Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-19
HOSPITAL STORES WANTED BY THE UNITED STATE
fs7 SANITARY COMMISSION.

i H0bPITAL STORES WANTED BY THE UNITED STATE
| ds' SANITARY COMMISSION.
1st. HosPIrAL SHIRTS of two breadths yart
wide, unbleached muslin, one and a half yardl
long; open one half yard at flap; length Of col
lar twenty inches; depth Of arn.hole twelve
inches; length Of sleeve three fourth yards; hem
at wrist and leave open ten inchesi length Of
slit in front one yard; with piece four inches
wide lspping under; fasten with four tape
strings.
Not more than one.fourth of the stock shall
be made by the above rule-for the rest, make
plain loose night shirts, ordinary pattern, one
and one-fouFth yards long. A few may be made
open all the way down the back, fastened up
with tapes.
3D. HosrrrAL DRAwERs, one and fourth
yards in length, one breadth yard wide, un-
bleached muslin, In each leg; length from waist
to crotch, on back, twenty-five inches, in front
eighteen inches, with three buttons, hem and
drawing arouLd the waist and at each ANGLE.
Loose drawers Of ordinary patterns are also
required. A large proportion Of these hospital
garments ought, at this season, 10 be made Of
light flannel, or canton flannel. The flannel
used should bo mixed with cotton, as less liable
to shrink. ~
3D.. Towels, Handkerchiefs, loose Slippers,
Woolen Socks i4gsr i'
4 4th. BED LiNrN-Bed sackng, seven feet
long, three feet wide; pillow sacking, sixteen
inches wide, thirty inches long; pillow cases,
eighteen inches wide, thirty-six inches long !,
sheets, four feet wide, eight feet long.
5th. LINT made from linen rage, either scrap
ed or raveled in short threads. The linen must
be perfectly clean and free from any taint Of
disease.
4, 9Th. BArDAoEs-F First, ROLLERS, from one to
four inches wide, about four yards long; Of soft
cotton or flannel, rolled very hard and smooth
ly. Second, ABDOMINAL BANDAoEs, Of thick
flannel; length, one and tsree-qusrter yards, to
overlap In front; width, ten to thirteen inches,
with narrow CORES at the hips; three and half
inches high, and two inches vide at the bottom,
with three broad tapes on each eide, attached
upon Of above the cores Old linen and cotton
pieces, without seams or selvedges for CON-
presses and dressings. i9D' 'tGu ~ i@,9
Cotton batting and waddiDg, Oil Silk, CASTLE
Soap and Sponges. ( '9i 9-qs
{. 7th. Jellies, dried or canned fruit of every
kind, tomatoes, sweet corn (put up In sealed
cans), also light groceries 10 parcels, as lei.
rice, corn starch, farina, sago, pearl baiey. oaf
meal yeast cakes and yeast powders. brand.
native wines and oordiais in pint bottles
9th. BLANKeTs, QUrLTs AND ConFoRr ABLEs. -
q The troops In the feld need blankets. Thel
supply IN the country is exhausted Men1
spfing 70 arms faster than the mills can manu- \
iactufs, and large quantities ordered from
Ebroad have not arrived. To relieve pressing |
contributions are invited from The |
surplus Of families. The regulation army blank
ets weigh Eve pounds, bus good, sound wooden |
blankets, weighing nos less than four pounds, /
will be gladly received at the ONCE Of the Uni
led States Quagtermastef IN the principal towns '