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 United States and Europe last fall. To those who are used to looking for the mental cause of all physical effects, it was not surprising that this gust of evil should have swept most violently through our army and navy training camps. Certain it is that as one of our Workers wrote, “If this thing had been called German instead of Spanish no one would have taken it for each would have said, ‘Away with it; we're not afraid of anything German and never will be.’ ”

In any event during those weeks of stress and fear, Christian Scientists everywhere were grateful for a knowledge of God's goodness and for a calm assurance of protection, and through this understanding they were able to be of immeasurable help to those who were suffering in this dream of sickness. Probably the helpfulness of our Camp Workers was brought home to more families at that one time than at any other during the activity of the Committee.

In some of the camps with the placing of the quarantine, Christian Science services were abandoned perforce. In one camp through the faithful effort of a woman Worker permission was granted by the camp surgeon and our services went on uninterruptedly.

Elsewhere our Workers being told that the entire district was under quarantine and if they entered they would be obliged to stay in the camp, elected to follow this course, entered and remained inside, bringing healing and comfort to many. In a camp of this sort such good work was done by the soldier Scientists that the Worker wrote of them as follows:

“One of the things for which we are most grateful is the fact that our boys were able to help the others during the