. The food supply is of first importance, especially for epidemics
  caused by _lack_ of food.

  3. The utter worthlessness of medication without it.

  4. Pure air. It is much better for people to risk possible exposure
  out in the open air, than risk contagion in vile, unwholesome
  shelter in an overcrowded town.

  Lastly, I am more than ever convinced that small doses of medicine
  oft repeated give better results in typhus and dysentery than those
  usually recommended in text-books. I, at least, had ample
  opportunity to test this to my satisfaction.

  In conclusion, I wish to express my hearty approval of the methods
  pursued by yourself and associates, especially as applied to the
  giving relief to the suffering people. The distribution of your
  forces was admirable, and the way they grasped the situation and the
  needs of the people of each particular place should excite the
  admiration of all who have the relief of this afflicted people at
  heart. Instead of scattering the money here and there in an aimless
  way, food, medical and surgical supplies, clothing, seed, cattle,
  farming utensils, simple cooking vessels, were systematically
  distributed, thus putting all in the way of providing for themselves
  in the future and becoming independent again. It is very easy to
  pauperize the people of the Orient, but your methods prevent this.

  Again, the non-sectarian aspect of your work has made a favorable
  impression. It eliminates all religious prejudice