, 1861-04-24
TIE LADIES MEETING At BRYAN HALL
i.
The Lint and Bandage Question.

The ladies' are right on the war question.
We have yet to hear Of the exception to rule
which shows them loyal and selcdevoted and
found abundant proof already, that they are
possessed by very general and universal re-
gret that they can do 60 little, that they are
denied an active part in the stirring events
that have come to be present or impending
over Us, They are parting with sons, broth
ers, husbands and lovers. They can do that,
and are doing it, and they are sending cur sol.
dlers forth, armed with consciousness ofthe
business Of our canse, and nerved to high
purpose, by these worthy daughters Of noble
mothers Of the first American Revolution.
And in this, woman has, and Is performing
high and patriotic duty.
But they wish to do something more dem
onstrasiFc- It WIS rainy April afternoon
yesterday, hut Bryan Hall was well filled by
upwards Ct one thousand ladies met for the
purpose Of organizing aud carrying On sys-
ternatlc plan Of preparing Lint aad Basadags
FOR the Hospital department Of our Army.
The numbers and the spirit manifested we're
abundant indications that the hearts Of cur
women are IN the right place, lat they SYM
Tathize With the Wal, will make sacrifices for
1t, and shrink from no opportunity Of doing
good in connection with it, =
The ladies entered upon their meeting with
Characteristic sp.Yit, and were proceeding to
appoint committees, when their meeting aud
purpose received bucket of cold water and
wet blanket from several medical men Of
standing, who assured the ladies' that 1t would
be !A:waste of time to make lint since 1t could
be:bdught at any corner drug store, made BIZ
1naehinery, and SO, much better than the home
product.
Ilat fal out Of favor. amida cld1d that settled
On many bright and gentle faces, but Bandags
still efasld arn. They could 20 at the mnnu-
factgre Of these and the like Puck "put q
Elrdle around the world" Rut another medical
man invaded this portion Of the field Of bene-
nesolence BY the statement that the 3adies
better not tear the cloth at al, but send It In
huH<, eFery surgeon prefarring to do his,owp
teaHag.: So then, the clouds settled down ell /
arqpud,- and Thousand and ono ladies' wondered
IT aver all they had not better have stared at
hoh1e and made old cotton and linen conyerta-
be into bright tin ware. We were not pre
ts& Ii; We had been we do not know we should
shaVn tired In the face Of the medical men to
alaF pn4,ed the following little eme1npor-
fnnsens speech ont Of our pocket But we !
sh5old lave felt very much like saying this,
RhsfoHowiug: - -":.:: =: -~:s." i
{ Ladies', be uudismayen and 90 forward, fol-
SoHthn Instructions given In this Tn1srSE Of
4 eassrtay. Make lint, manufacture bandages,
fesp - busy az you ehonss, and send the re.
1t to Qnaftermaster Hough's office, No 10
tpsoG5Hh Falls street. ii. j
4 Don't be frightened of the track BY a,1v
elk Of reaayznade lin, gotten up BY machlnes
lid :kept Ct drug stores, The druEgists are
u1tr friends, yet We do aver and dare maintain
Il that machine never made, nor druggist
Il K2r sold lint equal to that your gentle hands |
Ean ,RzsRase from those treasured stores Of
Ill 4peEad We leave the the question to q
-ganf of army surgeons, any Of whom would
= 1zr1ea:to he court:martlaled If he sided with
y druggist. g.
1Gbe,seS&rt war~ times, and 1va are
1daS 1la tor the field. There are blown tn |
h rccazed q wen IS giFen. =.
/ he:Fafinsau Is never better pleaaed, and h,u
ss,d,aae aHaasts halter seconded than bv =,
is5ansant hsore off Fen prepared lint md !, xel1
lfrsEttpd tandsges, and for these nonew material,
Issesak snAehine maae," " can equal that made
from stt:ofsen washed and 1aleworn linen and |
oottoh of the. household stores, which this
akBRfH1:s1rgeon pnononnces far leas irritating
thaa TT from new nsteEia! # linen o. cot
i: Ii us make one sngeea4son u. md; it. ii