Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-18

tune lncapacity OF otlcerS OF their absurd
adherence to routine and military formali-
ties III the presence of urgent and pressing
necessities; and into this chaos of msman-
ngcment and disaster, Florence nightingale
! Ncr band ofnurscs, with fresh staff of
b., "0l officers, had to restore order, dcccn-
cy and comfort. They succeeded in doint.
this, and as the result showed, even more
than this; for at the close of the war it was
seen, that not merely the bodily wants of
| thousands of our ellow-countrymen were
attended to by these good women, but that
"a high moral influence resulted from their
labors. -~An Irish soldier, in giving his
1 rough Testimony to what had been done by
Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scu-
tarl, said: 'Before shc came, there was
nothing but cursing and swearing, but af
| forwards the place was as holy as church."
In addition to the surgical and medical care
( which the sick and wounded soldier now re-.
ccived, camc thousand comforts and allie
viations around his bed, from the hands, of
tenderand sympathizing women. Refresh
ing drinks and nourishing dclicacies, ad-
mlnistered at all hours of the day and night,
when needed by the patient care for his
bodily ailments, and sympathics with his
thoughts and feelings, as they wandered to
home, and wife, and children, or aged par
ents--''ll this helped to check the rough
ness and soften the manners of the soldier.
and make his best feelings prevail over his
worst habits. Hewas full of grateful rev.
orence for her who was doing so much for
! him. As she went her rounds through the
miles of hospital wards, filled with the sick
and dying, "shc had word and smile,now
for this one, and now for that; and as she
could not speak to lis all, we would kiss her
shadow, as it fell upon our bed" said one
of her grateful patients, with the true poet
ry OF nature in his untaught heart Over
refractory, and unaccommodatng and zeal.
Gus officials, Florence Nightingale won like
victories by her gentleness aud frmness.-
She refused torbc restricted by rules and
and routine, when suffering was to be allie
waited and pressing wants supplied.
When the sick and wounded, just landed
from the Crimca, were lying on the bare
ground for want of beds. che would take no.
refusal from the storc-kcepcr who had them
III reserve, but who hesitatcd to give them
out withoutan official order presented in
some particular form. While he stood by
keys in hand, not ventlring to open his
storchouse, shesummoned attendants, and
bade them break open the doors and take
out the required bedding And the Coy
ernr1nt and people of England applaudcd
her iudicious daring. When, too, the
stores of the hospital, as supplied by Govern
ment, were insufficient for the wants of the
overwhelming numbers which came down
to be tended, it was with wise confidence in
thejustifability of the step, that Miss Night
ingalc had recourse to the gentleman who
was entrusted by the Times newspaper to
eNpend large sum ofmuncy, raised by the
public, in behalf of the sick and wounded
soldiers. ll'omhim, at time of great need,
andbefor the Government at home was
aware of the wants of the hospital, she OBJ
tanned all that was required for the sufferers,
and for The cleansing and purifying and bet
tor organization of the hospital 4
| After bringing the hospital at Scutari to
high state OF efficiency and good manage
mont, Miss Nightingale passed over into tho
Crimea, and on the heights above Balakla-.
va, supplied a sort of camp. hospital there
with staff OF nurses and all the materials
that she had now al her disposal for comfort
| and order. She also took an active and in
| fiuential part in many schemes which were
set on foot for the improvements of the hab-
its and morals of the soldier She induced
him to save; torefiain from spirit-drinking;
| and encouraged HIM to read Through her
hands passed large sums of money, sent by
the soldiers to their wives and families at
home, and through her hands, also, passed
the numerous books, tracts, and means of
innocent amusement, supplied by the be-.
nevolentin England to those who were fight
ing their cotmtry's battles. We have nu-
merous testimonies from the lips of soldiers,
on their return, to the moral good effected
by Florence Nightingale and her female
companiopsj J but we know not we cannot
measure, nor picture in thought, the GOOD
that may result from such Influence te this.
aud future gcheations Sstes's s';s%a
The war is over, and our army returned;
l,and in reviewing the past, we, were, never
perhaps better ,ablesto perceive the evils
and horros Of war. but ut the same time we
| recognise that even, war is bot. unaccor1ps-
I7nied by those manifestations OF 4 nlercifol
and snperihtendinr Pf4s;tlence, hoallows
bofspassing evil fot the furtberance of lasting
ndpFogFessiye good. .Florepce Niehtin.
gale has, now returned 10 England, rich in
1.-THE agowal Of all that human praise can
bestow and which must yetfalI below, in
her estimation, the mere sense OF having
Eperformed well n high duty, She has been
| personally bonored By her sovereign !: and
the people Of ENGLAND, anxious 10 show
tlieirsscnse Of befssefgiees, have entrusted
Ito heEdisposal a largo sun, of mpney, WHICH
\ was fsise( as a testimoniaIs sf, her Int ,,t,;ah