Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-10
NUMBER l64

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ieets Of taiE can scarcely be expressed but those,
~ ~ lever fs 70 repeat il Upon the
S,Il ~ ne march The feet should Be sare~
Io.ly .e 80 eleAa dry .Oeu put On Ons can
scHE1ey nt-s1ne me qelstericua eRacts Of few
smS oLnls- ons, nos Only upon the comfort but the
neAlsn oI zen. footsore soldier Is ce-tsirl 10 Be
over iAegeed, the repetition Of which for two or.
ness, if it dPes not cost him his life - -
The hair and beard should be trimmed .bo-t q,
q preventive to the encroaehments CT ysrmin
which are ways 70 be found even in the bsst aSa
latea SanPH;- The best remedy hOWeFeF, is carr
good coup aud make free use Of It. Upon rising
IN the morning. the soldier should battle freely 10
eoid water aslng u upon his whole pers0n, II he
mas tune AM opportunity and at amp rate; upon his
nead, snoulpeEs and lrivates. The feet should be
0athed at night After heated marches care should
oe tsksn Ilot TO go bathing until ample time Ras
oeen aherufa me system to cool of. By neglecting
tbs, many lauaoleartes have been lost soldiers
ne 10 CAM apart tr0u any fatigue duies he may
nave .s y PerE0r Y summed up as follows:
Aeend rPlI call Immediately after reVells, 8 In
summer, spring and fall, and 81 in winter.
6reakias4 an hour after revs lie. 81
company drlll for an hour from 70 g.
9atAhon drll for an hour from 10 70 II.
Company drill from II to IL.
Battalion drill from to
Roll call ITS.
Dress Pais at 5 Or5I2. q
Supper 81 6 Ia IA r- ss
ROlI call At Ia. ---.-- e., ,--..--...- 49,. $500.
Taps at 8 -------..--- 49, - -
The roll cal, company and battalion drilI. a.,
can, no"essr, De changed at pleasure BY tie com
1hung oLleers. The soldier having sVsrsd st
rot cli, IrePares hls breakfast in which great
ss ~ elersIy shown, 70 the immense dssri--r
would be he Simplest mstts, 4, - I.setiP e.
90 ~. oAEery. aad give COED bread 10 the army 81
oae ne Very simplicity Of the matter eauseuis !,
1ise - y eiecaea AZ necessary consequencoY
TIC sOiuleE Compelled to bake biz own bread and
noe one IN u thousand understanding how to prepare
H. reees o. food Is eOncoctsd tie deIessrious
lecG Oh "hpeh' though not at ones felt, in. few
weeks crowd our hospitals with pslid patients and
MI many graves which should have been len a..
tenented. Having nothing but sheet iron nan 10
bake his dPugh IN, which be either mikes 70 f6s1
consistency Of clay, or adds to It she equally ipi1-
rous soda par soldier klaps his cakes into he nan
snd generally seorehes them little on each aide--
Tor the heat generating rapidly through the thin
IRON, cooks the mere surface Of the cake and leaves
i raw IN the middle. Half the time the meat il
nrst fried, and the bread thrown in the gravy and
fried also Il is safe calculation t. aSserL that
Inree times cut OF four the bread, thus prepared
could be hro a Ne Ran kn0ckzg him dolCh Euth-
OHs OreaEAg tAe edbs. About the consistency and s
toughness Of leather, 1t may be more palstsbls to
the stomaeh but scarcely more digesh5Is. Nov,
the remedy or All TINS Is plain, even If bakeries
cannot De eFesolshed. Tbs company eommahder
should alWaBs' If possible, secure the services Of
company copk, who could devote the Whala DAY to 3
culinary pufsults and, with an assistant could pre-
pare whOlssbme and desirable meaIs- Bur u-hetEe, -
N messes OF IS whole, should be taken to-
nave the brfad prepared By knsading 10 aud beat
ing win q roller for at least ten minutes The
tougnness OF the hour II thus worked ont, and the
bread tnen baked will be Wholesome. Then. 77
lnsteac OF placing the pan upon q hot
nre, as Is usually done, bake il upon slow
One. II each company would provide ltssJf with ~
several articles familiarity called "ths ktchensD
which are Light aud portable, bread could be baked
with little trouble, and the sstaf Of lifen could At
al times be Kept conducive % health A8 The AMI
maj nood USED IN the army e neesssitdts lE gene
rally SALT Il Is far better that il should be boiled
and that the use of the grease should be avoided;
except iOnaIy in making m tie breai F-ied
meat Is always tough and unWhOlss9me, aEd par
Iieularly 50 when hastily prepared in camp. The
use Of pickles and vinegar, IN moderAts amOunss
Is necessary % prevent scurTy or similar Gnd 81
eutaneous diseases, which life in camp il prons to
sngender. Vegetables should always be freely uaed,
when they lan DO obtained. COfee is generally
IpOilf, By bling made mere dishWater Of aud fs ~
Fsry unWhOl eSOme also IN that way, as iulnciuK
iiarrheA After beng well parched it shouid Be
round tine, IN order to extract the whole Of rs
trength. Al half pint Of boiling water should than
'e poured ihto the pot for each mans ration Of q
offee, and the whole should be violently boiled for
ltteen mint ses; Dashing . pint two Of cold
water there to settle it, good wholesome coffee -
made, half pint 70 each person, which Is an ample
apPly. - -e "