Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-06
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.
SOLDIERS AID Society NORTHERN OHIO,
CLEVELAND, o, Dec, 8, 1862.

transmission Of goods to hospital localities
in Kentucky and Tennessee, and we can
assure our contributing Branches that our
system of shipment and distribution is
such as to secure the most satisfactory re-
suits Our goods are met by an agent at
Cincinnati, re-shipped and accompanied to
their destination, where they are disburs-
ed under the careful eye of an experienced
and faithful sanitary inspector, from whom
we obtain full report of the distribu-
tion.
DR.. Reads published reports upon the
condition Of the hospitals of PerryviIls
and Danville have been read with the
deepest interest, and some of the officers of
this Society who accompanied DR.. Read
upon his last visit, have had the satisfae-
ton Of seeing the good results Of his Ia
bOrs among the sick and wounded Of those
localities Unfavorable. as are all the sur
roundings Of these hospitals, and destitute
as they still are Of SO much which we deem
indispensable to the comfort, or even the
very existence of an invalid, they have
been SO infinitely improved by the exer-
tiOns Of the Sanitary Agents, that it is diff
feult TO ennnaiGe what 1znnld have bSsn the
suffering endured by the victims of that
terrible battle, had not Northern benevO-
lenee como to their timely succor. It is
only necessary to visit those hospitals to
see that the time and talent Of our zeal
Gus eO-workers, the women Of Northern
Ohio, have not been spent in vain, and we
would that every faithful laborer in this
good cause could have the satisfaction Of
seeing these results Of her industry and
her liberality.
With the opening Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, wide field is present
ed to our activity, and it is our desire TO
supply as literally as possible those who
have been 50 long cut off from the receipt
of the aid which they so greatly need
Two thousand eight hundred are now in
hospital at Bowling Green, where DR..
Read has just gone with a supply Of stores
to continue the work in which he has been
SO long and SO faithfully engaged.
In Nashville, 5000 sick men are calling
for the sympathy and the services of their
friends at theNOrth. The presentdestitu-
tiOn of the Nashville hospitals is 30 great
that we have felt it ne cessary to turn our
whole stock in that direction, and very
heavy shipment made to that city within
three days past, brings'us new before our
friends pleading an empty ItOrs-hOu'e, which
we trust their libsraIity will refill before
the next large call is made upon US.
To the wide circle of Aid Societies that
have disbursed their bOuntiful supplies
through our agency, and to which we look
with condolences for continued assistance,
we need not nrge the necessity for redOub-
led efforts. Taught by great experience
we all appreciate the necessities Of our
troops during the coming winter, and like
them We are enger to push forward while
there remains work for us to do.
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be the policy of our armies, while wee cheer
fully and zealously enter upon the duties
which are entailed upon US in consequence
Of the increase and activity of our forces
in the field.
The advent Of winter warns US that some
change is necessary in the material Of
hospital clothing, as cotton is low too thin
to be worn with safety, and Canton fan
mel and wOOlen are indispensable to the
comfort Of the men.
The high price of material renders great |
economy necessary in cutting, and we
have been at the pains to obtain accurate
which may be used in cut
ting medium sized garments. 1t iswell to |
cut shirts and drawers Of three sizes, and |
these dimensions can easily be altered for
larger or smaller wesrers, to suit the differ
snt widths Of material.
Shirts should be cut "a inches long; 2s |
inches wide; length en- shoulder, 9 inohesi
slit in front, IS inches long, with cotton
facing and flap; depth of arm-hOle, 10 |
inches; length of sleeve a inches length |
of wristbsnd, 10 inches; collar, 1s inches
Ong, inches wide.
Drawers, As inches long; width at seat,
10 inches; length from waist to seat lin
'ront) IL inches, lin back 20 inches;
width at ankle 8 inches, hem plain around;
he waistband should be in two hslves,
each 10 inches long and fastened at back
with string passing through two eyelets;
is inches wide in front and
slopes to iuehes in width at back. Half
worn shirts, drawers, coats and pants are
7ery acceptable.
We must soon make special call for
TooIen socks, which are among the most
needed articles for hospital use. We would
,aution ladies who knit for the soldiers to
make The leg Of the sock of a good size,
Ind the foot not too wide. Many Of The
iOcks sent to US last year were nearly use
ess from being misshapen. Mittens will
oe gladly received. We have already had
Urgent calls from regiments in the field.
We do not consider the one fingered mitten
my improvement upon the plain style,
md would advise ladies not to knit the
'Ore6nger.
Loose slippers Of drugget or felt with
sathern sOles will be very acceptable
Also double bed-gOwns of calico or de-
aine-make these about one and a half
yards long.
There is no special demand for pillows
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