Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-09-04
SOLDIERS CARED FOR.

Out of one thousand soldiers, one hundred
and four are sick this is the constant proper
ton, as reported by the Sanitary Commission.
The autumn always increases the number, by
reason of the hot days and cool nights, causing
diarrheas and dysenteries. of every SHADE and
degree. One yard and half of stout wooden
flannel, fourteen inches broad, worn from Au-
gust to November, tightly aud constantly ar
ound the abdomen, in such a way that it will
be double in front, with bits of tape strongly
sewed on one end, and about one yard from the
other, according to the size of the person, for
convenience of tying, would do more toward
preventing bowel complaints am )ng our brave
and selfdenying soldiers, than all known human
means besides. This simple device arrested
the onset of cholera, in three days, in one of
ire largest divisions of the Prussian army, WHEN
the terrible scourge last visited Europe. Let
every family who has a member in the army
forward such an article on the instant Of reading
this; if you can do no better send an oil worn
pettcoat, for, by reason of its softness and pill
ability, it is batter than anything else. Let
every mother who reads this, and who may have
no son or other relative bravely battling for the
perpetuity of our glorious Union, send one alb
domnal bandage, to be given to some worthy
soldier who has no mother, no sister, no wife,
to exercise these kindly cares for him. And let
the generous rich, of whom there are so many
among us be assured that it is impossible to
spend an equal amount of money as efficiently
in any other way. One man who has been in
the army twelve months is worth nop two raw
recruits hence one dollars worth of good
wooden flannel for one Of them, or even an old
petticoat, by keeping such soldier healthy in the
field, will be worth more than the fifty dollars
.I ] No nnler
present exigencies of the case.
Winter is coming let the sisters and moth
ers of the soldiers begin to knit two or three
pair of thick wooden socks to be forwarded to
each son and brother by the first of October
let the toes and heels be double knitted, or
sheathed with the blue cloth of some worn n-out
! coat or pantaloons cautioning the soldier to
keep the toe nails closely trimmed, so as to pre-
vent the cutting of the socks.
Begin at once, and put up in quart tin cans,
to be forwarded at Intervals. Qor if sent in
large quantities at time, they will be wasted
or too lavshly used,) picked cucumbers and
cabbage. Onions are represented by physlolo-
gsts to be among the most wholesome and
nutritious of all the vegetable products, besides
their Immediately invigorating and enlvening
effects. If gallon of onions could be sent to
each soldier once month, in addition to g
quart of picked cucumbers or cabbage, scurvy
already beginning to manifest itself, would bC
; unknown. And if it could be felt how grateiu
a quart tin can OF preserved berries, tomatoes
or fruits, would be to a soldier who does not SEE
such things preserved or fresh sometimes fol
months together, their sisters, and mothers
, and cousins, and wives would spare no little
, pains to prepare good supply for months tc
come, and would begin to send them on thu
instant.-HaUs journal of Health.