Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-09-03
NUMBER 36
The Sick Soiiers

The following from HATS .yaFraag ~
Heatth should lie read and noticed lv ali
! al horne 81
Gut OF enc thoasand soldiers. one hun.
/ dred aEd four arc sick this IS the enn-
slahe proportion, rs reported bv the san
ttary commission. The autum always
increases the number. by reason Of lie
! nor days and cool nights, causing dir
fhoea5 anu dy<enteries, of every shade
ana degree. One yard and half of
/ Stoutwooten flannel fourteen inches broad
worn from August to November tiahtI,,
and constantly around the abdomen. in
such way that il viii be double IN front
/ with a bit Of tape strongly sewed on one
end, and about one yard from the other
/ according To tho person. for canyeniene,,
flying would DO more towards ,,rpve,s:C,
/ bu"ei complaints among cur brave and
selidenylnE soldiers than all known b.
man means besides This simple dcvir,
arrested the onset Of cholera. in tIrao
days, IN one OF the iarees divisions of tho
Frussl2n arnF. whom the terrible secure,
iaSt VISITED Europe. Let every r,r;l,-
who has q member in the armv forward
such an article on the instant Of realji3r
f!liS; II You can 30 no better. send On ol3
worn petucoat for, ly reason oF IN
Soiiness and pliab,iitv, it Is better
than anything else Let cye-v r,o+hc-
Who reads this, aud who may have no SON
or other relative braveis lratflin.- (or tha
perpetuity OF our glorious Union send
one abdominal bandare, To ha sivap m
some worthy soldier who has 10 mother
no sister, 10 wife. to exercise those kinds
cares for him. And let the generous r;cb
OF whom there are 50 many anon, ne 10
assured that it is impossible 10 srar,d an
equal amount of money IS efficiently AZ
IN any other way. One man who has
been IN the army twelve months is worth
now two raw recruits: hence enc dollars
worth OF good wcolen flannel for one Of
them, or even an old pettic0at. by keen.
in@ such soldier healthy in the feII.
VIII be worth more than The fifty dollars
bounty PAID for the two recruits. under
the present cxigencics Of the case
Winter Is coming let the sisters and
mothers of the soldiers begin to knit two
or three pairs OF thic,< wooden socks toba
forwarded TO each son and brother bv the
afSt oi October: let the toes and heels be
dauole Knitted, or sheatbej with the blue
ION OF some worn cut coat or pantaloone,
cautonng the soldiers to keep the fno
nails closely trimmed so as 10 prcyent
the cutting Of the socks.
cans, 10 be forwarded st Intervals e., e
sent n large quantities at time, they viii
sented by Psychologists to be among the
most wholesome and nutritious of ali tbs
Tegetsblc products, besides their inmedi
atciy invigorating and enliveninc effects
1t q gallon of onions could be sent to each
soldier once month, in addition to a
quart of pickled cucumbers or cabbage.
seurFy, already beginning to manifest it-
se!f, would be unknown And ifit could
be felt how grateful quart tin can &c
preserved berries, tomatoes. or fruits.
would le to d soldier who docs not see
such things preserved or fresh, sometimes
for months together, their sisters and
mothers, and cousins, and wives would
spare no little pains to prepare q good sup
ply Tor months 10 come, ana would begin
to send them on the instant