New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-05-24
Rules for Health.

written by DR.. Hall, editor Of the New York Jonr-
nal Of Health:
soLprERs' HE4ITH.--I. In any ordinary cam
pa1gn, sickness disables or destroys three times as
many as the sword.
2. ons march, from April to November. TIE Iii
tire Clothing should be eoIored flannel shirt, with
/ loosely-buttoned collar, cotton drawers, WOODEN
panSaoons shoes and stockings, ard lightcolored
felt bass with broad brin, 10 protect the neck,
eJss and face from the glare Of the sun and from
the rain, and subsiantisl but not heavy coat
when OIL duty.
3. sn-stroke may be prevented by wearing
sik handkerchief in the hat or white linen hood
shoulders. IA
f. Coorsd blankess are bsss. ami, If lined VIII
brown drifting, the warmth and durability are
| doubled, whdie the projections against dampnesg
from lying or the ground, IS almost complete.
| S. Never lie or sit Gown on the grass or bare
| kerchfef even, ID a. great protection. TIE warmer
you are, the greater need for this pFecaa4ion al
damp vapor is Immediately generated, 70 be ab-
sorbed by the cEotfing, and to.cool you on TOO
rapidly:
more thirsty you ere, the more essential IL is to
safety Of life itself, 30 rinse oEt the month tTo
three times, and then take swallow Of water at
| tiGey with short intervals. a. brave French gem
eral, forced march, fell dead on the instant,
| by drinking largely Of cold water, when snov was
on the ground.
Z. Abundant sleep is essential to bodily eaieiency,
and to that alertness of ind WhicRis aiiimpertant
| In an engagement; and few things more certainly
and more effectually prevent sound sleep than eat
ing heartily after especially after heavy
| march or desperate battle.
8. Nothing is more certain to secure endurance
| and capa5iiity of long continued effort, than the
avoidance Of everything as drink except colo
water, not excluding coffee at breakfast. Drink
| even cold water very slowly.
g. After any sort of exharatfng effort, q cup Of
coffee, hot OF cold s admirable sustainer of the
strength, until nature begins to recover herself.
| 10. Unless after q long abstinence or great IA
hgue, do not eat very heartily jnst before great
undertaking because the nervous power il ire
| sistiby drawn to the stomach to manage the food
eaten thus drawing off that supply which the brain
| and muscles so much need.
IL. If persons will drink brandy, it is iRcompara~
bly, safer to do so after an effort than before for IL
can give only transient strength, lasting but afeH
minutes but as it can never be known how long
any given effort is to be keptin continuance aRdif
longer than the few minutes, the body becomes
| more feeble than it would have been without the
stimulus, it is clear that its before an effort b
always hazardous, and is always unwisa.
| IL. Never go sleep, especially after great
effort, even in hot weather, without covering
| over you.
/ 49, Under all circumstances rather than lie down
on the bare ground, lie in the hollow of two logs
placed together, across several smaller pieces Of
wood, laid side by side or sit on your hat leaning
against tree. a nap of ten or fifteen minutes in
that position will refresh you more than an hour on
| the bare earth, with the additional advantage of
| perfect safety. s@
IA. A ota is less dangerous than bullet wound,
and heals more rapidly.
| Is. If from any wound the blood spirits out in
jets, instead of steady stream you will die in a
| few minutes unless it is remeded !; because an
artery has been divided and that taxes the blood
direct from the fountain of life. To stop tha in
stantly, tie q handkerchief or other cloth very
loosely between ! the wound and the heart put
q stick, bayonet or ramrod between the skin and
the handkerchief, and twist it around until the
bleeding ceases and keep it thus until the surgeon
| arrives. Ne
| 16. If the blood flows in slow, regular stream.
vein has been pierced, and the handkerchief
| must be on the other side Of the wound from the
| heart that is below the wound.
| II. bullet through the abdomen (helIy or
stomaeh( is more certainly fatal than If aimed at
the head heart; for in the latter cases the ball
is often glanced of by the bone, or follows reand
it under the skin but when it enters the stomach
or bowels, from any direction, death ID inevitable
under almost all circumstances, but is scarcely
| ever instantaneous. Generally the person lives
day two with perfect clearness Of intellect often
notsafering greatly. The practical bearing of this
statement in reference to the great future is clear
49, Let the whole beard grow, but not longer
than some three inches. This strengthens and
thiekens its growth, and thus makes more perfect
protection for the lungs against dust, and of the
throat against winds and cold IN winter while n the
summer greater perspraion of the skin is induced
with an increase of evaporation hence, greater
coolness of the parts on the outside, while the
throat is less feverish, thirsty and dry. s
y 49, Avoid fats and all fat meats in summer and
, | on all warm days. II
20. Whenever possible, take plunge into any
lake or running stream every morning, as soon as
you get up if none at hand, endeAVor to wash the
body all over as soon as you leave your bed, for
personal cleanliness acts like charm against all
diseases. always either wardng them off altogether,
or greatly mitigating their severity and shortening
| their duration.
81. Keep the hair of the head closely cut, say
within an inch and a half of the scalp in every
part, repeated on the first of each month"; and
wash the whole scalp plentifuliy in cold water
every morning.
%. Wear woolen stockings and easy fitting
shoes, keeping the toe and finger nails always cut
moderately close.
%. 1t is more important to wash the feet well
Il every night, than to wash the face and hands of
mornings; because it aids to keep the skin and
nails soft,-and to prevent chafngs, blisters and
corns, all of which greatly interfere with d sol-,
ders duty.
"a. The most universally safe position, after all
stunnings, hurts and wounds, is that of being
placed on the back, the head being elevated three
or four inches only aiding more than any one thing
else can do, to equaze and restore the proper Cir
cuation of the blood
25 The more weary you are after o march or
other work, the more easily will you take cold, if
you remain still after it is over, unless, the moment
you cease motion, you throw q coat or blanket
over your shoulders. This precaution should be
taken in the Warmest weather, especially il there
is even slight air stirring.
&C. The greatest physical kindness you can show
q severely wounded comrade is first to place him
on his back, and then run with all your might for
, some water to drink not o second ought to be
lost. If vessel is OF hand, take your hat; if no
hat off with your shirt, wiring it out once, tie the
: arms in knot, as also the lower end thus making
: | a bag open at the neck only. A fleet person can
, carry bucketful half q mile in this way. I've
= seen dying man clutch at single drop OF water
from the fingers end, with the yoraciousness of
famished tiger. s
27. If wet to the skin by rain or by swimming
rivers, keep in motion until the cloths dried,
and no harm will result.
, 2S. Whenever it is possible. do, by all means,
when you have to use water for cooking or drink
ing from ponds or sluggish streams, boil it well,
and when cool, shake it, OF stir it that the oxy-
gen Of the air shall get to it, which greatly inn
, proves it for drinking. This boiling arrests the
, process of fermentation which arises from the
presence of organic and inorganic impurities, thus
tending to prevent cholera and all bowel diseases.
If there is time for boiling, at least strain il
through cloth, even it you have to use a shirt OF
, trowser-teg. 4a
. 20. Twelve men are hit in battle, dressed in red
where there only ive dressadin BLUSH grey,
difference OF more than two to one ; green, seven
I brown, six.
80. Water can be made almost ice-cool in tht
hottest weather by closely envebping filed can
teen, other vessel, with WOODEN cloth kept plenti
y y fully wetted and exposed.
= 81. While on a march, lie down the moment vol
q halt for rest; every minute spentin thatpositioI
refreshes that five minutes standing or loiter
;, ing about.
= 50. a daily evacuation of the bowels is indis
| Densahle to bodily health. yjrOr and endurance