, 1861-10-09
AN NAPPEAL FOR OUR ARMY.
what ts Wanted for the Winter.

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what Is Wanted for the Winter.
rdz dAs1EasG TSEEg eSHS5SsEsH SR 2REHfSs. TO THE
The Amy Sauitary Commlaaion haa Issued
ihe following appeal to thewomen Of America
IN behalf Of the soldiers OF our army. Tie
approach Of the cold season re4uilea the in
mediata adoption Of measures for the protec-
ton Of our troopa against the diseom1oTss OF
trust :awaken ! hearty response from ths
70 rur LOYAL WOMEN OF AMERICA.
TREASURY BuupHe, WAsHrseroN,l
October1, 1851.
Count,y,oonen j. You are called upon to help
take care Of cur sick and wounded soldiers
and sailors.
: It is true that Government undertakes their
care, but all experience, in every other country
alone cannot completely provide for the -hu-
name treatment Of those for whom the duty Of
providing, q well as possible, Is aekno oW1edEed.
Even at this period Of the War, and With
much smaller proportion OF sick and wounded
than is to be expected, there is much suffer
Ing, and dear lives are daily lost because Gov
er5n1ent cannot put the right thing IN the !
right place at the right time. No other Gov
ernme1t has ever provided as well for its
soldiers SO soon after the breaking ont Of |
tat there is much sdffe1ing, and that death |
unnecessarily occurs from the imperfectness |
Of the Government arrangements. This is
pc1tly owing to the Ignorance, parity to the
! indolence, and partly to the inhu.nanlty and
| knayery Of various agents Of Government, as
| wei Is to the organic defecta Of the system.
| But humanity to 1.-THE sick must, to certain
| e1.ent, be sacrificed, uLGer Government, to
the Pnlpo Of securing the utmost possible
strength and efficiency TO the military force
I fc $fNt ta fFnF t55f ant
must still be administered systematically, and
in perfect subordiuation to the general sys-
TEN Of administration Of the Government.
To hold its agents in any degree responsible
Government naust protect them from the in
reference Of responsible persons.
necessary, which, without taking any Of the
euttes e the Tsar agents e
them means Of administering to the wants Ut
the sick md wounded much beyond That
could be obtained within the arbitrary limits
CT supply established By Government, and in
Etrict accordance with the regulations neces-
tsFy to /. f'' maintaining proper accountability
The Sanitary Commission, volunteer and
. | unpaid bureau Of the War Department Of the
Government, constitutes such an agency.
GkdeE its present organization ege1y camp
, and military hospital, from the Atlantic to the
plains, Is regularly and frequently visited, its
, wants aEcertained, anticipated as far s. posi-
| bic, AID whenever it is right, proper, and
{ bEoadlv 1nercital, supplied directly By the
Commission to the extent Of its ability. For
; The means Of maintaining this Organization,
) | ard Of exercising, through it, direct inau-
erce upon the officers end men favorable to .
!. prudent guard against the dangers Of disease
f TO II hlch tiey are subject, which is its first
s and principal object, the Commission Is
!, wholly dependent npon voluntary contsibn
%1r1.c fcf "a {rae Fan ~ n1
G Diristcring to the needs Of the eick and wound.
e ed, the Commission relies upon gift offerings
1 of their ewn .handiwork from the loyal women
cfthe land. Il receives rot one dollar from
i. Government.
!. "A large proportion OF the gifts Of the peo
d pie to the army hitherto have been wasted, @.
: worse than wasted, because directed without
: knowledge or disc Elimination. It is only
II through the Commission that such gifta car
y reach the army with reasonable assuranc.
j thtt they will be received Whsre the5 do tat
most good and the least haIn.
It The Sanitary Commission has established
J. itg right to claim the confidence Of the nasion
% The Secretary Of War and Major General Nc
e | GILLIAN hays b0th recently acknowledged, il
il tie wa1mest terms, disadvantages which hayt
already resulted from its labcr5, and the dis
r cret;on and. .Ekll with which they haye beei
u I hitherto directed. Its advice has been fTael,
Il | taken, and in several important particular
,B acted upon, fayorablyto the health Of the army
II By the government There has scarcely beel
t. & coIaTany Of volunteers in the field wherein
1r Eome defect, error, or Ut giigence eudangerln!
1e Lealth, has not teen pointed ont By is agert
and its removal or abatement effected. Iaer
q! las net been single instance in which its eel
m vices Or advice, offered through all its variou
th ! agencies, have been repulset; not q sipEl
a1 complaint has been received Of its enabariasi
T. irg any officer in his duty, or Of its intal
n 1tFlng With discipline il the slizhtes :
t., 1ecfed to induce precautions against cersai
nj Gags CT diseases which hare scou5ged almo=
n, every modern European army, which dee
,a. mated our army in Mexico, aud which, at on
st, palst, rendered nearly half Of ore Of our 9
It. is ground for national gratitude that OF
he present armies hare passed through the mo.
at trying season Ct the Ssar, TonaeFfa'ly eseal
nt g tss ffngfF Hht hass thsfe s5s S5a1d
ar s:cn eaauct be doubted, but that, among h
,st nan agencies, a large share Of credit for
should be giyen to those la5ors, it Is neith
er arrogant nor unreasonable to assert. In til
mt assurance, what contribution that has hlthsr
m been made to the treasury, Or to the store
tie Commiesion, is it not received back aga
aa- More than flt!y thousand articles ha7e bee
lie received by the Commission from their pot
bis otc countryNonen. It is not known th
ur one sent to them has failed to reach its des
.e1 ration, nor Is there one thEt cannot be &
urs counted for. It is confidently believed Il
there has not been Of late single case Of
out | we're illness In the amy Of the Potomac, q
Ea' wherever the organization Of: the Commits;
IN has been completely extended, In which so1
ng- OF these articles have not administered to
it'll ! relief Of suffering.
st After an intimate and confidential conf
vas cree With the Secretary Of War, the commal
led er Of the army Of the Potomac and the o.
nv te1ma4ter General, there is reason to soil
Lis with urgency large increase Of the reeourt
hes at the command ofthe Commission, especia
and Of that class Of it's resources upon which
re- must chiefly draw for the relief Of the sick
ote weunded.
tat. The experience Of the Commission has
re- well acquainted it with the earnest wish
hat the women Of the North to be allowed to wt
AXE In the national cause, that it is deemed !
not | is real and immediate occasion for their b
dis. e1ertions, and to indicate convenient arran
3nt) ments for the end In view.
see Il is, therefore, snggested that societies
ton at once formed in every nelghborhooo VIII
ser. they are not already established, and that
de. istiDg societies Of suitable organization,
ulli- DoEcas Societies, Sewing Societies, Read
pnel Clubs and Sociablee, devote themselves, fo
the that energetic and respectable committees
t. appointed to call from house to house
Dis store to stere, to obtain contributions in
are te1ia1s suitable to be made up. or money
the purchase Of such materials; that col
= Of tlons be made in churches and schools
pro- | factories aud sheps, 1or Inc eema pnrpt
1t In that contribution oo3es pe p!aeea IN POSE
d re- ces, newspaper Offices, railroad and telegs
offices, public houses, steamboats, aud II
ama- boats, and in all other suitable places, labs
ans. 81 For our sick and wounded !" and all 1
mod women meet at such convenient times
places us may be agreed upon in each ne
t has borhood or social circle, to work upon
o do, materials which shall be 60 procured.
enpt Every woman IL the country can, a.
nited least, knit pair Of Wooilan stockings, {
not, can purchase them. In each tow
had there be concert On this subject, taking
20 be that three OF four sizes are provided.
# his upon place for receiving, and date ?
od in tic package shall be transmitted, AID gel
II. az soon as possible to the most convenie1
minr The Gepots Of the Commission.
4 az DEscR1PT1oF OF ARTICLES 4losT NEEDE
B ankets for single beds; quilts, Of cheap
At he terial, about seven feet long By fifty in
en- in | vide; knitiwoolen socks woollen or Ca!
flannel bed gowns, wrappers, undersairfs
Ict for drawers; small hair and feather pillows
him q cushions for wounded limbs slippers.
nd Sc Delicaeles for the sick-sueh as tarina Al
root, corn-starch, cocoe, condensed milk
tes in | nicely dried fiui1-can be advantageouslJ
etters | t-ibuted By the Commission. Jellies sl
IN de- be carefully prepared to avoid fe1menta
and mset securely packed. Many articl
ties Of clothing have been injured, in Packages
amps, tofore sent the Commission, By the bren
nself, o. la1s and bottles. pEer every vessel
egula. tairing jelly stFew white sugar to the
Of hall an inch, aud paste stout paper
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