The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-05-29
Soldiers Health.
INTERESTING SUGGESTIONS AND Rrcon,EsDA1rOSs.

The follouin0 arfirla on tsooldiarsi Health "
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Is from nan journal Oh heaitn. IL contains
much valuable information for both soldiers and
civilians:-
/. In an ordinary campaien. sickness disables
or destrovs three times as manv as the sword
Q On march from Anril 10 November the
entire clofhing should be \ eolored flannel shirt
With looselT huttoned collar cotton drawers
wooIen nantaloons shoes and stockings and a
llicht-colored felt hat with broad brim. to pro-
fert tho eyes and face from the vlare of the sun
and from The rain. and a substantial. but not
1 heavy coat when of duty.
3. Sun-stroke Is most effec.ually prevented
by wearing a silk handkerchief in the crown Of
the hat
4. Colorcd blankets are best and IL lined
with brown drilling the warmth and durability
are doubled. while the protection against damp
ness from living on the Ground is almost com
plete.
Mover lie or s;t dovn on Tho oross or hare
earth for n moment. rather use your bat-a
handkerchief even. Is a great protection. The
warmer Won are the Greater nehd for this nrotec
ton. as damn yanor is Immediately Generated
10 bc absorbed by the clothing and 10 cool YOU
off too ranidv o.
G. While marching or on other active duty.
tho more thirsty Won are the moro essential 'is
Il TO safety Of life itself to rinse ont the mouth
two or three times. aud then take n swallow of
watcr nj time with short intervals bravo
French General. ON a forced march. fell dead on
the instant. by drinking largely of cold water
when snow was on the eround
\ Abundant sleep Is necessary 10 bodily enH.
c;cncv. and to that alertness of mind which Is
all-important in an engagement, and few things
more certainly and more efectually prevent
sound sleep than eating heartily after sundown.
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hattie.
3 Nothing is more certain 10 secure enduranco
and capability of long continued effort than the
avoidance of everything as drink except cold
water not excluding coffee at breakfast Drink
as LITTLE as possihle of even cold water.
O After any sort of exhaustinp effort n cnu
of coffee hot or cold is an admirable snstainnr
Of tEa STRENGTH until natnre berins IN recover
herself
10 Never cat heartily lust bcrare n rrcat nm.
dertakino. because the nervops nower is irre.
sistiblv drawn "a Inc stomach 70 MANAGE the
nod oston ,buv drovino of' that srnnlv which
he broin and muscle So much need
II If persons will drink brandy IL Is incom.
noroblv safer 10 do 60 after nm effort ihan beGorc
For il can give only a transient strencth. lasting
but few minutes: but as Il can never be known
how Ionosonv gircn efrnr. Is 10 bo Lont in con.
t;npancc and If LONGER Than thc few minutes
Tho hody bccom,., moro feeble than n vouid
have Noon without tbc stimnIns Il Il cieor tLot
he nsc berorc an effort is always hazardous and
Is oivavs unwise.
10 Never ro 10 slecn. esncciallv occr crcot
o(rort ovcn in hot weather vitbout somo covor.
;no 80 ror
IN Irndcr all circpmstanccq r,thcr than lie
down On Tho hare cronnd lie in tbe hollow If
two LOGS nloccd together or across several small.
or rieees Of wood laid side bv side. or sit on
vonr hat leaning apanst tree A nan of ton
or Gftecn minutes IN that noeition will rofrosl,
Won marc than an hour ON tho hare corth Win
The additional ADVANTAGE of ncrfect safety
IA A cut Is less dangerous than = bullct
wound and boaIs morc ronidIv
Is. If from any vonnd tho blc., snirts out
in lets instead of steady stream Won will die
in few minutes nn,ess 4 L rcmedicd boconec
a, ortcrv has bcon dividod and tbot t.Los tho
hlood dyocf from Tho ronntoin Of i;c, ~ stn,,
this instantly tic a handkerchief or otbcr cloth
vcrv loosolv bctwccn tho wound and Tho bcort
nuf a stick bovonet Or rdrtrod between tbe
skin and the handkerchief and twist around nm:
III Tho BLEEDING ceases and kccn II fms until
tho SURGEON arrives
In Ifthn blood fows in n .io,. ,or,,io. stroo,,,
i, vein has bccn nicrccd and tbe IandtorcIiof
mnst he ON the other side Of tho wound from tbc
beart-that is, beiom the wound
II A bullet through tho abdomen. rbciiv or
stnnach) Is moro Certainly fatal Than II aimed AZ
tbc head or heart. for in the Latter cases thc
bali is often glanced off by the bone or follows
round it under the skin: but when II entcrs the
stomach or bowels. from any direction. death is
inevitable under all conceivable crcumstanccs
but is scarcely eyer instantaneous Gencrallv
the ncrson lives dav or two with nerfect clcar.
moss of intellect often nof sufrcr;pg Greatly :
The practical bearing Of This statement In refer.
once to the GREAT future i cIeor
1s; Let the whole beard grow. but not lopocr
tbob somc three inches Tb;e stronothons 11nd
thicl,ens its Growth and tbps pootes more nov.
feet protection for the limos aca;nst dnst and.of
tbc throat against winds and colds IN winter
while in thc Summer a srcatcr nersp;r,t;on Of
thc skin is induced with an ;ncreosn oS ora,o.
ration hence greater coo,ess Of ,bo ,,orts o,,
tbe outside while the Throat is lcss cvo-;sh
thirsty on1 dry
10 Avoid fats and CAT mo,t in sp,,ror and
all warm days.
oo Whenever nossible talo n nl,nco into
ony. lake or running stream svcrv r,"Jn ,,oin;s
soon as Won pet mn. If none at hand ondosvaT ,'r
20 wash the bodv all ovor as coon as ,.o,, 49,
,-onr nod for cleanI;ness acts FL ,. -,
.ra;nst ali diseases alwavs either ,rard;no H.,
ofr aiforetbcr hr 5rcst,v rnIt;c,t;n,, ,o;re
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