Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24
The Health of mr.

By PROF DARBY, OF EAST A1AR,,
10 the Editors of the Enouirer. A"A1A COLLEGE
6ESrLEMEN: Feeling, like Thousand. i,
citizens, the deepest sofcitude in repsrd VI Our M
our army, visited Fairfax and i,v ~. " lie call
ness 1t among our forces. "'O0ot Of Id
The causes, in my opinion are most
now well established fact that for ~. "Pparent H.
rightly perform its Office in supportinn dln.sphep
must contain ozone, the active conditier human Ii.
10 readily detected In all healthy locslitias oxygen i
IL IN the tents OF our soldiers and none co., tested
ertd In the lower parts OF the tents in De dbr
The sieepers then were without this esss-,; moI0tg
of the vital air. The mere absence Of ~ N"I colds
haps, be borne by most constitutions for Lis might Nc
hours; but 1t would be remarkable that u Sacos,,
neutraized the czone should just s9r :us agnN,
that neutrality, aud not be in excess to p5
ed for what Saw calls puterine and Ne m
in tent in which five of our soldiers cla1 a6gnda
heavy, putresclble substance, without Cd ms h,
rated 10 certain conditions of decsyino n Qua ga
source In the tents Is probably mostly i-oo, Una h
tons OF the bodies OF the sieepeIs, No,6na' tD.s
more readlly than those emanatiOns as nav FoGs
proved Another source is from the soil ~ fead7 !.
lie. The living vegetation, which wonIJ W Which IA,
sumo those materials, is DESTROYED, And V%ltr7s en-
the body hastens It's production and there e S'ui
the air to consume it. 10 zle /,
Ozone and puterine are antagonisn, W.,
lists the other cannot '11eCl Ia
The above are the facts. Can they he rs..,
We should think their conditions mirG. '{flda.
The tents are to close at night. lbev ro,.I ~ I7y
so that they could not be closed onv 70 ,5I <l
keep off the storm. One-third OF tho tor ~T'r 45
ways be open the opening so ARRANGED II. ,.ot
be altered to different sides of the tent 1a ly
Ieeward in storms. :" ~ heal
There are too many in q tent, as row co,..
The tents are too near each Other There or,.s
least one rod between the tents; 20 that ssouI Ca
have its full effect the intervening .peca '' &2 Of
The contents of the tent, especially blanbo.,
&c, should be placed out in the sun eyerv 5,r F''
sun Shines The tents should be conlp-ry; , 'r2
or removed at least once a week. that the sn9 lung
its purifying effect on the soil U'! -o
Much advantage, no doubt, might hp r,i..,
location of the tents in regard to each o1ra .''
rounding localities Our prevailing winds ,a,
ery. All offensive localities should, Of cnrsa w
the leeward, or East side of the camp; tfaI,s,l h
arranged North and South The cooking g5 n
should as much as possible, be OF that so ' , -@
vitiated air may not be driven into the Ient, '~'
conditions are reversed in the arrangements ~ '.&
the camps. The sickness is now somewhat .'r
for want of material 10 subjects; bat if no I,.
rangements are made, pneumonia, ptursv AMI IVY. ~
fever will appear with greater virultnce. 'r"~
Many Of the camps are kept clear from Cf1gpn,.
rails; but even this, we are sorry to say, isnotH
with all. But the utmost cleanliness is not ra ".
The virus has no necessary connection with flb ,
hiblted to sight or smell. The most Loaf, Soma NY
tons may be free from the active agent IN DO,
disease, and the most ceanIy apparently, NAV m1
it in greatest power. The tests are The opIy r.,.
and these should he applied.
1t is said the conditions required are imprars,s
However this may be, cannot say. Ilarmy 5.-r
so enacts and is inhexible, she is il conflict Win r
more inflexble, and which will never yien Hmm.
beings must have pure air containing ali csscq. I.
ments, and the conditions of supply must be o.snt
or such results as are row mantestiDg tleusra
our army will follow.
have made the above statements without arrgnr
or proof, that your space may be spared, and villa y
kindest feeling towards all concerned, having loob
motive than the interest of our glorious cause prom
ting the health OF cur noble soldiers Very resp cal
!