The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-05-14
ADVICE TO VOLUNTEERS.

A writer who signs himself can Old Soldier, -
gives the following advice to young soldiers:
l. Remember that in a campaign more men die
from sickness than from the bullet. &. .a..
2. Line your blanket with one thickness of
brown drilling This adds but four ounces in
weight, and doubles the warmth .......
8. Buy small India rubber blanket (only ST.
50) to lay on the ground or to throw over your
shoulders when on guard duty during rain storm
Most OF the eastern troops provided with these
Straw to lie on is not always to be had. f-.rz =
4. The best military hat in use is the light
colored soft felt hat, the being sufi ciently
high to allow space for air over the brain. You
fasten it up as continental in fair weather,
or turn it down when it is wet or very sunny.
h 5. Let your beard grow 50 as to protect your
throat and lungs. .. .....s ..... 49,. -.....
g.. 6. Keep your entire person clean this prevents
fevers and bowel complaints in warm climates
Wash your body each day, if possible. i ia'.
Avoid strong coffee and oily meat Gen Scott
said that the too free of these together with
neglect in keeping the skin clean) cost many
soldier his life in Mexico B.. f-@ -''@,..
y. A sudden check Of prespiration by chilly
or night air often causes fever and death. When
thus exposed do not forget your blanket. ..-..
How THE NORTHERN ARMIFs ARE TO BE DE-
FEATED-The Richmond Examiner thinks the
Northern troops will have enough to to fight the
Southern climate, to say nothing of men in arms.
1t says ... +. ....... ..s-sa. a...aaa sa.r-"- "a
If there were no men to fight such INVADERS the
climate for the next seven months would put them
to ronte. Think of what enemies that vast family
of Southern fevers alone would be- if once let loose
among army of onion -raisers, from Connecticut.
hay makers from Vermont, pumpkin. growers
from New Hampshire. and clan, -catchers from
Rhode Island A lively spectacle they would
present if yellow jack. break bone, intermittent,
bilious, coDgestive swamp, and a score of other
fevers were to seize them. They would be smitten
worse than the Assyrians ever were. The fate Of
the Amalekites would be mild compared with
that of an invading army of Yankees, If they were
to venture South in the Spring, Summer or Fab
months jeff Davis army might stand stiIl an1
let the Yankees and the fevers have fair fight. -
Let any man travel by land water from New
Orleans to New York "a few days after the family
of Southern fevers have commenced their Spring,
Summer. and Fall campaigns and watch the mi
gratory herf's ard foeks of unaeclmated Yankees
who dash Northward pallid with terror, and say
that he is afraid of an invading army of Yankees
The climate of the Southern Coufederacy pro-
tects it if there were not hundreds of thousands
Of brave men there. trained from boyhood to old
age to WELD with deadly accuracy the rife, the
Colt, the bowie knife, and the musket.
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The Philadelphia Enquirer thinks that the
people of the South are doomed to disappointment
It saws we all looked for bread riots and 10 we
find them all united in one policy. The people Of
the South understand the matter quite well. They
understand very well that is a safe means of
avoiding insurrection in any country. So long as
the people of he North can sustain and feed an
army which shall contain all their pauper population
md men ont of employment, they will be safe from
their bread riots But let them look well to it,
hat they do not fail in. this. Keep the money
iying aud you viii keep the mob quiet. But
who is to pay for it all That is the question.
And hew long can the money last 1
Tn London there are no less than twenty thou-s
and nhysicians and eiohteen hundred nndertakers