Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-13
eEITxx Co Ala, July 6. 1861.
HEALTH OF THE ARMY.

To hs Ejit0r Of hS WAig:
have been 81 10 se recent articles in your columns
and hose OF other newspapers In relation to the health
OF our army The subject Of an importance that can
scarcely be exaggerated No one can pass through the
coun ~, as the writer of this has lately been dor g.
" hou, b,iag deeply impressed With the idea OF ;te
v4ae Of the lives and health OF volunteer frcs now
IN he Nd Il is the common remark that The flower
of OR young gone to the VAR; and 1t Is tree
AnI not orly our youOg men-Sut many Of the eads
o. families men 10 l's summer Our Virginia be GO
have given forth the sons, the brothers, and even the
hli54ods and falhers-the very fathers around wtose
knees The largest circles OF little gsther,-in de-
gree Which strikes every that pssses Virginia
thresl holes. Ard So have TO believe, Of tfs
Oher ates Of the South, 10 considerable CI'enf-
N.ysr, supp1se-nsyer under the sun, vas there an
army gathered hat cartisd with il much Of precious
4.
The common observation In regard to armies, that
e sc 5sstrcys more than The missiles Of battle his al
ready begun TO be verified in the experience Of ours
Tbs slaughter Of Bull Run, the Rich Mountain AID
Bole B DE have, suspect been eqa.l1d II no' 'us
"a by the mortality -hieh has already been broygh
Ia the ranks BY measles dysenery and typhoid fever
sr,ey anv o. the volunteers from the county 10 which
resi- have fallen in battle though many OF them h We
ban sxaos d bu. bsve had to receive the corpse
sv.ra tia: have len by disease while tie number that
IhaVs Own to return on account Of sicAress and i'll
ala 3 .uch as would to argue very Constera-
BILE subtraction from tho rank and file o. our army
thr ugh ,his cause Hospitals and reeepsces fer the
soldier inv lids ara roE multiplying s-d so frg up
thai l. ap9els serious question, what 10 to be ne II
sck ga an any grea. battles should father as.
mn ire numb Ct patients.
Tns-e rs ,thiug wiser than the cid saying, Of "an
on zee Of p eyeatioh" berg better than pound Of
cue
Ca nothing be done to foresall the evil about which
an no- writngr
Oa,uot matters re,ng the sanitary interests of our
army be brou "a under thorough system and better
m,nsgsnsn. Can there not be done In the camps
iowa the protection Of the against causes Of dis
elsel
From What have learned should fear that they are
s,meues required or permitted to 60 cut too soon al
tr an attack Of measles not kept sufficiently warned
Of the d.ngers arising from changes Of temperature in
prddsrcs in Diet during cOnvaescence and even after
aopaen, restoriou Ihaye known Of several cases Of
fa,a i,y where the PATENT had be thought, got we'll
Aud then, how can 81 army be KEEP. in good health
wihoI good food regal,rly supplied? 0urs lsupS0se
ha, en- pretty well provided fer in this partieul -
capt a to bread This in Of the camps bad, and
Il is g,ea; &, 6jiercy. The ofbad bread must az
gravre al ether tendencies aud causes Of disess' While
With geo bre,d the sa ier anybody s'e may suOsiss
in ,pi rt,be and wholesome manner. Cannot tie
ven meet this grsa, .eessity BY the 'esahEsh'
n,lt # kereI sufficient to supply all the eampss The
bsser use of the aIur BY such arrangement would
D. baby be real economy, while il would undoubtedly
tsd greay TO preserve the health Of our brave men Who
nos undo going uush Of hardship and privation
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