The hydraulic press., 1861-06-29
Hints to Volunteers IN the Field.


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Hints to Volunteers I'm the Field.
Halls Journal of Health furnishes the fol-
lowing suggestions as to preserving the
health of soldiers in campaign:
l. In any ordinary campaign, sickness dis
ables or destroys three times as many as the
sword.
2. On march from April to November,
the entire clothing should be colored fan
mel shirt with a loosely buttoned collar, cot
ton drawers, woolen pantaloons, shoes ard
stockings, and light-ccicred felt has, wifi.
broad brim to protect the eyes and face from
the glare of the snn ard from the rain, and
substantial bat ret heavy coat when of ef
duty.
3. Sun stroke IS Gsost effectuaiiy prevented
by Wearing SILK handkerchief in the CROWN
of the hat.
4. Softf9d blankets are best, and if lined
with brown drilling the warmth and dura-
bilty are doubled, While THE pro'tectfoh
against danpness from lying on the ground
is almost complete.
5. Never lie or sit down On the grass or
bare ground for q moment rather use your
hat-a handkerchief even, is great protec-
tion. The warmer you are the greater need
for this precaution, as damp vapor is i'm
mediately generated. to be absorbed by the
clothing, and to cool you off too rapidly.
6. While marching, or on other active duty,
the more thirsty you are, the more essential
is it to safety of life ITSELF TO rinse out the
mouth two or three times, and then take a
swallow of water at a time, with short inter-
walls. A brave French general, on forced
march, fell dead on the instant, by drinking
largely of cold water, when snow was on the
ground.
Z. Abundant sleep is essential to bodily
efficiency, and to that alertness Of mind
which is all-important in an engagement; !;
and few things more certainly and more
seffectually prevent sound sleep than eating
HEARTILY after sundown, especially after a
heavy march or desperate battle. =
8. Nothing is more certain to secure en-
durance and capablity of long continued
effort, than the avoidance OF everything as a
drink except cold water, rot excluding coffee
at breakfast. Drink as little as possible, of
even cold water.
g. After any sort OF exhausting effort, a
cup of coffee, hot or cold, is an admirable
sustainer of the str-cgth, until nature begins
to recover herself
TO- Never eat heartily just before great
undertaking; because the nervous power is
irresistibly drawn to the stomach to manage
the food csten, thus drawing off that supply
which the brain and muscles so much need.
H. If persons will drink brandy, it is COM
parably safer to do SO after an effort than be-
fore for it can only Ffve-a transient strength,
lasting but few minutes; but as it can
nexer be known how long any given effort
than the Few minutes, the body becomes
more feeble than it would have been without
stimulrs, it is clear that its use before an
effort is always hazardous, and is always uu-
wise.
IL. Never 60 to sleep, especially after a
great effort, even in hot weather, without
some covering over you.
l3. Under all circumstances, rather than
lie down on the bare ground, lie in the hol-
low of two logs placed together, or across
several smaller pieces of wood, laid side by
side; or sit on your hat, leaning against a
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 advan :
stage of perfect safety.
IA A cut is less dangerous than a bullet
wound, and heals more rapidly.
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in lets, instead of steady stream, you will
die in few minutes unless it is remedied !;
because an artery has been divided, and that
takes the blood direct from the fountain of
lite. To stop this instantly, tie handker-
chief or other cloth very loosely betsceen o.
the wound and the heart; put a stick, bayo-
net or ramrod betreen the skin and the hand
kerchicf and twist it around until the bleed
ing ceases, and keep it thus until the sur
geon arrives.
l6. If the blood flows in a slow, regular
stream, vein has been pierced, aud the
handkerchief must be on the other side of
the wound from the heart; that is, belo'c the
wound.
II. A bullet through the abdomen (belly
or stomach) is more certainly fatal than if
aimed at the head or heart: for in the latter
case the ball is often glanced off by the bone,
.or follows round it under the skin; but when
st enters the stomach or bowels. from any
direction, death is inevitable under all con-
.ceiyable circumstances, but is scarcely ever
instantaneous. Generally the person lives a
day or two with perfect clearness of intellect,
often not suffering greatly. The practical
bearing of this statement in reference to the
great future is clear.
Is. Let the whole beard grow, but not
longer than three inches. This strengthens
and thickens its growth, and thus makes a
more perfect protection for the lungs against
dust, and of the throat against winds and
cold in winter, while in the summer greater
persppiration Of the skin is induced, with an
increase of evaporation; hence, greater COOL
ness of the parts on the outside, while the
throat is less feverish, thirsty and dry.
lssAyoid fats and fat meats in summer
and III all warm days.
20, Whenever possible, take plunge into
any lake Or running stream every morning
as soon as you get up; none at hand, en-
deavor to wash the body all over as soon as