Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-11
The Health OF our Cam t,s.
~ PROFESSOR darcy, OF EAST ALABAMA COL
LEtE.
To tie EFit"ys at Tie Enquirer:

Ir'ii.
To tie EEit"rso f' tie Enquirer:
Gentlemen Feeling, Ike thousands "i gu
fellow citizens, the deepest SoilcItudcI IN reSar'
to the health Of our army, visited fa'ria'
and it's cnv!ruuS, 10 S.: If there was any OC-
yious cause Of the vas, am)unt Of sickness
among our lurccS.
The cau,rS, III my opinion, are most appa
rent. IL is nus i we'll established! flc:, that
for the atmosphere To rightly perform It's %!
flee in supporting hnml.l h-aitd, u must con
tain 0,1ne, the active condition u! oNygtE. II
is readily detected in all healthy localities.
tested for it IN the tents Of our SulllcrS, and
uunc could be discovered in the lower Pariio
the tents in the morning. The slccperS tne'
were without this essential condition OF The
vital air. Tie mere abScnce Of this might,
perhaps Ia: bnlnc by m'S. Constitutions 'oI
many successive hours; but il would DC Ic
maikabic that the agent that neutral:zcI the
ozone should just be sufficient 10 produce
that neutrality, and not be in excess. Hence,
wc tested. for what Saw calls puteriMe. AMI
lound it nhundantly in 4 tent, in which five OF
our soldiers slept. This is i hehvy, pTtrcsci.
bic substance, without u'ior, and is generated
in certain conditions OF decay Ing matter. It's
SOURCE in the tents IS probably mostly lToni
the rtuanations Of the bodies of the S'eercrS
Nothing pltrciisS more readily than i!I'Sc
GnanatiOns, IS may :ca'i J be proves IN
other source is from HE Sprl I'll ~E!c'i they
lie. The livin. vegetables, winch woii!i ON
trTiSr corSum: those MATERIALS, IS Gcstr"ic'i.
and the Warmth Of he body lIa,sc!:s - pro
~riuciion, and There Is ~ ozone III tn: IL! 20
consume it.
OZonc and p~utCrii:c are anta5onIsin. "hcTc
one exists the other cannot.
Tire above aye the facts, can they b. r"!nc.
died? We should think their r"n'!i;ions
nigh. IL. -avcrSed. The tents are toe close 1t
night. They nigh. te ma'i", 5" i'al tHey
coul! no; be closed only ~ -i,riirr and Keep
eff the torn. Dnc thru OF The leHt sn"u'"
always b'npcn; the opening 80 arranged that
it might be a!ttT.C :" efficient sides OF 'i'
tenn, 81 as To bc 20 the !:cwar.l Ii storms.
There arc too many ina tent as row r"h'
Strnc!cd.
The tents arr loo rear rncn rttcr. There
should be At least one rod between tic tents;
so that the sun may have It's iiil ti!tfl Oh Tie
intervening space.
The contents Of the 'rrt.. especially bian-
kcts, straw, &C., s.!;"!i'i In paced "Ht IN Il'
sun every day, when the sun shines. TIC
tents should be completely rallied up "r removed
ut last once n week, that the sun may have
its purifying ell, c on th: soil.
Much advantage, no doubt, might Ia .a.:tti!
in thu location Of HE tents III regard 10 each
other aa,! surrounding localities. ulf lr&.
vaillug winds are westerly. Al offensive i"
c~alitics should. Of course, be - The lcc%art, or
east side Of the camp the tents being arranged
North and Spnth. The cooking and fires should,
much as possible, be on that side, that the "
tiatcd air may not be driven into the tents. -
These conditions ar. reversed in the arra"g'-
uncut Of many Of the ca,ups. The sickness is
now somewhat snbsiding for want Of matcricl
in subjects; nut If no better arrangements are
made. pneumonia, ~picurisy and typ!!nid lever
will appear with greater r!sulence.
Many Of the camps are kept clear irGm Of
~fensigc materials; but even tins, We are sorry
TO say, is not the case with MI. But t'ic III
NEST cleanliness is not sufficient. The virus
has TO necessary cohn.Xiori with tiith, n: ca
hibilcd To sigh; or SuiciI. The most lna;h,
some conditions may nc free from The active
agent in producing disease, and tn: most
Clearly, apparently, iuay produce it III great
ast power. The tests are the only criterion,
md these should be applied.
1t is sad the conditions required are im-
practicable. How ever this may he, | cann"!
say. If army Discipline 50 enae:s md is in
flexible, she is in conflict with laws more it
flexible, and which will never yield. II"rnen
beings must have pure air containing allies
%.cltial elements, and the cundilInrs ri supply
must hc ubserrc.i, or such r"SnltS AZ; urc now
mrnifes,ipS themselves in orr army will FOL-
low.
| have taa'in the above statom"'..s without
argument or proof, that your space might hy
spared, and with ;hr kin!est feelings tUwa-d>
all concerned, kavI'S 40 ether mutiyc t!!ai
The interest Of our glorious cause, by promo
ting the health Of Cur noble sp.dic,S.
Very respectfully, j. e..