The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-27

for special Casa. We bed BEEN oceuptsd till :
lstS hour removing our etosss ETC., ftoa The -.
putasang hospitals eoss tent kindly prepares
for usby General Grsen, near his own headquAst-
en-, be and the ofaesrs Of HE stat learning that
We had oil become sick from tho stsseh arising
from the amputation rooms. Captain Hodgs,
the chief quartermsster, and "a honest and
humane regular army o1cer, accompanied nra
Fales and myself on our mission. L wss truly
Affecting to see how grateful they Ill were for the
smallest attention. One Of these was colonel
Of Q Pennsylvsnia regiment Who vas partially
paralDxed. After hs had eaten the uourishmen
We had prepared for him, be Said 70 nrA Falee
and me, speaking With the greatest di@cuity,
win b the friend Of your husbands - long - I
live, and you, esp J" turning to Captain Hodge.
/" may God bless you; will never forget you
Az We we're bsndlng over anothes, . private, who
had been MORALLY wounded in the head, trying
70 stop the low o. blood from the wound, be
looked up at u, and said in soplsintivet voice,
:" How good Il looks 70 see women IL makss me
think u my mother aud hone > BE Inquired,
:" What are your names ~ When W told him,
be remarked, I a done With this, butt will
remember you in another Worid.p He wss bleed.
ing 70 DEATH and expired in aftssn minutes
AlshouGhiit seems 70 do the sick msn god 20
go iadies-6nd,s dosbtisss. women can do mAny
things for the Gck better than men esn--ystg I
am sorry to cay, maly wh0 sre admitted 70 the
hospitals are perfectly wosthlsss They hste aot
ssnSs enoukh 70 tskG care Of Qtmss9ss at ho0sty
much lees % take barefoot the sick in, 10 army.
They require more washington ten timesovsf than
oil they IL WORTH They Try the pati6ncs Of
the ollOetS bsyoud measure, and I an not SUR
priced that obey dAsald feel annoyed often On
thss sscc0ans,a % zee women coming within the
liaee. We adDsample ofthem yes6srdsy mesns
ing Anoacer came TO our doef stan early hour
with couple of lsdies ard eequsstsd 10 b pro.
vide for them, ~ stsy had bssn riding IN The
ears for sore hours, without anything to sak-
We had but ore plate one knife; one tin cup
left, having given everything elss to the hospi-
tails. We, however, prepared food and fed than.
We then Asked the iadissr if they hid brought
hospital goods TO distribute. They aid "No,
We inquired II they bad come asnursess No, Z
the object Of your VISIT They replied, TO
took after the sick, and supsrintend."I need
hardly add that sush women are worse than uSe.
less In tie place Of helping others, the men
are worn out With waiting on them. A large
number of the women, officers wives, surgeons
wives, sanitary women. and socalled nurses,
| whom have seen within the lines, am COM
PEELED to bellows 60 to be waited on, and not 70
help the suffering. We want workers; women
who have sense enough to take care of them
selves; and the strength and noblsness of heart
TO wait on the sick. ,.s......,. ..;,.,...,,.
Please pardon me for writing ave times q
much % intended when commenced, and Al
low me to thank you and the society for the WI.
liable donations of money and goods, admirably
selected, which, you placed in my hands for the
out your instructions in their distribution. a.
Yours, truly, Mrs. JANIS HARLAN.