The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-12
Soldiers Cared For

Out Of one thousand soldiers ono b,n4.
and four are sick this is a constan; proaor,i,r
al reported BY tie Sanitary Commission, w.
autumn ALL avs increases the number. nv ..'
son OF the hot days and cool lgats eiu.;o,
dlarrheas and dysenteles, of cgery shade ~
degree. One yard and half OF SO t A,,r.
fourteen inches broad. worn, from Au,p,, :,
November, tightly ana constantly around II,
abdomen, in sucu way jh4. i: v: h. lo,oI,
III trout, with bits Of tape strongly scw9l on
one end, and about one yard from the otne,
/ according to The size OF toe person, for cone.
nlencc OF tying would do more toward oreyso.
ing bowe complaints among cur brave and st
denying soldiers, than all known hDtuaa mean,
besides. This simple device arrested the onset
OF cholera, Ia three days, in one Of the arrest
divisions OF the Prussian army when the terri.
bic scourge last visited Europe. Let every lam
ny who has member In the army, forward
such an article On the instant OF reading this if
you can DO no better, send an old wor1 pett.
coat, for, by reason OF its sottness and pia5j!y
1t Is better than a1ythln. else Let every
mother who reads tins, aud who NAV have no
son or other relative Orayeiy batting Tor toe
perpetulty OF our glorious Union, send one
abdominal bandase, 10 be given to some vor.
thy soldier who has no mother. no sister 10
wife, to exercise these kindly cares Tor him
AND let the generous rlch OF whom there ar.
so many among Us, be assured that 1t is in.
possible to spend all equ1l amount Of money
as efficiently III any other way. One man who
has been III the army twelve mouths is worth
n0D tw o raw recruits; hence one dollars worth
of good WOODEN flannel for one of them or even
an old petticoat, by Keeping such soldier heal
thy IN the field, viii be worth than the fifty
dollars bounty paid for the two recruits under
the present exlgencles OF the case.
Winter Is coming let the sisters and moth.
ers OF the soldiers bo.lE to knit TWO or three
pairs OF thick WOODEN socks. to be forwarded
to each son aud brother by the first OF Geo,
Der; let the toes and heels be double knittel
or sheathed with the blue cloth of some worn
out coat or pantaoons, cautloning the soldier
10 keep the toe nails closely trimmed 50 .. %
prevent the cutting Of the socks.
Begin at once, and put up in quart Ito
cans, to be forwarded al imeryat tor it sta.
In large quantities. at "a cline, they viii ,e
wasted or too lavishIy used pickeied cucun,
bers aud cabbage. Onious are Represented
by Psychologist to be among tut most whos'
some aud nutritious OF all the Vegetable pro.
ducts, besides their immedatIy isvigora;IDg
and enlivening effects. If gallon OF onlon'
could be sent to each soldier once mOnh,
IN addition TO quart Of picked cucumDers
or cabbage, scurvy, already beginning to nan'
ltest Itself, would be unknown. And i II
could be ielt now gra elul quart tin eau OF
preserved berries, tomatoes, or fruits, would
be to soldier who does not see such tnlngs,
preserved or fresh, sometimes for months 20
gether, their sisters, and mothers, and cOuSlnS
and wives would spare 10 little paios to pre-
pare good supply for months to come, aud
would begin to send them on the instant
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