The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-18
Practical Su 1IesfiOHS.


I. War is a business, and should be undertake
en- and prOsecnted like any other business. Ey.
erything should tend to the securing of elficien
| cy, comfort, ability, on the part of the soldier
A leather apron at ball and kid gloves hold OF
| plow-handles are not more absurdly out of place
than uniform which, however finely 1t may ap.
| pear on parade, does not leave the wearcr per-
fectly comfortable, and in condition to march as
| far and fight as etiectually as possible.
IL. All brishtcolored scarfs pelts, sashes,
badges, stripes, bands, caps, &C., that may serve
| to direct the tncmys aim, should be utterly dis.
carded in the uniform of men in actual service.
They may answer on holiday parade, but nev.
| er in the field of combat. On the contrary the
uniform should be plain, the colors subdued, and
nothing exhibited that can at all serve to insure
| closer, deadiier aim.
| Ill. Flannel can heardly be worn too nroiasely
by soldiers in service, but even this, when expo
| sed should he of qnict, unattraetive colors. Red
| shirts are clearly objectionable.
". Target practice, at long distances, is part
of the necessary training of raw troops for act
ual service A few days steady practice works
wonders with men little accustomed to firearms
Measuring distances with the eye, and Judging
hoy many rods distant an object may be, are
| important. The Minnie rife in good hands, will
do execution at a distance Of half mile
V. The soldier should march as lightly loaded
as possible. Arms and ammunition he must ear
ry; knapsack and blanket cannot well be laid
aside on march, but he who carries but thirty
pounds will oumarch him who carries fifty, and
will fight thereafter undepressed by fatigue Re-
duce the weight of his packIoad whenever yon
safely can.
VI The MIME Rife, with Sword Bayonet il
held the most effective arm for infantry Where
these cannot be had, those nearest like them
should be preferred.
VII. As vet, our volunteers are almost wholly
Infantry or Zouaves. There must be great in
crease of Cavalry and of Artillery to compose
an army effective in the open field
VIII. Our women who want to be helpful in
this contest, should provide Flannel garments
and Socks in bales, as well as LINT and Bandages
for our brave soldiers They will rapidly wear
out and loose what they have in brisk cam.
paisn, and fresh supplies will be alwa, welcome.
Let them be provided in generous abuadauce.-
n. Y. Tribune.
A SECEssIoNIsr STRUNG UP.-About noon
Of one day last week a, stranger, stopping at the
National Hotel ON Exchange street, app AIRED at |
the front dooro that elf ,e, and uttered ahur
rah for JEFF Davis!" A hackman standing near
warned him not to repeat the cry. "Hurrah for
jeff. Davis, and Tn Davis man to the back |
bonc!" again shouted tie stranger tauntipply.
The hackman waited Co near no more, but imme.
diately took the halter from the head of one of
his horses and followed BY several of his CON
panons, seized the offender roughly. Despite
his desperate resistance, they dragged him into a
back room ofthe hotel. noosed the halter around
bis neck, threw the other end over beam in the
ceiling, and strung the cuprit up incontinently
He seized the rope with his hands and managed
10 sustain himself thus for several moments, but
bis extensor muscles finally lost their strength,
and the pressure upon his jugnlar grew intoler.
abie--A husky Hurrah 70: the Cnion ~ broke
from his lips, and he was let down wilted and
wiser, II mol better man. Not single remark
upon the state OF the country" has since pas.
,ed his lipa-IBuffalo Advertiser.