Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-08-20
to that complexion it must be reduced, we
have only to say, ''Lay on, MacduH, and
damned be he who FIRST cries hold, enough. ~!
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Hints for the Hospitals,

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Hints for the Hospitals. .-
: have been asked so frequently BY friends
of the, soldier, "what do you need most r
that adopt this general mode ofreply:
l. Money-The necessity of keeping uE
our hospitals to an indefinite period, and
of enlarging them to meet the demands Of
the additional regiments who have come on
to Virginia, call for constant outlay of fund
and the present prices of the necessarless,
as we'll as luxufies, requires double the
amount of an ordinary donation. For Sc
.ourity sake money should always be sent te
DR.. NJ. Laborde, Columbia, for the hospit
ais in Virginia, who will transmit it to me
without risk. E- u.
2. Nurses.-Perseps Of age and expert
ence, who love the sick room, and are in
their neighborhood loved by the sick, are
much needed also faithful servants would
be highly priced. SAWe will give liberia
wages for all such. Epply in this case te
me by mail, ;-. II
8. Bed Clothing for the Wsnter.-The
time is near at hand when the sick need
warm bed.clothing. All the blankets in
the Confederacy will be needed for the
field. Within doors warm thick cotton
or wool comfort answers every purpose. II
matters little what cloth is used, new OF
old, so that it will make good envelope
for the thick layers of cotton or wool. Let
our people prepare these, bale them up, and
send them to Columbia to Dr.. N. LaBorde's
care. (2,5oO comforts will be less than we
need ... =
4. .Soap.-Without this cleanliness is
impossible, and without cleanliness We seek
in vain to restore or preserve health. Ashes
and grease are on every farm. Why can
we not have plenty Of this scarce and now
costly article?
5. Dried Fruits and Hegetables.-This
is an unusually favorable season for fruits
and vegetables They can be easily gath
cred, dried, and put away for use. Peaches
should be peeled always. They are admi'
rable for the convalescing. The dried ap.
pie makes wholesome andrefreshing drink.
Nothing can surpass for, soups the tomato.
There are various modes Of preparing this
for winter use. The mode of boiling down
withpa little salt and drying in cakes is
preferable for transportation. Any skilful
desiccation of soup vegetables would be a
most welcome present to Us. .....
6. Flannels and socks given to the sick
favor his recovery, and when restored keeps
him so Our stock of these, though "hus.
banded with care, is wholly inadequate to
our wants. - ....... ..--
I. have enumerated our chief wants,
but any thing that adds to the comfort of
sick man is only the more important in a
hospital. Cologne, cordials, braudies, teas,
wines, spices, it matters not how small the
parcel-put them 10 box and send them
on. --~.. .
s. Packing and Transportation of boz
es.-Pack carefully, and in such way
that the breaking of a bottle will not dam,
age the loose articles and clothing. Marx
the bale or box, Rev. r. W. Barnwell
hospital stores, care of DR.. NJ. LaBorde,
Columbia; from A. B, - district
Never omit this last, as it is the only way
of ascertaining the safe arrival of boxes
whose shipment is announced BY letter
weeks iu advance Sometimes our boxes
are months in reaching us. If the articles
are of perisbable nature send them by ex'
press, furnishing us the receipt, should we
fail to acknowledge the receipt of the box.
Tho donor must not suppose it lost or that
we are negligent. It is often impossible
| in number of boxes to know where each
came from, and frequently the person who
receives the box and opens it knows moth
ing of the letter which another received
months before announcing its coming.
In this great charity we must often cas
our bread upon the waters, not knowing
whittier it is drifted.
8. Fresh vegetables, tonaatos picked green
Irish potatoes, ohra, peppers, and eue'
fruits, are cheap to us # sent to us at thu
season By erpress Pack IN open 1atticea
bores or champaign baskets and torparo
receipt There is an uuspeakable charm tt
sick man in peach, or tomato, pr bunch
of grapes plucked in Carolina. He forget
on that day that he is in hospital in Rich
mond.
Asking that the papers will publish this
or as much of it as they think proper.
feel confident of the result to the sick sol
dier. R. W. BARNWELL, Jr.
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